Re: Fedora 17 install dualboot with Windows 7 Home Premium goes nowhere

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Hi Daniel,

Thanks very much! I did not get a few points:

> If the install is otherwise fine except for the bootloader, you could
> boot from a live distro, chroot into the install and run "grub-install
> /dev/sda". The process in steps:
> 
> 1. Boot in to live environment
> 2. Figure out in which partitions did you install Fedora (using
> gparted, fdisk, whatever you're comfortable with).
> All of the following as root, so "su" or "sudo -i" depending on your environment
> 3. mkdir /mnt/fedora
> 4. mount /dev/sdaX /mnt/fedora

I guess the X is for wherever the / partition is?

> (4.b mount /dev/sdaY /mnt/fedora/boot)

This Y is for the /boot partition?

> 5 mount -t proc proc /mnt/fedora/proc
> 6. mount -o bind /dev /mnt/fedora/dev
> 7. mount -o bind /sys /mnt/fedora/sys
> 8. chroot /mnt/fedora /bin/bash
> 9. grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg (check here to find out where
> you should put 2's)

I do not understand this point. Where should I put the 2's?

> 10. grub-install /dev/sda
> 11. exit
> 12. umount everything and reboot
> 

Will this fix the Windoze side also?

> > Thanks very much! Btw, I am able to "see" the "Recovery Partition" from
> > a Linux LiveCD. Can I copy these files onto an external USB in the
> > usual way, but then how do I make a "Recovery disk" from this?
> 
> If the above procedure for installing grub doesn't work, you can
> download legal copies of the install isos straight from a Microsoft
> contractor called Digital River, instructions in this blog post:
> http://blog.ringerc.id.au/2012/05/you-can-download-legal-windows-7-iso.html.
> The different isos are legal and from Microsoft and will of course do
> nothing without a licence key.

Thanks, Daniel!

I tried this yesterday, but got an error message saying no device
drives/drivers found. I looked around the HP website but no help.

I used a DVD. I also tried using Unetbootin on a USB stick, but all I
got on the USB stick was "Default" when I booted into it.

Best wishes,
Ranjan

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