Dual boot with Windows 7 stopped working - Ask Ubuntu
i installed ubuntu 16.04 lts few days ago on brand new ssd, empty (sda), , kept windows 7 install on separate ssd (sdb). grub installed (i guess on sda?) , after installing ubuntu, select system start, grub menu. tried right after installation, , did work fine.
but morning, when tried restart windows grub menu, got following error message:
error: no such device: 2844473f44470f4e. setting partition type 0x7 press key continue...
now cannot start windows system anymore. idea has gone wrong, , how fix that?
additional info may help:
the initial fstab after ubuntu install was:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # use 'blkid' print universally unique identifier # device; may used uuid= more robust way name devices # works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> # / on /dev/sda1 during installation uuid=27e8f423-5046-4bf4-8bf6-3ca19a440e9c / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap on /dev/sda5 during installation uuid=a123385a-2e28-45da-a699-574f26e43b54 none swap sw 0 0
which changed (to add network drive) into:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # use 'blkid' print universally unique identifier # device; may used uuid= more robust way name devices # works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> # / on /dev/sda1 during installation uuid=27e8f423-5046-4bf4-8bf6-3ca19a440e9c / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap on /dev/sda5 during installation uuid=a123385a-2e28-45da-a699-574f26e43b54 none swap sw 0 0 # added on october 25, 2016, following instructions @ http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/08/map-network-drive-onto-ubuntu-14-04/ //192.168.0.1/data /media/z cifs credentials=/home/jfs/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,gid=1000,uid=1000,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
after trying boot-repair (see comments, did not far), report can found at: http://paste2.org/aveadskx
fyi, fixed problem fixing boot sector of drive on windows installed (sdb). used "windows repair disk".
i guess issue came grub having changed on windows drive (maybe during grub update) not sure...
step step instructions:
- i got repair disk version of windows (in case 7, 64 bits). if have one, use it. if don't, can use windows 7 computer burn 1 (see e.g. https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-create-a-windows-7-system-repair-disc-2626301)
- i disconnected linux drive (sda), prevent writing on during process.
- i configured bios start on cd drive.
- i booted on repair disk, , chose option start "dos" command prompt.
i ran 2 commands:
bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot
- i checked bios make sure computer boot on sda first (linux drive grub), , sdb lower priority (windows).
after that, reconnected linux drive. can use grub boot on 2 systems. configured linux mount /dev/sdb
read prevent linux writing windows drive in future.
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