I recently bought a new Laptop:
Lenovo IdeaPad 320e
Intel i5 7200 2.5GHz processor
8Gb RAM
2Gb NVidia 940mx Graphics
1TB HDD
It came with freeDOS so i installed Windows 10 on it on EFI mode.
A few days later i also installed Kali Linux in a new partition from a live USB on EFI.
my partitions as seen on easyBCD
Partitions on my HDD:
Partition 1:Windows Boot(i guess) -450Mb
Partition 2:Windows Recovery(i guess) -100Mb
Partition 3:Windows reserved (i guess) -16Mb
Partition 4:Windows C Directory -299Gb
Partition 5:Local NTFS E Drive -200Gb
Partition 6:Local NTFS F Drive -382Gb
Partition 7:EFI Grub Boot Loader -477Mb
Partition 8:Linux SWAP -9Gb
Partition 9:Kali Linux -40Gb
When I Installed Kali for the First time(i.e. Reboot after installation) i got the grub menu to start Kali Linux so i know that Kali is Properly installed.
So the next time i selected Windows Boot Loader to Enter my Windows 10.
The Problem is now that there is no record of Kali Linux in my boot Loader.
When I enter the boot menu i can only see EFI on Network and Windows Boot Loader. There is no GRUB.
I have already tried:
- Using bcdedit:
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path /EFI/Kali/grub64.efi
Doesn't work show no such directory.
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Using live USB to reinstall GRUB:
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt mount –bind /dev /mnt/dev mount –bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts mount –bind /proc /mnt/proc mount –bind /sys /mnt/sys chroot /mnt grub-install /dev/sda update-grub exit umount /mnt/dev/pts umount /mnt/dev umount /mnt/proc umount /mnt/sys umount /mnt
After reinstalling grub, the grub menu worked till i rebooted to windows boot loader; after which it again showed no signs of Kali Linux.
- Reinstall Kali.
So my main problem is that when i install kali i see the GRUB menu but when i use Windows Boot Loader once the it always boots into my windows 10 and doesn't show Kali anywhere in my boot Section.
Any help is appreciated.
Update:
I tried re downloading kali3 and then reinstalling.
I did the Standard Installing process and now thankfully the kali entry is showing in the boot manager.
Now the problem is the grub doesn't boot.
I still haven't tried reinstalling grub which hopefully solves my problem.
I will keep everyone updated if reinstalling grub works.
P.S.: Looks like I accidentally installed GRUB on the same partition as the Windows Bootloader but Windows Bootloader still works so it didn't overwrite anything.
Best Answer
The Problem is Finally Solved.
What I did is simply installed Ubuntu alongside windows and guess what in the grub of Ubuntu, Kali was already listed.
Now i am using triple boot.(Win10, Kali and Ubuntu)