I'm pretty new to Linux and installed Mint 22.1 on a separate drive while dual booting with Windows 10 (which was on another drive). It was going smoothly, so I decided to wipe the Windows drive, only to realize afterward that it was also acting as the boot drive. Now, I'm stuck and can't boot into Mint. I found a post about changing the boot drive and creating an EFI partition, but I don't really get the technical terms like 'update-grub' and 'fstab'. I could really use some detailed guidance on how to fix this! I have a Linux Mint USB stick I can boot from, and I've already created a new boot partition. Here's my current drive info:
3 Answers
Since you're still fresh into using Mint, a simpler option could be to recover your files by connecting the drive to another computer first. After that, you could reinstall Mint from scratch. Even if you want to try fixing it, recovering your data is a wise first step!
Oops! This happened to me too recently! It sounds like you might have gotten rid of your EFI partition by mistake, which isn't too hard to fix. You'll want to create a new partition formatted as FAT32 for /boot. Once that's set, use the commands like 'sudo grub-install /boot/efi' to fix the boot issue. Don't forget, the drive letters can change, so double-check that before running any commands!
OS installers can be frustrating sometimes! They often mess with partitions they shouldn't touch. Just make sure to always back up your data, especially when doing anything that involves major changes!
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