OS not starting even after dual boot installation

[quick pecan]

I have a Asus Vivobook S14 with these config:

• i5 12500H
• 16 GB RAM
• 500 GB SSD
• BIOS mode: UEFI
• I have a laptop with only one single SSD.

I first tried and then clicked on the install option.
I followed the process and install Linux mint in an unallocated disk partition.
I allocated 30GB of storage.

My installation was this:

• installation type: Primary
• ext4
• root at "/"

Boot Priority

1. Ubuntu
2. Windows boot manager

In my Laptop, secure boot and fast boot was already disabled.

Also, I didn't choose the "Install alongside Windows" option. I choose "Something else...", and then selected the unallocated partition.

The problem is that when I boot my PC, press "esc" while booting, it shows three option:

• Windows boot Manager
• Ubuntu
• Enter setup (takes to UEFI BIOS setting)

When I go to the "Ubuntu", nothing happens. It just keep showing the same screen.

When I first installed Linux Mint, I did not switch to it directly, but first went to windows to check if it working properly, and nothing happened to it.

Then I shut off from windows and tried to go to Linux mint, but stuck at selecting which OS to go (in the 1st image).

Please Help! What to do Now?
Check out the images and link of this post in Linux mint forum: /viewtopic.php?t=443319

[true anvil]

You chose something else and did manual partitioning right?

[quick pecan]

I choose something else in the options.
And I had an unallocated partition, which showed up, when installing, and I choose that.

[true anvil]

Yea if you chose something else, you have to do manual partitioning. Did you follow any tutorial?

[quick pecan]

Yes, watched a video on youtube. There are many, so can't be specific, which one.

In the first image, after selecting and entering the "Ubuntu (Micron_...), nothing happens. It's just refresh the screen.

[true anvil]

You sure your secure boot is off?

[blazing breach]

Umm have you used mint live USB?

[quick pecan]

Yes

[blazing breach]

If so try putting it back into the port and do

update-grub or I guess grub-update

Or

os-prober

[quick pecan]

yes, I used a usb stick with linux mint installed in it (using rufus), It was working. It's still works now.

[quick pecan]

where, in the windows system?

I'm sorry, I'm not too technical with command line. So had to ask where to use the command.

[blazing breach]

[blazing breach]

Noo like
Just put the USB drive in you laptop then when mint gets boot up then

By the way, for bootloader you must select whole drive like /dev/sda

Also UEFI requires a EFI partition have you created that

My messages are stucking cause of poor internet connection right now

[quick pecan]

Can you share more details about this?

[quick pecan]

Is there a guide which you can refere?

Or video?

[blazing breach]

Like when you selecting partition in something else option there must be a option

Like

Where you would like to install bootloader

Lemme give you a screenshot

[quick pecan]

Okay, I will try to replicate it add what I did.

[quick pecan]

Yes, please do. That would be of great help.

[blazing breach]

As you can see there is a EFI partition

And

The location (whole drive)

Umm have you selected the whole drive?

It's becouse bootloader like (grub) scans for whole drive for ISO images

[quick pecan]

From what I can remember, I only selected the main 30GB empty partition with these settings:

• installation type: Primary
• ext4
• root at "/"

[blazing breach]

That's fine
But since you are in UEFI
You must create a additional partition of about 200mb minimum

EFI is required for bootloader

[quick pecan]

I did not do that. The 200MB additional partition, I didn't.

[quick pecan]

So, let forget this installation. What if I just deleted the existing and and do a fresh one?

[blazing breach]

@quick pecan why not just select

Install Linux mint alongside windows?

[blazing breach]

You can!

[quick pecan]

Yes, again do the installation.

[blazing breach]

I use to do that a lot when I was a beginner cause I just mess up my mint install 🙂

[quick pecan]

delete this partition, and install it again.

[blazing breach]

No let it be there

[quick pecan]

Okay, got it.

[blazing breach]

Put in pendrive in then boot mint live session

[quick pecan]

so how do I solve this probelm?

okay, then?

[blazing breach]

My reinstalling mint and creating a EFI partition also select grub on whole drive

[blazing breach]

Then open that CD like logo present in the desktop that mint installation...

[quick pecan]

okay, I see.
Do I need to create an extra 200MB partition for EFI?

[quick pecan]

Yes, I remember do that. I will follow your steps.

[blazing breach]

Is there already an EFI, for windows?

If so let it be there as well

What about bootloader?

[quick pecan]

This is how it is:

[blazing breach]

Are you in mint right now?

[quick pecan]

No, it's windows.

that 29.30 GB is where I installed mint.

[blazing breach]

No I mean aren't you installing mint right now

[blazing breach]

Ok that's fine

[quick pecan]

I'm using my laptop for discord, so I need to shut down the laptop first. So no.

[blazing breach]

I use 30GB as well

[blazing breach]

Umm don't you have any other device for communication while installing mint?

A smartphone?

[quick pecan]

yes, I think it's enough for online work in browser.

[quick pecan]

Let me do that.

[blazing breach]

Yup it's more than enough for me

[blazing breach]

Okioki

[quick pecan]

I'm on my smartphone right now.

[blazing breach]

Should we start

[quick pecan]

Yes

[blazing breach]

Cool so now boot up the Linux mint flash drive into your laptop

[quick pecan]

Doing that.

[blazing breach]

Oki

[quick pecan]

In the mint OS.

[blazing breach]

Ok open the installer interface

[quick pecan]

On it.

[blazing breach]

Then go to that something else option

[blazing breach]

Is this the whole drive?

Do you only have a nvme SSD

[quick pecan]

Yes, only one nvme ssd

[astral horizon]

not to disrupt this conversatiion, but is windows not booting only after u installed mint?

[quick pecan]

Window is working. Only not able to access the mint

[blazing breach]

Ok can I see options there for more clearity?

[blazing breach]

Linux mint is not booting

[astral horizon]

did u change storage control mode from ahci to rst?

in bios

[quick pecan]

Here is the installed mint from before

[blazing breach]

He's in UEFI

[quick pecan]

Yep, UEFI.

[blazing breach]

Umm options for "Device for bootloader installation"

[quick pecan]

Where is it?

[blazing breach]

Select the default option

That nvme...1

Labelled with 512.5 GB

[quick pecan]

It is already selected.

[blazing breach]

Yup that's correct

Now try installing it?

[quick pecan]

Do I just install it again in the p7?

[blazing breach]

If it prompts any error

[blazing breach]

Just select that partion and install

p7

[quick pecan]

Okay, what about the UEFI 200mb partition. Do I also need that?

Also just want to know if it will not distrust the windows booting and everything on windows side?

[blazing breach]

No, since there's already an EFI file for windows

Mint can use it

[quick pecan]

Okay got it.

[blazing breach]

Yup!

Select p7 and install

[quick pecan]

Getting this error.

[blazing breach]

Have you selected the /

Also mount point is missing try reconfiguring it

[blazing breach]

...

[quick pecan]

By double clicking on the p7, I getting this.

[blazing breach]

Set mount point / for p7

[blazing breach]

Yeah that's the issue

Use as ext4

Mount point /

[quick pecan]

Where is the option to select mount point?

[blazing breach]

First select ext4

[quick pecan]

There are only two option.
Change or delete

[quick pecan]

Okay....

[blazing breach]

No I mean replace

Use as: do not use this partition

With

Use as: ext4

[quick pecan]

Is this the one?

[blazing breach]

Yes 1st option

Format the partition for clean installation or can continue with this install

[quick pecan]

I'm formatting it. Also is mount point right?

[blazing breach]

Yup

Format

Click ok

Then install

Then tell if any error prompts onto the screen

We are all surrounded by errors these days

[quick pecan]

No error

Setting up user and password right now.

[blazing breach]

Okioki!

[quick pecan]

Human and natural.

[blazing breach]

I have more errors than a usual human

[quick pecan]

Why would you say that?

Every one makes mistakes, some less and some more.

All part of life.

[blazing breach]

i keeps repeating a single mistake over and over again

[quick pecan]

Same here. Did a lot of them in my life.

[blazing breach]

True, well said part of life

[blazing breach]

We can change 'em just can learn from them for future

[quick pecan]

I just started to accept them.

If people have problem with it, they deal themselves.

This is how my mindset is becoming.

[blazing breach]

just keep going on, where ever life takes you to

[quick pecan]

Yes, I agree on that.

[blazing breach]

Gain more experience as much as you can

That will surely unlock more oppertunities

[blazing breach]

Yeah!

What's up with installation?

[quick pecan]

Completed and this is what im getting.

[blazing breach]

First

[blazing breach]

1st for mint

3rd for windows

[quick pecan]

Working , I'm in mint

[blazing breach]

USB is out?

[quick pecan]

Yep.
Let me check on windows.

[blazing breach]

Yup!

Hope it didn't get curropted XD

Working

[quick pecan]

Man, that scares me.

[blazing breach]

XD

Since you didn't format the efi it should work

[quick pecan]

Windows is working fine.

Linux mint is working fine.

[blazing breach]

[quick pecan]

And its all because of you.

Thanks man @blazing breach 🙏

[blazing breach]

just because of installer

[quick pecan]

[quick pecan]

We can side kick it for now.

[blazing breach]

it gets out when we install mint on our local machine

[quick pecan]

Yep, that's right.

[blazing breach]

ok let's get back into #💬general since we have fixed the issue