very cool..... I reset it! nw to remember how I INSTALLED MINT! On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Michael wrote: > from grub it gives me the boot otions. I then select mint and it goes to > the splash screen and stops.... it is as if it is waiting for input . How > do I load w/o the splash screen? > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Michael wrote: > >> forgot to mention that nothing but widows boots if the eternal is plugged >> in and I do not ress F12 >> >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Michael wrote: >> >>> and I did something which prevents mint from booting now. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Michael wrote: >>> >>>> nothing but windows (with F12) will boot without the external drive >>>> plugged in because grub is installed on the external. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Todd Millecam >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> super grub should work on a bootable usb too: >>>>> http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wizard-step-put-super-grub2-dis >>>>> k-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! 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