Dual Boot

[devout holly]

try choosing Windows boot manager from BIOS , not GRUB

if it's legacy system, show picture of BIOS, in the boot category/section

also, boot Linux Mint, and open the app named Disks and click hdd and show full pic of that app

[dense topaz]

look before you texted me i reinstal windows 10 LTSC so Linux was gone

What should i do ?

[devout holly]

ok so if Windows works now, check two things

[dense topaz]

yes its work

[devout holly]

its "System Information" app, for the BIOS mode

and secondly, powercfg /a in powershell

[dense topaz]

from the settings right?

[devout holly]

just search it in the search bar of taskbar

[dense topaz]

and this?

[devout holly]

yes, can u show result of that?

show result of both.

[dense topaz]

sure give me second?

[devout holly]

ya

tag me when u have it posted.

[dense topaz]

where the hell powershell is?

[devout holly]

just launch command prompt or powershell

use the search bar

[dense topaz]

ok

[devout holly]

or do win+r and type ps

[dense topaz]

firstly what do you need in system info?

[devout holly]

the BIOS mode

[dense topaz]

system summary?

ok

[devout holly]

it'll either say UEFI or Legacy

[dense topaz]

the version?

[devout holly]

BIOS MODE*

[dense topaz]

ah sorry

it says legacy

[devout holly]

this a very old computer?

[dense topaz]

yes

maybe

[devout holly]

ok show the ps thing

[dense topaz]

ok what do you need from the powershell

[devout holly]

.

status of Fast Startup

[dense topaz]

hold on

what should it says?

[devout holly]

does it show fast startup in the list of enabled things or at bottom saying disabled?

[dense topaz]

it says the followin sleep states are available on this system: hibernate/faststartup

[devout holly]

that has to be disabled for dual boot or else trouble

type Get-Disk

what does it show for partition scheme on far right?

[dense topaz]

you mean partition style?

[devout holly]

or that, yes

[dense topaz]

MBR

[devout holly]

for the hard drive.

[dense topaz]

yes

[devout holly]

ok close that powershell. remember this info.

[dense topaz]

ok

[devout holly]

right click on start menu.

open powershell or cmd as Administrator

and do powercfg /h off

[dense topaz]

then

[devout holly]

you can confirm it is off . use powercfg /a again

then you can boot usb - make sure to use legacy mode USB stick not UEFI mode if presented the option.

then choose "install alongside Windows" in the installer.

[dense topaz]

but i split my hdd ?

[devout holly]

it will then offer a slider to divide the space.\

[dense topaz]

i mean shrink volume

[devout holly]

wdym u split it?

you can do that ahead of time, or use the slider i mentioned

[dense topaz]

ok

and yes fast startup is visible

[devout holly]

is it at bottom now? as in 'disabled'' ?

[dense topaz]

yes and also Hybrid Sleep

[devout holly]

k

just wen u boot linux live usb, open terminal and do efibootmgr first. BEFORE u run the installer. make sure it says 'efi variables are not supported on this system'

this means u booted correctly in legacy mode

[dense topaz]

in taking about EFI i have partition for the EFI

[devout holly]

u dont need efi

u got to install either BOTH OS in pure UEFI mode, or BOTH OS in pure LEGACY MODE

don't mix it up

[dense topaz]

so should i delete this partition?

[devout holly]

yes

[dense topaz]

ok

I cant delete it?

what shou;d i do?

[devout holly]

open DISK MANAGEMENT and maximize it. and show full picture

i dont know what ur doing

[dense topaz]

wait

i cant choose delete volume because it doesnt apeer

[devout holly]

that green one is not a volume. it's void.

did u create D: yourself?

show clean PICTURE

no menus

[dense topaz]

i dont mean the green i know its a free space

i mean the D

[devout holly]

show proper picture

[dense topaz]

I think thats much better

[devout holly]

u you preshrink u dont MAKE ANY VOLUMES

delete that from in linux and the other one

wtf is the other one beside C: ?

[dense topaz]

these are partitions i made it when i download linux for the first time beside win

before that issue

[devout holly]

fk

just leave half UNALLOCATED and that's it.

[dense topaz]

I dont need to shrink ever

ok

look

i want to make a bootable device on rufus

what settings i have to do?

[devout holly]

use mbr / legacy

thats it

[dense topaz]

it gives me BIOS OR UEFI

[devout holly]

bisa

[dense topaz]

???

[devout holly]

bios

[dense topaz]

NO there is only one choise which says BIOS OR UEFI

[devout holly]

just wen u boot linux live usb, open terminal and do efibootmgr first. BEFORE u run the installer. make sure it says 'efi variables are not supported on this system'
this means u booted correctly in legacy mode

[dense topaz]

ok got it

i will text you after i start linux

[dense topaz]

@devout holly

i open linux

[devout holly]

hi

[dense topaz]

and i went to teminal ad do what you told me and its not supported

[devout holly]

excellent

type-search Disks in the start menu. that exact word

then click the hard drive and show it.

[dense topaz]

ok

[devout holly]

don't have to maximize the disks app, but please take good pic

frame the camera nice and complete to the window

[dense topaz]

is that good?

[devout holly]

the photo is good, the layout is not

did you already install linux just now?

[dense topaz]

i didint install just start

[devout holly]

ok minimize that.

open gparted from start menu

[dense topaz]

and then?

[devout holly]

select sda in the selector box , top right

[dense topaz]

ok i select it

[devout holly]

right click and delete partition 5, partition 6, and extended partition 3.

delete those three things i just said

then show.

...

[dense topaz]

i delete them gparted but they still apeer in disks

[devout holly]

close disks

[dense topaz]

should i format them?

[devout holly]

show photo of gparted and please hurry. i have to go soon

i'll be back later i guess.

[devout holly]

ok click the big checkmark

then pick "install alongside Windows" in the installer and let it work

[dense topaz]

and then that screen wont back?

[devout holly]

shouldnt

[dense topaz]

ok

i hope it will work

[devout holly]

just one thing, i'm curious to know.

run inxi -Mm in the terminal.

what's the BIOS DATE show, and the amount of RAM installed show?

[dense topaz]

the date: 4/9/2018

the system RAM total:4 GB

[devout holly]

ok.

normally 2018 machine is UEFI capable, and i would say make EVERYTHING UEFI, but u already put windows in legacy. so continue now as you are

[dense topaz]

I annoyed you right?😅

[devout holly]

not realy but i g2g . ttyl

[dense topaz]

what does these stand for?

[devout holly]

it will make sda3 and sda5 automatically on sda, in the void space and install linux mint on sda5

[devout holly]

after install,manage flags on sda3, the "EFI system partition" it made, using gparted. take off esp and boot flag, and put bls_boot flag

then it should boot up no problem

[vocal heron]

I literally had the same image, but after a while it booted normally. I no longer have windows on that computer

[dense topaz]

so now you only use linux

[vocal heron]

Yes

Well atleast on that computer

[dense topaz]

my friend @devout holly

i installed linux and it work corectly with win 10

at the first time i restsart my laptop and long press on shift to open GRUB to switch to windows

it works

but when i back to linux it gives me that

[dense topaz]

@devout holly

[devout holly]

hello

can you boot the linux mint live usb please.

when you reach desktop, then open gparted. I want to see the layout and the flags.

[dense topaz]

yes

wait

its work

only win without linux

the grup error had gone

[devout holly]

well, that's good. I know I had you disable fast startup, which is also good. I still want to see gparted.

[dense topaz]

ok

[devout holly]

ready?

[dense topaz]

till now no

[devout holly]

...

[devout holly]

.

[dense topaz]

@devout holly

[devout holly]

ok i'll look

[devout holly]

this is old picture!

show NEW PIC

[dense topaz]

its a new one

[devout holly]

why did you destroy partition 1 ?

the 500 meg

jesus christ

[dense topaz]

mmmmmmmmm

[devout holly]

look from yesterday

[dense topaz]

i have partition with 500 mg

[devout holly]

i dont know why u deleted this. i asked show me this picture. DONT TOUCH ANY FKN THING FIRST

u could have just adjusted a flag and run boot repair

[dense topaz]

this was yesterday

[devout holly]

ok .. show picture NOW

of gparted.

from live environment

[dense topaz]

that one is new

i capture it now

what do you want from gparted?

[devout holly]

nothing. u already deleted linux

reinstall , and use the alongside option

[dense topaz]

😅

ok

i think you lose your temper

[dense topaz]

sooo

i download linux

that screen apeer at first when i start windows

but after a while it start corectly

is that normal?

@devout holly

[devout holly]

which screen?

[dense topaz]

in the first massage

thank you so much