I'm trying to set up a dual boot on my gaming rig because I enjoy tinkering around with different operating systems as well. Here are my specs: Aorus Z270X-Gaming K5 motherboard, Intel i7-7700 processor, GTX 1080 graphics card, and 64GB of RAM running Windows 10.
While resizing my Windows partition to make space for Linux, I couldn't locate a UEFI partition on any of my drives. After browsing various guides, I settled on using Pop!_OS instead of Nobara due to concerns about driver support for my GPU. I followed a tutorial by Drew Howden on installing Pop!_OS in a dual-boot configuration, and everything seemed fine until I tried updating GRUB for Windows to show up on the boot menu.
After installing os-prober and editing /etc/default/grub, I attempted to run update-grub, but the message displayed was "Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings," and upon rebooting, it went straight into Pop!_OS without showing any boot menu options. I'm not very knowledgeable about UEFI and urgently need help getting back into Windows.
Additionally, I've encountered other issues with Pop!, such as no sound from my speakers while my wireless headphones work, Chrome not launching, and graphical glitches upon waking from sleep. I plan to tackle those after fixing the dual boot situation. I used to run Mint Cinnamon without issues on an older PC, but I'm quite frustrated now as I want to make my Windows games work on Linux too. Any advice would be appreciated!
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Have you tried adding the GRUB boot entry directly in your UEFI settings? It can sometimes help resolve boot menu issues, especially on older motherboards.
I know very little about UEFI beyond it replacing the old BIOS, so how would I go about adding the GRUB entry? I don't see anything familiar in the System menu.