Bootloader installation failed...
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Bootloader installation failed...
While installing Mint, I got a message that "the bootloader installation had failed." I chose the "continue without bootloader" option, and I now need a third party boot loader. What might I want to use, and how could I install it? If possible, I'd like one that does directly to loading, no operating system selection or anything.
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Re: Bootloader installation failed...
Boot your install with the media that you use
Open a terminal
do
does that help
Open a terminal
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sudo update-grub
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sudo grub-install /dev/sda
Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon
Re: Bootloader installation failed...
I'm assuming that installs grub to sda... I'd like to have it on sdb (where mint is installed), but will that completely leave sda, sdc, etc alone?caf4926 wrote:Boot your install with the media that you use
Open a terminal
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sudo update-grub
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sudo grub-install /dev/sda
Re: Bootloader installation failed...
Yes
But sdb would need to be the 1st boot device
But sdb would need to be the 1st boot device
Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon
Re: Bootloader installation failed...
That would be fine, I can just go to the BIOS menu and choose it like I've been doing.caf4926 wrote:Yes
But sdb would need to be the 1st boot device
Re: Bootloader installation failed...
As a side note, I installed Mint 14 yesterday, the bootloader failed, and I was delighted. I already have several Linux distributions on two hard drives. I was worried that the new bootloader woudln't catch them all. So I was able to add Mint 14 to the GRUB 1 bootloader on the primary drive (GRUB 1 is so much easier to work with than GRUB 2). Now Mint is running beautifully.