On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 12:16:37AM +0300, Mika wrote: > >The debian entry that was made during install broke eighter on >windows install or Asus boot menu just wouldn't get it running. I >wasn't sure could I use efi recovery boot selection to install grub >again automatically? Does it work so or is it just for manual >recovery with the system loaded as efi and using console to setup >grub again?
It'll let you into your normal system so you can fix things, either from a shell (if you know what you're doing) or there's an option to re-install grub directly from the rescue mode menu. >Anyhow I got it working now all together. Grub2-efi is loading at first and >then I can chainload win7 bootloader. The installer and grub probe didn't >find the win7 automatically though. > >Now efibootmgrs got the debian entry that was generated at install as 2 but >it didn't work after windows install. I got it working after making a new >entry 0000 for Uefi and installing grub again with these instructions. > >http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=81120 > >The output now: >BootCurrent: 0000 >Timeout: 3 seconds >BootOrder: 0000,0002,0003,0005,0001 >Boot0000* Debian GNU/Linux >Boot0001 Hard Drive >Boot0002* debian >Boot0003* Windows Boot Manager >Boot0005* CD/DVD Drive > >I also read somewhere that I might run into trouble again when Win7 updates >itself. So I think I will keep your efi install cd near and use it for >recovering again if I run into trouble. :) OK. :-) -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120905150557.gc25...@einval.com
