no OS will boot-solved

[roundrighfarn]

yes, if I do not boot the Linux live DVD, I see "grub> _"

[seeley]

Hi!
Okay. I had to leave the house, now I'm back.
What is the primary step for you: to have access to Windows (at first: access) or should we try to repair/ install GRUB?
seeley

[roundrighfarn]

Hi seeley,
I'm not sure I understand your question. I'd like to get Mint and Windows working on this machine again. Whatever is the best way to do this is my primary step.

[seeley]

Hi!
We try to repair GRUB"2"; please read my help, III G, To repair Grub"2".
If you think you understand the steps, please boot from your live medium - I hope you can connect the NET from there - and post "ready".
Then we have to try, because you don't know which partition is root - we start with sda7.
seeley

[roundrighfarn]

Unfortunately, I can not connect from a live DVD at this time. The one ethernet cable we have is currently occupied and my wifi needs a driver

Ok, I tried the steps listed in your help for "repair grub2"

I made a directory /media/SDA7
it listed
grub-setup returned: grub-setup: error: cannot stat '/media/SDA7/boot/grub'.

Should I do the same for sda5?

[seeley]

Hi!
Yes.
There are 2 (or more) possibilities: sda7 is not your root partition, hardware issue (only one partition - it's possible), corrupt file,...
seeley

[roundrighfarn]

Thanks seeley
got the same error: cannot stat '/media/SDA5/boot/grub'.

now what?

[seeley]

Hi!
Please try the "same" with To install Grub"2".
I did not test it, but you very often find that hint in other forums, so I'm sure it could work - if no hardware issue and so on....
seeley

[roundrighfarn]

Hi,
I have already done this. After I did it, GRUB v1.98 loaded when I turned the computer on without the live DVD. It gives me the prompt grub> _

Of course, when I tried it earlier I really didn't know for sure which partition was root, boot and home.

Is there something I can do from this grub> _ that would give us more info?

[seeley]

Hi!
Having "grub>_" you can type "ls" - you should see (hd0,.... ) [maybe several numbers) please post]
Then: type
"search -f /vmlinuz" [note the output - to post]
and:
"search -f /boot/grub/grub.cfg" ...post
seeley

[seeley]

Hi!
I must quit now!
I've added an alternative: To install Grub"2" NOT YET TESTED -> Alternative (see help, link1 below).
You should try it.
seeley

Edit for other users: (31/01)
I've corrected the part in my help and now there only is 1 advice - that worked - and no alternative.

[roundrighfarn]

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grub>  ls
(hd0) (hd0, msdos8) (hd0, msdos7) (hd0, msdos6) (hd0, msdos5) (hd0, msdos3) (hd0, msdos2) (hd0, msdos1)

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grub> search -f /vmlinuz
hd0,msdos7

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grub> search -f /boot/grub/grub.cfg
hd0,msdos7

[roundrighfarn]

Tried the Alternative grub install where SDAX = SDA7

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grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot (is /dev mounted?).
Installation finished. No error reported

Hey, that worked. Ich kann jetzt in beide Betriebssyteme booten. Vielen danke feur deine hilfe seeley.

[seeley]

Hi!
Well done!
Thanks for the nice feedback, I'm happy for you.
You should never give up.
What did I "say" - Don't capitulate!
seeley