#please help

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icy basalt
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Iam stuck at please remove the installation media end press enter to continue

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Ive done what its saying me to do and nothing happens
I have tried to forced restart it but it wont boot to linux
Iv also reinstalled it 3 times still stuck at same screen

gritty grove
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@icy basalt What does it boot to?

icy basalt
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The boot menu

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The blue one

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Like this

gritty grove
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Go to Boot Option #1 and see if it can be changed

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I would guess you will need to use the add new boot option and then go to the Ubuntu folder and choose the shimx64.efi file

icy basalt
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Okay

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Did you get 32 bit grub files?

icy basalt
icy basalt
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Im really new to this stuff

gritty grove
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Oh, it is LMDE too

icy basalt
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yeah

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Lmde 6

gritty grove
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Was it installed in CSM mode?

icy basalt
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I installed it from usb

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What is csm mode

gritty grove
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CSM is basically old BIOS mode boot, the newer scheme is UEFI

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Boot the USB and run in terminal> sudo parted -l

icy basalt
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I think i download bios/uefi

gritty grove
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The USB can boot in either mode

icy basalt
gritty grove
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sudo parted -l

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Start LMDE6

icy basalt
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Okay

gritty grove
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Once it boots, open terminal and run the command

icy basalt
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Its gonna take a minute my laptop is dgsht

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It says this

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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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sudo parted -small L not 1 sudo parted -l

icy basalt
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Oh mybad

gritty grove
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efibootmgr -v

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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Can you go into Disks program then click on the 300MB partition, then click the play button?

icy basalt
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Should i close terminal?

gritty grove
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You don't have to

icy basalt
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Ok

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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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Mount the partition and then go to the File Manager

icy basalt
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It says i need a password

gritty grove
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See if no password works or try mint

icy basalt
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Doesnt work

gritty grove
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Ok in terminal. sudo mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi

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sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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sudo mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi

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sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

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ls /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

icy basalt
icy basalt
gritty grove
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@icy basalt You had a typo, you used sudo mkdir -p /mnt/efi and not sudo mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
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Shtmybad

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Should i write it again in the same terminal?

gritty grove
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Yes, try without typos

icy basalt
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All of it?

gritty grove
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yes

icy basalt
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Okay

gritty grove
icy basalt
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Ok

gritty grove
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Then sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

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ls /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
gritty grove
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sudo umount /dev/mmcblk2p1

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Then sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

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ls /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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sudo umount /dev/mmcblk2p1

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not sudo umount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
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Omgim so stupid

gritty grove
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How old is this laptop?

icy basalt
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I mean its not old the model is old

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It was a gift from my relatives

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It was relases in 2014

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Asus x205ta

gritty grove
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2014 should fully support UEFI

icy basalt
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Im gonna be back in 20 mins smthing came up sryyy

icy basalt
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They could have gotten a better laptop for the same price

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

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Im back im really sorry for the delay

gritty grove
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Reboot the ISO

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@icy basalt Reboot the ISO and we can try the commands again

icy basalt
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How do i do that just restart the pc?

gritty grove
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Yes

icy basalt
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Okay

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Why is it so complicated to download linux is it a hardware issue or smthing?

gritty grove
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I am not sure. I want to see what is in that EFI System Partition to see exactly what files are present

icy basalt
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Ok

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Im in terminal what commands should i type in

gritty grove
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sudo mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi

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sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

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ls /mnt/boot/efi

icy basalt
gritty grove
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mokutil --sb

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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It has me puzzled, nothing in the EFI System Partition and it had a 2MB partition at the beginning of the drive

icy basalt
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I have no clue what that means

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I have erase disk installed linux mint
Ike 3 times so that might be the reason it has nothing?

gritty grove
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It is like it was installed in CSM/BIOS mode

icy basalt
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So what should I do

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Can I not install Linux?

gritty grove
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There is a way as people were installing 64 bit versions on those by using a special efi file but the LMDE 32 bit version should have the 32 bit efi file.

icy basalt
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Sick how do we do it

gritty grove
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@icy basalt try> sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p3 /mnt

icy basalt
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Okay

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In a new terminal?

gritty grove
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same one

icy basalt
gritty grove
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now> cd /mnt/ && ls

icy basalt
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Yay something came

gritty grove
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Good, now> cat /etc/fstab

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Wrong command> cat etc/fstab

icy basalt
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Aight

gritty grove
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It was definitely installed in UEFI mode as it shows /boot/efi there

icy basalt
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So why wont it boot

ebon coral
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turn off CSM/Legacy BIOS boot

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in the BIOS settings.

gritty grove
icy basalt
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Do you wnt to know my specs?

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My cpu is 64 bit but my ram is only 2gb

gritty grove
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try this in terminal> sudo ls -R boot/efi

icy basalt
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Ok

gritty grove
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@icy basalt > for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys /run; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt$i; done

icy basalt
gritty grove
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sudo chroot /mnt

icy basalt
gritty grove
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apt update && apt install --reinstall grub-efi-ia32 grub-efi-ia32-bin

icy basalt
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Should i continue

gritty grove
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type y

icy basalt
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Ok

gritty grove
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Does it have internet connection?

icy basalt
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Yes

gritty grove
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Does this work> ping -c3 8.8.8.8

icy basalt
gritty grove
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echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf

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apt update && apt install --reinstall grub-efi-ia32 grub-efi-ia32-bin

icy basalt
gritty grove
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apt update

icy basalt
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Yay its updating

gritty grove
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apt install --reinstall grub-efi-ia32 grub-efi-ia32-bin

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It has 2 - before reinstall

icy basalt
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Should i type this

gritty grove
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Now you can, if it finished

icy basalt
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Something new came

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Try the command any way

icy basalt
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Okay

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Should i type y

gritty grove
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y

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yes

icy basalt
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Seems like its done

gritty grove
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ls /boot/efi/EFI

icy basalt
gritty grove
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efibootmgr

icy basalt
gritty grove
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exit

icy basalt
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Exit terminal?

gritty grove
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type exit in terminal

icy basalt
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Okay

gritty grove
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then do efibootmgr

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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Try a reboot, remove the USB and see if it boots the install

icy basalt
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I have to install it first no?

gritty grove
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It was already installed, just missing the boot loader, that might not be fixed yet

icy basalt
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So should i restart my laptop without the usb?

gritty grove
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yes, to see if it does work

icy basalt
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Okay

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oof back here again

gritty grove
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What are some of the other menus?

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Boot option priorities

icy basalt
icy basalt
gritty grove
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Secure Boot menu

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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I am seeing if I can simulate a 32 bit bootloader in vmware and see what LMDE does

icy basalt
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Ok

ebon coral
icy basalt
ebon coral
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or first hit enter, then those keys

icy basalt
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Still nothing happens

icy basalt
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@gritty grove yo bro got anything?

gritty grove
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Still installing in VM

icy basalt
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Cool just wanted to say thanks for helping

gritty grove
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boot up the ISO, use the boot repair program to create a summary report

icy basalt
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Okay

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@gritty grove

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Says i need password to access it

gritty grove
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just press enter

icy basalt
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It worked

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Says) do you want the software be automatically updated now

gritty grove
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yes

icy basalt
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Alrighty

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Forgot to connect to internet

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@gritty grove keeps saying do you want to update software automatically iv done it 2 times now

gritty grove
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Use no then

icy basalt
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Says scanning system (EFI-session) this may takes several mins

gritty grove
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Once done, Create a bootinfo summary

icy basalt
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Okay

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I have a question is this problem with my laptop or with linux mint?

gritty grove
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Might be both, have to see what the report says

icy basalt
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Is the report gonna answer immediately or is gonna take a few days?

gritty grove
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Yes, upload report

icy basalt
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Oky

gritty grove
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Ok lets try some commands in terminal

icy basalt
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Again?

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Should i close the boot repair

gritty grove
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sudo mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi

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sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p1 /mnt/boot/efi

ebon coral
gritty grove
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sudo mount /dev/mmcblk2p3 /mnt

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for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys /run; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt$i; done

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sudo chroot /mnt

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modprobe efivarfs

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mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars

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grub-install --target=i386-efi --bootloader-id=Linux --efi-directory=/boot/efi --recheck

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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parted -l

icy basalt
gritty grove
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-small L

icy basalt
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Oh mybad

gritty grove
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parted -small L

icy basalt
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Shit

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Mybad again

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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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Open Gparted program in Program menu, change the name of the fat32 partition to EFI System Partition and remove the names from the other 2

icy basalt
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Change name partition?

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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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Change the second one in list, mounted as /mnt/boot/efi change name to EFI System Partition

icy basalt
gritty grove
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grub-install --target=i386-efi --bootloader-id=Linux --efi-directory=/boot/efi --recheck

icy basalt
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Should i close the gparted

gritty grove
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Click the green check mark in gparted first

icy basalt
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Aight

gritty grove
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Have to apply changes

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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parted -l

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Try a shorter command

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grub-install --target=i386-efi --bootloader-id=Linux --efi-directory=/boot/efi

icy basalt
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Also why is it fat32 im pretty sure i download ntfs

gritty grove
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fat32 is right, that is what mine is

icy basalt
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Okay

gritty grove
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Mine shows 1 1049kB 106MB 105MB fat32 EFI system partition boot, esp

gritty grove
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Did you manually partition the drive?

icy basalt
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Nope

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I cliked on automating install

gritty grove
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Something might be broke in the ISO

icy basalt
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Says unrecognised option did i type it wrong?

gritty grove
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Must have

icy basalt
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Mybad i typed boatlooder

gritty grove
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I wonder> mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu

icy basalt
gritty grove
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grub-install --target=i386-efi --bootloader-id=Linux --efi-directory=/boot/efi

icy basalt
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Bruh it says the same thing again

gritty grove
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grub-install --target=i386-efi --bootloader-id=Linux --efi-directory=/boot/efi --force

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see if adding the force command works

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How did you put the ISO on USB?

icy basalt
gritty grove
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Rufus 4.2?

icy basalt
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Dont remember

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I think i downloaded the latest version

gritty grove
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Do you have a second USB stick? If you do I would download a new ISO on the X205 and use the USB Image Writer program to write the ISO to the other USB stick

icy basalt
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But the other usb stick doesnt work sometimes when i used it on windows it shows the loading screen and didnt show how much space it had

gritty grove
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I found some topics on the forums about LMDE 6 and rufus. Maybe use Ventoy on Windows to out the ISO on the USB or Balena Etcher

icy basalt
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Can i just download xfce?

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Does my pc meed the reqirements?

gritty grove
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Mint 21 XFCE would be a pain as it is 64 bit only

icy basalt
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I just wanna play tf2 on my pc

gritty grove
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Could try MX Linux 32 bit

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It looks like dd mode is needed in Rufus for the LMDE ISO to work

icy basalt
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@gritty grove should i install mx linux on my other usb is it good for team fortress 2?

gritty grove
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I would try dd mode in rufus to put the LMDE iso on the USB again

icy basalt
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Aight

icy basalt
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Anyways its getting hella late here 1:30 am rn i really gotta go to sleep can we continue this tmmrow thanks a lot for the help i really appreciate it

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Gn bro

gritty grove
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I might not be around much tomorrow- work

icy basalt
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Ping me when youre free

icy basalt
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@gritty grove

gritty grove
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@icy basalt You around?

icy basalt