Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
dmber
It seems like that's taking me in a circle. I got to this point because installing Windows 7 wiped my grub. Then I re-installed grub and now I get this BOOTMGR thing.
I'll give it a shot, just letting you know my whole story. Thanks.
Ok, I "repaired" Windows 7 -- which did say that I "had a problem with my startup" but I still get the same "missing bootmgr" message in GRUB.
Any new ideas?
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
i'm trying to figure out what the problem is. Windows 7 made two partitions (both of which I can mount in Ubuntu). One is 200 mb and houses a file called "bootmgr". The other is 40some gigs and is my actual install of Windows 7. When I open GParted in Ubuntu to see if my Windows 7 partition for Grub is HD0,1/2/3/etc., this is what it looks like:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/263/gparted.png
Originally the "boot" flag was on the 40+ gig partition, but I keep getting errors, so I moved it to the 200gig partition (that has the bootmgr file). Tried booting again, didn't work. When I booted into Ubuntu, the boot flag had been moved back to the 40gig partition, though.
Can someone help me with this, please? As of right now, I can't get back into Windows 7. Not a huge deal as I like Ubuntu better, but I can't sync up my iPhone or Nike+ Sportband without Windows 7.
Thanks.
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
Ok, got it working. Now, how do I make Windows 7 the default boot option?
Here's my menu.lst:
Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,2)
# groot=1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
uuid 1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 1250986f-e033-47c8-b5ae-fbb9cabe0dd2
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
title windows 7 beta (loader)
root (hd0,2)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
Thanks.
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
dmber
Ok, got it working. Now, how do I make Windows 7 the default boot option?
Here's my menu.lst:
Thanks.
change this to 6 or the # of the listing you want to be the default boot.
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
Hey all:
Just tried this and for the most part worked. Win7 has two partitions it creates during install. The boot mgr is in (HD0,0). Once I pointed to that, everything works. Still want to have Ubuntu be the default. Big Thanks to hyperdude111 for taking the time to work this out.
Randy3011
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
I have a problem, everything worked flawlessly until I tried to boot windows. The computer just kind of restarts itself. I've checked and Windows haven't made a separate partition, and I've also checked that I'm using the appropriate partition in my menu.lst
I'll give you my menu.lst and the result of fdisk -l and hopefully you'll be able to help me. :)
Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
## password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
uuid 5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 5f9c3de4-5742-4eff-98c9-a1d9e84c2652
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title windows 7 beta (Loader)
root (hd0,2)
savedefault
chainloader +1
makeactive
fdisk -l
Code:
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6c083d8a
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 5099 40957686 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 5100 9567 35889210 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 9568 29646 161284567+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 29647 30401 6064537+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 29647 30401 6064506 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1bef3585
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2 30401 244188000 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 2 30401 244187968+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
sda2 is my Windows partition. (It seems that something, probably Windows 7) has removed all my labels on the NTSF-drives.
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
natsukashi
I have a problem, everything worked flawlessly until I tried to boot windows. The computer just kind of restarts itself.
sda2 is my Windows partition. (It seems that something, probably Windows 7) has removed all my labels on the NTSF-drives.
In your menu.lst should be
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
I tried it and it didn't work. :/
I'm going to try to restore Windows and reinstall grub. Otherwise I'll just have to format the drive and reinstall Windows.
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
Hi all,
Excuse my newbness but here's my question: I already have Vista dual booted with Ubuntu 8.10 but I would like to install Windows 7 over the Vista partition (i.e. I don't want Vista anymore as I cannot stand it) while keeping Intrepid in tact. Is there a way to do this? I've tried googling and browsing this forum for some clues but I can't seem to find anything that might help me with this. I thought maybe I could use the ubuntu "gparted" thing, which I've never used before, to just delete the contents of the vista partition? I would think that's possible because I can delete the ubuntu partition from the windows hard drive manager. Presumably, then, Windows 7 would install itself in the empty partition? Or am I just talking nonsense? Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
Cheers,
Silvie
Re: “How to” Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 (Ubuntu installed first)
I would highly recommend booting to the live CD, when resizing a partition as this allows you to access the internet where you can return to this article as I have done. I was also able to watch "Family Guy" and listen to Pandora radio. Thank you for the information.
Peace
Wade