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    The fix is scheduled for the next release (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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    [–] Doxin@yiffit.net 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

    [–] svnipni@lemy.lol 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    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?

    [–] CoolingJam@lemmy.one 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Here's an article on how to fix it.

    TLDR: You need to boot from a live disk, mount your install and reinstall the bootloader.

    [–] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    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@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months 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.

    [–] Doxin@yiffit.net 4 points 6 months 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.