Still boots into windows 7 ?? What is wrong!

[Denko]

I installed Mint 13 twice (kde & mate). Both timet the computer, a brand new HP desktop 1320eo, just boots directly into win7.
There is no grub, no choice, no Mint.

What am I overlooking? Never seen this problem before (used mint on several computers for years).

JM

[HughT]

hi Denko, did you put the bootloader on the master boot record of the disk, or just the partition? You should be able to fix it from a live CD. Use it first to check what's on your PC with GParted or with

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sudo fdisk -lu

then use the following terminal commands.

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sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt

replace X and Y with the appropriate drive and partition for Mint boot.

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sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdX

note - there's a gap between =/mnt and /dev, and no partition number after sdX.
re-boot into Mint then

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sudo update-grub

Any further problems post back here, regards

[Denko]

Thank you HughT

I am not sure how Mint13 install by default. I did not see any choice about where to put the bootloader, but I did forget about the MBR.

I got too impatient though and wiped the harddrive (who need Windows anyway) & installed again. So, I am now the happy owner of a fast Mint computer.

Only glitch is the Atheros 8161 ethernet card/chip. That doesn't work at all, but the wireless card works fine, so I am mostly set & can deal w. that later.