Linux installation ruins other OS installations on my system --HELP PLEASE
by sji260 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5NQNW)
My system:
MSI MEG Z490 Godlike motherboard
Intel Core i9 10900K CPU
XFX Radeon RX6900XT Merc 319 Ultra GPU
64GB G.SKILL RAM
5x Sabrent 1TB SSDs
3x WD 4TB HDDs
Corsair HX1200i PSU
Dual LG 4K HDR monitors
Installations:
SSD 1 - macOS 11.5.2 using the Opencore 0.7.2 bootloader
SSD 2 - Windows 10 Pro using the Opencore 0.7.2 bootloader
Issue:
When I try to install ANY Linux distribution, GRUB overwrites the contents of BOOT/EFI/BOOTx64.efi. This results in loss of my macOS SSD, meaning I can't boot to it anymore. In fact it requires deletion of the Linux distro and a complete rebuild of my macOS SSD. This even happens when I boot from a "live" Linux USB when just trying a distro.
I do video editing and graphic arts work and some programs offered on Windows, macOS and Linux are just the best at what they do, hence the reason I'd like all three OSs on my machine. Windows and macOS play nicely, Linux does not.
My ideal solution would be to have each OS on it's own 1TB SSD and have the ability to choose between them at startup via the Opencore bootloader. I tried rEFInd but it didn't recognize either my Windows or macOS boot disks.
GRUB is invasive, despite telling Calamares (or other installer) where to install the Linux distro it seems to go wherever it wants and overwrites files vital to my other OSs. It even unmounts some of my HDDs and I have to do a CMOS reset to get them back.
I've spent a lot of time and research on this and I am ready to give up on Linux, but before I do I thought I'd reach out to the community to see if I'm missing something.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
MSI MEG Z490 Godlike motherboard
Intel Core i9 10900K CPU
XFX Radeon RX6900XT Merc 319 Ultra GPU
64GB G.SKILL RAM
5x Sabrent 1TB SSDs
3x WD 4TB HDDs
Corsair HX1200i PSU
Dual LG 4K HDR monitors
Installations:
SSD 1 - macOS 11.5.2 using the Opencore 0.7.2 bootloader
SSD 2 - Windows 10 Pro using the Opencore 0.7.2 bootloader
Issue:
When I try to install ANY Linux distribution, GRUB overwrites the contents of BOOT/EFI/BOOTx64.efi. This results in loss of my macOS SSD, meaning I can't boot to it anymore. In fact it requires deletion of the Linux distro and a complete rebuild of my macOS SSD. This even happens when I boot from a "live" Linux USB when just trying a distro.
I do video editing and graphic arts work and some programs offered on Windows, macOS and Linux are just the best at what they do, hence the reason I'd like all three OSs on my machine. Windows and macOS play nicely, Linux does not.
My ideal solution would be to have each OS on it's own 1TB SSD and have the ability to choose between them at startup via the Opencore bootloader. I tried rEFInd but it didn't recognize either my Windows or macOS boot disks.
GRUB is invasive, despite telling Calamares (or other installer) where to install the Linux distro it seems to go wherever it wants and overwrites files vital to my other OSs. It even unmounts some of my HDDs and I have to do a CMOS reset to get them back.
I've spent a lot of time and research on this and I am ready to give up on Linux, but before I do I thought I'd reach out to the community to see if I'm missing something.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.