#Dump the Windows key from a PC Motherboard to use in your windows VM after you get linux installed: tail -c+57 /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM #Local Disk Copy with progress indicator, but not verbose file by file detail: rsync -aSWxHAX --info=progress2 --numeric-ids /source-dir/ /target-dir/ #mount the partitions you use, skip those you do not sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt/boot sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt/boot/efi #Mount the critical virtual file systems. Run the following as a single command: for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys /run; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt$i; done #Chroot into your normal system device: sudo chroot /mnt #Reinstall GRUB 2 (substitute the correct device with sda, sdb, etc. #Do not specify a partition number): grub-install /dev/sdX #Recreate the GRUB 2 menu file (grub.cfg) update-grub #Exit chroot: CTRL-D on keyboard #Reboot. sudo reboot
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