XPost: comp.os.linux.misc
From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org
On 6/12/2025 2:19 pm, Paul wrote:
> On Fri, 12/5/2025 7:14 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
>> On 4/12/2025 2:13 pm, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Ordered a newer unit. It'd BETTER boot Linux or
>>> it goes straight in the bin and HPs forever off
>>> my list.
>>
>> My HP 6730b laptop DID dual boot Win7 and MageiaLinux .... until it started
deleting the Win7 Installation!!
>
> This is unlikely to be in evidence.
>
> If you're to be a dual-booter, you have to learn all
> the tricks of being a dual-booter.
>
> You *can't* be a dual booter, by just getting recipes from people.
> It's a trial and error thing. You learn about it by trial
> and error. You draw conclusions, after you've done
> enough of these.
>
> The rule for Windows is:
>
> 1) Repair Install of W10/W11 will not trash GRUB.
> Windows knows it doesn't need to write a boot loader in that case.
>
> 2) *Clean Install* of Windows, that will write a boot loader
> and can generally be relied upon to upset GRUB. However,
> this can be fixed (for example, Yanns Boot Repair CD).
> You can also manually chroot in from a LiveCD and put GRUB back.
>
> Nothing gets deleted there. Your situation would be one
> of something needing a tweak to turn the lights back on.
>
> Paul
>
As it is now (or last time I tried months ago), the Linux installation
still works .... but, if I select, in Grub, to run the Win-7
Installation, before I get to the Desktop, it tells me it is "Deleting
Sector 1234567", "Deleting Sector 1234568", "Deleting Sector 1234569",
etc, etc, etc, (sort of thing) .... until I press a key or hold down the
POWER button. So who knows how much of the Win-7 system is still there
(I haven't looked at the Win-7 drives from with-in Linux).
--
Daniel70
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