Geom error?Disk boot failure.

OK, so I'm trying to set up a dual boot with Linux Mint\Windows 7, and have been doing so for hours. I finally found out how to install the Mint bootloader, because I just don't like grub,on a 2gb partition.

In easyBCD I add a linux distro selection, and select that partition. When I save and reboot the menu comes up and I chose Linux Mint. A black screen with this exact text appears:

Geom Error
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER



I installed linux on a 60gb partition on my 1.5tb SeaGate external hard drive.


Any help?

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I finally found out how to install the Mint bootloader
, because I just don't like grub

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The Mint bootloader is Grub.

Which version of Mint are you using? Newer versions user Grub2 which has different configuration files.

If you are using EasyBCD to boot, it's likely a failure in EasyBCD not Grub.

If you still have the Mint CD, load it and boot the CD, open a terminal and run the command:

sudo fdisk -l (lower case letter L) to get your partition information to post.

It should work. I have Mint and win 7 and can boot either with EasyBCD or Grub.