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Muhammad_Ahmad_Mujtaba
April 22nd, 2015, 03:46 AM
Hi,
http://paste.ubuntu.com/10864386/

(http://paste.ubuntu.com/10864386/)Above is output of running Boot repair disk using default

and

Below is advanced:
Things done:
OS Default: Windows 8.1
Update GRUB2 to latest version ticked.
Timeout = 20sec.

http://paste.ubuntu.com/10864369/

oldfred
April 22nd, 2015, 04:46 AM
It looks like you have several Linux installs and a Windows partition.
But drive is now gpt partitioned with grub in the gpt protective MBR and a bios_grub partition for BIOS boot.
But on gpt partitioned drives Windows only boots in UEFI mode.
Ubuntu can boot in either UEFI or BIOS depending on how you install and if gpt has an efi partition for UEFI boot or a bios_grub partition for BIOS boot.
Similar with Windows you must have an efi partition and boot its installer in UEFI mode to install in UEFI mode.
UEFI suggests that efi partition be first or at least near beginning of the drive. Was sda3 an efi partition before, it does not now have boot flag that would make it an efi partition.

What is your issue?

Muhammad_Ahmad_Mujtaba
April 22nd, 2015, 03:44 PM
Hi thanks for answering, I have machine of 2010 which has BIOS not UEFI.
My problem is that ON GPT PT, I want to tri-boot Linux Mint and Ubuntu 15.04 (in place of Elementary OS) with Windows 8.1
but does not matter which method I apply nothing happens.

I tried to prepare Windows bootable pen-drive and ran

bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd
bootrec.exe /fixMbr
bootrec.exe /fixboot

which said boot has been recovered but on re-running boot repair nothing happened at all.
furthermore, I installed ubuntu in place of elementary OS which has read Linux Mint but not windows.

What else I should do?

oldfred
April 22nd, 2015, 03:56 PM
You cannot use gpt partitioning with Windows in BIOS boot mode.
Only Linux systems boot from gpt drives with either UEFI or BIOS.

Most install Windows to a MBR(msdos) drive and have Ubuntu on gpt partitioned drives.
If you only have one drive you must repartition entirely to MBR. Back everything up and reinstall.

You may be able to convert, but I never have done it.
Converting from MBR to gpt:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1454252
Windows convert from gpt to MBR. Besure to have good backups - srs5694
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1718966
Use parted or gparted to remove gpt if no data to save:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1719851&page=2 post #20
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26203-convert-gpt-disk-mbr-disk.html