[SOLVED] Dual boot problem

messenja · 2015-01-29 21:25:24

I have just installed last Arch distro, did right as beginner's guide manual says. I Have Windows 7 on my laptop too as second system.

# pacman -S grub
# grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda
# pacman -S os-prober
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

but os-prober detected Windows Vista loader (not Windows 7). Ok i said, When i rebooted the system and gone into the Windows Vista(7) - the system want not to load, blinking cursor on the black screen is all i see. Then i restored win7 boot loader, so now i have Windows 7 boot only. What i have to do now to force chain linux->windows correctly?

Last edited by messenja (2015-01-29 23:01:24)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-01-29 21:48:07

I had a Windows 7 system that was identified by GRUB as "Windows Vista" but it still booted (in fact, there was a thread about it that I can't be bothered searching for).

Is your Windows system on a separate drive?

If so, see here:
https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manua … 02fWindows

messenja · 2015-01-29 21:54:34

No, i have one drive.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-01-29 22:02:36

Try writing your own entry for GRUB:
https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manua … ading.html

messenja · 2015-01-29 22:16:11

Oh thanks man, it works!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-01-29 22:30:03

Excellent!

Please edit the title of your first post & put "[SOLVED]" at the start to help others who have this problem.

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#1 2015-01-29 21:25:24

[SOLVED] Dual boot problem

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