Fatal Grub Error Installing Mint | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:44 AM

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Hey yall

So I got a fresh flash install of Mint for my laptop. I tried to install it and it was doing all it needed to until I got this error:

executing grub-install /dev/nvme0n1 failed

I’ve turned on UEFI mode through terminal to be sure it’s going.

Turned off Sceure Boot

I’ve reinstalled it to the flash multiple times and nothing is working. Who amongst you will be my knight in shining armor?

graceful olive Jun 28, 2025, 7:45 AM

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Maybe the drive bad or something. Try to install another distro like fedora to see if it resolves your problem. Be carefull with BTRFS drives on fedora.

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 5:03 PM

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graceful olive Maybe the drive bad or something. Try to install another distro like fedora to s...

Isn’t that an entirely different OS?

graceful olive Jun 28, 2025, 5:29 PM

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Yes it is. But is the only solution.

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 5:31 PM

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So just install fedora from another pc, flash it and install onto my computer? Will I then be able to uninstall that and reinstall mint?

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 5:49 PM

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tawny timber So just install fedora from another pc, flash it and install onto my computer? W...

it would write over it, but I would recommend simply booting the live Mint usb up, hit the win key at desktop, type boot repair and run the recommended repair. that'll take care of GRUB bootloader for you

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tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 5:55 PM

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tranquil storm

Not giving me the option to do recommended repair

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tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 5:56 PM

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ah so it may have not installed right (no kernel , no repair)

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open disks

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show the internal drive

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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reinstall without encryption

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then only if needed, run boot repair tool.

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 5:58 PM

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So run the installer and don’t have it encrypted

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 5:59 PM

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if you desperately need encryption at some point later on.. use veracrypt app to make vaults or containers

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 5:59 PM

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Ok

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Just double checking

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@tranquil storm

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:08 PM

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right

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:08 PM

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That’s what I’ve been doing but I’ll see if it does the same error then I’ll do the boot repair

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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don't elect to encrypt home or ANYTHING

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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Didn’t do that

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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not just for this case, but in general. Unless u have serious deep reasons to

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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Gotcha

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:13 PM

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on nvme, install should take about 3 to 4 minutes

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:18 PM

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Bingo?

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:22 PM

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no

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it's still in install mode.

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reboot and test it first

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:24 PM

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So do you want me to run install again and see what happens?

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:27 PM

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no

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did u reboot to the nvme and test?

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@tawny timber

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:29 PM

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Yeah I ran the boot repair and it says the it was successful

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tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:33 PM

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then test it

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:34 PM

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Test as in run install I assume

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:34 PM

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no ffs

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reboot the pc to ur nvme

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if it works u get desktop with welcome app shown

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:37 PM

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Booted up the log in screen put in my password and we are here

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:38 PM

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good, all done

tawny timber Jun 28, 2025, 6:39 PM

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Sorry for the thick skull of mine you’re a life saver man thank you for bearing with me

tranquil storm Jun 28, 2025, 6:39 PM

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no prob

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see #1370807950557577247 message

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