[opensuse] Dual boot and Windows Anytime Upgrade doubt
Hello openSusers, I wonder share my doubt here despite not being totally a Linux related question. Summary: I have two Lenovo laptops both using Win7 Home Premium 64 bits, one is a single boot all Windows the other (home computer) is a dual boot Win7<-->OpenSUSE 13.1. I get an Anytime Upgrade key and I succeeded upgrading the first Lenovo from Home Premium to Ultimate. Instead after three attempts on second lenovo the upgrade always reverts to previous version. That system uses Grub2 as bootmanager and if I'm not wrong I installed it on MBR then I suppose that the Anytime Upgrade could be failing for exactly this reason. Is it of any logical possibility? Shall I reinstall the Win7 bootloader on MBR? Any suggestions welcomed! Cheers, -- Marco Calistri (amdturion) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2014-05-06 13:58 (GMT-0300) Marco Calistri composed:
I have two Lenovo laptops both using Win7 Home Premium 64 bits, one is a single boot all Windows the other (home computer) is a dual boot Win7<-->OpenSUSE 13.1.
I get an Anytime Upgrade key and I succeeded upgrading the first Lenovo from Home Premium to Ultimate.
Instead after three attempts on second lenovo the upgrade always reverts to previous version.
That system uses Grub2 as bootmanager and if I'm not wrong I installed it on MBR then I suppose that the Anytime Upgrade could be failing for exactly this reason.
Is it of any logical possibility?
As an "upgrade", I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
Shall I reinstall the Win7 bootloader on MBR?
Any suggestions welcomed!
Start by installing Grub on a primary partition, the EXT if necessary, as originally offered during openSUSE installation. Make sure 13.1 boots that way first, then restore the original MBR code, then ensure existing Windows boots, then try the upgrade. With generic MBR code, it's a very simple matter after the upgrade is done to change the boot flag to give control back to Grub. https://old-en.opensuse.org/Bugs/grub#How_does_a_PC_boot_.2F_How_can_I_set_u... -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Il 06/05/2014 14:40, Felix Miata ha scritto:
On 2014-05-06 13:58 (GMT-0300) Marco Calistri composed:
I have two Lenovo laptops both using Win7 Home Premium 64 bits, one is a single boot all Windows the other (home computer) is a dual boot Win7<-->OpenSUSE 13.1.
I get an Anytime Upgrade key and I succeeded upgrading the first Lenovo from Home Premium to Ultimate.
Instead after three attempts on second lenovo the upgrade always reverts to previous version.
That system uses Grub2 as bootmanager and if I'm not wrong I installed it on MBR then I suppose that the Anytime Upgrade could be failing for exactly this reason.
Is it of any logical possibility?
As an "upgrade", I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
Shall I reinstall the Win7 bootloader on MBR?
Any suggestions welcomed!
Start by installing Grub on a primary partition, the EXT if necessary, as originally offered during openSUSE installation. Make sure 13.1 boots that way first, then restore the original MBR code, then ensure existing Windows boots, then try the upgrade. With generic MBR code, it's a very simple matter after the upgrade is done to change the boot flag to give control back to Grub. https://old-en.opensuse.org/Bugs/grub#How_does_a_PC_boot_.2F_How_can_I_set_u...
Thanks Felix for your suggestions, I'm now more safe that having installed Grub on MBR can lead to this kind of failure with MS Windows. Regards, -- Marco Calistri (amdturion) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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