Linux Mint Rosa 17.3 does not boot after install from USB
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I have installed Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce via USB and then restarted w/out USB only to see BIOS. I changed the boot priority, changed BIOS to default, and nearly every other forum suggestion on here and Linux-Mint forum and still can't figure out what is wrong. I had Windows 7 but reformatted the disk and no longer have it. When I re-insert my Linux Mint installation USB and go through the Install Linux process from the Desktop, it does show that another OS exists (Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa). From what I've read, it appears that my BIOS HDD is not finding a boot file???
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I have installed Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce via USB and then restarted w/out USB only to see BIOS. I changed the boot priority, changed BIOS to default, and nearly every other forum suggestion on here and Linux-Mint forum and still can't figure out what is wrong. I had Windows 7 but reformatted the disk and no longer have it. When I re-insert my Linux Mint installation USB and go through the Install Linux process from the Desktop, it does show that another OS exists (Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa). From what I've read, it appears that my BIOS HDD is not finding a boot file???
linux-mint
edited Aug 20 at 21:54
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Dec 25 '17 at 3:11
Chris
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What partition or disk did you install to during the installation? What did you set the boot priority to? Do you have a UEFI BIOS? Did you install Mint in UEFI or legacy mode? What happens on boot? We need more information.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 3:13
I edited my original post to include a photo of my partitions. I'm relatively new to Linux. I pretty much followed the installation prompts from the USB Linux Mint installation icon. My laptop is a 2011 Lenovo B575 that used to have Windows 7 (deleted after installing Linux) with 4mb RAM and 64-bit. My HDD is 320GB SATA. If I try to reinstall from the USB the prompt recognizes that a version of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa already exists. I'm starting to thing there's an issue with only being able to restart computer and immediately it goes to BIOS. There is no secure boot option modify.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 4:29
During the installation, does it ask about installing the GRUB bootloader? If so, what option did you specify?
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 14:50
Is it possible my HDD doesn't support UEFI? I do not have any Windows installed. All online suggestions direct me to doing stuff within Windows to convert from MBR to GPT. There isn't a Legacy Mode in my BIOS.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 17:21
If your bios isn't UEFI, then don't worry about it. What concerns me most is that on the partition you have flagged as boot, only 4MB is in use. This is why I'm wondering on which partition did you install the GRUB bootloader.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 18:00
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I have installed Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce via USB and then restarted w/out USB only to see BIOS. I changed the boot priority, changed BIOS to default, and nearly every other forum suggestion on here and Linux-Mint forum and still can't figure out what is wrong. I had Windows 7 but reformatted the disk and no longer have it. When I re-insert my Linux Mint installation USB and go through the Install Linux process from the Desktop, it does show that another OS exists (Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa). From what I've read, it appears that my BIOS HDD is not finding a boot file???
linux-mint
edited Aug 20 at 21:54
Rui F Ribeiro
35.3k1270114
asked Dec 25 '17 at 3:11
Chris
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I have installed Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce via USB and then restarted w/out USB only to see BIOS. I changed the boot priority, changed BIOS to default, and nearly every other forum suggestion on here and Linux-Mint forum and still can't figure out what is wrong. I had Windows 7 but reformatted the disk and no longer have it. When I re-insert my Linux Mint installation USB and go through the Install Linux process from the Desktop, it does show that another OS exists (Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa). From what I've read, it appears that my BIOS HDD is not finding a boot file???
linux-mint
edited Aug 20 at 21:54
Rui F Ribeiro
35.3k1270114
asked Dec 25 '17 at 3:11
Chris
62
edited Aug 20 at 21:54
Rui F Ribeiro
35.3k1270114
edited Aug 20 at 21:54
Rui F Ribeiro
35.3k1270114
edited Aug 20 at 21:54
Rui F Ribeiro
35.3k1270114
35.3k1270114
asked Dec 25 '17 at 3:11
Chris
62
asked Dec 25 '17 at 3:11
Chris
62
asked Dec 25 '17 at 3:11
Chris
62
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What partition or disk did you install to during the installation? What did you set the boot priority to? Do you have a UEFI BIOS? Did you install Mint in UEFI or legacy mode? What happens on boot? We need more information.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 3:13
I edited my original post to include a photo of my partitions. I'm relatively new to Linux. I pretty much followed the installation prompts from the USB Linux Mint installation icon. My laptop is a 2011 Lenovo B575 that used to have Windows 7 (deleted after installing Linux) with 4mb RAM and 64-bit. My HDD is 320GB SATA. If I try to reinstall from the USB the prompt recognizes that a version of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa already exists. I'm starting to thing there's an issue with only being able to restart computer and immediately it goes to BIOS. There is no secure boot option modify.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 4:29
During the installation, does it ask about installing the GRUB bootloader? If so, what option did you specify?
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 14:50
Is it possible my HDD doesn't support UEFI? I do not have any Windows installed. All online suggestions direct me to doing stuff within Windows to convert from MBR to GPT. There isn't a Legacy Mode in my BIOS.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 17:21
If your bios isn't UEFI, then don't worry about it. What concerns me most is that on the partition you have flagged as boot, only 4MB is in use. This is why I'm wondering on which partition did you install the GRUB bootloader.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 18:00
 |Â
show 4 more comments
What partition or disk did you install to during the installation? What did you set the boot priority to? Do you have a UEFI BIOS? Did you install Mint in UEFI or legacy mode? What happens on boot? We need more information.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 3:13
I edited my original post to include a photo of my partitions. I'm relatively new to Linux. I pretty much followed the installation prompts from the USB Linux Mint installation icon. My laptop is a 2011 Lenovo B575 that used to have Windows 7 (deleted after installing Linux) with 4mb RAM and 64-bit. My HDD is 320GB SATA. If I try to reinstall from the USB the prompt recognizes that a version of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa already exists. I'm starting to thing there's an issue with only being able to restart computer and immediately it goes to BIOS. There is no secure boot option modify.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 4:29
During the installation, does it ask about installing the GRUB bootloader? If so, what option did you specify?
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 14:50
Is it possible my HDD doesn't support UEFI? I do not have any Windows installed. All online suggestions direct me to doing stuff within Windows to convert from MBR to GPT. There isn't a Legacy Mode in my BIOS.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 17:21
If your bios isn't UEFI, then don't worry about it. What concerns me most is that on the partition you have flagged as boot, only 4MB is in use. This is why I'm wondering on which partition did you install the GRUB bootloader.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 18:00
What partition or disk did you install to during the installation? What did you set the boot priority to? Do you have a UEFI BIOS? Did you install Mint in UEFI or legacy mode? What happens on boot? We need more information.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 3:13
What partition or disk did you install to during the installation? What did you set the boot priority to? Do you have a UEFI BIOS? Did you install Mint in UEFI or legacy mode? What happens on boot? We need more information.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 3:13
I edited my original post to include a photo of my partitions. I'm relatively new to Linux. I pretty much followed the installation prompts from the USB Linux Mint installation icon. My laptop is a 2011 Lenovo B575 that used to have Windows 7 (deleted after installing Linux) with 4mb RAM and 64-bit. My HDD is 320GB SATA. If I try to reinstall from the USB the prompt recognizes that a version of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa already exists. I'm starting to thing there's an issue with only being able to restart computer and immediately it goes to BIOS. There is no secure boot option modify.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 4:29
I edited my original post to include a photo of my partitions. I'm relatively new to Linux. I pretty much followed the installation prompts from the USB Linux Mint installation icon. My laptop is a 2011 Lenovo B575 that used to have Windows 7 (deleted after installing Linux) with 4mb RAM and 64-bit. My HDD is 320GB SATA. If I try to reinstall from the USB the prompt recognizes that a version of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa already exists. I'm starting to thing there's an issue with only being able to restart computer and immediately it goes to BIOS. There is no secure boot option modify.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 4:29
During the installation, does it ask about installing the GRUB bootloader? If so, what option did you specify?
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 14:50
During the installation, does it ask about installing the GRUB bootloader? If so, what option did you specify?
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 14:50
Is it possible my HDD doesn't support UEFI? I do not have any Windows installed. All online suggestions direct me to doing stuff within Windows to convert from MBR to GPT. There isn't a Legacy Mode in my BIOS.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 17:21
Is it possible my HDD doesn't support UEFI? I do not have any Windows installed. All online suggestions direct me to doing stuff within Windows to convert from MBR to GPT. There isn't a Legacy Mode in my BIOS.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 17:21
If your bios isn't UEFI, then don't worry about it. What concerns me most is that on the partition you have flagged as boot, only 4MB is in use. This is why I'm wondering on which partition did you install the GRUB bootloader.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 18:00
If your bios isn't UEFI, then don't worry about it. What concerns me most is that on the partition you have flagged as boot, only 4MB is in use. This is why I'm wondering on which partition did you install the GRUB bootloader.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 18:00
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What partition or disk did you install to during the installation? What did you set the boot priority to? Do you have a UEFI BIOS? Did you install Mint in UEFI or legacy mode? What happens on boot? We need more information.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 3:13
I edited my original post to include a photo of my partitions. I'm relatively new to Linux. I pretty much followed the installation prompts from the USB Linux Mint installation icon. My laptop is a 2011 Lenovo B575 that used to have Windows 7 (deleted after installing Linux) with 4mb RAM and 64-bit. My HDD is 320GB SATA. If I try to reinstall from the USB the prompt recognizes that a version of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa already exists. I'm starting to thing there's an issue with only being able to restart computer and immediately it goes to BIOS. There is no secure boot option modify.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 4:29
During the installation, does it ask about installing the GRUB bootloader? If so, what option did you specify?
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 14:50
Is it possible my HDD doesn't support UEFI? I do not have any Windows installed. All online suggestions direct me to doing stuff within Windows to convert from MBR to GPT. There isn't a Legacy Mode in my BIOS.
– Chris
Dec 25 '17 at 17:21
If your bios isn't UEFI, then don't worry about it. What concerns me most is that on the partition you have flagged as boot, only 4MB is in use. This is why I'm wondering on which partition did you install the GRUB bootloader.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 25 '17 at 18:00