Crunchbang, Grub2

garyozzy · 03-14-2011, 09:38 PM

I just installed CrunchBang Linux and it's great!

But I can't boot into windows anymore.

I'm sure it didn't delete my Windows partition-it's mounted.

My linux partition is /dev/sda1
Windows is /dev/sda2

Code:

sudo update-grub
Found linux image: ....
Found initrd image: ....
Found linux image: ....
Found initrd image: ....
done

Anyone have any idea of how I can get Windows to reappear? I've had bad luck with Grub in the past and I don't want to fight it on my own...

EDDY1 · 03-14-2011, 09:53 PM

Did you install windows 1st?
Post output of

Quote:

fdisk -l

garyozzy · 03-14-2011, 10:11 PM

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x76692ca8

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1        2167    17405403+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2   *        2168       60801   470977541+   7  HPFS/NTFS
gary@simba:~$

EDDY1 · 03-14-2011, 10:13 PM

Was windows already installed.

garyozzy · 03-14-2011, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDY1

Was windows already installed.

Yes.

I did startup repair on a Windows 7 CD and could boot into it.

Then I reinstalled Linux and now I can't again.

EDDY1 · 03-14-2011, 10:20 PM

Was linux always on 1st partition or was wins the original os?
Are you using grub or grub2?
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub.html
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html

garyozzy · 03-14-2011, 10:22 PM

grub2

EDDY1 · 03-14-2011, 11:17 PM

try

Quote:

update-grub

or

Quote:

sudo update-grub

garyozzy · 03-15-2011, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDY1

try

Code:

sudo update-grub

That worked beautifully, but I swear it didn't work until the second time I installed #! after doing startup repair.

Thank you kind sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Gary

EDDY1 · 03-15-2011, 06:30 AM

You're welcome.