Any fellow Linux users on here?

[Judge]

@Crabcore :

Yeah, agreed with @Outdated. I'd start first with reviewing your boot device sequence within the BIOS, apart from sharing what your GRUB file looks like. And what kind of video card are you running?

My GRUB file is pretty simple at the moment with Mint 22.3, having configured it to boot up quickly on a separate SSD without much fanfare beyond the Mint logo:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`( . /etc/os-release; echo ${NAME:-Ubuntu} ) 2>/dev/null || echo Ubuntu`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash loglevel=3"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="quiet splash loglevel=3"

GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1080
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1080

I know Linux Mint runs with or without Secure Boot, though if you opt for secure boot you have to configure it during the initial installation process and give it a password. If you bypass that process on installation, it may not boot up Mint at all given your bios requires secure boot to run Windows.

I opted to turn off Secure Boot in the BIOS altogether as I run both Mint 22.3 and Pop!OS22.04 on different removable drives using Icy Dock hardware. Though at one point I thought about using Windows 11 on another drive as well, and bypassing a lot of dual boot concerns.

I know with Pop!OS22.04 I cannot run it at all if Secure Boot is enabled in my BIOS. Otherwise it just boots into a blanks screen and remains there.

If you have a more current Nvidia card, with the latest drivers you can access in Linux Mint 22 you can change your modeset parameters within the file: nvidia-drivers-kms.conf:

# This file was generated by nvidia-driver-550
# Set value to 0 to disable modesetting fbdev=1 eliminates failure to grab modeset error
options nvidia-drm modeset=1 fbdev=1

 

[Outdated]

I've got a cheap desktop that I wanted to dual-boot with while I'm learning x64 ASM, and even after changing all of the 'fast boot' and windows-oriented settings in the bios (I also tried everything on UEFI, then legacy when that failed, flipped settings one way, flipped them back, etc), I still can't boot either Ubuntu or Mint from USB. GRUB shows up, I see the distro's logo, and after a good ~5 minutes, the PC reboots, and the cycle continues.

Just another quick thought - are you trying to dual boot both OSs on the one harddrive?

Microsoft worked out how to stop that and Windows will delete the Linux boot partition every time.

Put Linux on a physically different drive. Physically disconnect the drive that has Windows on it while you're doing this so that Linux can't interfere with the Windows boot partition and Windows can't interfere with Linux's.

Don't try to use Grub to give you a dual boot menu, this will also cause issues. Have the two OSs on separate physical drives (not partitions) and use the BIOS boot menu to decide which to boot from.

Doing it this way you can even install Linux on an external USB drive.

 

[Judge]

Put Linux on a physically different drive. Physically disconnect the drive that has Windows on it while you're doing this so that Linux can't interfere with the Windows boot partition and Windows can't interfere with Linux's.

Works for me....thanks to Icy Dock technology (see link below):

Dual booting between Linux and another OS always gave me the hives just thinking about it. With removable drives I can go from one OS to another in around ten seconds at shutdown.

Amazon.com

 

[Judge]

Trying to decide whether I want to replace my Pop!OS22.04 with their latest release out of beta, "Pop!OS Cosmic". So far reviews seem a bit on the "meh" side, with some citing that it's not all that different from earlier versions, at least in terms of the desktop. However replacing Gnome with Rust, not sure what to expect. Especially without being able to customize the desktop with so many Gnome applets available. Making much of it a moot point. Though gamers may disagree.

For all the customization I accomplished on the earlier version of this OS, about every six months I'd get a comprehensive update that essentially wiped out much of the customization I did. Not too difficult to put it all back, but it gets annoying having to do it at all. Kind of what Microslop does as well.

I'm guessing that if I can repeat so much customization relative only to CSS and not Gnome, that I could likely improve the desktop beyond what it offers out of the box. But that it would likely get erased with any comprehensive update. Something I haven't run into in customizing Linux Mint 22.3 so far.

https://system76.com/pop/download/

Meanwhile it seems Linux Mint, Zorin OS, Ubuntu and Fedora are the most prominent Linux distros that may appeal to Windows 10/11 users ready to jump ship. Evidently a whole lot of Windows users have gravitated to Zorin OS18 recently.

 

[Judge]

An interesting development. Zorin OS 19 appears to be leaking previews of their next OS version, and in a big way. Appearing to make a serious effort to woo both Windows and Mac users.

I've tried Zorin a couple of times in the last few years, always appreciating the ease and functionality of this OS, but always lamenting their unpolished, somewhat crude desktop. It does appear that the desktop and all its options has been drastically improved. Also it appears they are focused on systems like Wine and Proton...to make some Windows programs run out-of-the-box in Zorin.

We shall see, but this does look very interesting to me. And it should to you, particularly if you are leaning towards trying Linux out over Microsoft's sorry Windows 11.

 

[Outdated]

An interesting development. Zorin OS 19....

I found this article interesting.

The writing is on the wall?

Zorin OS - Wikipedia