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  • @taiyang
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    331 month ago

    I mean, if you duel boot, it’s just a matter of time until Windows nukes your other OS. At least with me, my Linux was about to solve world peace, but Windows got wind of that and shut it the fuck down.

    Meme is correct, they’re coming for you.

    • @[email protected]
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      321 month ago

      I almost wanted to correct you and say its dual not duel, but when I think about it windows will fight to be the only bootloader right when you think its finally behaving.

    • @[email protected]
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      291 month ago

      Windows basically never nukes the actual linux install. It DOES like breaking the bootloader though. Which is fixable but still deeply annoying.

      • @[email protected]
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        101 month ago

        Ah damn this is exactly what happened a few days ago. My popos boot entry suddenly disappeared. I can still just boot from the physical ssd it’s installed on, but I found it strange it just pooped out somehow. Any pointers on how to fix it?

          • @taiyang
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            21 month ago

            I still need to fix mine, thanks for the link. The weirdest break it did once was messing with my Wi-Fi driver, managed to break Linux’ driver somehow, making the Internet a no go. Still no idea how Windows managed that though, they shouldn’t be messing with my bios. :/

            • @CarbonatedPastaSauce
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              31 month ago

              Make sure you disable fast boot in Windows. I’ve read that can put devices into a state where Linux can’t use them.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 month ago

          I haven’t had it happen to me for a while now. I used to have a boot repair liveCD that’d always do the trick, but I don’t think that specific distro even exists anymore.

          The gist is you’ll want to boot a liveCD and use the liveCD to reinstall GRUB, I’m sure you can find the right incantation to do so online somewhere.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 month ago

      Reminded me how Windows would set the hardware clock to different timezone that Linux uses, can’t remember which.

      It would make my blood boil, that’s when I decided to never boot it again. 100% Linux everywhere, I get it on routers when I can.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        Windows sets the hardware clock to local time, Linux sets it to UTC. It’s possible to tell one to respect the others preference

    • GladiusB
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      41 month ago

      I have never had this issue on Mint/Windows duel boot

        • GladiusB
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          41 month ago

          I have been running it for at least 6 months if not longer. So , I think that’s a valid sample size

        • GladiusB
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          11 month ago

          I do update both OSes routinely

            • GladiusB
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              11 month ago
              1. 11 is crap and I will never upgrade. I only keep 10 because it’s a duel boot and I don’t want to reload everything. I guess I could partition a second Linux drive. But I occasionally like to mess around on Unreal 5 and create worlds.
                • GladiusB
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                  11 month ago

                  Nope it’s a partitioned M2

                  • @[email protected]
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                    11 month ago

                    Maybe that problem occurs in relatively bigger updates, which is not now being pushed to win10, or maybe because the way bootloaders and handled may differ in your setup