I've been using Trisquel 6 for a couple of years, and I just installed
Trisquel 7 on a separate partition to try it out before deciding whether to
upgrade, migrate, or stay on 6. When I rebooted after running through the
install, the new GRUB menu wouldn't boot Trisquel 6. When I selected it, it
asked me for a username and password, so I gave it the credentials for that
install, then it just dumped me back in the GRUB menu. Strangely, when I
selected Windows from the new GRUB menu, it took me to my old GRUB menu, and
I was able to book Trisquel 6 from there.
I ran boot-repair (paste2.org/5yvtsf6N), and when it finished it told me I
needed to repair the boot sector of sda2 (my legacy Windows XP partition),
which I did using TestDisk. After that I was able to boot into Windows XP
from the new GRUB menu, but still unable to boot into Trisquel 6 from it, and
now unable to get into the old GRUB menu either. I ran boot-repair again
(Paste2.orgDI4gJ7jI), but no effect.
Using the information above, I made a copy of the GRUB password file, and
deleted the file, but this didn't seem to make any difference. Any
suggestions? I really would like to get back into Trisquel 6, as it's been
set up just how I want it, and I'd prefer to have a chance to play around
with 7 a bit before I migrate. Any suggestions?
