Cannot install Mint on Dell laptop
by Larry dB from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4XRV6)
I have a 2012 Dell laptop with Windows 7 HP 64 bit and would like to install Mint as dual boot. I have made room for the install by creating some unallocated free space. I have also tried with turning this free space into partitions.
I get the choose language and keyboard layout screens along with the add 3rd party drivers screens, but then it skips the choose where to install screen and goes to the screen where you would choose the device to mount the install. Except that the field is totally blank.
I believe that this may be an issue with the PC using a RAID controller, but the solutions I have seen so far go beyond my comfort level. I have gotten error messages that the installer has crashed and also no root drive. But I had to click on buttons on the window to get these brief messages.
Thanks for any help
I get the choose language and keyboard layout screens along with the add 3rd party drivers screens, but then it skips the choose where to install screen and goes to the screen where you would choose the device to mount the install. Except that the field is totally blank.
I believe that this may be an issue with the PC using a RAID controller, but the solutions I have seen so far go beyond my comfort level. I have gotten error messages that the installer has crashed and also no root drive. But I had to click on buttons on the window to get these brief messages.
Thanks for any help