#Linux Mint died?

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severe lava
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When I was using Linux Mint and playing Roblox my entire system froze and when it continued doing that it just booted up and said "No Bootable Device" another restart later I was in Windows 10 which had the same problem, but I fixed it. Can I save Linux Mint and Grub? Any apps to view my Linux partition?

timid sigil
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ensure that's done

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then boot the live usb of Mint. Can probably use boot repair app there

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and also view your drives n folders there

severe lava
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I will try tomorrow

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Thx

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I remember my laptop showing that message before, so my SSD might have problems.

severe lava
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Also I found out that I had Disk Genius on Windows 10 when I was formating my partitions and Usb stick.

timid sigil
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shouldn't matter.

severe lava
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I mean I can atleast confirm Linux is still there.

timid sigil
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did u turn windows fast startup off?

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this is done within Windows as per the link I sent.

severe lava
timid sigil
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now you're booted into the live Mint desktop?

severe lava
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Waiting for the iso to download

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its stuck at %100

timid sigil
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either pick a different mirror to get it from

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or use the torrent link, and use a torrent application like Transmission on Windows

severe lava
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Any tools to check my partition for errors?

timid sigil
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yes but it must be done from Live environment (with the linux partitions all unmounted)

severe lava
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I mean it beat the time before dying yesterday

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Maybe it was that windows feature

timid sigil
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so if F12 gave u the loader, that means your boot order just got changed . not a big deal.

severe lava
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Oh thx

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I kinda realised that too after it didn't die

timid sigil
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if u want to check and/or repair, boot live Mint USB. open Disks app, choose the partition (ext4 or btrfs one) and the gear icon> Check Filesystem

severe lava
timid sigil
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how did u prepare the USB?

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@severe lava

severe lava
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Threw the iso in it

timid sigil
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is it prepared with Ventoy?

timid sigil
severe lava
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What was the name of the other app?

timid sigil
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u cant just copy an ISO to a blank USB and expect it to boot

severe lava
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I don't like using Ventoy

timid sigil
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use that.

severe lava
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Will Rufus work from Windows 10?

timid sigil
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yes

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but make sure to use GPT partitioning mode

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if this computer is less than 7 years old

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otherwise it just may never show in the F12 quickboot menu

severe lava
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Was going to ask for that

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Cluster size at default?

timid sigil
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default

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as long as the 'target system' says for UEFI (and possibly BIOS)

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and GPT partioning style

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if this is newish computer

severe lava
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My laptop is from 2020 or 2021 so it should be UEFI

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Using an old usb drive with 18 MB/s write is pain.

timid sigil
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it's ok. only should take about 5-6 minutes

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and let it REST another half minute too after it says done.

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so u don't get errors.

severe lava
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Don't worry my drive has been formatted like 5 times in a year, it would die by now if I was doing something wrong.

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Also my F12 menu has a leftover entry from when I tried Fedora, what would happen if I clicked it?

timid sigil
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you can clean it later.

timid sigil
severe lava
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Thank god I had Windows 10 on a dual boot this time even tho I am using it to fix an issue it created.

timid sigil
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always keep your RUFUS or UUI or ventoy'd usb with Mint ISO available in a safe, easy to get place

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as an emergency boot and diagnostics disk

severe lava
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I mean that USB is always on my window.

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I can take a nap before my USB is ready.

timid sigil
severe lava
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57%

timid sigil
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i hope u didnt touch the "Persistent size" slider in Rufus

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cuz that will certainly add more time.

severe lava
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It's on 0

timid sigil
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almost done anyway. dont forget to let it rest a bit after

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at least half minute.

severe lava
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Also I found it weird that the Windows partition had corrupted sectors and was blue screening until I ran chkdsk.

timid sigil
severe lava
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I will use F2 to fix my boot order and boot from the USB.

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I am soo good at turning a 5 minute job into an hour and 5 minute job.

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Still doesn't show it

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severe lava
timid sigil
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use ventoy

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or add some other uefi device to your boot list

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allow usb devices in boot list

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that may have gotten turned off

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proper settings

severe lava
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I mean it works fine

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Would have died by now if it was corrupted

timid sigil
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well check bios settings

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if u used rufus in uefi/gpt mode it should be listed in bios options somewhere

severe lava
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I am dealing with it tomorrow as it crashed again and I won't let it crash on me until it hides grub behind Windows boot manager.

severe lava
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@timid sigil

severe lava