Kali Linux does not show in boot menu (no grub screen)

[EastOfEden]

Hi, I successfully installed Kali Linux as dualboot on my Asus laptop which has Windows 8.1

I place root, swap and home on free space of my HDD. http://i.imgur.com/Sq7JbDC.jpg
I placed GRUB to MBR: http://i.imgur.com/nXYc5Yz.jpg
I installed GRUB to HDD: http://i.imgur.com/13OvrQu.jpg

But after reboot (after installation) I see nothing in boot menu http://i.imgur.com/RhDMVLK.jpg (ubuntu item is not related to this case)

I burnt USB using Rufus: http://i.imgur.com/fO54Z7M.png

Maybe you know what I did wrong? Can somebody help me?

[sk90]

Hi, I successfully installed Kali Linux as dualboot on my Asus laptop which has Windows 8.1

I place root, swap and home on free space of my HDD. http://i.imgur.com/Sq7JbDC.jpg
I placed GRUB to MBR: http://i.imgur.com/nXYc5Yz.jpg
I installed GRUB to HDD: http://i.imgur.com/13OvrQu.jpg

But after reboot (after installation) I see nothing in boot menu http://i.imgur.com/RhDMVLK.jpg (ubuntu item is not related to this case)

I burnt USB using Rufus: http://i.imgur.com/fO54Z7M.png

Maybe you know what I did wrong? Can somebody help me?

I feel for you. I spent days and nights trying everything to install kali on HDD for almost two months. But I failed. No matter what you do Kali will never work on pre-installed windows 8/10 systems mind you that. I have hp envy 15'' 2013 model with windows 8 pre-installed , 64-bit architecture and I tried everything you can imagine but the grub bootloader wont just load and that caused my windows to go corrupt and then it crashed. The main culprit is hardware not software. I took my laptop to a local engineer and he said the system architecture and hardware is such that it will never take kali linux and you won't be able to downgrade your laptop either. So literally no chance with the current machine I have. The only solution he told me was either to use kali live usb mode everytime(which is not full package you know) or buy a DOS based laptop. There are plenty of them in the market if you do a online search. and about your problem I think your windows must have been crashed since installing kali directly interferes with the MBR , atleast in my case it did. So good luck buying a new one. I am already thinking of buying DELL XPS 13 or HP Pavilion 13-a201TU 13.3-inch Touchscreen or Lenovo Yoga 2 13 (Intel 2-in-1 Laptop) (4th Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 500GB/ Win8.1/ Touch) (59-442014) and will update this thread once I buy and successfully install kali but that will take another 15-20 days because am superbusy with my work right now lol. Plus I have to discuss extensively with the seller as to what my expectations are from the laptop that am gonna buy. Am not a fan of 15 inch , they are too heavy for me to carry plus they look quiet big you know. but the 13 inch models are quiet handy , light weight specially if its an ultrabook and does the job of a 15'' , lookwise/display wise not too big , not small , just perfect. :-)

[EastOfEden]

Ah, it is bad. I think it would just work, just like any other Linux distro. My Windows 8.1 is OK, I had no crash after Kali installation.

Personally I like XPS 13 too

[starsin]

@sk90 - so, if a laptop comes with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, then there's no hope for booting Kali Linux? I'm trying to understand what you're saying there with everything. My Windows hasn't corrupted or crashed yet - it just refuses to boot into anything but Windows no matter what I do. Can you boot Kali off of a USB drive and run it from there instead of attempting to do a dual boot? That's what I have been trying to do, do a boot from USB rather than attempting to do a dual OS boot.

[sk90]

@sk90 - so, if a laptop comes with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, then there's no hope for booting Kali Linux? I'm trying to understand what you're saying there with everything. My Windows hasn't corrupted or crashed yet - it just refuses to boot into anything but Windows no matter what I do. Can you boot Kali off of a USB drive and run it from there instead of attempting to do a dual boot? That's what I have been trying to do, do a boot from USB rather than attempting to do a dual OS boot.

The windows carshing part was because of the kali linux installation interferes with your MBR or Master Boot Record or Memory Boot Record. I don't know how that interferes. I am not a systems engirneer so I got no idea about that. But I was able to successfully boot the Live USB Mode and even had my windows not get crashed. That was the safest option available back then but not with full linux features. "back then" because here's the good news guys! kali released 1.0.9 version or 2.0 as it is known which is said to be supporting UEFI Boot menu or that's what they claim , atleast I read that one of the forums So I think you guys need not worry about replacing your laptops. I recently bought Dell XPS 13 2015 model and am gonna put kali linux with windows 8 dual boot no matter what. Earlier I had decided to buy HP but then one review said it has no battery replacement , plus its too bulky to carry around(am too skinny lol) so the entry level dell xps 13 was a bang for the buck.

[sk90]

Yes , I did successfully booted up kali in USB Live mode and it ran quiet good. But that was not the full package , yes I could have done apt-get-install and other boot menu options but I wanted something stable like a normal dual boot.