Re: Dual Boot - Windows is Gone
Posted: 2018/07/14 09:33:40
What evidence do you have for that?As I suspected your file system is all mangled, and the solution is to rename all the mangled files. It is as simple as that
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What evidence do you have for that?As I suspected your file system is all mangled, and the solution is to rename all the mangled files. It is as simple as that
Been there and done that... complete with the linux_proxi files, mangled names, a totally non-booting system. While prowling around in Grub Customizer I came across 3 files that should rescue you from *any* disaster. The README files identified them as boot_grub, default_grub, and etc_grub.d.
Trevor,TrevorH wrote: ↑2018/07/14 13:36:55I don't believe that has anything at all to do with the current problem.
8675309-jim I would suggest that you try adusting your Windows boot stanza in grub.cfg to attempt booting from /dev/sda2 and /dev/sda3 in turn and see if either of those boots. However I am not at all confident that either will work but it is worth a try.
What I think has happened is that your /dev/sda2 used to be the windows boot loader partition but that somehow, during the installation, it's been reformatted and probably reused as your /boot or something. It's a guess and not one that I can confirm. You could try mounting /dev/sda2 on linux and then checking its contents to see what is present and see if we can work out what it is from that. I could be wrong and hope that I am.
desertcat, I'm not saying you are lying, but how do I know I can actually trust what you are saying? Listening to people is what got me in this mess to begin with. If you are serious about helping me and I think you are reach out to me via email: [moderator: removed]desertcat wrote: ↑2018/07/14 11:42:35Been there and done that... complete with the linux_proxi files, mangled names, a totally non-booting system. While prowling around in Grub Customizer I came across 3 files that should rescue you from *any* disaster. The README files identified them as boot_grub, default_grub, and etc_grub.d.
How to restore this backup
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* make sure you have root permissions (`gksu nautilus` or `sudo -s` on command line) otherwise you won't be able to copy the files
* to fix an unbootable configuration, just copy:
* '/etc/grub.d/backup/boot_grub' to '/boot/grub2'
* to reset the whole configuration (if it cannot be fixed by using grub customizer), also copy these files:
* '/etc/grub.d/backup/etc_grub_d' to '/etc/grub.d'
* '/etc/grub.d/backup/default_grub' to '/etc/default/grub'
As it so happened I had backuped the machine and was able to compare what the files were BEFORE I had my problems and AFTER I had my problems ( I had mount the drive under KNOPPIX to access it ) Once I had renamed all the files and put them back in order saved all the files and ran grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg then rebooted the machine lo and behold I was back in business. Having learned my lesson the hard way I have now made a copy of /boot/grub2/grub.cfg, /etc/default/grub, and /etc/grub.d. I have had my machine go out into the weeds a couple of times for unknown reason, and the solution was to simple delete the offending file/directory, copy my backup file/directory in the correct place, and then simply reboot the machine. Is this PROOF that mangled files are the problem?? Can't say for sure. Is there some association between the jacked files and the problem? Seems to be though I would be hard pressed to say exactly what the problem is. The fact that I can quickly recover by simply deleting the messed up files and then copying my backup files into place and then rebooting the machine is an Ace In the Hole.
Jim I just sent you a pm. Please keep us posted.
desertcat, I'm not saying you are lying, but how do I know I can actually trust what you are saying? Listening to people is what got me in this mess to begin with. If you are serious about helping me and I think you are reach out to me via email: [moderator: removed]
Thank you
Bummer man. I try to repost it to you tomorrow. I suffer from MIGRAINES and it is the monsoon. Time for a drug induced cat nap before this gets any worse. Later.