Linux Mint 18.3 with Cinnamon ERRORS

[Melodicus]

Hi I finally got fed up with Windows 10 and decided to pull the trigger on Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon.
I already got to the point of install during the live boot off a 4gb usb flash drive but I am running into errors. It seems to not like my 16gb SSD and in GParted it is showing unallocated. This was the drive I used for the systems install in Windows initially. My partitions with Windows was 16gb ssd for OS, 500gb HDD for C:/ , and 500gb HDD for D:/. Id like to still use my SSD strictly for root partition (is 16GB big enough? Im seeing a lot of folks setting up 30GB root partitions), 10GB allocation on HDD for swap, and The rest for Home partition.

here are my system specs:

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 description: Laptop
    product: 700G7C (SAMSUNG SENS Series)
    vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    version: P03ABA
    serial: HYRD91RCA00159
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=laptop family=SAMSUNG SENS sku=SAMSUNG SENS Series uuid=80CD120E-6214-E211-B4E7-4C4A39174000
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: SAMSUNG_NP1234567890
       vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
       physical id: 0
       version: SEC_SW_REVISION_1234567890ABCD
       serial: 123490EN400015
       slot: Middle
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: P03ABA.045.131001.DK
          date: 10/01/2013
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 3008KiB
          capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification uefi
     *-cache:0
          description: L2 cache
          physical id: 34
          slot: CPU Internal L2
          size: 1MiB
          capacity: 1MiB
          capabilities: internal write-through unified
          configuration: level=2
     *-cache:1
          description: L1 cache
          physical id: 35
          slot: CPU Internal L1
          size: 256KiB
          capacity: 256KiB
          capabilities: internal write-through data
          configuration: level=1
     *-cache:2
          description: L3 cache
          physical id: 36
          slot: CPU Internal L3
          size: 6MiB
          capacity: 6MiB
          capabilities: internal write-back unified
          configuration: level=3
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 37
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 8GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: [Empty]
             vendor: [Empty]
             physical id: 0
             serial: [Empty]
             slot: ChannelA-DIMM0
        *-bank:1
             description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
             product: AM1U16BC4P2-B19C
             vendor: Fujitsu
             physical id: 1
             serial: 00004063
             slot: ChannelA-DIMM1
             size: 4GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
        *-bank:2
             description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
             product: AM1U16BC4P2-B19C
             vendor: Fujitsu
             physical id: 2
             serial: 00004297
             slot: ChannelB-DIMM0
             size: 4GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
        *-bank:3
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: [Empty]
             vendor: [Empty]
             physical id: 3
             serial: [Empty]
             slot: ChannelB-DIMM1
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 38
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
          slot: SOCKET 0
          size: 1200MHz
          capacity: 3800MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 100MHz
          capabilities: x86-64 fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm epb tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erms xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts cpufreq
          configuration: cores=4 enabledcores=4 threads=8
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 09
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=ivb_uncore
          resources: irq:0
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 09
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:24 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:f7e00000-f7efffff ioport:e0000000(size=268435456)
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: Heathrow XT [Radeon HD 7870M]
                vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: 00
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
                resources: irq:29 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f7e00000-f7e3ffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:c0000-dffff
           *-multimedia
                description: Audio device
                product: Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series]
                vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
                physical id: 0.1
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
                version: 00
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
                resources: irq:33 memory:f7e60000-f7e63fff
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:25 memory:f7f00000-f7f0ffff
           *-usbhost:0
                product: xHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic xhci-hcd
                physical id: 0
                bus info: usb@3
                logical name: usb3
                version: 4.10
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: Mass storage device
                   product: Mass Storage
                   vendor: Generic
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@3:1
                   logical name: scsi6
                   version: 1.05
                   serial: 4FD59886
                   capabilities: usb-2.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
                   configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=200mA speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-disk
                      description: SCSI Disk
                      physical id: 0.0.0
                      bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
                      logical name: /dev/sda
                      size: 3841MiB (4027MB)
                      capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                      configuration: logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512 signature=cd998d07
                    *-volume
                         description: Windows NTFS volume
                         physical id: 1
                         bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0,1
                         logical name: /dev/sda1
                         logical name: /isodevice
                         version: 3.1
                         serial: 4ac7-fb6a
                         size: 3840MiB
                         capacity: 3840MiB
                         capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                         configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2018-02-24 20:26:37 filesystem=ntfs label=UUI modified_by_chkdsk=true mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096 mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=mounted upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-usbhost:1
                product: xHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic xhci-hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@4
                logical name: usb4
                version: 4.10
                capabilities: usb-3.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=5000Mbit/s
        *-communication
             description: Communication controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 16
             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0
             resources: irq:30 memory:f7f1a000-f7f1a00f
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:f7f18000-f7f183ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@1
                logical name: usb1
                version: 4.10
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb
                      description: Video
                      product: SC-20FHL11146M
                      vendor: MCNEX
                      physical id: 4
                      bus info: usb@1:1.4
                      version: 0.22
                      capabilities: usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=uvcvideo maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:32 memory:f7f10000-f7f13fff
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: c4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:16 memory:f7d00000-f7dfffff
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: Centrino Advanced-N 6235
                vendor: Intel Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                logical name: wlp2s0
                version: 24
                serial: c4:85:08:e0:af:0b
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=4.10.0-38-generic firmware=18.168.6.1 ip=192.168.1.23 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
                resources: irq:31 memory:f7d00000-f7d01fff
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.3
             version: c4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:19 ioport:d000(size=4096) ioport:f0000000(size=1048576)
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
                logical name: enp3s0
                version: 06
                serial: 50:b7:c3:70:c2:80
                size: 10Mbit/s
                capacity: 1Gbit/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
                resources: irq:27 ioport:d000(size=256) memory:f0004000-f0004fff memory:f0000000-f0003fff
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 8
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.7
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.7
             version: c4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:19 memory:f7c00000-f7cfffff
           *-generic:0
                description: Unassigned class
                product: RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
                version: 01
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=rtsx_pci latency=0
                resources: irq:26 memory:f7c01000-f7c01fff
           *-generic:1
                description: SD Host controller
                product: RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0.1
                bus info: pci@0000:04:00.1
                version: 01
                width: 32 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=0
                resources: irq:16 memory:f7c00000-f7c000ff
        *-usb:2
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:f7f17000-f7f173ff
           *-usbhost
                product: EHCI Host Controller
                vendor: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
                physical id: 1
                bus info: usb@2
                logical name: usb2
                version: 4.10
                capabilities: usb-2.00
                configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s
              *-usb
                   description: USB hub
                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub
                   vendor: Intel Corp.
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@2:1
                   version: 0.00
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s
                 *-usb
                      description: Bluetooth wireless interface
                      vendor: Intel Corp.
                      physical id: 5
                      bus info: usb@2:1.5
                      version: 78.69
                      capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.00
                      configuration: driver=btusb speed=12Mbit/s
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-storage
             description: SATA controller
             product: 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage msi pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
             resources: irq:28 ioport:f070(size=8) ioport:f060(size=4) ioport:f050(size=8) ioport:f040(size=4) ioport:f020(size=32) memory:f7f16000-f7f167ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f7f15000-f7f150ff ioport:f000(size=32)
     *-scsi:0
          physical id: 1
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: Hitachi HTS72755
             vendor: Hitachi
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdb
             version: A0D0
             serial: J3300080H63D9A
             size: 465GiB (500GB)
             capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
             configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=5228776e-98f2-4abc-b741-fb5ffc537d42 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096
           *-volume:0
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                vendor: Windows
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdb1
                version: 3.1
                serial: ca6b-af23
                size: 498MiB
                capacity: 499MiB
                capabilities: boot precious readonly hidden nomount ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2012-09-26 01:44:08 filesystem=ntfs label=Windows RE tools modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true name=Basic data partition resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:1
                description: Windows FAT volume
                vendor: MSDOS5.0
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sdb2
                version: FAT32
                serial: 8ac7-9b68
                size: 275MiB
                capacity: 299MiB
                capabilities: boot precious readonly hidden nomount fat initialized
                configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=SYSTEM name=EFI system partition
           *-volume:2
                description: reserved partition
                vendor: Windows
                physical id: 3
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                logical name: /dev/sdb3
                serial: 4c31f7f6-7abe-4ce1-816c-aca538ceb880
                capacity: 127MiB
                capabilities: nofs precious readonly hidden nomount
                configuration: name=Microsoft reserved partition
           *-volume:3
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                vendor: Windows
                physical id: 4
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
                logical name: /dev/sdb4
                version: 3.1
                serial: a8550ba0-66b7-264a-8b7d-c084935424ad
                size: 440GiB
                capacity: 440GiB
                capabilities: ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2012-09-26 01:44:12 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true name=Basic data partition resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:4
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                vendor: Windows
                physical id: 5
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,5
                logical name: /dev/sdb5
                version: 3.1
                serial: a28b-4a5b
                size: 844MiB
                capacity: 870MiB
                capabilities: boot precious readonly hidden nomount ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2018-02-24 00:15:15 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:5
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                vendor: Windows
                physical id: 6
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,6
                logical name: /dev/sdb6
                version: 3.1
                serial: 586b-7340
                size: 820MiB
                capacity: 822MiB
                capabilities: boot precious readonly hidden nomount ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2016-04-11 23:46:48 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:6
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                vendor: Windows
                physical id: 7
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,7
                logical name: /dev/sdb7
                version: 3.1
                serial: 9016-b333
                size: 21GiB
                capacity: 21GiB
                capabilities: boot precious readonly hidden nomount ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2012-09-26 03:07:39 filesystem=ntfs label=SAMSUNG_REC2 modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true name=Basic data partition resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
           *-volume:7
                description: Windows FAT volume
                vendor: MSDOS5.0
                physical id: 8
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,8
                logical name: /dev/sdb8
                version: FAT32
                serial: fc6f-7968
                size: 997MiB
                capacity: 1023MiB
                capabilities: boot precious readonly hidden nomount fat initialized
                configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=SAMSUNG_REC name=Basic data partition
     *-scsi:1
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi1
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: SanDisk SSD i100
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdc
             version: 6.04
             serial: 123600123747
             size: 14GiB (16GB)
             configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
     *-scsi:2
          physical id: 3
          logical name: scsi2
          capabilities: emulated
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/cdrw
             logical name: /dev/dvd
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             capabilities: audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: status=nodisc
     *-scsi:3
          physical id: 4
          logical name: scsi3
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: Hitachi HTS72755
             vendor: Hitachi
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdd
             version: A0D0
             serial: J3300080H9051A
             size: 465GiB (500GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=92cda70e
           *-volume
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdd1
                version: 3.1
                serial: 8cf816fd-1d67-3e48-b615-15087301ad63
                size: 465GiB
                capacity: 465GiB
                capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2010-08-05 07:07:03 filesystem=ntfs label=2ndHDD state=clean
  *-power UNCLAIMED
       description: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       product: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       physical id: 1
       version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       capacity: 32768mWh

Id like to still use my SSD strictly for root partition (is 16GB big enough? Im seeing a lot of folks setting up 30GB root partitions), 10GB allocation on HDD for swap, and The rest for Home partition. Im very new to this whole Linux thing but I am already impressed with the live boot installer. It alone is blowing Spyware/Malware 10 (Windows) out of the park.

[michael louwe]

@ Melodicus, .......

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You have a very non-mainstream high-end Gamer laptop that has a hybrid SSHD, ie a 16GB SSD Flash-drive for cache storage and a 1TB HDD combo. I'm afraid, it may be difficult to impossible to install LM on such a hybrid SSHD. The 16GB SSD is for cache storage, and not for installing or storing the OS. Please refer to ...
https://www.eightforums.com/threads/sys ... che.22560/ (= the SSHD requires proprietary Intel disks drivers, eg Intel RST)

The fix for AMD graphics cards ... viewtopic.php?f=46&t=122257
https://linuxmint.com/rel_sonya_cinnamon.php

So, try installing LM 18.3 on the 1TB HDD without the Intel disks drivers = the 16GB SSD cache can't be used, ie select AHCI disk mode(= not RAID mode) in UEFI-BIOS setup. You can also try unplugging the 16GB SSD from the laptop before installing LM.
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If you want to single-boot LM 18.3, it's better to use Legacy BIOS install/MBR-disk mode by enabling CSM or Legacy BIOS in UEFI-BIOS setup, and you should use the manual "Something else" install method. Manually partition the disk accordingly and ensure that the "Device for boot loader installation" is the 1TB HDD = /sda.
....... If using UEFI install/GPT-disk mode, you need to also manually create an EFI Boot Partition(= fat32/550MB/mount point is boot/efi) at the beginning of the disk and ensure that the "Device for boot loader installation" is this partition, usually at /sda1.

The automatic "Erase disk and install LM" method is not recommended for a larger 1TB HDD because the LM Installer will auto-create a huge / or Root or System partition = slower system. This method will auto-create a / and Swap partitions, ie no Home partition, on the 1TB HDD.

The disk mode can be changed from GPT to MBR or vv, by using the built-in GParted program on the Live LM 18.3 USB/DVD, ie >Create New Partition Table >ms-dos >Apply.
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For some guidance on dual-booting LM alongside Win 10/8.1 in UEFI and GPT-disk mode, please refer to .......
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=163126 (dual-booting UEFI computers)
http://linuxmint-installation-guide.rea ... en/latest/
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2147295
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... ct/windows
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... nt-install
https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-m ... uefi-mode/ (note step 17 - if Win 8.x/10 could not boot, <sudo update grub>)
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=122276 (manual partitioning Tutorial for Legacy BIOS mode and MBR/ms-dos disks)[use as a guide]

Ensure that Secure Boot, Fast Boot and CSM(or Legacy BIOS) are disabled in BIOS setup, Fast Startup is disabled in Win 10/8.1(>Control Panel >Power options), the Live LM media(DVD or USB-stick) is booted in UEFI mode in BIOS setup.

To dual-boot, you only need to pre-shrink the Windows partition if you intend to use the manual "Something else" install method, ie no need to do so if you intend to use the automatic "install LM alongside Windows Boot Manager" method, which will be followed by the LM Installer auto-partitioning the disk and auto-installing the Linux Grub bootloader onto the Windows ESP. Only a root / and swap partition will be auto-created with a total default size of about 20GB. The user will be given the option to increase this default size by moving a slider on the colored Partition table, subject to the maximum available free space in the Windows partition.

For the "Something else" install method, manually partition the pre-shrunk free space accordingly, eg 50GB for /, 1.5X RAM size for Swap(at the end of this space) and 200GB for Home; and ensure that the "Device for boot loader installation" is the Windows EFI System Partition(= ESP = fat32/about 104MB/mount point is /boot/efi) which is usually dev/sda1.

[Laurent85]

The recommended size for the root partition is 20 GB but 16GB should suffice for common usage. With 8GB of RAM you can set up a swap of few GB, say 2 to 4GB. If you plan to use hibernation, does not work with all hardware, you must set up a swap space at least the ram size, 8GB + some MB.

The problem I see with your hardware is the AMD graphics card, new amdgpu-pro driver does not suport mobile gpu's and available default ati/radeon driver does not perform so well from what I have read.

[Melodicus]

Thank you for all your help @michael louwe. I tried everything you suggested but with no avail. It did put me on the correct track though. I FOUND THE FIX!
First off I upgraded the 500GB HDD I was using for my previous /C: drive in windows to a Samsung 1TB SSD. Then I installed Linux Mint on that drive letting the installer do all the partitioning. I know that's not ideal but "Something Else" did not appreciate my extra 500GB HDD.
Anyways, after running the fix for the slideshow install-freeze LM installed fine. Until I rebooted...
Your message about my AMD graphics cards all of a sudden made sense. I tried using the fix you suggested on that page which did not work for me. Then I found about 3 or for more similar "fixes". Still nothing. Then i stumble upon the boot-repair program. Getting this installed had it's own kinks but eventually I got it and ran the program and BOOM! FIXED!!!

Im officially a Linux Man! Thank you for the help!

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