Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user. Forum rules Demonkunga [SOLVED] Boot manager missingI tried using Unetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ to burn the linuxmint-11-gnome-cd-nocodecs-32bit.iso to my 8 GB flash drive. When I boot from it, it tells me the boot manager is missing and to hit CTRL+ALT=DEL to restart. I assume either Linux Mint can't be installed to a flash drive, or Unetbootin is screwing it up somehow. Could anyone shed some light on this? Thanks!  Last edited by Demonkunga on Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:11 pm, edited 1 time in total. AndySchlosser Re: Boot manager missingPost by AndySchlosser » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:49 pm It can, I use it from a flash drive all the time. If you're on windows use the Universal USB Install from PenDriveLinux (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal- ... -as-1-2-3/) or, alternatively, if you're in Linux I think you can just use startup disc creator. It does the trick. Just curious, why are you using the no codecs CD on an 8gb drive?... You have more than enough space for the full DVD. If you want to get really crazy with flashdrives, check out my tutorial: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=80039 I used UNetBootin in the past with mixed results... I suggest the alternatives, though. Demonkunga Re: Boot manager missingPost by Demonkunga » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:56 pm
I'm running Windows 7. Edit: Success Edit2: I thought the no codecs iso was smaller, I guess not, heh. Trying the full one now. lỗi không vào được linux mint tình hình là mình có boot mint vào usb 8gb của mình ,cài vào laptop.khi cài đặt không thấy vấn đề gì cả ,sau đó nó bảo restart thì mình restart thì nó lại không vào được mà báo lỗi như dưới hình ạ 😔(
Yesterday, my cousin wanted me to install Linux Mint onto his Windows 8 Lenovo laptop so he could dual-boot Linux Mint and Windows 8 so he could get some hands-on experience with Windows 8. I've only ever installed Linux for dual-booting on Windows XP, and I was originally not aware of all the UEFI details for installing Linux on a Windows 8 machine. So, I created the Linux Mint USB stick and put it onto my 4GB flash drive, which I then plugged into the computer. I booted into the BIOS of the computer and changed the USB stick to be the default boot option. I successfully booted from the Mint USB stick, and I opened up Gparted on the USB drive to edit the partitions. The partitions are as follows:
So, I then created those last two partitions intended for Mint. I then proceeded with the default installer for Mint Linux. When reaching the partitioning stage, it didn't recognize that any other operating systems were on the system, which I thought was odd. I realize now I think this was because of UEFI with Secure Boot still being enabled. Anyways, I set up a custom partitioning, with /dev/sda8 being the intended partition for Mint. However, I didn't realize it at the time, but I installed GRUB on /dev/sda8 instead of the Master Boot Record, so GRUB was never the default chooser on startup. After finishing the installation, we then installed EasyBCD to make Linux Mint bootable, since I didn't realize I just screwed up in choosing where to install GRUB. We added a custom record for the Mint partition, and this is where things began to go horribly wrong. We rebooted the computer and were greeted by the Windows Boot Manager with two options: Linux Mint and Mint Linux. Both options resulted in the general "Windows is corrupt, insert install media to repair computer, blah blah". We realized then that something was horribly wrong. I inserted the Linux Mint USB again and forced the computer to boot from the USB, and once I was back in, I realized that I had messed up completely on the installation. I reinstalled Mint over the old /dev/sda8 and this time installed GRUB on the MDR. So, now I was at least able to boot the computer into Linux Mint. So, now the problem we're facing is that we are unable to reboot into Windows. In GRUB, I have the option to boot Mint or the Windows Boot Manager, and the Boot Manager just repeats the same issue that we were having before. We have tried installing Windows XP onto a flash drive to try to remotely change EasyBCD settings; however, the program needed to make a XP flash drive, Rufus, does not work on anything but Windows... we don't have any Windows computers available. Is there any way to remotely repair the Windows Boot Manager to safely recover and reboot into Windows 8? The ultimate goal is to prevent any data loss and to successfully boot back into Windows. Any help is appreciated! |
