#trouble while installing Linux mint

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subtle basin
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hi

subtle basin
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okay

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do i make a new partition table?

subtle basin
subtle basin
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Like can you create a partition from windows?

worldly hearth
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generally speaking the mint installer will handle setting up the disk for you

worthy axle
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boot from USB and run the Boot Repair app

subtle basin
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subtle basin
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I guess he's having the same issue

worldly hearth
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I would suggest allowing mint to set it up for you

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rather than doing it manually

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worthy axle
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the default option automatically handles partition creation for you (the one which says it will delete stuff)

worldly hearth
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basically ensure any data is backed up before operating on the disk

subtle basin
worldly hearth
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then select either install alongside whatever or erase whatever and install mint as desired

subtle basin
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He haven't created any root partition or boot partition yet

worthy axle
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worthy axle
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is there ANY data that needs to be saved or not deleted on the disk he is installing mint on

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worthy axle
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just delete everything with gparted

worldly hearth
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just select erase disk and install mint

subtle basin
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Damn no

worthy axle
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and reinstall

worldly hearth
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assuming the disk really has no data that must be preserved

worthy axle
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I am confused does Hellotiedh or Smart need help?

subtle basin
worldly hearth
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can't emphasise enough that this will destroy any data on the disk

raven arrow
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ME

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mb caps

worthy axle
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alright just wipe your entire disk with GParted

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after that the default install should proceed as normal

worldly hearth
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don't even need to do anything with gparted

subtle basin
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Lol

worthy axle
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eh personal preferences

subtle basin
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📈

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@worthy axle @worldly hearth he's doing a double boot guys

worthy axle
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OH SHIT

subtle basin
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☠️

worthy axle
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@raven arrow

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subtle basin
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@raven arrow boski

worthy axle
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do you want your windows wiped?

raven arrow
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ye?

subtle basin
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worthy axle
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yes or no

subtle basin
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Damn I got remembered

worldly hearth
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there should be an option to install alongside the existing OS

subtle basin
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subtle basin
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Advanced features i guess

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subtle basin
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Click on something else

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It you want to do dual boot

worldly hearth
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Is Linux to be installed on an entirely different disk than windows or the same disk

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dif

worthy axle
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Then use the Something else option

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you will create 2 partitions

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1GB (could also be 100MB if you want) partition for EFI (if you are using SSDs)
and the other is a standard ext4 partition for "/"

worldly hearth
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does it use legacy boot or EFI?

raven arrow
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idk

worthy axle
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can you give us your hardware parts?

worldly hearth
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insofar as why its not detected one wonders if you are booted in EFI mode now and windows is installed in legacy

subtle basin
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something else is for creating EFI and root partition i guess

worthy axle
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I have also a 3rd partition which is my /home

subtle basin
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When installing Linux Mint, you can choose the "Something else" option to manually manage your disk partitions, or you can select "Erase disk and install Linux Mint" to let the installer automatically handle everything for you. Here’s a breakdown of both options:

  1. Erase Disk and Install Linux Mint

What It Does: This option will wipe all existing data on the disk, including other operating systems (like Windows) and partitions.

Use Case: Choose this if you want a clean installation of Linux Mint without needing any other operating systems or data on the disk.

Caution: Make sure to back up any important data before proceeding, as this action is irreversible.

  1. Something Else

What It Does: This option allows you to manually create, delete, or resize partitions. You can specify where to install Linux Mint, how much space to allocate, and what file systems to use.

Use Case: Choose this if you want to keep existing operating systems (like Windows) or if you want to create a specific partition layout for your Linux installation.

Caution: This option requires a bit more knowledge about disk partitioning. Ensure you understand how to manage partitions correctly to avoid data loss.

Recommendations

If you want to dual-boot with Windows: Choose "Something else" and ensure you don’t overwrite your Windows partitions.

If you want a fresh start: Choose "Erase disk and install Linux Mint".

Steps to Follow

  1. Boot from the Linux Mint USB.

  2. Select "Install Linux Mint".

  3. Choose either "Erase disk and install Linux Mint" or "Something else".

  4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Source - ChatGPT

worthy axle
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instead of putting it in /

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Do you have that prepared? Also remove those double new lines

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wait chatgpt

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pls do not use AI to recommend solutions to people

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worthy axle
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It is highly recommended when doing such sensitive stuff to NOT use AI

worthy axle
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sorry I didn't mention that

subtle basin
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and a biostar motherboard i think

worthy axle
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motherboard?

subtle basin
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hdd have nothing??

worthy axle
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model?

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subtle basin
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ye

subtle basin
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then i guess u can erase all data

worthy axle
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he gotta reinstall

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unless he tries running them with Wine/Bottles/Manually adding to steam as exes

raven arrow
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ehh i dont play steeam games that much

subtle basin
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yee

worthy axle
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For now try creating a 100MB EFI partition

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and the rest for the "/" partition for Mint

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worthy axle
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worthy axle
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ignore the /home partition, that's how it should look like for me specifically

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worthy axle
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100 is the recommended one

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but you can do 512 too

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worthy axle
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2 partitions

  • efi 100MB or more
  • / rest of disk
subtle basin
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/ this one for storing files

worthy axle
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and your OS (Mint)

raven arrow
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okayy i did thhat

subtle basin
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efi for bootloader

worthy axle
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you can make it more beautiful with custom Grub themes, but that's for later

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so i install now?

worthy axle
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that's it

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WAIT

subtle basin
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@raven arrowhave you selected all harddrive for installing linux mint

worthy axle
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are you doing this on the HDD?

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worthy axle
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I thought he wanted to do it on the NVMEE

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chat

subtle basin
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He said that there's nothing in his hdd

worthy axle
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like it's empty?

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worthy axle
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no other partitions

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worthy axle
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my problem is the location of the EFI

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worthy axle
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dunno how the EFI would react knowing that it's smashed in the middle

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worldly hearth
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it matters not at all

worthy axle
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isn't EFI recommended to stay at the beginning/end?

worldly hearth
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for practical purposes it doesn't matter

subtle basin
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Wait what does that mean

worthy axle
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alright

subtle basin
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You mean sequence

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Of those partitions?

worthy axle
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partitions are physically aligned inside the disk

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they actually have an order

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EFI usually is recommended to stay in beginning or end but if Michael says it's fine, it probably is

subtle basin
worthy axle
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it should

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so I'm good?

subtle basin
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Reply him @worthy axle bone

worthy axle
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yeah yeah

subtle basin
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Bone_man.deb

worthy axle
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don't make me turn myself into a snap

subtle basin
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@raven arrow one ss please

worthy axle
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we don't want that now do we

subtle basin
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worthy axle
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I will flatten you into a flatpak

worthy axle
subtle basin
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Install

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okay

subtle basin
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He haven't installed grub yet

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worthy axle
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I think he is using bios

subtle basin
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@worthy axle

subtle basin
worthy axle
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@worldly hearth you go help him, I haven't dealt with BIOS

subtle basin
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My BIOS is from 1958

worldly hearth
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lol

subtle basin
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@worldly hearth

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worldly hearth
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unless its a mainframe I suggest its not from 1958

subtle basin
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worldly hearth
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what is the actual model of your computer or board

raven arrow
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can i check that in linux?'

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subtle basin
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sudo fdisk -l

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It will show the tree of partitions

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subtle basin
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sudo mount /dev/sdaX /mnt

X should replace with the root partition one

raven arrow
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the biggest one?

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like the main storage?

subtle basin
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/ this one

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okay

subtle basin
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No

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I guess you haven't created a partition yet

worldly hearth
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that isn't a legacy boot arrangement whatsoever I see windows installed on both disk and nvme

subtle basin
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For Linux mint

subtle basin
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worldly hearth
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I don't see why not just erase the microcrap partitions on the disk and just create a big ol ext4 partition in the space and mount that at /

subtle basin
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i thought i did that already?

subtle basin
worthy axle
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you did it on your hard drive

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not your NVME

worldly hearth
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the correct default layout that would be created by the installer is thus

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1M bios boot ~500MB EFI system

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then the rest ext4 mounted at /

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worthy axle
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alright alright

subtle basin
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😭

worthy axle
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also I dropped my Mintows theme #💬general

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worldly hearth
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question

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are you booted right now in efi mode?

subtle basin
worldly hearth
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you can test by running efibootmgr without arguments

subtle basin
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in terminal?

worldly hearth
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yes

subtle basin
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We are close

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says "EFI variables are not supported on this system."

worldly hearth
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it should give some info if it says "EFI variables are not supported on this system" you didn't boot in EFI mode to start with

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well that is the screw up then

raven arrow
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yeah

worldly hearth
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I bet if you reboot in efi mode it will detect windows and offer to install alongside it

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but how do i do that

subtle basin
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He haven't installed grub yet i g@worldly hearth

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Repaired i guess

worldly hearth
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booting the installer in the wrong mode is kind of a fatal error

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you don't actually want to install in legacy

subtle basin
worldly hearth
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also disable secure boot

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i did that

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before that ss

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worldly hearth
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Disable legacy boot mode in your motherboard

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reboot and select the correct boot target

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so i gotta restart my pc?

worldly hearth
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yep

subtle basin
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worldly hearth
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@subtle basin if your motherboard is new enough to have EFI eg > 2008 that is almost certainly wrong

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your install of windows is EFI which wouldn't be true if your board didn't support it

subtle basin
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cus it says uefi

worldly hearth
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basically disable legacy boot and disable secure boot

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boot into the intaller properly

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then it will almost certainly have no trouble setting your disks up for you

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I can't find legacy boot

subtle basin
worldly hearth
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what is your motherboard model?

subtle basin
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BIOS and UEFI

worldly hearth
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or computer model if a laptop

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worldly hearth
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gigabtyle b450MH?

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probably

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idrk

worldly hearth
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disable CSM support

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that is legacy boot its under other PCI device ROM

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worldly hearth
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if that was so one would suppose it wouldn't be booted in legacy mode

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if running efibootmgr returns EFI variables not supported it means your booted in legacy mode

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directions on page 28

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after successfully disabling CSM and secure boot they will want to hit the motherboard specific boot key to choose a boot target and boot from the mint installer usb

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in the correct mode it should detect the other OS and offer to install alongside

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okay

worldly hearth
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then it will do any hairy crap with the partitioning for you properly

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if I recall correctly the 1M bios boot partition its complaining about is specifically only required by legacy boot mode

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for instance

subtle basin
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When everything will get set up just tag me

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worldly hearth
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where is it getting that error?

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booting off the usb

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where linux is

worldly hearth
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are we sure in fact we specifically disabled secure boot?

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yeah

worldly hearth
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like you found the setting labeled secure boot?

raven arrow
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yeah

worldly hearth
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third tab from the left labeled bios CSM support disabled, storage boot option control set to "UEFI only"

subtle basin
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It's just simply grub issue

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the USB is labeled as UEFI:SanDisk partition 1

subtle basin
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Reinstalling that can resolve this issue ig

worldly hearth
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did we verify the offical iso?

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idk

worldly hearth
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when you say secure boot isn't enabled do you mean you explicitly found the control where you can set something that is explicitly called "secure boot" to the value of off

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yes

worldly hearth
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or do you mean you did not encounter a setting called secure boot and are therefore assuming its not enabled

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it is according to manual only configurable wherein CSM support is set to disabled

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uh huh

worldly hearth
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the gist being that your bios is dumb and looking for a hard coded path

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bascially the user mentioned they fixed it by renaming the file to the expected value

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I booted and I didn't say that error

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at this point idc abt dual boot

worldly hearth
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ah so are you able to install normally now?

raven arrow
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I think so

worldly hearth
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great

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I'll just download windows on another hdd

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just in case I need windows

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