On Monday, October 10, 2016 at 9:04:52 AM UTC-4, Unman wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 09, 2016 at 09:13:22PM -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> > On Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 11:04:18 AM UTC-4, Tobias Kah wrote:
> > > I did what the Documentation for Multibooting said and added Stanzas for 
> > > Windows and Linux Mint to Grub 2 to /etc/grub.d/40_custom after 
> > > installing Qubes.
> > > 
> > > My Partitions are the following:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > sda1 "DellUtility" vfat
> > > 
> > > sda2 "RECOVERY" ntfs
> > > 
> > > sda3 "OS" ntfs
> > > 
> > > sda4 extended
> > > 
> > > 
> > > sda7 Qubes ext4
> > > 
> > > 
> > > sda8 Qubes crypto_LUKS
> > > 
> > > 
> > > sda5 Linux Mint Swap 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > sda6 Linux Mint ext4
> > > 
> > > 
> > > My /etc/grub.d/40_custom looks like this after adding the stanzas:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > #!/bin/sh
> > > 
> > > exec tail -n +3 $0
> > > #
> > > #
> > > #
> > > #
> > > 
> > > menuentry "Linux Mint 18" {
> > > 
> > > set root=(hd0,5)
> > > 
> > > chainloader +1
> > > 
> > > }
> > > 
> > > 
> > > menuentry "Winodws 7" {
> > > 
> > > insmod part_msdos
> > > 
> > > insmod ntldr
> > > 
> > > insmod ntfs
> > > 
> > > ntldr (hd0,2)/bootmgr
> > > 
> > > }
> > > 
> > > I've tried out all possible partitions for root=() and ntldr () but the 
> > > Linux always gives me "error: Invalid Signature. Press any key to 
> > > continue."
> > > 
> > > Did I do any mistake while editing the 40_custom file?
> > > 
> > > For Windows I get something like 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be 
> > > the cause. To fix this problem:
> > > 
> > > 1. Insert your Windows installation disk
> > > 
> > > 2. Choose language
> > > 
> > > 3. Click repair your computer
> > > 
> > > 
> > > file: \boot\BCD
> > > 
> > > Status: 0xc0000225
> > > 
> > > Info: An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration 
> > > data."
> > > 
> > > Is that really necessary (I don't have such a disk)? There should not 
> > > have been made any changes to the Windows Partition so I do not 
> > > understand why it won't boot...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I really appreciate any ideas on how to fix this issue.
> > 
> > load a live mint disk.  follow these instructions to reinstall grub  
> > https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/245
> > 
> > Then boot into mint.  then go to /etc/grub.d/40_custom file.   in there you 
> > will paste everything from the qubes /boot partition.  from 
> > /boot/grub/grub2/grub.cfg file (or something like that)  the whole section 
> > between where it says xen.   then update grub and reboot and qubes and 
> > windows should be in the mint grub.
> 
> I don't understand these suggestions to reinstall grub, when there
> is a working grub.It's the configuration that is wrong as I pointed
> out.
> 
> Also, there's no need to run a live distro of any sort, assuming Qubes
> boots fine. It would be simpler to mount the mint partition, grab the
> files from there and paste directly in to the /boot partition.
> 
> But I'd suggest trying to fig the partition references in grub.cfg first.
> 
> unman

just saying what i find simpler,  and how I do it myself.

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