Can't boot into mint

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I install it correctly but I go into rescue mode instead

@slate perch can u help?

I try to reinstall the OS in the external SSD

But failed

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boot Mint live USB up. In the live destkop, search Disks in the start menu, open it, click the main hdd/ssd and show a good pic of the entire window (not maximized)

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The main hdd is still the same as before since I still boot windows normally

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show it.

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@steady bolt here

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bad bad place to put a swap partition

turn off Fast Startup in WINDOWS

Then reinstall linux Mint.

and dont jam a swap partition between the two

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Wait that is the one I put after successfully pulled this off few months ago

The ext4 on the 512GB disk is just a volume with some games

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I never have that on

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show the partition where linux resides. click it and photograph

also, click the play icon first

before taking a picture

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click on the blue link under it

find the etc folder

go into it, and find the fstab file, and double-click it to open it, then maximize the editor

and show.

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why do u have a boot partition? is the installation encrypted?

this is such a filthy mess, putting swap on the nvme

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Bc I did last time

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it's dumb

unless it's encryption, YOU DONT NEED A BOOT PARTITION

Only efi, and root

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Bro, I only turn it on when I play games

So what should I do now?

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run the boot repair app

if it doesnt work , good luck

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Last time I pulled it off with those created

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this is such a mess

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So I have to reinstall

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Recommend repair?

Now I try to boot again?

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did it finish?

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Last line is new to me

I didn't see it the last time

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well fix ur bios order to load the ubuntu from that exact drive and partition it says

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Uhhh how?

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ur loader got fixed on sdb6

explore ur bios and figure it out

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Try to find sth in it?

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Uhhh what should I do?

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So I have to visit the uefi setting?

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that's right

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boot section

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go back to security. this uefi is complete garbage. it should show the entries and devices easily

not just 'WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER"

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Wtf design this stupid UI deserves a slap on his face

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select uefi file as trusted

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direct it to this file

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Now should I disable secure boot and the pass word

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Just did

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ur pics showed secure boot is off

save n exit

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Why it said Lock-nvram this time

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cuz the motherboard

it wont let repair app adjust the order

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did it work?

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Noooooo

Acer really wanted its users to use Windows with this

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i'd suggest reinstalling linux to the external SSD and make it EMPTY

100000% EMPTY

and not messy!!

backup anything on that lexar u need to keep, then wipe it using gparted

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The new year's goal of reinstalling Mint after I mess it up with some stupid Android emulator is so fucking hard

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that's what ur lexar drive should look like.

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So the data on the NTFS Drive goes into “other"

Right?

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later on

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Ok

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if u wish to keep Windows stuff there, or else make it BTRFS, and use windows btrfs driver

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Ok

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and make 1000% SURE you UNFLAG the nvme efi partition first!!!!!

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after u backup everything u need OFF of the LEXAR...

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Ok

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THEN do that ^^

make SURE to choose right drive!!

(the lexar one)

and make sure to unflag nvme0n1p1

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I think I have to backup the lexar device first

I still got 2 days left to get this done

Before returning to school

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Unflag these?

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yes. rightclick p1: manage flags

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@steady bolt after all of this I just need to reinstall it?

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yes, did you blank out your Lexar drive?

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Yes

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then install onto it, you can simply choose 'erase and install' and choose the correct dev name for the lexar

or u can do manual mode, and make sure to follow this pic:

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Already did?

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i know, that's the name of the option

for automatic mode

^ 'something else' aka manual mode

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Wait

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put the right drive names in for your case

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It booted

Yesssssss

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u installed again?

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Yes

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show result of sudo parted -l and lsblk -f from a maximized terminal plz

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Maybe I unironically prove that install mint on e-SSD is possible without removing the internal drive

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i will soon see

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ok, i want u to label something

open Disks app

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Ok

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pick the linux drive, and partition 1

click gear: edit filesystem

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and put ESP2

For the one having a star

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That one or the one next to it?

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which says 'efi system'

in the description text

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yeah lable it

idk why u stopped it

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Wait i did it?

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u can also label partition 2 as MINT

and partition 3 as whatever you want

i said hit the gear, not the stop button

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I think I need to remove "ubuntu" on the i-ssd esp first

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u also now have to reflag the partition 1 of ur other disk that u unflagged. put boot, and esp on it and remove "msftdata"

u need gparted for that. can boot live, or install here

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show result of lsblk -o name,type,model,size,partuuid

and efibootmgr

all in same photo

and dont take pic far away

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do sudo efibootmgr -b 0000 -B to delete old loader of ubuntu

u can see boot current what and where it leads

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good, now show free -h

and cat /proc/swaps

in same photo

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Wait

I just turn it off

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this is a lot better, except for the unnecessary 7 MB gap at the front

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Ok

Should I create a linux-swap on the i-ssd

I mean the owners won't know what kind of partition it is

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what did u do to the swap u had yesterday there?

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Uh I accidentally deleted it

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i would say that you should make a swap file , not a swap partition , to reside on the lexar. of 2 GiB size

instructions here: #1200928716415566005 message and small vid above it

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I think I just need to recreate that swap partition

Just wanted to play WT

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currently, u have no swap at all

just make a 2 (or more) gig file on the lexar

as per the link.

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Created one in the 512 gb ssd

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ok just know that u must only operate linux on this pc then. because now it expects that nvme to always be there

dont forget to edit fstab

run lsblk -f again, to get the uuid for the new swap

and put UUID= (that number) plus the other parameters

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I think I'm gonna skip this

It works fine what could go wrong

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it'll crash with no swap

should have at least 1 GB or 2

idk how big u just made that swap partition

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Only when I play some triple-A games

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10?

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u made it 10 GB?

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Uh that's how much I needed for Hoi4

For WT the 8GB of the laptop is enough

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run swapon -s for status

you'll see it's not actually on atm.

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oh it is.

i guess u turned it on via DISKS app

anyway, dont forget the flags on ur nvme p1

then ur all set

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Ok

@steady bolt anyway do you know some “fun to play” free game that runs on Linux since I don't want to visit 1337x to download it

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and if u want Windows to read the btrfs partition u made, u gotta get proper driver for that function

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It doesn't matter maybe I will sort it out later

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try crazygames.com

SOLVED (reinstalled linux mint on external drive with dedicated efi system partition there)

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This is just flash games with some refurbishment

Maybe I should visit 1337x anyway

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May help

If specs are not powerful enough.

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Most of them have something to do with “love” or “relationship”…

Maybe I should find some in 1337x