Can't log into Windows 7 after Mint 8 install
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Re: Can't log into Windows 7 after Mint 8 install
What is your partition layout? Post your /boot/grub/grub.cfg and maybe we can see what's up.
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Re: Can't log into Windows 7 after Mint 8 install
Yes, you are onto something there, check this: http://grub.enbug.org/ChainLoadWindows
And this gives more detail about what's going on with grub2: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html and this
Basically the auto-magic 30_os-prober found an entry that didn't match up. Be aware set root=(hdD,P) where D is the number of your disk starting with zero, and P is the number of your partition starting from 1. This is where it will look for the Win 7 loader. Also, the search --fs-uuid --set 5a86d0b186d08ebf should be a number that matches with the UUID of the partition that holds the Win 7 loader. You can run sudo blkid to get the numbers. But if you resize partitions the number could change...
And this gives more detail about what's going on with grub2: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html and this
Basically the auto-magic 30_os-prober found an entry that didn't match up. Be aware set root=(hdD,P) where D is the number of your disk starting with zero, and P is the number of your partition starting from 1. This is where it will look for the Win 7 loader. Also, the search --fs-uuid --set 5a86d0b186d08ebf should be a number that matches with the UUID of the partition that holds the Win 7 loader. You can run sudo blkid to get the numbers. But if you resize partitions the number could change...