Not sure if this is the right place to ask or if anyone can help me, but today, I installed the ubuntu ISO & converted it to a bootable format on an 128GB SD card (All my USBs are too small) I ran the installer as normal & here’s where I think I messed up. I allocated a 27GB partition for linux but that option didnt apper on the installer upon being asked where to install to. Thinking nothing of it, I ran the installer clicking on the install to drive option & halfway through it failed saying something like Error16 Drive is busy & the installation was only half done. now on attempt to restart windows is completely gone & all I can do is boot up a very fragmented Ubuntu without internet & firefox works very slowly. If anyone can help, then it’s appreciated. I’ve always wanted to try Linux & just got an SD card large enough to do it, but now this happens.

  • chi-chan~
    12•3 months ago

    Install Windows again, then install Linux.

    Windows is annoying with it’s bootloader, but when you have separate drive, it would be way smoother experience.

    • Possibly linuxEnglish
      4•3 months ago

      That is overkill. They just need to reinstall Ubuntu into the same partition

    • Fonzie!
      2•3 months ago

      Or better yet:

      • Run the live Linux environment, run gparted, wipe every partition of the disk
      • Reinstall Windows, wiping everything
      • Launch Windows, launch dskmng, shrink Windows by the needed amount (having another OS shrink it might break it)
      • Reinstall Linux, it should offer to install alongside the other system if there’s enough space
    • chi-chan~
      1•3 months ago

      If it’s on the same drive, after updates, Windows will try to ‘fix’ that you have another OS itself, and remove GRUB.

      • @[email protected]English
        8•3 months ago

        Windows generally isn’t removing grub, it’s just switching the EFI boot priority. You can change that back in bios, or with efibootmgr.