Hey everyone! I'm having some trouble booting into my Linux setup after trying to install Mint on a separate drive. Initially, I had my Arch root partition on one drive and my home partition on another. Then I added a third drive and installed Mint there. Now, whenever I reboot my PC, I end up at a GRUB screen that says: `GNU GRUB version 2.12 Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For...`. It's like my computer doesn't recognize my Arch installation anymore. In UEFI settings, the only drive showing up is my original root drive, which has now confusingly been labeled as 'ubuntu', and the third drive I used for Mint isn't even showing up. I'm really hoping to recover my Arch setup since I've put a lot of work into configuring it. Any ideas on what went wrong?
3 Answers
Make sure you're aware that Mint can sometimes show up as 'ubuntu' in boot settings due to shared keys for secure boot. Just keep that in mind. Also, check out the installation tips in our wiki for any steps you might have missed!
It sounds like Mint may have overwritten something important in your EFI partition, which is why your Arch installation isn't booting. You’re right to suspect GRUB could be the issue. I recommend checking the Arch Wiki for a guide on recovering your EFI partition and files. That should help you identify what might be missing or corrupted.
Have you tried booting with a live USB? If you can, mount your Arch partitions and see if the data is still intact. If everything looks good, back up your critical files for safety. Then, you could 'chroot' into your Arch installation to potentially fix whatever's wrong with GRUB.
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