Can I do a clean install from a Windows 10 recovery disc?
by edhe1 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5PAJS)
Windows 10 Pro came installed on my computer. I installed Linux Mint 20.2 alongside it. Windows used two primary partitions: one for System; and the other for Windows C:.
I created a recovery disc, which included the Windows System.
During the Linux install I saw about four dialog boxes concerning the need for an efi FAT 32 partition.
I had seen in a system Info that the BIOS Mode for my computer was Legacy: therefore BIOS; and not UEFI.
I ignored them also because I already had the maximum four primary partitions.
I got the dual boot to work; and everything looked fine. The next evening I decided to boot into Windows, so that it could update.
Around 2:30 AM I awoke, and decided to check my system.
I tried to boot into Linux, but all I got was a console window asking for a Login. I tried CTRL-ALT F7-F9; looking for a Linux Login page; but to no avail.
I could do a CTRL-ALT-DELETE and boot into Windows'; but not into Linux.
I figured that Windows had somehow done a job on Linux.
Later that morning I did a clean install of Linux. Good bye to Windows.
I have seen where the recovery disc could reinstall Windows. Can this be done in my situation, where I would let the recovery disc do a clean install; and then re-install Linux?
I can't answer this question because I don't know to deal with 5 primary partitions.
The surprising thing is that when I did the last install of Linux, there are two primary partitions: one for Linux, and one for efi.
I created a recovery disc, which included the Windows System.
During the Linux install I saw about four dialog boxes concerning the need for an efi FAT 32 partition.
I had seen in a system Info that the BIOS Mode for my computer was Legacy: therefore BIOS; and not UEFI.
I ignored them also because I already had the maximum four primary partitions.
I got the dual boot to work; and everything looked fine. The next evening I decided to boot into Windows, so that it could update.
Around 2:30 AM I awoke, and decided to check my system.
I tried to boot into Linux, but all I got was a console window asking for a Login. I tried CTRL-ALT F7-F9; looking for a Linux Login page; but to no avail.
I could do a CTRL-ALT-DELETE and boot into Windows'; but not into Linux.
I figured that Windows had somehow done a job on Linux.
Later that morning I did a clean install of Linux. Good bye to Windows.
I have seen where the recovery disc could reinstall Windows. Can this be done in my situation, where I would let the recovery disc do a clean install; and then re-install Linux?
I can't answer this question because I don't know to deal with 5 primary partitions.
The surprising thing is that when I did the last install of Linux, there are two primary partitions: one for Linux, and one for efi.