[SOLVED] How to Transfer Files from Windows to Linux on a formerly Dual-Booting configured Machine?

BW-userx · 02-13-2019, 07:52 PM

Not unless you need to fix your UEFI boot option to say yes, if that is in fact what you are using.

zavmat · 02-13-2019, 08:25 PM

Alright this is from my phone so bear with me please.

Code:

 Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.

Grub>
Possible commands are:

.  [ acpi authenticate... etc.

Grub>

It didn't boot but this is a new screen

colorpurple21859 · 02-13-2019, 08:27 PM

You should have fedoraa grub boot menu when you reboot without going into your bios. unplug live usb after rebooting.

zavmat · 02-13-2019, 08:29 PM

It tried but it just loaded this

colorpurple21859 · 02-13-2019, 08:37 PM

your missing your /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
boot back into your iso run the mount commands and chroot back into your system then run

Code:

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

zavmat · 02-13-2019, 08:39 PM

chroot to / ?

colorpurple21859 · 02-13-2019, 08:43 PM

this may work from live usb without running the 'mount --bind' and chroot '/mnt/test' commands, but didn't you say it worked better with /mnt/maps

Code:

sudo mkdir /mnt/test
sudo mount /dev/mapper/fedora-root /mnt/test
sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/test/boot
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/test/boot/efi
grub2-mkconfig -o /mnt/test/boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

zavmat · 02-13-2019, 08:48 PM

this is interesting it says it found windows 7

Code:

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.18.16-300.fc29.x86_64
Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-4.18.16-300.fc29.x86_64.img
Found Windows 7 on /dev/sda2
Found Fedora 29 (Workstation Edition) on /dev/mapper/fedora-root
done

BW-userx · 02-13-2019, 09:10 PM

is it windows 10? that windows 7 is like a default thing that spits out because that is how it is written in the script, I suspect. even tough it is ver110 nbd.

zavmat · 02-13-2019, 09:17 PM

The laptop was originally windows 7. Ai stupidly upgraded "for free" and my life unravelled from there. I'm melodramatic but it did ruin this laptop. I only regret not switching to linux sooner.

[I'd correct the Ai to I if it wasn't so perfect...]

colorpurple21859 · 02-13-2019, 09:46 PM

are you able to boot your fedora installation now? What about windows?

BW-userx · 02-13-2019, 09:55 PM

I upgraded to 10 for free, then got it on a usb install stick. fresh install... runs ok, not that i use it, I just keep it around for that just in case, and itunes. and have installed it fresh a few times.

zavmat · 02-13-2019, 10:10 PM

I am unable to boot into either. I'm still stuck with the live usb.

Quote:

I upgraded to 10 for free, then got it on a usb install stick.

where did you get it for free that doesn't require a serial key to install?

colorpurple21859 · 02-14-2019, 05:27 AM

are you still getting the grub prompt instead of a grub menu?

zavmat · 02-15-2019, 03:32 PM

The grub menu loaded this time but when I try to boot Fedora 29 it says cannot open access to console, the root account is locked. See sulogin(8) man page for more details.

press enter to continue.

it just cycles after that.

I'm currently trying to reinstall grub the way Brains said in the other thread, but I don't think that will fix the problem since grub works, but Fedora cannot be booted from the menu. Although it would be much easier to just reinstall from live, mount the windows partition and transfer the files that way, this process has been insightful, albeit frustrating. Let me know what you think.