[SOLVED] Error installing along side Windows 10

[stevef]

Just to confirm how Linux installed itself, please can you boot to Linux, open a terminal and run this command.

Code:

ls /sys/firmware/efi

followed by enter and post the results back.

It would be good to see which OS GRUB is detecting.
Try tapping the Esc key as the system is powering up, if the timing is right, you should get the GRUB menu.
If you can get the GRUB menu up, the candidate OS should be listed.
Report back what the GRUB menu lists.
If W10 is on the list select it and see if it boots.

If you can't get to the GRUB menu using the Esc key on power up, it should be possible to modify the config to force it to show.

Please post back the result of this command so that we can review.

Code:

cat /etc/default/grub

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Just to confirm how Linux installed itself, please can you boot to Linux, open a terminal and run this command.

Code:

ls /sys/firmware/efi

followed by enter and post the results back.

It would be good to see which OS GRUB is detecting.
Try tapping the Esc key as the system is powering up, if the timing is right, you should get the GRUB menu.
If you can get the GRUB menu up, the candidate OS should be listed.
Report back what the GRUB menu lists.
If W10 is on the list select it and see if it boots.

If you can't get to the GRUB menu using the Esc key on power up, it should be possible to modify the config to force it to show.

Please post back the result of this command so that we can review.

Code:

cat /etc/default/grub

One thing at a time :

linuxlite  ~  ls /sys/firmware/efi
ls: cannot access '/sys/firmware/efi': No such file or directory
 linuxlite  ~  2  

I'll reboot now and try to get the grub menu to come up.

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linuxlite  ~  ls /sys/firmware/efi
ls: cannot access '/sys/firmware/efi': No such file or directory

I rebooted and got to the GRUB menu. It looked very familiar. Windows 10 was on the menu and it came up when I chose it. I'm feeling much better about my situation.

[stevef]

That's good.
If you are happy with using the Esc key to get the GRUB menu when you need it we can stop.
Otherwise, GRUB can be tweaked in several ways - for example to show the menu each time it boots.

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That's good.
If you are happy with using the Esc key to get the GRUB menu when you need it we can stop.
Otherwise, GRUB can be tweaked in several ways - for example to show the menu each time it boots.

Thank you for all you've done.  I could be happy the way it is, but, if it's not too much for you, it would be nice if the GRUB menu would come up each time without having to use the Esc key.  What do you think?

[stevef]

You're welcome. Please post back the result of this command so that we can review the GRUB configuration on your system and suggest some changes.

Code:

cat /etc/default/grub

If you indicate how you want the system to behave, let us know. For example, the system can show the menu on each boot and wait indefinitely until you indicate which OS to boot. That's useful if you frequently switch between OS. Or you can display the menu with a countdown that will boot a predetermined OS after the count, but allow you to select another OS before the timeout. That's a good choice if you usually want to boot one OS, but sometimes need the other one.

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I found out that, since I'm using BIOS instead of UEFI, I can hold down the shift key instead of tapping the Esc key while booting Linux and it will give me the GRUB menu. So, I think I'll just let it boot to Linux all the time and I'll hold down the shift key if I want to boot to Windows 10 instead. It doesn't get much easier. So, I guess we're done. I thank you very much for your help. Whose job is it to mark this thread SOLVED?