tldr:
- have SSD + 2 HDD
- tried to install Ubuntu (on HDD) next to Win 7 (installed on SSD)
- couldn't install or 'try'; computer freezed everytime I chose one of those options
- managed to install Ubuntu by turning of ASMedia Controler in UEFI and adding nomodeset (instead of 'quiet splash')
- while booting having problems with "hard resetting link"
- wasted hours; just wanted to go back to 'win-only'
- opened windows partioning manager; looked for the 'linux' partition (which is not recognized by windows).
- deleted it; booted; 'grub rescue', 'no such device'
- noticed I made big mistake (never use windows to delete linux....)
- Re-Installed Ubuntu with this guide: "http://linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/17/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7/"
- used 'boot-repair-disk' to install new 'grub'
- still no Windows 7 on startup boot manager
- BUT I can use Ubuntu now (but I still have to use 'nomodeset' + turning off ASMedia Controler in the UEFI)
- I can open every harddrive (ssd, too) when I am in Ubuntu. There's still a windows folder and everything else in my SSD.
QUESTION: How do I bring back my Windows 7? (also: whats the difference between turning asmedia controller 'on' or 'off'?)
this is what fidsk -l gives me:
Disk /dev/sda: 59,6 GiB, 64023257088 bytes, 125045424 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x07c27c6f
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sda1 * 2048 206847 204800 100M 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda2 206848 125042687 124835840 59,5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
Disk /dev/sdc: 931,5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0xefaf9078
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sdc1 2048 1465141247 1465139200 698,6G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sdc2 * 1465141248 1466118143 976896 477M 83 Linux /dev/sdc3 1466118144 1943758847 477640704 227,8G 83 Linux /dev/sdc4 1943758848 1953523711 9764864 4,7G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 298,1 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x4596a0fe
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sdb1 * 2048 625139711 625137664 298,1G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
Disk /dev/sdd: 14,5 GiB, 15518924800 bytes, 30310400 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sdd1 * 2048 30310399 30308352 14,5G c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
PLEASE, let me know if you need any more logs or something else. I am pretty new to Linux.
thank you very much!