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JeanSibelius
Asked: 2013-07-28 11:37:11 +0800 CST

Booting Win7/12.04 -- what do I need for EasyBCD?

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I've tried installing 12.04 about three times now into a 150GB partition on the same HD as Win7. No luck so far -- the install always seems to work, but I never get a boot option. The 12.04 live CD doesn't have Internet drivers for my mobo, so I can't access boot-repair from a live CD run.

So I'm trying EasyBCD on Windows, and can't get it to work either.

What settings do I need for EasyBCD to locate and boot Ubuntu from this partition?

12.04

1 Answers

  1. I assume that Win7 is pre-installed and you are going to install Ubuntu.

    1. You need enough free space on your hard disk. If not, prepare it via WIndows7 > Computer (right-click) > Manage > Disk Management > choose your partition and shrink volume for at least 8500 MB:

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      However, after booting Ubuntu for installation, choose advanced partitioning entry (see below picture) that is called 'Something else':

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    2. Create root partition and your desired partitions as in /home, Swap, etc.

      Here you have an extra choice: creating a separated /boot partition (>1GB) if you want to make Windows boot-loader as the original page for choosing your OSes after this installation.

    3. A place for grub?

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      When you created partitions, now you should choose a place for installing linux boot-loader. If you choose your whole disk (/dev/sda), grub installs on MBR and grub menu will be the original page when you power on the computer. If you like the windows boot-loader page, you should NOT choose /dev/sda:

      If /boot partition is ready, choose it: /dev/sda5 in my case on above picture

      If you have not created the /boot partition, choose root partition: /dev/sda6 in my case on the picture

    4. Go ahead; Restart your computer finally.

    5. Where did you choose to install grub?

      /dev/sda? -> Now grub menu is in front of your eyes! choose Win7/Ubuntu

      /dev/sda5or6 -> You will go to windows7 directly! don't worry! Download and install EasyBCD on your Windows7. Run it > Add New Entry > Linux/BCD tab:

      Type: Grub2
Name: Ubuntu
Drive: Choose the partition Where you installed Grub:
-> sda6 or sda5, of course, numbers are in my case!
-> this step is very important!

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      At last, click on "Add Entry".

      Done! Now, restart you computer again:

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      (the above picture is related to Ubuntu + Win8)

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