Oh that’s why my Linux instance suddenly stopped working. I will have to look into this
I wish it could be so, I need both for work. I have always required a laptop with two separate hdd slots, but Windows tends to mess up everything anyway, and then Linux get the blame for being unstable. I also have a fun thing where the RTC becomes out of sync because win and Linux handle time differently. This can mess up 2FA among other things, so that’s great😅
I think Windows will have to go on a VM instead because it is so unstable.
You can set Windows to use UTC for the hardware clock (or have Linux use local time shudder). Just need to set a registry key:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation]
"RealTimeIsUniversal"=dword:00000001
Yup! Windows did an update and hosed your boot record. I don’t even use the same partition for the Windows and Linux boot sectors and Windows still breaks it occasionally. My solution was to just not log into Windows anymore.
Same here. I tried the dual boot life for a while but eventually I gave up. On Windows, of course.
I will eventually need to log back into Windows next time I want to design something in Fusion 360, since there aren’t any stable solutions for Linux, but that’s literally the only thing I need Windows for.
I was dual booting because of rocket League.
The well epic did an epic and so I stopped. My computer is set to boot to the kubuntu drive. I have to make it boot to windows if I need that drive.
I miss drinking and tanking my MMR with buddies… but windows. :/ lol
Good to know I’m saving myself a pain in the ass
That’s why you should only have a Linux partition. Most things Windows cam be done with WINE, Proton, or, in absolute necessity, a VM.
I still have Windows dual booted because I just can’t figure these things out. Literally just now spent an hour trying to get Topaz Gigapixel working in Bottles and it just crashes, freezes, or sometimes doesn’t launch. Installed vcredist dependencies only to have vague messages of “Failed to Install” Even tried ditching Bottles and just going through Steam and it failed there too. It’s better than it was 10 years ago, but I’ll have to keep a dual boot.
These days with how good KVM is, running Windows in a VM is a pretty good option.
Not that I’m against dual booting, but depending on how many programmes you’re actually needing to boot into Windows for it can be a more convenient option.
On the other point, if you’re struggling to get things working in Wine/Bottles/etc. when the internet tells you they should work, you could try looking into CrossOver by Codeweavers. It’s a paid-for product from the company that does most of the development on Wine and Proton. Not everything can and will work in Wine/etc., but CrossOver has a free trial so it can’t hurt to give it a go.
I’d be open to a VM, but in the case of Gigapixel it requires access to the GPU, which would disconnect it from the primary, my primary display. Thanks for the heads up on crossover, I’ll look into it
I have exactly one program i need and that just won’t run in Linux. It’s the proprietary scan software that came with my scanner. It lives on a Windows VM and only gets fired up once a week.
That’s one of the two? things left that are keeping me on Windows. Photoshop being the other one that I can remember.
I’ve got hundreds of old photos to scan, and a trial of lots of scanning software on Linux showed that the Windows software is currently superior. If I wasn’t using Photoshop too I could probably use a VM. Seeing as I need to be in Windows anyway, I’m sticking with that setup until the photos are scanned.
For anyone wondering, I found that scanning under Linux left the colours slightly ‘off’. It’s easy to fix, but has to be done individually, so doing it for that many photos would add way too much time to the project. It’s faster to stick with Windows until they’re scanned.
a trial of lots of scanning software on Linux showed that the Windows software is currently superior
Sad but true. I’d even accept inferior software if I could find anything that works halfway decently. It’s really a shame. Just shows that nobody who works on Linux runs a small business.
I’m a bit offended by Linux beeing in a wheelchair, implying it can’t run, even if one wheel wasn’t stolen 😤
Instead, it should be 8 legged and run the web 😉
Is that Prince Andrew stealing the wheel?
This is the truest meme I’ve ever seen.
This just happened to me on my laptop like a week ago. I can still Systemd boot into Pop!_Os so I haven’t looked into fixing it yet.
You just need to boot from a live USB, chroot into the OS, and rebuild the boot sector. Pop has a great document on how to do it. It takes maybe 5 minutes.
Thanks! I assume this is the guide? I’ll have to try this out this weekend. I had looked at this earlier but moved on when it started mentioning grub since I use refind boot loader. Probably the same process nonetheless!
