Linux mint cannot boot

[kuddlesworth9419]

I just wiped my ssd through the mint install gui and installed the os however when i try to boot from it i just get a black screen with a flashing white bar. Does a yone know what i should do. I can access the boot folder through the boot cd.

[c3p0_]

This might work for you http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/842

[kuddlesworth9419]

What is the grub boot screen and how do i stop automatic boot so i can get to the command line.

[c3p0_]

You hold shift during boot

[kuddlesworth9419]

That does nothing. Could mint not have removed the w7 boot loader prooperly.

[c3p0_]

My bad. It has to be the right shift key. Other then that it don't work

[xAcid9]

Did you install the bootloader/grub while installing Mint?

How many drives you have?

[kuddlesworth9419]

What do you mean. All i did was i stall mint through the cd. I did not do anything elae. I had w seven on my ssd and two hdds one 500 and one tb hdd for media and backup. I installed mint through the inataller onto the asd with the option to erase the drive. I assume it wrased the drive and didnt lie.

[kuddlesworth9419]

Did you install the bootloader/grub while installing Mint?

How many drives you have?

Could get a response. I think i got to tje hrub screen.

[kuddlesworth9419]

I willtry and install again and erase again.

[xAcid9]

Could get a response. I think i got to tje hrub screen.

 

Sorry, i'm not sure if Mint installer have to option to "Install Bootloader here" if you're installing from a clean drive. Some of the *Buntu distro have that.

 

So what is the problem now? If you don't want to reinstall, you can use the liveboot feature and install GRUB from there.

[kuddlesworth9419]

Sorry, i'm not sure if Mint installer have to option to "Install Bootloader here" if you're installing from a clean drive. Some of the *Buntu distro have that.

So what is the problem now? If you don't want to reinstall, you can use the liveboot feature and install GRUB from there.

The problem is still the same i cannot get into mint. I have installed it on my ssd but it failes to boot. I can get into the cd grub me u but that is pointless. Itis likethere is no os on my ssd and i do not understand whay that is. Also how do you install grub from the live cd.

Alternatively is it because my ssd is not formated properly to msdod because i had windows on it previously.

[kuddlesworth9419]

I gave up. Looks like the windows gods want me to stay. I tried some other things also but to no availe. It may be a problem with mint itself as there seems to be a lot of problems running mint for other people also. Oh well back to un activated w7 on my 2011 3 rig for me.