Debian and windows booting issues

Lightshrine · May 14, 2017

So I have two 500gb velociraptor HDD and I have win 7 on one and just installed Debian on the other the install seemed to go fine but when it rebooted I can't find the second hdd with Debian on it keeps booting up as windows of course it isn't listed under my computer but it's listed under disk management inside windows so how do I gain access and make it so the when booting up I can use either win 7 or Debian whichever I wanna load into at that time...btw I'm a software noob the furthest I've gotten is rebuilding computers and backups and reinstalls and the like

skittle · May 14, 2017

Use easybcd to add Debian to the windows bootloader

Alabalcho · May 14, 2017

Your motherboard could also have the option to press a key during boot, and select boot device.

Lightshrine · May 15, 2017

It's does have a boot option but it doesn't list it there and I will try that easybcd as soon as I get home from work

Rocky Bennett · May 18, 2017

Alabalcho :

This is the method that I prefer. My second favorite method is GRUB.

gaius_iulius · Sep 25, 2017

As a matter of fact, if Debian has been installed correctly, GRUB2 is the only bootloader available upon booting.

It will let you choose between booting into Debian and passing on to the Windows bootloader.

Don't alter the Windows bootloader (especially not with crappy commercial software like EasyBCD), you can get yourself into trouble.

Install GRUB2 properly, then follow the tutorial to customise it.

Alabalcho · Sep 26, 2017

gaius_iulius :

First: "Commercial" does not mean "Crappy". And "FOSS" does not mean "Not crappy" either.
Second: Any proof on that sentence?

skittle · Sep 26, 2017

I only use Foss software but honestly grub2 is a mess. Impossible to configure on your own. You have to rely on 'magic' scripts to do the work for it you.

gaius_iulius · Sep 27, 2017

Alabalcho :

No, "commercial" doesn't necessarily mean "crappy".
But EasyBCD is crappy ... and totally unnecessary, too.

As for proof:
1) The vendor cautions potential users on his website (knowing it's an application used exclusively by the inexperienced).
2) You can find hundreds of threads about people who messed up their boot process with EasyBCD ... which usually means there are thousands more who didn't post and simply reinstalled their OSs.

gaius_iulius · Sep 27, 2017

skittle :

GRUB2 is a very powerful boot loader, no mess at all, and not hard to configure.
There is no "magic" involved either, lol.

Simple settings are modified by editing /etc/default/grub, advanced adjustments can be made by altering the files in /etc/grub.d/ ... this even allows you to create custom profiles fully tailored to your needs and wishes.
/boot/grub/grub.cfg (the actual config file for GRUB2) is then built from the aforementioned files upon running
# update-grub
from the terminal.

A very simple and straightforward process, once one has RTM.

Cheers,
Gaius

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