Fedora killed Vista

speedyink · 03-28-2008, 05:29 PM

Well I installed Fedora for shits and giggles on my laptop yesterday, and it seems to have fubared my Vista installation. When I try to boot into "Other" (From Grub or whatever it's called), it gives me a "Bootmgr is missing, press ctrl alt del to reboot". I can boot into Fedora, so my files can be saved should I need to reformat. I was wondering if theres a way to fix this so I dont have to reinstall Vista(which would be VERY nice). Any help greatly appreciated.

twitchtwice · 03-28-2008, 05:33 PM

when you first start up the comp it gives you the option to choose which OS you want to boot to

speedyink · 03-28-2008, 05:42 PM

uh huh, and Fedora will boot fine, but when I try to boot "other" it says bootmgr is missing.

I'm gonna try doing a repair with my Windows disc, hopefully that will fix it...

tlarkin · 03-28-2008, 06:13 PM

You may have to manually add back the boot entry for vista since vista uses a funky exe file now as its boot loader instead of using a config file.

Once in Linux open up terminal and do the following code

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf (that will be cases sensitive so you may need to check)

Then copy/paste the configuration here on the forum and we can see if we can't get your vista install back up and running

StrangleHold · 03-28-2008, 06:36 PM

Like said above Vista uses a new boot loader called BCD and it doesnt have Ntldr anymore its bootmgr.exe

speedyink · 03-28-2008, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlarkin

You may have to manually add back the boot entry for vista since vista uses a funky exe file now as its boot loader instead of using a config file.

Once in Linux open up terminal and do the following code

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf (that will be cases sensitive so you may need to check)

Then copy/paste the configuration here on the forum and we can see if we can't get your vista install back up and running

Will do. At work right now, so I'll have to post it in a few hours.

tlarkin · 03-28-2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedyink

Will do. At work right now, so I'll have to post it in a few hours.

I have a wedding I have to go to tonight, so I may not be able to post back tonight but I will try and check on the thread tomorrow.

speedyink · 03-28-2008, 08:20 PM

alright, no worries, I don't need my laptop for anything right now. I'm scared to install Fedora on my desktop now...

tlarkin · 03-28-2008, 08:34 PM

go ahead and post the config file perhaps there is someone else who can view it first that also may be able to help out

speedyink · 03-29-2008, 09:11 PM

Well the Vista repair disc seems to have fixed it. Thanks for the help anyways. I do have a couple problems with Fedora though, I can't get the wireless internet to work (the adapter works fine, I just can't get it to pick up a signal). I also can't get my resolution to 1440x900, the max I can get is 1152x864. The video drivers seem to be installed, cause it is detecting that I have an x1400. Any ideas?

03-28-2008, 05:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 2,016	Fedora killed Vista Well I installed Fedora for shits and giggles on my laptop yesterday, and it seems to have fubared my Vista installation. When I try to boot into "Other" (From Grub or whatever it's called), it gives me a "Bootmgr is missing, press ctrl alt del to reboot". I can boot into Fedora, so my files can be saved should I need to reformat. I was wondering if theres a way to fix this so I dont have to reinstall Vista(which would be VERY nice). Any help greatly appreciated. __________________ Desktop/Laptop: Acer AM5100/Dell Inspiron 6400 AMD Phenom 9500 Quad core @ 2.2GHZ/Core 2 Duo T5300 @ 1.73ghz 4GB DDR2 RAM/2GB 533mhz RAM 750GB HDD/120 GB HDD 512mb Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS @ 800/2000/1050/256mb Radeon Mobility X1400 HM Vista Ultimate x64/Vista Home Premium Winner of Photo Tournament: Mountains, Cold, Spiders, Engineering My Deviantart

03-28-2008, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
twitchtwice Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 310	when you first start up the comp it gives you the option to choose which OS you want to boot to __________________ CPU: C2D e8400 @ 3.6 HSF: Arctic Freezer 7 MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3L RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 GPU: XFX GeForce G92 8800 GTS HDD: WD Raptor 150GB PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W CASE: Antech 900 OS: Win XP x64 MON: Samsung 932BW All this for CS:S? Why not :)

03-28-2008, 05:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 2,016	uh huh, and Fedora will boot fine, but when I try to boot "other" it says bootmgr is missing. I'm gonna try doing a repair with my Windows disc, hopefully that will fix it... __________________ Desktop/Laptop: Acer AM5100/Dell Inspiron 6400 AMD Phenom 9500 Quad core @ 2.2GHZ/Core 2 Duo T5300 @ 1.73ghz 4GB DDR2 RAM/2GB 533mhz RAM 750GB HDD/120 GB HDD 512mb Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS @ 800/2000/1050/256mb Radeon Mobility X1400 HM Vista Ultimate x64/Vista Home Premium Winner of Photo Tournament: Mountains, Cold, Spiders, Engineering My Deviantart Last edited by speedyink; 03-28-2008 at 05:50 PM.

03-28-2008, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,502	Like said above Vista uses a new boot loader called BCD and it doesnt have Ntldr anymore its bootmgr.exe __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

03-28-2008, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 2,016	alright, no worries, I don't need my laptop for anything right now. I'm scared to install Fedora on my desktop now... __________________ Desktop/Laptop: Acer AM5100/Dell Inspiron 6400 AMD Phenom 9500 Quad core @ 2.2GHZ/Core 2 Duo T5300 @ 1.73ghz 4GB DDR2 RAM/2GB 533mhz RAM 750GB HDD/120 GB HDD 512mb Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS @ 800/2000/1050/256mb Radeon Mobility X1400 HM Vista Ultimate x64/Vista Home Premium Winner of Photo Tournament: Mountains, Cold, Spiders, Engineering My Deviantart

03-28-2008, 06:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,239	You may have to manually add back the boot entry for vista since vista uses a funky exe file now as its boot loader instead of using a config file. Once in Linux open up terminal and do the following code cat /boot/grub/grub.conf (that will be cases sensitive so you may need to check) Then copy/paste the configuration here on the forum and we can see if we can't get your vista install back up and running

03-28-2008, 08:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,239	go ahead and post the config file perhaps there is someone else who can view it first that also may be able to help out

03-29-2008, 09:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 2,016	Well the Vista repair disc seems to have fixed it. Thanks for the help anyways. I do have a couple problems with Fedora though, I can't get the wireless internet to work (the adapter works fine, I just can't get it to pick up a signal). I also can't get my resolution to 1440x900, the max I can get is 1152x864. The video drivers seem to be installed, cause it is detecting that I have an x1400. Any ideas? __________________ Desktop/Laptop: Acer AM5100/Dell Inspiron 6400 AMD Phenom 9500 Quad core @ 2.2GHZ/Core 2 Duo T5300 @ 1.73ghz 4GB DDR2 RAM/2GB 533mhz RAM 750GB HDD/120 GB HDD 512mb Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS @ 800/2000/1050/256mb Radeon Mobility X1400 HM Vista Ultimate x64/Vista Home Premium Winner of Photo Tournament: Mountains, Cold, Spiders, Engineering My Deviantart

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