Boot-Repair problems

[adamhff]

Hello! So i have an install of linux mint and I decided to install windows 8 next to it. It installed fine, but now I am getting into GRUB booting issues, so I started using "Boot-Repair" to make my life easier (https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home/) It works, but there are multiple instances of windows to boot into and after I select one and boot to windows - I then reboot and the boot list disappears completely! Am I just missing something important?

Thanks in advance!

[oldfred]

Moved to Mint sub-forum.

Post link that the Summary Report from Boot-Repair creates. You posted link to Boot-Repair.

Are both systems in UEFI boot mode or both in BIOS boot mode?
What brand/model system?

[adamhff]

Link: http://paste.ubuntu.com/26536565/

Both are in UEFI I believe.

Thanks!

Oops! The brand/model is HP Compaq 6300

[oldfred]

HP violates UEFI standard that says NOT to use description as part of UEFI boot.
And only valid description with HP is "Windows Boot Manager".
But various work arounds.

Most use a UEFI hard drive entry or "fallback" entry which for internal drives is the same as external drives or /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi.
Since you now have bkpbootx64.efi, it looks like Boot-Repair already copied shimx64.efi to bootx64.efi. The backup is probably just a copy of Windows .efi boot file.
Some also use rEFInd as another way to boot which seems to work on HP and others with similar issues.

Copy shimx64.efi to /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2247186
Boot-Repair should automatically do copy file with 'use standard EFI file':
http://askubuntu.com/questions/15017...-into-grub-efi
Sony, HP & others workarounds, same as link in my signature below:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/48675.../486789#486789
Boot-Repair should automatically do copy file with 'use standard EFI file':
http://askubuntu.com/questions/58207.../582114#582114
Rename bootx64.efi
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2234019


HP Check if Customized UEFI settings available like this HP ProBook 4340
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread....6#post13527216
HP Envy 700-430QE desktop used bcdedit to dual boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2260681
HP Probook 4545s Secure boot off, manually copy files.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2133796
HP Manually renamed files to make it work.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2131886