I would like to find out if it is possible to unchain grub2 and windows boot-loader and I could not find a convincing answer anywhere, perhaps it is just not possible...
The situation is as follows: The system has windows 7, windows 8 and Ubuntu installed. Grub2 loads first and sees (only) windows 8. If the windows 8 option is selected, windows boot loader takes over and gives the option to choose between windows 7 or Windows 8. This is a non-uefi system, where windows 7 was installed first and ubuntu last, and the partition table is:
sda1:system;sda2:windows 7; sda3:windows 8; sda4:(Extended); sda5:data; sda6:ubuntu; sda7:linux-swap
Question: Can I just lose windows boot-loader, that is, add windows 7 entry to grub2 and skip windows boot-loader all together? Or do I always need to "stop-over" two boot-loaders?
Thanks.
Edit:
No, I am not using EasyBCD and, no, I did not update grub after Ubuntu installation (the last:7,8,Ubuntu). My objective is to get rid of the second bootloader (not to get another one). Though 7 bootloader does not see 8, I am still stuck with 8 bootloader giving me 7 also...
Edit2:
I was hopping the problem could be reduced to removing windows 7 entry from windows 8 bootloader (after updating grub with windows 7) but I could not update grub(?). I am starting to wonder if there are two windows bootloaders on sda1 or only one...
The problem will resolve itself as I am getting rid of windows 8 partition (again) and sticking with dual boot. I really don't know why I keep coming back. I guess I like the slick window style, if only we could have a kde plasma 5 style start menu, hide metro, hot corners...perhaps too much to ask. Anyway, I would still appreciate some insight on how to solve the problem at hand as I may want to try windows 10 (I am partial to odd editions but perhaps I feel bored one of these days).
update-grubwork?