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exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 9:46 AM

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I tried downloading linux mint and at first it worked, but when i was downloading the first time there was no partitions so i restarted, then when i tried redownloading it didnt work, i disabled fast boot and secure boot and now i am getting a
import_mok_state() failed: not found
error, ive tried redownloading the iso and switched from balena to rufus, idk whats wrong atp, im new to linux so i dont really know much.
Im also attempting to have a dual boot where i have windows 11 and linux mint cinnamon

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UEFI v2.80 (INSYDE Corp. 0x54456105)
INSYDE Corp. V1.05
Acer Nitro AN515-51
Secure Boot status: Disabled
Disconnecting potentially blocking drivers
Searching for target partition on boot disk:
0: PeiRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Usb(0x0,0x0)/HD(0,0,0)
Found NTFS target partition.
Starting NTFS driver services
NTFS Driver 1.7 (ntfs-3g 0x9db3ce6)
Opening target NTFS partition:
0: Volume label is "Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon 64-bit"
This system uses 64-bit x86 UEFI => searching for x64 EFI bootloader
0: launching "EFI\boot\bootx64.efi"...
Failed to open \EFI\boot\bootx64.efi - Not Found
Failed to load image \EFI\boot\bootx64.efi: Not Found
Failed to start MokManager: Not Found
Something has gone seriously wrong: import_mok_state() failed: Not Found

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 11:37 AM

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:41 PM

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hi so

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you said you flashed the iso with rufus, right?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:42 PM

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okay so

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what i did now was i used ventoy to fix up my usb then used balenaetcher to flash the iso file

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:43 PM

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so the only thing on the USB is linux mint, right?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:43 PM

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zenith belfry so the only thing on the USB is linux mint, right?

yes

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:43 PM

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alright

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can you go into windows and send me a picture of the files in the usb stick?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:44 PM

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zenith belfry can you go into windows and send me a picture of the files in the usb stick?

my usb isnt showung up wth

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according to github my usb is dead

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 1:51 PM

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zenith belfry so the only thing on the USB is linux mint, right?

when u create a bootable drive all ur usb data gets lost

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:51 PM

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yeah ik, thats what should happen

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:52 PM

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yeah

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then i flashed linux onto it after

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:52 PM

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@exotic marsh i think you should format ur usb stick and reflash it only with balena etcher

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:52 PM

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idk why the drive isnt showing up in windows anymore tho

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:52 PM

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zenith belfry <@791761011875119144> i think you should format ur usb stick and reflash it **on...

so to format it

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i use ventoy no?

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:52 PM

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no

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 1:53 PM

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use rufus

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:53 PM

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why rufus

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 1:53 PM

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cuz why not its good too

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:53 PM

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i mean etcher is more reliable and its pretty much designed for linux distros

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:53 PM

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i used rufuse and it didnt work

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:54 PM

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ok use balena etcher then

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actually i dont think u have to format it cuz etcher will do it automatically

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 1:54 PM

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yea balena is much simpler

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:54 PM

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i mea when i used etcher the first time

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it worked

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but there were no partitions at all

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:55 PM

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that's odd

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what do you mean no partitions?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:55 PM

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like

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the partition screen had nothing and any button i pressed would crash the installer

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 1:56 PM

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u got one drive in ur laptop right? and how many partition its got u have to identify each partition when installing linux mint it will be like sda1 a2 something like that u have to select the one which is unallocated its hard to figure it out

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you should vids

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cant help u with writing text

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:58 PM

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yk this screen

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it just had nothing inside the first time

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:58 PM

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why is your windows system only 500 megabytes

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:58 PM

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thats not my pic

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 1:58 PM

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ohh ok

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 1:59 PM

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but like the first time just had nothing, then after couldnt boot linux at all, came up w the error first mentioned, ventoy fixed it but now new problem

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:00 PM

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ok so, i think we should do the entire thing from scratch

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no ventoy, no rufus, just balena etcher

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are you in windows rn?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:01 PM

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yes

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i have a 32gb usb so ill use that

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since the other one isnt showing up at all

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:01 PM

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ok i want you to plug in that usb and flash it with balena etcher

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:02 PM

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this is what my other usb is showing up as now

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wth does that mean

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btw its flashing

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:03 PM

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exotic marsh wth does that mean

no idea, i've had that happen before too

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:03 PM

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now neither ofthe usbs show up in explorer wth

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:03 PM

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ok thats fine

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:03 PM

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exotic marsh btw its flashing

thats inappropriate

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:03 PM

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do you now how to boot from usb?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:04 PM

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zenith belfry do you now how to boot from usb?

i just press boot into usb? or do i just open linux mint like normal

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:05 PM

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exotic marsh i just press boot into usb? or do i just open linux mint like normal

boot into linux mint

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:06 PM

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zenith belfry boot into linux mint

okay

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omgg

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:08 PM

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retry it

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i've never seen that error before

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:09 PM

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my usbs are showing as partitions in disk management btw

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odd stuff happening

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:10 PM

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have you restarted the flashing?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:11 PM

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yes

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:11 PM

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ok tell me if it fails again

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if it does, then your iso is probably corrupted

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:12 PM

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ive redownloaded the iso like 3 times man

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theres a tiny windows man in my laptop whose sole purpose is to mess up me downloading linux

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flash is done

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:14 PM

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ok restart ur pc and boot into mint

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:15 PM

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yup

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:15 PM

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ok so can u like send me pictures of the process

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:16 PM

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everythings going normally rn

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:16 PM

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ok that's good

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:19 PM

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i had this last time

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:19 PM

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i cant see that

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can you retake the picture please

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:20 PM

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:20 PM

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thanks

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click on Device for boot loader installation and see if anything's there

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:21 PM

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its only /dev/sda

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:21 PM

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ok click on Change... and see if anything happens

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:22 PM

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it crashes

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:23 PM

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the entire system crashes?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:23 PM

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the installer crashes

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:24 PM

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bro watch that yt video

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this wont help u'

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vids are alot helpfu;

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:24 PM

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literally ehat in that video can i do

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theres nothing in that screen

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:25 PM

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the video isnt for beginners

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it shows a terminal in like the first frame

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@exotic marsh relaunch the installer and show me each screen

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:26 PM

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:26 PM

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ok good so far

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 PM

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then goes to the screen i alr senr

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 PM

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just straight into that screen?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 PM

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yeah

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 PM

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ok i have an idea

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:27 PM

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change mount point to /

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 PM

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open your file explorer in mint

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 PM

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yeah

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 PM

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click used and see what part is free

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 PM

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sterile phoenix change mount point to /

idk what that is

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 PM

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just open your file explorer

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:28 PM

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its open

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:29 PM

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alr show me

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:29 PM

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:29 PM

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can u retake pls

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:30 PM

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oops

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srnt another e it by accident

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:30 PM

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ayo u connected to internet?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:31 PM

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yes

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:31 PM

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exotic marsh oops

ok so, linux mint doesnt see your windows drive

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can you open your terminal and run the command lsblk and show me the output?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:32 PM

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actual mystery

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:33 PM

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So it just straight up doesn't see the drive thinkwtf

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:33 PM

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linux and i were never meant to be

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:33 PM

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what the actual...

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ok can you open your driver manager?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:34 PM

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yup

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:34 PM

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anything in there?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:35 PM

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nvidia drivers and xserver xorg video nouveau drivers

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:35 PM

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can u send me a pic

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:35 PM

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:36 PM

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ok... thinkwtf

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lemme search this up

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:37 PM

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shit actually isnt possible bro

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:37 PM

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intel RST bro

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:37 PM

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huj

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:37 PM

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that is why u cant see drive

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also, are you trying to replace Windows or dual-boot?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:38 PM

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dual boot

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:38 PM

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ok i come with some new information

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try doing sudo apt purge dmraid in ya terminal

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:40 PM

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got to turn off "Windows Fast Startup" in Windows
AND
Intel Rapid Storage in BIOS

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:40 PM

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exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:40 PM

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urban plinth got to turn off "Windows Fast Startup" in Windows AND Intel Rapid Storage in B...

turned off the first thing

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:41 PM

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exotic marsh

close the installer

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and try it again

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:42 PM

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zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:42 PM

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ok now try the installer again

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:44 PM

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the installer isnt opening

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:44 PM

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wtf?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:44 PM

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this stuff is sodumb bruh

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:45 PM

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ok so it just does nothing

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when you double click the app?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:46 PM

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yeah, right clickrd and pressed open too

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:46 PM

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ok try running mint-installer in your terminal and tell me what it says

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:47 PM

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command not found

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:48 PM

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Uh can I have you try something fresh?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:48 PM

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2 things just popped uo

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:48 PM

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first step. see how your Windows is installed, because for a dual boot, you'll want to make absolutely sure that Linux gets installed the same way.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:49 PM

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sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:49 PM

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wtf is this command

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:49 PM

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don't worry about that. you can reboot the live usb. but first please go to windows.

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 2:50 PM

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guess i thought that command existed... lol

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:51 PM

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it's mintinstall or mint-install anyway.

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@exotic marsh let me know when you're back in Windows.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:52 PM

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urban plinth <@791761011875119144> let me know when you're back in Windows.

back

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:52 PM

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then type msconfig32 in a run prompt.

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look at the information it gives, about if it is run currently as BIOS or as UEFI

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:53 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:53 PM

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hang on , let me recheck the name

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:53 PM

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sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:53 PM

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exotic marsh

open dxdiag

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:54 PM

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ah ok

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it's in UEFI

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:54 PM

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u'll get all the info there

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:54 PM

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the program was called msinfo32

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:54 PM

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yeah that opens what i was just in

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:55 PM

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great. so you'll want to make sure that u boot the USB up a) in UEFI mode and b) with intel RST turned OFF in the BIOS (if it is present). one more things, can u open Windows Disk management right now please.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:56 PM

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is it okay to turn off rst?

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:56 PM

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find your c: drive.. it's probably Disk 0 yes?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:57 PM

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yes

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:57 PM

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exotic marsh is it okay to turn off rst?

usually. the BIOS will warn you first of any cautions.

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:57 PM

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exotic marsh yes

ok hover over the word "Disk 0", then right click and pick properties, then check in the Volumes tab.

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is the disk partitioning scheme as GPT?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:58 PM

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no volumes tab

sterile phoenix Jul 5, 2024, 2:59 PM

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u got 2.8 gb un allocated space bro

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 2:59 PM

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urban plinth ok hover over the word "Disk 0", then right click and pick properties, then chec...

try again exactly like this

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 2:59 PM

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mb i misread, its 1am for me

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:00 PM

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k. it is GPT.. next thing .. check if Bitlocker is on.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:02 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:03 PM

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ok good it is off.

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it would be good at this time if you have any very important files on Windows to back them up to an external drive.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:04 PM

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well both my usbs are showing as local drives rn

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:04 PM

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then afer that, go to BIOS and see if RST is on.

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:04 PM

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exotic marsh well both my usbs are showing as local drives rn

yep, just find a blank USB and backup your files that are important to you from Windows (just in case)

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:05 PM

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i cant se them in explorer

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:05 PM

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well, the one u did it Etcher is probably showing full anway.

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don't u have a blank USB?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:06 PM

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urban plinth don't u have a blank USB?

i do, it just doesnt show up in file explorer

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:07 PM

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ok, unplug all the USB drives.. then replug JUST one which you are going to use for backups please.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:08 PM

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yeah

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:09 PM

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if it doesn't show up still, let me know

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:09 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:09 PM

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ok, will need to reformat that usb drive then.

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do you see it in Disk Management?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:10 PM

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yes

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:10 PM

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show a pic

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:11 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:11 PM

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can you right click it there (Disk 2) and see if there is a Format option

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:12 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:12 PM

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see why it has that blue "i" circle.

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check its properties

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:13 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:13 PM

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signature collision. LOL

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:14 PM

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huh

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:14 PM

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probably because you tried to make two drives with etcher right?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:14 PM

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no, one used ventoy and rufus one used balena

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:15 PM

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what did u use on this exact drive having the blue i ?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:16 PM

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well at first i think i used balena then cleared it and used ventoy and rufus

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wwell i unplugged it and plugged it back in

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and i was able to get the drive back on explorer

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:17 PM

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how much data do you think you have to back up?? if you have fast upload speed, you can use Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, or Drop Box.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:17 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:17 PM

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exotic marsh and i was able to get the drive back on explorer

oh that's good.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:17 PM

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i have a folder for the main things i want to back up

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:18 PM

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ok so here's what to do.. run up Ventoy (ventoy2disk.exe) then go to its Option menu. (it should show this D: drive already in the main screen)

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:19 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:19 PM

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go to Partition Style, and pick GPT

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:19 PM

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yeah

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i ddi that before too

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:19 PM

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then go to Partition configuration, and click on "leave space at end of drive"

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leave enough space to be a bit MORE than the amount you need to backup.

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for example, if what u need to back up totals 1 GB,,,, leave 10 GB space in ventoy option

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:21 PM

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well im guessing im gonna need atleast 4gb

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:21 PM

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leave 10

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u have a big enough drive of 32 GB

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:21 PM

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this is on the 16gb drive

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:22 PM

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oh ok.. leave like 8 GB free at end of drive.

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or 7, yeah choose 7

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:22 PM

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yws

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:23 PM

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ok so if you are ready, hit Install

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it will take a short time.

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afterwards, you'll need to format that free space to something like exFAT or NTFS (you can do that from Explorer)

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:24 PM

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done

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:24 PM

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you'll need to likely unplug the drive first, then replug

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and close ventoy now.. since it is finished.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:24 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:25 PM

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what do you see in Disk Management now for this 16 GB drive?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:25 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:26 PM

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great.. so the last part (7 GB) is what u will want to format

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and that is where u will put ur backup files

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:26 PM

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okay

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:26 PM

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see if u can from Explorer.. idk if it will show up.

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just DONT mess with the 7.42 GB part, nor the 32 MB part.

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:27 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:28 PM

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when you right click the currently highlighted drive on the left, and do properties, what does it report for size?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:28 PM

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:29 PM

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ok, right click the OTHER one labelled ventoy, and do properties, what does it report for size?

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:30 PM

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i checked both

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:30 PM

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can u show the whole picture pleae

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:30 PM

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they show the same thing

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urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:32 PM

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ok copy and paste your backups folder into the empty "ventoy" drive. the 7.42 GB exfat volume.

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we will forget about the spare 7 GB for now.

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tag me when the files are backed up successfully there.. and let me know how much free space remains on that usb volume

exotic marsh Jul 5, 2024, 3:37 PM

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@urban plinth im really tired im gonna go to bed, lets continue this another time, if possible give me the instructions and ill try to follow them

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 3:41 PM

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yeah just backup your important files to the ventoy drive.. if there is enough room too, add the linux Mint ISO as well.

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next time you wake up.. go to BIOS, and turn off Intel RST (if you find it, probably in the Advanced: storage section)

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after that, plug in only the Ventoy usb stick (with the Mint ISO copied on it) and do a reboot. You will boot to UEFI USB Storage Device. From there you will see white Ventoy screen, with the Mint ISO shown, available to boot. Boot normally.

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That should take you to the Mint live environment desktop like before.. from there, open the start menu, and search "Disks" in the Accessories, or type-search it.

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Run Disks, and you SHOULD see your main internal drive containing NTFS partition now. (if you successfully disabled RST)

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then you may launch the installer, choose "Install alongside Windows" and it will give slider to divide space.

zenith belfry Jul 5, 2024, 6:21 PM

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exotic marsh I tried downloading linux mint and at first it worked, but when i was downloadin...

wdym download

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please stop confusing download = install

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download is not installing

urban plinth Jul 5, 2024, 6:26 PM

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i hate that misnomer too.

#Cant download linux mint.