I recently installed LMDE-6 on an external HDD, when I tried to boot to it I got the message "file /boot/grub/normal.mod not found" and then the system went to "grub rescue>" , I checked using gparted and found that there was no boot flag on the partition. Is there a fix for this?
Hopefully?
mog
No boot flag
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Re: No boot flag
Well, you can of course simply set the boot flag with GParted.... 
But installing on an external disk is a bad idea to begin with, if only because your computer will then only be bootable with the bloody thing connected (unless special precautions have been implemented). Been there, done that: it's one of those mistakes that Linux beginners tend to make.
I recommend to repeat the installation and just install Mint on the internal disk. That's the way to go.
But installing on an external disk is a bad idea to begin with, if only because your computer will then only be bootable with the bloody thing connected (unless special precautions have been implemented). Been there, done that: it's one of those mistakes that Linux beginners tend to make.
I recommend to repeat the installation and just install Mint on the internal disk. That's the way to go.
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Re: No boot flag
Hi Pjotr,
It's not the only operating system, my PC has 3 Hard Drives, 1 has Linux Mint 20.3, 2 has Win 10 and Timeshift (for HD1) and 3 has Win 7 for FSX, the idea was to install LMDE on external get all the files and apps copied across from HD1 and then swap out the two drives, I tried it with Linux Mint 21.3 with no success sadly, although I have done this in the past with earlier versions of LM. I have installed LMDE -6 32bit onto my elderly Asus Eee, I put it onto a 32GB SD card and it works a treat, I will eventually install it fully on the Internal HD of that device.
The reason I'm looking at LMDE-6 is because the new versions of Linux Mint seem to be set up for UEFI PCs, mine is, like me, old, and is Legacy BIOS,
it was my hope that since there is still support for the 32bit version there would be continued support for Legacy versions of LMDE-6 64bit. Was that a bit forlorn?
As a matter of interest how do I set the boot flag with gparted? is it simply done?
Beers
mog
It's not the only operating system, my PC has 3 Hard Drives, 1 has Linux Mint 20.3, 2 has Win 10 and Timeshift (for HD1) and 3 has Win 7 for FSX, the idea was to install LMDE on external get all the files and apps copied across from HD1 and then swap out the two drives, I tried it with Linux Mint 21.3 with no success sadly, although I have done this in the past with earlier versions of LM. I have installed LMDE -6 32bit onto my elderly Asus Eee, I put it onto a 32GB SD card and it works a treat, I will eventually install it fully on the Internal HD of that device.
The reason I'm looking at LMDE-6 is because the new versions of Linux Mint seem to be set up for UEFI PCs, mine is, like me, old, and is Legacy BIOS,
it was my hope that since there is still support for the 32bit version there would be continued support for Legacy versions of LMDE-6 64bit. Was that a bit forlorn?
As a matter of interest how do I set the boot flag with gparted? is it simply done?
Beers
mog
Re: No boot flag
OK I've put a flag on the partition but the response is still the same. I have to confess I've never come across a lvm2 pv file system, is that the problem? Legacy wont recognise it?
Beers
mog
Beers
mog