I recently installed Linux via USB onto my hard drive with the intention of setting up a dual-boot system alongside Windows. I made sure to disable Secure Boot, but my laptop only boots into Windows and I can't see an option to select Linux during bootup. The Boot Manager and BIOS don't list Linux as a boot option either. When I check in Windows, it indicates that my hard drive space has decreased, which I assume confirms that the space was allocated for Linux. I'm using an Acer laptop, model N16C1, which I think is from 2017. Any ideas on how I can get it to boot into Linux?
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You might want to boot from a live CD or USB and use the `efibootmgr` command to see your boot options. It’s a handy tool for managing boot entries in EFI systems. If you can get it running, please share the output so we can have a look at what’s happening!
I’m not familiar with live CDs. But I did run the `efibootmgr` command from my USB where Linux was installed, and here’s what I got:
```
BootCurrent: 0002
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0002,2001,2002,2003
Boot0000* Unknown Device: ...
Boot0001* Windows Boot Manager ...
Boot0002* Linux ...
```
It looks like Linux is there, but I still can't boot into it. What should I do next?