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    Kali Linux Grub repair using live CD option does not work

    I tried to install Kali Linux but it failed due to internet connection issue. Then I tried to repair the grub file using Kali Linux Live CD option. I executed all the commands. However, I cannot see the Kali Linux in the OS list.

    Code:
    root@kali:~# sudo mount /dev/sda8 /mnt
    root@kali:~# mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
    root@kali:~# mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
    root@kali:~# mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
    root@kali:~# mount /dev/sda+ /mnt/boot/efi
    ntfs-3g: Failed to access volume '/dev/sda+': No such file or directory
    
    ntfs-3g 2016.2.22AR.2 integrated FUSE 28 - Third Generation NTFS Driver
            Configuration type 7, XATTRS are on, POSIX ACLS are on
    
    Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Yura Pakhuchiy
    Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Szabolcs Szakacsits
    Copyright (C) 2007-2016 Jean-Pierre Andre
    Copyright (C) 2009 Erik Larsson
    
    Usage:    ntfs-3g [-o option[,...]] <device|image_file> <mount_point>
    
    Options:  ro (read-only mount), windows_names, uid=, gid=,
              umask=, fmask=, dmask=, streams_interface=.
              Please see the details in the manual (type: man ntfs-3g).
    
    Example: ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows
    
    News, support and information:  http://tuxera.com
    root@kali:~# mount /dev/sda8 /mnt/boot/efi
    root@kali:~# mount -o remount,rw /dev/sda8 /mnt/boot/efi
    root@kali:~# mkdir /mnt/hostrun
    root@kali:~# mount --bind /run /mnt/hostrun
    root@kali:~# chroot /mnt
    root@kali:/# mkdir /run/lvm
    root@kali:/# mount --bind /hostrun/lvm /run/lvm
    root@kali:/# grub-install /dev/sda
    Installing for i386-pc platform.
    grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible.
    grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
    grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.
    root@kali:/# grub-install --force /dev/sda
    Installing for i386-pc platform.
    grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible.
    grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
    Installation finished. No error reported.
    root@kali:/# update-grub
    Generating grub configuration file ...
    Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
    Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png
    Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-kali1-amd64
    Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.13.0-kali1-amd64
    Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
    Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
    Found Windows 8 on /dev/sda4
    Found Windows Recovery Environment on /dev/sda7
    done
    root@kali:/# exit
    exit
    root@kali:~# unmount /mnt/dev/pts
    bash: unmount: command not found
    root@kali:~# umount /mnt/dev/pts
    umount: /mnt/dev/pts: not mounted.
    root@kali:~# umount /mnt/dev
    root@kali:~# umount /mnt/proc
    root@kali:~# umount /mnt/sys
    root@kali:~# umount /mnt
    umount: /mnt: target is busy.
    root@kali:~# umount -f /mnt
    umount: /mnt: target is busy.
    root@kali:~# umount -l /mnt
    root@kali:~# umount -f /mnt
    umount: /mnt: not mounted.
    root@kali:~# ^C
    root@kali:~#
    Is there something I'm doing wrong here?

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    /dev/sda+ is your EFI partition. Fill the number in place of + just like you filled it for /dev/sda* as your kali filesystem.

    Look in the output of fdisk -l which partition is EFI.

    Follow this thread: https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...ith-Windows-10
    Last edited by _defalt; 2017-12-12 at 16:46.

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