Hello,
This is second thread made by me on Linux forum.
I have some serious problem with Linux Mint 19 (at last they are for me).
All I want to do is install Linux mint on my Laptop (HP 4340s 500GB, 8GB) with single user and two partitions (/ and /home).
I tried all possible combinations with UEFI, Secure boot, GPT, MBR and so on. I haven't tried Legacy boot but I don't see why Linux Mint 19 should not work with UEFI.
Combinations I tried:
1. UEFI Without CSM + GPT or MBR
2. UEFI With CSM + GPT or MBR
I have 2 different problem (when doing one of this options):
1. Linux won't boot after install
2. Linux boot but can't mount partitions
3. When creating partitions it leaves 1MB free space
What's the correct way to install Mint?
Sep 10, 2018 03:16 PM
(This post was last modified: Sep 10, 2018 03:21 PM by Deathbox.)
When you say it won't boot, what is seen on your end? If you get to the grub bootloader menu, you have a few seconds to push the key "e" very fast to edit the boot conf. The second to bottom line starting with the word "linux" has a final parameter called splash. After this word put "nomodeset" and hit F10 or CTRL+X to boot with the new parameter.
I usually create one swap partition of 2-4GB and one EXT4 partition with the mount point as "/" with home etc all on the same partition to be used as the file system. You shouldn't need to use one partition in order for a linux install to work though. When you say sometimes it boots but does not mount partitions, does it mount it if you use mount command or click on the partition in a file manager; the problem being they don't automatically mount? Or is it partition not being detected whatsoever in fdisk/gparted? If they're just not mounting automatically, edit your /etc/fstab to reflect.
If you're having troubles using the default partition editor to allocate correct partition sizes it might be easier to use a live mint/ubuntu session or rescueCD and install then run gparted to erase the partitions you've currently got Mint on and then create new ones with the correct sizes. Then during the install of mint, click manual partitioning and under the EXT4 partition change from "don't use this partition" to "use as EXT4" and do not format. Then proceed as normal.
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(Sep 10, 2018 03:16 PM)Deathbox Wrote: When you say it won't boot, what is seen on your end? If you get to the grub bootloader menu, you have a few seconds to push the key "e" very fast to edit the boot conf. The second to bottom line starting with the word "linux" has a final parameter called splash. After this word put "nomodeset" and hit F10 or CTRL+X to boot with the new parameter.
I usually create one swap partition of 2-4GB and one EXT4 partition with the mount point as "/" with home etc all on the same partition to be used as the file system. You shouldn't need to use one partition in order for a linux install to work though. When you say sometimes it boots but does not mount partitions, does it mount it if you use mount command or click on the partition in a file manager; the problem being they don't automatically mount? Or is it partition not being detected whatsoever in fdisk/gparted? If they're just not mounting automatically, edit your /etc/fstab to reflect.
If you're having troubles using the default partition editor to allocate correct partition sizes it might be easier to use a live mint/ubuntu session or rescueCD and install then run gparted to erase the partitions you've currently got Mint on and then create new ones with the correct sizes. Then during the install of mint, click manual partitioning and under the EXT4 partition change from "don't use this partition" to "use as EXT4" and do not format. Then proceed as normal.
Laptop: HP ProBook 4340s
This is clean install OS, this laptop gonna have only one OS on it and HDD doesn't have data on it so it can be formated.
Exactly what I want to do is 4GB Swap, 200GB / and rest for /home (around 220GB).
With this BIOS configurations:
UEFI Without CSM, GPT partition no secure boot ( I tried as well UEFI with CSM but same error)
I get following error:
If I want to boot from HDD it says "No bootable image found, notebook will shutdown."
When i use Live Mint then it shows both partitions and they have OS data on it but OS won't bootup (BUT I CAN OPEN PARTITIONS).
https://imgur.com/a/gJsanKs
From other side when I manage to make OS bootable (I think partition scheme was MBR) then I get error "Hard drive/partition can't be mounted" (something like this, I don't member sentence but it was similar).
I try noobish way to open partitions (double clicking on HDD....). ✌
Tomorrow I gonna try again with MBR and I will post screenshots.
Sep 11, 2018 10:53 AM
(This post was last modified: Sep 11, 2018 11:00 AM by Deathbox.)
Where is the grub bootloader being installed to when you're prompted at the end of the installation? It's as if it's not looking in the right place or there may be something wrong with your disk. Do you get any errors when you create the partitions? In my experience legacy bios boot always works best with linux with secure boot turned off. You want the traditional MSDOS partition table not GPT if you can help it.
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Did you make sure that correct boot device is selected in BIOS?
So you suggest me to use Legacy?
(Sep 11, 2018 03:50 PM)archangel.dmitry Wrote: Did you make sure that correct boot device is selected in BIOS?
Yeah I did multiple times...
Yes I would install linux in legacy mode. I'm guessing your Windows install is UEFI?
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(Sep 14, 2018 05:51 AM)Deathbox Wrote: Yes I would install linux in legacy mode. I'm guessing your Windows install is UEFI?
There isn't Windows, I want only linux Mint on it.
Today I installed Mint 19 in Legacy mode with MSDOS partition and this is what I get https://imgur.com/a/iVKn9aJ
Sep 14, 2018 02:13 PM
(This post was last modified: Sep 14, 2018 02:14 PM by Deathbox.)
That is strange, when you click on "file system" in the file manager on the left panel it gives the same error? You could try installing to a USB or another hard drive to confirm that your HDD isn't dying.
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(Sep 14, 2018 02:13 PM)Deathbox Wrote: That is strange, when you click on "file system" in the file manager on the left panel it gives the same error? You could try installing to a USB or another hard drive to confirm that your HDD isn't dying.
I can open file system which should be / ?
I don't understand why it shows "WDC WD5000LPVX" and doesn't show home (/home) partition?
Sep 15, 2018 01:51 AM
(This post was last modified: Sep 15, 2018 01:52 AM by Deathbox.)
I don't understand either. Do you have a spare HDD you could test the install on? I'd also consider using different bootable media, if you have just been using the same one all this time then perhaps the image used was corrupted somewhat but i doubt that as you seem to install fine without errors. You can check the MD5 to be absolutely sure. It's after the install you are having troubles mounting the file system which makes me think hard drive or boot medium is dodgy. Could you try again but use the standard one / root partition and no separate /home so it's all on one disk? This is how I've used my BSD and Linux systems for years without any trouble.
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(Sep 15, 2018 01:51 AM)Deathbox Wrote: I don't understand either. Do you have a spare HDD you could test the install on? I'd also consider using different bootable media, if you have just been using the same one all this time then perhaps the image used was corrupted somewhat but i doubt that as you seem to install fine without errors. You can check the MD5 to be absolutely sure. It's after the install you are having troubles mounting the file system which makes me think hard drive or boot medium is dodgy. Could you try again but use the standard one / root partition and no separate /home so it's all on one disk? This is how I've used my BSD and Linux systems for years without any trouble.
I tried with different ISO as well 2 different USB drives and 2 DVD-s and same problem.
Single partition isn't solution for me as I like to have separate partition for data. But I tried even that and I have same problem it keeps displaying HDD but can't mount it. As well there is file system which should be /?
You have to burn linux slow when you mount it on a disk you could have missing files try a usb stick.
Sep 15, 2018 01:07 PM
(This post was last modified: Sep 15, 2018 01:08 PM by Deathbox.)
(Sep 15, 2018 09:59 AM)Helltoy Wrote: I tried with different ISO as well 2 different USB drives and 2 DVD-s and same problem.
Single partition isn't solution for me as I like to have separate partition for data. But I tried even that and I have same problem it keeps displaying HDD but can't mount it. As well there is file system which should be /?
When creating the EXT4 partition, I mount it to "/" aka root.
I would try a different HDD as it sounds like it is dying. If you can't use another HDD you could try booting a live install and using hdd diagnostics or on a Windows system you can use CrystalDiskInfo for free which will tell you the health of the drive.
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(Sep 15, 2018 01:07 PM)Deathbox Wrote: When creating the EXT4 partition, I mount it to "/" aka root.
I would try a different HDD as it sounds like it is dying. If you can't use another HDD you could try booting a live install and using hdd diagnostics or on a Windows system you can use CrystalDiskInfo for free which will tell you the health of the drive.
Tried different HDD. Legacy boot + MSDOS partition scheme. Boots up but same problem:
Shows HDD name which can't be mounted, there is file system partition but there isn't /home partition.
Gonna try older version of Mint.
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