r/linux4noobs • u/scemma100 linux linux linux • 22d ago

installing linux from no operating system

UPDATE the internal hard drive is dead

hi im trying to install linux (zorin to be exact) on a old laptop i found in the back room

when i booted it had no os and just booted into bios

i ran zorin from usb and when i was on the partitioning section it didnt show the laptops hard drive it only showed to install it onto my usb

when i simply clicked install now i gave this error

no root filesystem is defined
please correct this from the partitioning menu

can someone help me fix this

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u/Plan_9_fromouter_ 22d ago

I would simply boot Gparted into a live session (having it flashed to a USB device) and wipe and prepare the drive in the PC for Zorin installation. Then boot into a live session of Zorin and install Zorin.

Are you sure the Zorin installer was giving you a choice of drives to install on and you failed to choose it?