Author Topic: Linux Master Thread (Read 7610 times)

avromie7 · « **Reply #40 on:** May 08, 2015, 12:10:05 AM »

Quote from: yitrap on May 08, 2015, 12:09:30 AM

Thanks, it just looks like such a mess I would just start over, it's like trying to clean up a script that was edited by 5 people before you.

Seems worse than that

yitrap · « **Reply #41 on:** May 08, 2015, 12:12:50 AM »

Quote from: avromie7 on May 08, 2015, 12:10:05 AM

Seems worse than that

lol you should see some of the damage I've seen people do

grodnoking · « **Reply #42 on:** May 08, 2015, 12:42:10 AM »

I have windows on the computer and linux in a drive. How do I wipe it that windows stays but puts back the correct partitions for windows (ill cut off partitions for linux from the start again) ?

AnonymousUser · « **Reply #43 on:** May 08, 2015, 02:09:09 AM »

Quote from: grodnoking on May 08, 2015, 12:42:10 AM

I have windows on the computer and linux in a drive. How do I wipe it that windows stays but puts back the correct partitions for windows (ill cut off partitions for linux from the start again) ?

I thought you wiped Windows already.

yitrap · « **Reply #44 on:** May 08, 2015, 02:14:42 AM »

Quote from: AnonymousUser on May 08, 2015, 02:09:09 AM

I thought you wiped Windows already.

He said he did...

Quote from: grodnoking on May 07, 2015, 11:51:39 PM

Wiped windows b4 starting. Remember I want to dual boot

AnonymousUser · « **Reply #45 on:** May 08, 2015, 02:23:02 AM »

Quote from: yitrap on May 08, 2015, 02:14:42 AM

He said he did...

So what does he mean, "wipe it that windows stays"?

Quote from: grodnoking on May 08, 2015, 12:42:10 AM

I have windows on the computer and linux in a drive. How do I wipe it that windows stays but puts back the correct partitions for windows (ill cut off partitions for linux from the start again) ?

yitrap · « **Reply #46 on:** May 08, 2015, 04:49:27 AM »

Quote from: AnonymousUser on May 08, 2015, 02:23:02 AM

So what does he mean, "wipe it that windows stays"?

He probably wants to do a system restore to a new OS not to completely wipe the hard drive...

avromie7 · « **Reply #47 on:** May 08, 2015, 07:08:02 AM »

Quote from: yitrap on May 08, 2015, 04:49:27 AM

He probably wants to do a system restore to a new OS not to completely wipe the hard drive...

What he needs to do is format all partitions that are not windows

DanH · « **Reply #48 on:** May 08, 2015, 08:05:35 AM »

Too many unclear posts to figure out exactly what happenned.

Worst case scenario - you wrote over the windows partitions. Not gonna deal with that scenario.

other scenario - you didn't flag the windows partition as boot. did you install grub?

Edit:
nevermind, i read more posts, and now i really dont know whats going on.
if you already wiped your windows partition (and its overwritten), then your best bet is clean partition table completely and start fresh.

Forget it. Please write exactly what you have done already, and what you want to do.

yoshyosh · « **Reply #49 on:** May 08, 2015, 08:55:09 AM »

(This is not a good solution as you seem to already have windows and Linux? Also windows uses 3 partitions)
Make a windows recovery USB,
Use your Ubuntu USB to boot install and set up grub
Use gparted to format a windows partition
Use the windows recovery drive to reinstall windows on the new partion
{Notes to remember a hard drive can have 4 partions and an extended partion windows cant install to an extended partion unless you set it in grub
Also you can install both linux and windows to a usb and partion half of your gard drive to each)

yesitsme · « **Reply #50 on:** February 02, 2021, 12:04:50 AM »

I have a dual boot I believe it prevents Windows from updating is there a way to temporarily skip grub boot loader in order to allow Windows update?

yesitsme · « **Reply #51 on:** February 03, 2021, 12:31:06 AM »

Quote from: yesitsme on February 02, 2021, 12:04:50 AM

I have a dual boot I believe it prevents Windows from updating is there a way to temporarily skip grub boot loader in order to allow Windows update?

i'll check this out
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-10-update-error-0x800703ed-dual-boot-with/c55815b7-2931-4cd2-a40b-08843f7072b2?page=2

yesitsme · « **Reply #52 on:** February 03, 2021, 03:05:29 AM »

Quote from: yesitsme on February 03, 2021, 12:31:06 AM

i'll check this out
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-10-update-error-0x800703ed-dual-boot-with/c55815b7-2931-4cd2-a40b-08843f7072b2?page=2

Its not dual boot anymore, it doesn't boot at all

yesitsme · « **Reply #53 on:** February 06, 2021, 07:15:33 PM »

will try this
https://askubuntu.com/a/869888/821246

yesitsme · « **Reply #54 on:** February 06, 2021, 07:28:19 PM »

DISKPART> list vol

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 E NTFS Partition 200 MB Healthy
Volume 2 C NTFS Partition 254 GB Healthy System
Volume 3 D LENOVO NTFS Partition 28 GB Healthy

does it need to be fat32?
currently its NTFS

Definitions · « **Reply #55 on:** March 31, 2021, 10:00:53 AM »

I'm trying to make my computer into a dual boot windows/ubuntu computer.
I have ubuntu on a usb already. And I split up the partition that had the windows c drive to make room for Linux.

But I don't see the option to install linux alongside windows when installing.

I was reading up a little Im not too familiar but it seems like that's caused when the computer uses BIOS and Linux uses UEFI so they don't see each other. Or something like that

Is it easy to change the above?

Can i just continue without changing anything and keep the option as is now (dev/sda)

These are the partitions

ETA Im on a fresh install of windows so I don't mind having to reinstall windows if it would make something easier

Yo ssi · « **Reply #56 on:** March 31, 2021, 10:17:52 AM »

Quote from: Definitions on March 31, 2021, 10:00:53 AM

I'm trying to make my computer into a dual boot windows/ubuntu computer.
I have ubuntu on a usb already. And I split up the partition that had the windows c drive to make room for Linux.

But I don't see the option to install linux alongside windows when installing.

I was reading up a little Im not too familiar but it seems like that's caused when the computer uses BIOS and Linux uses UEFI so they don't see each other. Or something like that

Is it easy to change the above?

Can i just continue without changing anything and keep the option as is now (dev/sda)

These are the partitions

ETA Im on a fresh install of windows so I don't mind having to reinstall windows if it would make something easier

Here's a guide:
https://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/

In general when installing linux it will it add the grub bootloader so you don't have to worry about it.

Definitions · « **Reply #57 on:** March 31, 2021, 10:42:45 AM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on March 31, 2021, 10:17:52 AM

Here's a guide:
https://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/

In general when installing linux it will it add the grub bootloader so you don't have to worry about it.

Thanks. I read that guide previously.

I'm assuming I just leave the bootloader on dev/sda

Also will grub be the default bootloader? Not that I mind too much

yesitsme · « **Reply #58 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:09:07 AM »

If you have any issues booting run boot repair on the Linux (USB)
Grub becomes the default bootloader I wasn't successful reverting to Windows bootlaoder

Definitions · « **Reply #59 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:46:02 AM »

Of course something else has to go wrong. Now I'm frozen on this screen. (Still booting from usb)