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Tried to dual boot W11 & Ubuntu & bricked my PC (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 6 months ago by Ezek@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask or if anyone can help me, but today, I installed the ubuntu ISO & converted it to a bootable format on an 128GB SD card (All my USBs are too small) I ran the installer as normal & here's where I think I messed up. I allocated a 27GB partition for linux but that option didnt apper on the installer upon being asked where to install to. Thinking nothing of it, I ran the installer clicking on the install to drive option & halfway through it failed saying something like Error16 Drive is busy & the installation was only half done. now on attempt to restart windows is completely gone & all I can do is boot up a very fragmented Ubuntu without internet & firefox works very slowly. If anyone can help, then it's appreciated. I've always wanted to try Linux & just got an SD card large enough to do it, but now this happens.

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[-] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Install Windows again, then install Linux.

Windows is annoying with it's bootloader, but when you have separate drive, it would be way smoother experience.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago

That is overkill. They just need to reinstall Ubuntu into the same partition

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Or better yet:

  • ~~Run the live Linux environment, run gparted, wipe every partition of the disk~~
  • Reinstall Windows, wiping everything
  • Launch Windows, launch dskmng, shrink Windows by the needed amount (having another OS shrink it might break it)
  • Reinstall Linux, it should offer to install alongside the other system if there's enough space
[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

Windows can wipe everything on its own

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 6 months ago

True, fixed

[-] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

If it's on the same drive, after updates, Windows will try to 'fix' ~~that you have another OS~~ itself, and remove GRUB.

[-] rotopenguin@infosec.pub 8 points 6 months ago

Windows generally isn't removing grub, it's just switching the EFI boot priority. You can change that back in bios, or with efibootmgr.

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