[SOLVED] Debian Squeeze grub doesn't detect windows partition on install

Cultist · 09-07-2010, 03:04 PM

I've installed Lenny with no problem, but I tried switching to Squeeze, and grub for some reason didn't pick up on the Windows partition this time - it just shows the two Linux options (debian and debian single-user). Someone suggested that I check the menu.lst file (which I've edited under Lenny with no issues), but for some reason it doesn't exist at all in this install. Is it in a different location with Squeeze maybe?

Any idea why grub didn't pick up on my Windows install?

the trooper · 09-07-2010, 03:26 PM

Try the following as root:

Code:

aptitude install os-prober
update-grub

Hopefully you can now boot your Windows partition.

Cultist · 09-07-2010, 05:57 PM

haven't rebooted yet but it said that it found win7, so that seems to be what I needed. Thanks a ton

lugoteehalt · 05-17-2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the trooper

Try the following as root:

Code:

aptitude install os-prober
update-grub

Hopefully you can now boot your Windows partition.

Yes, but you need to run os-prober. Sorry to be simple minded. This solved the problem for me.