Kali Linux is Installed but not showing in boot manager
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)
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Kavin Mayekar
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Kavin Mayekar over 1 year
I recently bought a new Laptop:
Lenovo IdeaPad 320e
Intel i5 7200 2.5GHz processor
8Gb RAM
2Gb NVidia 940mx Graphics
1TB HDDIt 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 -40GbWhen 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.
- Using bcdedit:
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Kavin Mayekar over 6 yearsI am not new to dual booting so i already turned those settings off.
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Kavin Mayekar over 6 yearsKali doesn't seem to install on Legacy. Btw i updated the question.
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Kavin Mayekar over 6 yearsExcept for the reinstalling part(which helped a bit) the process in the link didn't work. I have updated the question with the new problem. If you have the solution then please help
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Fabby over 5 yearsWow! Did not see that coming! Congratulations! Both Question and answer upvoted! Please take a system backup (all HDDs) using CloneZilla live Disk to image...
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K7AAY almost 5 yearsA separate swap partition is declassé ever since the 4.2 kernel. A swap file in /home runs just as fast, and gives you more flexibility in upsizing the swap file from the standard of 'make it the same size as your RAM to start and make it bigger if your apps use it'.