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  • The Boot Repair Disk.

    From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Thu Sep 23 09:24:52 2021
    After I got my computer back, Windows decided it would have another try
    at stopping me. It told me that my release of Win10 was no longer
    receiving updates, and I should install a more recent release! If it is Win10, the original boot disk should work.

    So Windows wouldn't let me use my computer until the upgrade was done.
    (This was one -but only one- of the reasons why a certified Microsoft
    tech switched to Linux.) The operation extended over two days, and left
    me with a computer that wouldn't boot into anything except a Grub2
    rescue prompt.

    So, whereto next? I could have tried from the rescue prompt, so long as
    I knew what I was doing. The System Rescue disk is very good for
    routine repairs, but it too is for more informed users. The "Super Grub
    Boot Disk" would have got me a working desktop, but that is all.

    Then I learned about the (free) Boot Repair disk from SourceForge:

    http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home

    It runs on Ubuntu, and is probably intended for Windows users, but the
    Linux forums sing its praises as well. It starts automatically, and
    invites me to download the latest version, not yet released.

    Then I all that I had to do was sit back and give the disk its head. It
    runs a series of tests to find my problem, then applies an appropriate
    fix. This time, it reinstalled Grub2, giving me a standard Ubuntu boot
    menu within minutes. It sent a log file to the Ubuntu pastebin.

    MY VERDICT: It fills a gap not covered by the other resources I
    mentioned, and is a worthwhile addition to my toolkit.

    Doug.

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.22 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Aioe.org NNTP Server (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Herman Viaene@2:250/1 to All on Fri Sep 24 12:43:06 2021
    Op Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:24:52 +1000, schreef Doug Laidlaw:

    After I got my computer back, Windows decided it would have another try
    at stopping me. It told me that my release of Win10 was no longer
    receiving updates, and I should install a more recent release! If it is Win10, the original boot disk should work.

    So Windows wouldn't let me use my computer until the upgrade was done.
    (This was one -but only one- of the reasons why a certified Microsoft
    tech switched to Linux.) The operation extended over two days, and left
    me with a computer that wouldn't boot into anything except a Grub2
    rescue prompt.

    So, whereto next? I could have tried from the rescue prompt, so long as
    I knew what I was doing. The System Rescue disk is very good for
    routine repairs, but it too is for more informed users. The "Super Grub
    Boot Disk" would have got me a working desktop, but that is all.

    Then I learned about the (free) Boot Repair disk from SourceForge:

    http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home

    It runs on Ubuntu, and is probably intended for Windows users, but the
    Linux forums sing its praises as well. It starts automatically, and
    invites me to download the latest version, not yet released.

    Then I all that I had to do was sit back and give the disk its head. It
    runs a series of tests to find my problem, then applies an appropriate
    fix. This time, it reinstalled Grub2, giving me a standard Ubuntu boot
    menu within minutes. It sent a log file to the Ubuntu pastebin.

    MY VERDICT: It fills a gap not covered by the other resources I
    mentioned, and is a worthwhile addition to my toolkit.

    Doug.

    Since you posted in an mageia group: booting the mageia install DVD or
    USB, let you do a rescue session, including re-installing the bootloader
    for the OS's it detects on the HD.

    Herman Viaene



    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.22 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Aioe.org NNTP Server (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Mon Oct 4 22:30:08 2021
    On 24/9/21 21:43, Herman Viaene wrote:
    Since you posted in an mageia group: booting the mageia install DVD or
    USB, let you do a rescue session, including re-installing the bootloader
    for the OS's it detects on the HD.

    Herman Viaene

    That is fine for you gurus, Herman, but for a semi-novice like me, it is
    all done for you. In this case, I was having trouble making sense of
    the interaction between Windows 10 and Linux. I had already tried
    reinstalling Grub2 from an ordinary root prompt.

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.22 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Aioe.org NNTP Server (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Herman Viaene@2:250/1 to All on Tue Oct 5 16:27:26 2021
    Op Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:30:08 +1100, schreef Doug Laidlaw:

    On 24/9/21 21:43, Herman Viaene wrote:
    Since you posted in an mageia group: booting the mageia install DVD or
    USB, let you do a rescue session, including re-installing the
    bootloader for the OS's it detects on the HD.

    Herman Viaene

    That is fine for you gurus, Herman, but for a semi-novice like me, it is
    all done for you. In this case, I was having trouble making sense of
    the interaction between Windows 10 and Linux. I had already tried reinstalling Grub2 from an ordinary root prompt.

    Well, I think you're a bit mistaken here. As a "guru" I refrained
    completely with meddling myself with grub2. The rescue mode of the installation DVD does it quite nicely for you. It will tell you which
    OS's it finds on your HD, and which to recover. Pick Mageia and all
    should be well.

    Herman Viaene

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.22 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Aioe.org NNTP Server (2:250/1@fidonet)