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Installed Zorin Gaming but cannot get to the bootloader

Pepperfreez

Sat May 10, 2014 8:04:57 pm

Hello,

Just to say it, i am new to this whole OS thing so please give me a tutorial or something or in a way that a tech savvy 15 yr old can understand. :geek: I installed Zorin Gaming with a dvd and as a dual-boot with Windows 8.1 and I gave it 150 gb. The problem is that after it told me to restart my computer, I cannot get back in without using the disk and getting a fresh new copy. I have already looked in the BIOS and there is no option for me to get to the boot-loader for Zorin. It looks like Zorin is not installed except for the fact that 150 gb is gone and nowhere to be found and also partition 8 has 150 gb in it. I tried using EasyBCD Loader and it did not work because Zorin has its own bootloader that is not listed. I did learn from EasyBCD that the Partition is not a primary. Is that important for it to be a primary? I would like to know how I could make zorin bootloader my default bootloader or how i could run it from windows bootloader or a software that could help or maybe even a keytroke that gives me the options. Thanks!

-Pepperfreez

Computer Specs:
OS - Windows 8.1, 64 bit
Computer - Asus Q500a
Processor - i5, x64

Wolfman

Sat May 10, 2014 8:08:10 pm

Hi,

boot the live CD and open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + t) and paste the following command and then restart and see if it fixed the problem:

Code:
sudo update-grub


Did you do this with your disk?:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4771

Pepperfreez

Sat May 10, 2014 8:27:15 pm

I did the burn at 2.0x which is slower. I also put in the code and got this

Code:
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of /cow.


I am very new to linux so I have no idea what this means

Pepperfreez

Sat May 10, 2014 8:30:19 pm

Wait, doesn't Zorin OS 8 have a "custom bootloader" that is supposed to work only for Zorin? Do they use GRUB? I might be talking out of my a** right now but thats what I interpreted from their website

Wolfman

Sat May 10, 2014 8:36:55 pm

Hi,

did you set up your partitions like the guide?:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2601

Yes it uses GRUB!. It (grub) should be installed on /dev/sda, if you chose another option, it won't boot!

Swarfendor437

Sun May 11, 2014 1:11:27 pm

If your machine came with Windows 8/8.1 then this will be a key part of the issue - Windows 8/8.1 needs 'EFI' to boot, Zorin needs 'Legacy' to boot - these settings are in the BIOS - did you see the link to the EasyBCD tutorial on how to get GNU/Linux running alongside 8 and what you need to do before each re-boot?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6500