Kali version - UNKNOWN - BOOTED FROM USB IN 2015 ON FRIENDS SUGGESTION (QUESTION AND CONTEXT BELOW)Kali installation - HD
Dell PC Boot Mode - Legacy
I just wanted to make sure that I could assure myself the greatest likelihood of success given that there are a few unknowns in my situation and that I am very new to Linux.
Back in 2015, at the suggestion of a friend I installed Windows 7 using Grub over Kali but am not sure what version of Kali I'd originally used. I stopped using the machine for over 3 years but started to use the Windows partition on the HD again and saved some essential files to it. After accidentally leaving my computer on during a storm, I came back to it to see that it had entered into Grub Rescue.Code:Error: Unknown FileSystem grub rescue>
I Googled how to fix this and based on these posts (1. https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...ue-Grub-rescue; 2. https://askubuntu.com/questions/2322...ub-rescue-mode) ended up doing the following along with other similar strategies which failed:
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Seeing that this method failed I got to several threads displaying different usages of the Mount Command after one uses a Kali Live USB BUT BEFORE I TOUCH THESE METHODS I WANTED TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS especially because in the past I screwed up a system using the "Mount"/"Umount" commands.
- When I make the Kali Live USB, can I use any version of Kali to restore the system reliably soo I can get into the Windows Partition or do I need to know the version to prevent problems
- Some threads I read seemed to suggest that it was possible to bypass Grub Rescue without a Live USB/CD and get the Windows partition to load directly. Is this true in anyone's experience. I read this page and it seems to suggest that this can be done at the "grub>" prompt but not the "grub rescue>" prompt (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Troubleshooting)
