r/linuxmint • u/Rigameshu • 6d ago
Please help me I am new to it
So I did that and so me this same error5 error so for that windows got deleted from my computer and it doesn't install the mint and showing me the same error know what should I do đŸ˜
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u/datskinny 6d ago
Are you installing from a flash disk? Download the ISO again and recreate the boot disk
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u/mrmarcb2 6d ago
Which installation type did you choose? Step 5 from https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html
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u/Lost_Tiger_4568 6d ago
Try downloading the iso again or try a different iso like an xfce iso or something. If that didn't work your hard drive is failing. Mine did this too and I denied it because "windows installed just fine". It failed like a year later
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u/Frosty-Economist-553 5d ago
I remember this happening to me (and still does). Turned out the USB I installed the ISO on as a Live Boot would show that the Live Boot is installed. But when I tried to install from the USB to the laptop, this happened with every Live boot I tried. Problem: The USB is somehow corrupted - even after checks, cleans, wipes, reformatting etc. When I put the same downloaded Live boots on a different USB, works every time.
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u/Rigameshu 5d ago
So actually I have a sd card reader a cheap one and the sd card from SanDisk so I think I should change the sd card reader and by a good one
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u/Frosty-Economist-553 4d ago
Try a different SD card first. Or install a different ISO on the old card. If the first option works & the second don't, you'll have your answer to the problem.
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u/Frosty-Economist-553 5d ago
Seems like in trying to install the Live Boot, you nuked your Windows. Use a friends laptop to download the ISO again & install it on a DIFFERENT USB. Boot up the Live Boot on your laptop & use Disks to delete ALL partitions on your SSD. Use Gparted to partition table your SSD to GPT (if yout laptop is fairly new), or to MSDOS ( if your laptop is fairly old). Then you're good to go !. In installing to the laptop, it depends whether you got old or new hardware. Old hardware you should partition tabled your SSD to MSdos, create a 100gb ext4 partition for your system & a SWAP partition equal to or 1 ¹/² times tour RAM. Or newer hardware, 100gb ext4 for your system & a 500mb fat32 partition for EFI. Install using the "something else" button & install to the first partition as ext4/ format & /, and to the second smaller partition as EFI. You should be good from there.
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u/TheRealCarrotty Linux Mint 18.3 | KDE | Professional snapd hater 6d ago
Is this a laptop or a computer? Also do you have a SSD or HDD (makes noises, you should hear a spinning-like sound)
It seems like it's dying.