super grub should work on a bootable usb too: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wizard-step-put-super-grub2-disk-into-an-usb-pendrive/ On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Michael wrote: > no cd drive.... this would be SOOOO much easier if it did! > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Todd Millecam wrote: > >> get a super grub cd and have it repair and reinstall grub. >> >> Grub has two parts, it's bootsector/EFI area and it's configs. The >> configs exist on a regular drive partition and handle all the multi-boot >> stuff. The bootsector / EFI stuff really only knows how to point to >> drives. >> You could probably type in something along the lines of: >> root (hd0) >> chainloader +1 >> boot >> >> and have it get you into windows, because that's all you're missing is >> the conf file telling grub that's a valid boot directive. >> >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Michael wrote: >> >>> what it does is opens a "minimal BASH-like line editing" thing with: >>> grub> >>> being the first line when I don't have the external drive plugged in. I >>> typed in 'ls' and the response (when the thumb drive is inserted) was: >>> (hd0) (hd0,msdos) (hd1) (hd1,gpt4) (hd1,gpt3) (hd1,gpt2) (hd1,gpt1) >>> >>> without the thumb drive it is: >>> (hd0) (hd1) (hd1,gpt4) (hd1,gpt3) (hd1,gpt2) (hd1,gpt1) error: >>> failure\ >>> reading sector 0x3aefff0 from `hd0' >>> error: failure reading sector 0x3aeff80 from `hd0' >>> error: failure reading sector 0x0 from `hd0' >>> >>> So how can I install grub where it belongs in hd0? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Todd Millecam wrote: >>> >>>> Check your bios boot order and ensure the proper hard drive is set >>>> first. It's the same as hitting f12 and selecting one, only in your bios >>>> settings you can set the default. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> Okay..... I can still boot into windows. I have to press f12 and load >>>>> it from that menu but it will load. Any way I can restore the laptop to the >>>>> way it was when I first got it and then I'll put 17.3 on. Any comments on >>>>> what I can do? >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I messed up. I installed mint18 on my external drive but mint18 is >>>>>> not quite ready for prime time so I figured I would put mint 17.3 on. Well, >>>>>> durring installation I told it to put grub on the external drive. now I >>>>>> can't boot unless the external drive is plugged in. I need the port the >>>>>> external is plugged into because that is the only USB port it will boot >>>>>> from and I need that port for the thumb drive. So my question is how do I >>>>>> install grub to sda1...... >>>>>> >>>>>> Mint won't boot now! How do I RESTORE WINDOWS SO i CAN DO THIS AGAIN? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Todd Millecam >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Todd Millecam >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Todd Millecam