Hello! I need a few instructions from you guys, as experts.
So, imagine having a Windows 7 laptop, and I need to install Linux Mint on that laptop to make a dual-boot system. Yet, I need to keep Windows 7's bootloader, since, I'm not a fan of Mint's default GRUB bootloader, and the way it works. (I myself prefer Zorin's GRUB bootloader. That statement about me prefering Zorin's GRUB bootloader is just a side note.)
Is it possible to dual-boot Linux Mint and Windows 7, along with keeping Windows 7's bootloader and being able to load Linux Mint from it? And if possible, please tell me all detailed instructions on how to do so. It'd be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance, Linux Mint family!
Regards,
David
[SOLVED] Booting Linux Mint from the Windows bootloader?
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[SOLVED] Booting Linux Mint from the Windows bootloader?
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DEVICE: HP Pavilion dv6-2300 - Win10 + Mint 21 / Intel Core i7 Q720 1.6GHz / 4GB RAM / 256GB Internal SSD + 1TB Toshiba HDD (Caddy used) + 1TB WD Elements External HDD (yeah, I'm kind of a data hoarder) / nVidia GeForce 320M
Re: Booting Linux Mint from the Windows bootloader?
See https://askubuntu.com/questions/923853/ ... th-windows. The self-answer is the most basic one (it seems that in step 16, "crunch.bin" would need to be "ubuntu.bin") and the next answer is the usual EasyBCD answer.
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Re: Booting Linux Mint from the Windows bootloader?
Thank you for the answer, sir!
Linux user since August, 2019.
DEVICE: HP Pavilion dv6-2300 - Win10 + Mint 21 / Intel Core i7 Q720 1.6GHz / 4GB RAM / 256GB Internal SSD + 1TB Toshiba HDD (Caddy used) + 1TB WD Elements External HDD (yeah, I'm kind of a data hoarder) / nVidia GeForce 320M
DEVICE: HP Pavilion dv6-2300 - Win10 + Mint 21 / Intel Core i7 Q720 1.6GHz / 4GB RAM / 256GB Internal SSD + 1TB Toshiba HDD (Caddy used) + 1TB WD Elements External HDD (yeah, I'm kind of a data hoarder) / nVidia GeForce 320M