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I am trying to get a dual boot with Windows 7 and Linux mint.
My system is an HP EliteBook 2560p.
6930p here,, -- got rid of windows on it too. Though i had Windows 8.1 and Not Linux mint, but Linux installed dual boot, no problems. maybe try a different Distro?
Quote:
Windows
Microsoft recommends that when partitioning a disk, the EFI System partition be the first partition on the disk.[10] This is not a requirement of the EFI specification itself. On Windows XP 64-Bit Edition and later, access to the EFI System partition is obtained by running the mountvol /s command.
I have installed refind but it does not work. Laptop boots directly to Windows.
I have also tried a script to change the efi boot order with no luck.
What should i do? Nothing seems to work?
Anyway i can replace the windows efi file with the refind one or grub? I mean i have mounted the efi partition in windows and i can see all folders. Is there any way i can, for example, copy the folders and files from the
refind folder into the Microsoft one? Will it work?
1. Move bootmgfw.efi from the Microsoft folder into a backup folder and rename it.
2. copy the refind_x64.efi into the Microsoft folder and rename it as bootmgfw.efi.
I hope this will trick the system that it boots windows.
Last edited by danutzdobre; 01-30-2016 at 12:35 PM.
I did the replacement and now it boots into refind, but not into the graphical interface. I just see the options in a dos like menu but the title is refind.
I managed to make it work by copying the other folders of refind into the windows efi tab.
So as a summary the solution to my problem (thanks to all your help and suggestions) is the following:
1. Install Linux and select to install GRUB on the Linux partition.
2. Install refind
3. Mount the EFI partition and move Microsoft/Boot bootmgfw.efi into a backup folder and rename it.
4. Copy the refind_x64.efi into the Microsoft/Boot folder and rename it as bootmgfw.efi.
5. Copy the other refind files and folders to the same Microsoft/Boot folder.
6. Restart and enjoy refind.
Again I need to THANK YOU all of you for helping me find this solution.
Danut
Last edited by danutzdobre; 02-04-2016 at 02:20 AM.
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