Dual boot

moussa

moussa

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Hello everyone,

Happy new owner of a proteus VI with 32go ram and 1go sata ssd,its usage is mostly for video game development so i would like to setup a dual boot, to test properly my game engine on windows and linux (virtualization is not great with graphic cards).

I have installed without issue a new install of windows 10 pro from a bootable usb created with the microsoft tool.
I then have created a second partition for data, and a third one for linux, not yet formated.

I tried to create a bootable usb for ubuntu 18.04, with rufus and etcher, but without success, when booting the computer, the usb is completly ignored.

(I have disabled secure boot and fast boot).

If any one has any idea, it would be great, i am really lost.
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

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I do not use Rufus so not sure how good it is but you may have had a faulty copy to the USB, is there another writer you can try. If the USB does not show in the BIOS it may be a problem with that.

If you install Ubuntu there is no need to make a partition before starting, it is easy to do during the install, either by hand or using the automatic installer.
 
moussa

moussa

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Thx Stephen,

I forgot to notify, i was indeed able to have grub detected, when formating the key with NTFS, anyway the grub is then launching in terminal mode and do not find any suitable boot partition.
From what i read the UFI partition must be FAT/FAT32
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
moussa said:
Thx Stephen,

I forgot to notify, i was indeed able to have grub detected, when formating the key with NTFS, anyway the grub is then launching in terminal mode and do not find any suitable boot partition.
From what i read the UFI partition must be FAT/FAT32
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You shouldn't need to manually format the USB drive at all, Rufus/Etcher will do all that for you. I just tried a spare USB drive, that had data on it, and got Etcher to write a Linux Mint .iso image on there. My Windows 10 system is UEFI/GPT. When I look at the drive in Windows the only partition Windows can see is the efi partition, because it's FAT formatted, the first partition (which contains the Linux install image) shows as unallocated space because it's not a foprmat that Windows recognises. If I boot the USB drive Linux Mint starts as expected because it has an .efi partition...
 
moussa

moussa

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Hello ubuysa,

Indeed with Etcher there is no manual step, but with rufus it is possible to choose between fat (default) and ntfs

I tried again with etcher, removing all partitions from the key with diskpart, then launching etcher, the result is i seen only efi like you said:

https://i.ibb.co/sHFxKxG/Capture.png

https://i.ibb.co/Bsks3k0/Capture2.png


But the result is the same, rebooting from windows, a message is displayed that no usb bootable device can be found
 
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ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
moussa said:
Hello ubuysa,

Indeed with Etcher there is no manual step, but with rufus it is possible to choose between fat (default) and ntfs

I tried again with etcher, removing all partitions from the key with diskpart, then launching etcher, the result is i seen only efi like you said:

https://i.ibb.co/sHFxKxG/Capture.png

https://i.ibb.co/Bsks3k0/Capture2.png


But the result is the same, rebooting from windows, a message is displayed that no usb bootable device can be found
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I would suspect the USB stick then, since the system booted fine from the Windows install USB stick? Try using Etcher to write the Linux install files to the stick you used for Windows (and which you know is good).
 
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sophiared123

New member
Actually, booting issues on any Windows-based platform is really very frequent basically for high CPU usage. The users may take proper guidance from --- that will provide an actual solution to recover their troubles effortlessly.
 
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Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I keep trying to delete the spam post but it deletes the topic instead. I hope I've undeleted the topic successfully...
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

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As Ubuysa has said, I would try a new USB stick. In general I find it better to write any iso direct to the USB and not to mess about with partitioning on that or the target drive. Most Linux distros will give you the option during install process to partition automatically or to your own preferences.
 
moussa

moussa

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Hello all, thx for the replies, but still no success:

The usb i used is the same one i used to install a fresh windows after receiving the laptop, i can assume it works fine.
The different partitions are created by the tools i tried (rufus, etcher,...), anyway, before trying a new image, i remove all partitions with diskpart, starting from a clean, empty key.
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
All the same, its wise to eliminate the obvious causes first and a new stick won't break the bank. If two different sticks have the same problem it must be something else.
 
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markh

Bronze Level Poster
Also I'm slightly confused as to why these posts don't appear in the Linux section of the forum
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

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I would advise caution with unnetbootin, it can work well with some distros but not with others. If you are already on a Linux system using a disc image writer from a downloaded iso is better.
 
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