[SOLVED] Mint cinammon won't boot after installation

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[SOLVED] Mint cinammon won't boot after installation

Post by lisa »

Good morning,

I'm trying to get Linux mint cinnamon on to my pc but after I install it, it won't boot up unless it's from the memory stick. Like another post I saw, but the difference is that I asked it to delete all the partitions and just have linux on there. My computer is an Asus laptop 64 bit with 32Gb of SD card space instead of a hard drive. Booting to this option is missing from the BIOS now, although I can see the (C:) drive from Linux. Although I don't think it's called C: anymore.

I tried putting in some of the commands that I saw in the forums to see what's going on and the output is below. The Toshiba is the memory stick. There appears to be an error but I don't know what it means or what to do about it. I'm a complete beginner and totally out of my depth. Please help.

mint@mint:~$ sudo os-prober
/dev/mmcblk0p1:Linux Mint 19 Tara (19):LinuxMint:linux
mint@mint:~$ sudo parted --list
Model: TOSHIBA TransMemory (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 15.5GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 15.5GB 15.5GB primary fat32 boot, lba


Error: /dev/mmcblk0boot0: unrecognised disk label
Model: Generic SD/MMC Storage Card (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot0: 4194kB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown
Disk Flags:

Error: /dev/mmcblk0boot1: unrecognised disk label
Model: Generic SD/MMC Storage Card (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/mmcblk0boot1: 4194kB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown
Disk Flags:

Model: MMC SDW32G (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 31.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 31.3GB 31.3GB primary ext4 boot

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mint@mint:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: mint Kernel: 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.6 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: laptop System: ASUSTeK product: E402MA v: 1.0 serial: N/A
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: E402MA v: 1.0 serial: N/A
           UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: E402MA.206 date: 08/03/2015
Battery    BAT0: charge: 29.5 Wh 97.2% condition: 30.3/32.2 Wh (94%)
           model: ASUSTeK E402-40 status: N/A
CPU:       Quad core Intel Pentium N3540 (-MCP-) 
           arch: Silvermont rev.8 cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 17326
           clock speeds: max: 2665 MHz 1: 1724 MHz 2: 1819 MHz 3: 592 MHz
           4: 1187 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.06hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Bay Trail
           version: 4.2 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Def. Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-20-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCIE Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 03:00.2
           IF: enp3s0f2 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 15.5GB (61.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 model: N/A size: 31.3GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sda model: TransMemory size: 15.5GB temp: 0C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 937M used: 74M (8%) fs: overlay dev: N/A
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 6280.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 3600
Info:      Processes: 202 Uptime: 28 min Memory: 1081.0/1872.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56
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lisa

Re: Mint cinammon won't boot after installation

Post by lisa »

Thanks
michael louwe

Re: Mint cinammon won't boot after installation

Post by michael louwe »

@ lisa, .......
lisa wrote:.
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Certain OEM Win 8.x/10 computers, eg Acer, Asus and HP, have an obstructive or pro-M$ BIOS Setup setting for "select an UEFI file as trusted for executing",(= Linux cannot boot). For the fix, please refer to ...
https://community.acer.com/en/discussio ... 15-51-78c6
https://itsfoss.com/no-bootable-device-found-ubuntu/
viewtopic.php?t=236560

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) and the Live LM media(DVD or USB-stick) is booted in UEFI mode from the Boot Menu in BIOS Setup.

Which install method did you use, "Erase disk and install LM" or "Something else".?

Please refer also to the fix at ... viewtopic.php?f=46&t=256446
lisa

Re: Mint cinammon won't boot after installation

Post by lisa »

Thanks so much!! :D

I was trying to erase disk and install LM. The last link you put on there did the trick!

It now boots without the memory stick. Yay!
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