Unable to dual boot after install RHEL7 in windows 7 running laptop
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Unable to dual boot after install RHEL7 in windows 7 running laptop
Hi all,
I installed RHEL7 in sony vaio laptop which comes original windows 7 installed,
I
Now only booting RHEL7, when i checked in rhel7 by "fdisk -l" my all previous windows partition can be seen.
If running the grub2-mkconfig command as root does not solve the problem, I would suggest you go to the site below and download and run the bootinfoscript which will output a results.txt file. Post it here as it will have detailed information on your drives/partitions and boot files and someone should be able to help.
did you make room on the drive FIRST ?
if not you replaced Win7 with RHEL7
if you did and you put grub on the MBR
well you REPLACED the microsoft bootloader AND!!! the win7 "RESCUE partition " with GRUB
( OEM'es placed the windows7 bootloader in the hidden RESCUE partition for 7 - this replaced the install dvd )
you might NEED that windows 7 install dvd
now rhel can boot windows BUT it is BEST to "chainload" to it
that means NOT replacing the microsoft bootloader
and using the FIRST linux partition as the BOOT partition
you did read the redhat install guide ? RIGHT ?
this is all explained in it
also RHEL 7 is NOT free !!!
you DO have to BUY $$$ the required support contract there are NO " if's and's or but's" IT IS REQUIRED
a standard one year contract is $ 299 PER YEAR ( there is a $49 / year self support )
but the required contract
or do not use rhel and instead use one of the FREE rebuilds
Yes, i left separate space for RHEL, All windows partitions are visible, i'll check your solution
Quote:
Originally Posted by John VV
did you make room on the drive FIRST ?
if not you replaced Win7 with RHEL7
if you did and you put grub on the MBR
well you REPLACED the microsoft bootloader AND!!! the win7 "RESCUE partition " with GRUB
( OEM'es placed the windows7 bootloader in the hidden RESCUE partition for 7 - this replaced the install dvd )
you might NEED that windows 7 install dvd
now rhel can boot windows BUT it is BEST to "chainload" to it
that means NOT replacing the microsoft bootloader
and using the FIRST linux partition as the BOOT partition
you did read the redhat install guide ? RIGHT ?
this is all explained in it
also RHEL 7 is NOT free !!!
you DO have to BUY $$$ the required support contract there are NO " if's and's or but's" IT IS REQUIRED
a standard one year contract is $ 299 PER YEAR ( there is a $49 / year self support )
but the required contract
or do not use rhel and instead use one of the FREE rebuilds
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