I've got the Live copy of Mint working by using mint4win in Windows 8, however I cannot install the OS as it will not detect my partitions.
My machine is a Lenovo U410, it seems like this is a common problem for this computer with it's 32gb / 500gb hybrid drive. I believe Intel Rapid Start / Rapid Storage is causing issues. I have tried the usual stuff, disabling iRST, disable UEFI, change from RAID to AHCI, but I still can't find the drive in the installer.
Is there some sort of driver that would fix this issue for me? I still want to Windows 8, and use iRST if I can, along with the raid configuration.
Any help would be appreciated, I am a complete noob to Linux so please ELI5 if possible. Thanks.
Can Linux Mint 14 be install on a hybrid drive with Win8?
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Can Linux Mint 14 be install on a hybrid drive with Win8?
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Re: Can Linux Mint 14 be install on a hybrid drive with Win8
You'd stated two very different problems, with different causes and solutions:nfenton wrote:I've got the Live copy of Mint working by using mint4win in Windows 8, however I cannot install the OS as it will not detect my partitions.
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I still can't find the drive in the installer.
- The installer detects the disk but shows it as empty (no partitions) -- This problem is generally caused by either leftover (unused) RAID data or by a damaged partition table. The solution is to either remove the stray RAID data or to fix the partition table.
- The installer doesn't detect the hard disk at all -- This problem is generally caused by a lack of a Linux hardware driver for whatever circuitry is controlling the hard disk. The solution is to either juggle disk cables to connect the disk to a supported controller or to add a driver for the unsupported disk controller. The former solution is usually easier on desktop computers. The most practical way to do the latter is to use a more up-to-date distribution -- but of course if you're trying Mint 14, you won't be able to do that within the Mint family for another couple of months.
Re: Can Linux Mint 14 be install on a hybrid drive with Win8
Sorry, looking back, my description was terrible.
The installer does not detect the drive at all. I have attached an image of what is showing up when I attempt to run the Mint Installer after completing mint4win.
I think finding a driver for the hard drive is what I will have to do.
The installer does not detect the drive at all. I have attached an image of what is showing up when I attempt to run the Mint Installer after completing mint4win.
I think finding a driver for the hard drive is what I will have to do.