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The fix is scheduled for the next release (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago (25 children)

I mean, if you duel boot, it's just a matter of time until Windows nukes your other OS. At least with me, my Linux was about to solve world peace, but Windows got wind of that and shut it the fuck down.

Meme is correct, they're coming for you.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Windows basically never nukes the actual linux install. It DOES like breaking the bootloader though. Which is fixable but still deeply annoying.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ah damn this is exactly what happened a few days ago. My popos boot entry suddenly disappeared. I can still just boot from the physical ssd it's installed on, but I found it strange it just pooped out somehow. Any pointers on how to fix it?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Here's an article on how to fix it.

TLDR: You need to boot from a live disk, mount your install and reinstall the bootloader.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I still need to fix mine, thanks for the link. The weirdest break it did once was messing with my Wi-Fi driver, managed to break Linux' driver somehow, making the Internet a no go. Still no idea how Windows managed that though, they shouldn't be messing with my bios. :/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Make sure you disable fast boot in Windows. I’ve read that can put devices into a state where Linux can’t use them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I haven't had it happen to me for a while now. I used to have a boot repair liveCD that'd always do the trick, but I don't think that specific distro even exists anymore.

The gist is you'll want to boot a liveCD and use the liveCD to reinstall GRUB, I'm sure you can find the right incantation to do so online somewhere.

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