Re: Windows 10 & Debian 9: Win 10 not updating
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 16:08 Scarletdown wrote: > On 1/31/2019 2:02 PM, Tom Browder wrote: > > Problem: Neither Win 10 OS has been able to successfully update since > > about last April. I have tried all the things I have found in an ... >> Has anyone had the same problem (no Win 10 updates) with dual-bootable >> Debian 9? > It's not a userside problem... > https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/31/1921211/many-windows-10-users-unable-to-connect-to-windows-update-service Thanks for the link, but that’s not my problem. I should have been more specific: Windows downloads the update successfully. but it cannot finish the installation for some reason and gives an MS error code, then it rolls back to the pre-update checkpoint. I have seen at least two different error codes and searched for the fix--following the published fixes hasn’t yet worked. Two very experienced Linux guys I know say the problem lies with Windows and either secure boot or UEFI, and we’re going to look into that at our Linux user group meeting on Monday. Perhaps they can fix my laptop! If successful, I will report back. Best regards, -Tom
Re: Windows 10 & Debian 9: Win 10 not updating
Hi, >Problem: Neither Win 10 OS has been able to successfully update since >about last April. I have tried all the things I have found in an >Internet search, including making sure the Win partition is marked >boot-able, and downloading and running the Win 10 trouble shooter--all >to no avail. A while ago I had found out that bypassing grub, that is boot to Windows using the bios boot menu, helped some specific win7 updates get installed. Maybe this is the same here. Good luck. Alex
Re: Windows 10 & Debian 9: Win 10 not updating
Tom Browder composed on 2019-01-31 16:02 (UTC-0600): > I have a new Win 10 Pro installation (from an MS DVD) on a PC upon > which I then installed Deb 9 as a second OS dual-bootable. Boot > selection works fine with either OS. > I have an old Win 10 installation (upgraded from the original Win 7) > on a laptop upon which I originally installed Deb 7 dual-bootable (the > Deb 7 was in-place upgraded to Deb 8, then Deb 9). Boot selection > works fine with either OS. > Both computers are 64-bit with grub2 and of four standard partitions > and one or more extended ones. Both computers have an abundance of HD > space on boot and main partitions for each OS. > Problem: Neither Win 10 OS has been able to successfully update since > about last April. I have tried all the things I have found in an > Internet search, including making sure the Win partition is marked > boot-able, and downloading and running the Win 10 trouble shooter--all > to no avail. > I should have asked here first, but at last I'm here. > Has anyone had the same problem (no Win 10 updates) with dual-bootable Debian > 9? You seem to be describing a common problem. On MBR installations, certain Windows updates require Windows be able to reboot it's way, without any interposition from foreign code presence on the MBR, with a boot flag on its boot partition, and only on its boot partition. It's a problem that long predates Win10, going back at least to Vista if not XP. This is a minor problem for those whose multiboot installations are configured to use Windows-compatible code on the MBR. It's a simple matter of moving the boot flag long enough for Windows to do what it wants, and then putting it back afterwards so that any Gnu bootloader can work normally. Since none of my many multiboot installations put anything other than Windows-compatible code on any MBR, I have no experience from which to describe specifics of any workaround. https://old-en.opensuse.org/Bugs/grub#How_does_a_PC_boot_.2F_How_can_I_set_up_a_working_GRUB.3F describes in simple terms how my multiboot systems are configured. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
Re: Windows 10 & Debian 9: Win 10 not updating
On 1/31/2019 2:02 PM, Tom Browder wrote: Problem: Neither Win 10 OS has been able to successfully update since about last April. I have tried all the things I have found in an Internet search, including making sure the Win partition is marked boot-able, and downloading and running the Win 10 trouble shooter--all to no avail. I should have asked here first, but at last I'm here. Has anyone had the same problem (no Win 10 updates) with dual-bootable Debian 9? It's not a userside problem... https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/31/1921211/many-windows-10-users-unable-to-connect-to-windows-update-service
Windows 10 & Debian 9: Win 10 not updating
I have a new Win 10 Pro installation (from an MS DVD) on a PC upon which I then installed Deb 9 as a second OS dual-bootable. Boot selection works fine with either OS. I have an old Win 10 installation (upgraded from the original Win 7) on a laptop upon which I originally installed Deb 7 dual-bootable (the Deb 7 was in-place upgraded to Deb 8, then Deb 9). Boot selection works fine with either OS. Both computers are 64-bit with grub2 and of four standard partitions and one or more extended ones. Both computers have an abundance of HD space on boot and main partitions for each OS. Problem: Neither Win 10 OS has been able to successfully update since about last April. I have tried all the things I have found in an Internet search, including making sure the Win partition is marked boot-able, and downloading and running the Win 10 trouble shooter--all to no avail. I should have asked here first, but at last I'm here. Has anyone had the same problem (no Win 10 updates) with dual-bootable Debian 9? Thanks. Best regards, -Tom
