Problem installing Linux Mint

Hello everybody. It's my first day on this forum and I'm posting my problem looking for answer cause I've already try looking out for someone with one identical to mine, but I was never able to solve it following the instructions given.
I'm trying to install Linux Mint 19.3 64bit in dual boot with windows10 via USB.
I have a Dell inspiron 7580, 16gb ram,CPU intel i7,
512gb ssd bought last year. I have the UEFI instead of the BIOS and, as read online, I disabled the Secure boot option and the fast boot option.
Everything works until I try to install Linux (i've created an apposite partition on the ssd). When I arrive to the point where I have to select an Installation type they don't give me any option, the list is blank as you can see in the image below.


Any suggestion?

well what i can see on your screen shot from reading is that it says device to install " boot loader ". So if its EFI then forgetting about windows for a minute that would be correct.So for instance if you look at my set up the boot is on /dev/sda at /sda1 but that is still on /dev/sda so basically /dev/sda is the whole hd . My preferred approach is to use gparted from a usb stick to set and and see whats what .


if the install is clever it will put 100MB of type EF00, then ask for maybe swap etc.

the only worry without seeing your actual hd is that if you said yes , to install you might loose windows

@70 Tango Charlie what would you do if in @CostaBarro95 position ? i would be very tempted to click install now and see what it asks next ?

captain-sensible said:

@70 Tango Charlie what would you do if in @CostaBarro95 position ? i would be very tempted to click install now and see what it asks next ?

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Hi Cap @captain-sensible
I think I would do the same as you say. I assume that he has a back up disk for Win 10 - just in case.
I'll get my old macbook out and see if I can dual boot with LM 19.3 just to see what happens.
I'll get back with my results as soon as I can.
Old Geezer
TC

we are both "chance'rs " then do you think ?

70 Tango Charlie said:

Hi Cap @captain-sensible
I think I would do the same as you say. I assume that he has a back up disk for Win 10 - just in case.
I'll get my old macbook out and see if I can dual boot with LM 19.3 just to see what happens.
I'll get back with my results as soon as I can.
Old Geezer
TC

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What was I thinking!!! Macbook???
@CostaBarro95 is on Windows 10!!!
Yikes, disregard my comment about Macbook.
Old Geezer
TC
I'll try it on my little Netbook with win 10 on it.

captain-sensible said:

we are both "chance'rs " then do you think ?

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Absolutely!

if i just click on "install now" a windows comes up and tell me "no root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partitioning menu".
I was thinking, if it can't even see my main partition ( :C) where windows is installed then the problem is not the partition I want to install linux on, so what else could it be?

@CostaBarro95

You need to click on "Change" and go in and pick "/" as your choice for "Mount Point".
OGTC

CostaBarro95 said:

if i just click on "install now" a windows comes up and tell me "no root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partitioning menu".
I was thinking, if it can't even see my main partition ( :C) where windows is installed then the problem is not the partition I want to install linux on, so what else could it be?

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The first screen shot looks like the installer can 'see' your hard drive but cannot see any partitions. The second screen shot is the installer saying as much.
Are you sure the Windows 10 partition is still there? Can it still be booted into?
There *should* have been two options regarding where to install prior to the "Something else" option.
The first option is usually to erase and use the entire disk.
The second option is usually to install *along side* whatever other operating system is present.
The third option is usually "Something else" which generally entails manual partitioning.
I would use *GParted* to try and get a look at the existing partition layout. GParted can be run from either the "Live" .iso image of Linux Mint or from a GParted disk image.
If GParted can 'see' your disk partitions you can resize the existing partition and create a new partition for the Linux install.

P.S. Do you have more than one hard disk in that machine?

70 Tango Charlie said:

You need to click on "Change" and go in and pick "/" as your choice for "Mount Point".
OGTC

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I tried,but an error message shows up and then the installation windows close

Vrai said:

There *should* have been two options regarding where to install prior to the "Something else" option.
The first option is usually to erase and use the entire disk.
The second option is usually to install *along side* whatever other operating system is present.
The third option is usually "Something else" which generally entails manual partitioning.

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no, they were not there. There were only language settings and consent to download from third parties.
And I have only one ssd

CostaBarro95 said:

no, they were not there. There were only language settings and consent to download from third parties.
And I have only one ssd

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That's a very interesting screenshot posted above. It appears that Linux Mint is indeed running in "Live" mode.
Try to run GParted from either the Linux Mint Live .iso or from a GParted Live disk (CD or USB).
Post a screen shot of what GParted sees.
Are you trying to install in *Legacy* (BIOS) mode or UEFI mode?
I hate to say it - but - it could possibly be that the installation image you have on the USB may be faulty. It may be worth flashing a new image onto the USB. I prefer DVD's for just that reason. Of the hundreds of DVD's I have burned to create Linux install images - I have never had a problem with any of them. USB's seem to be a little 'sketchy' now and then.

@CostaBarro95, did you ever find a resolution to this problem ?

If you did, could you post and tell us how, please?

The Thread is 4 yrs old...maybe we'll never know if OP fixed the problem.

Definite possibility of that ! He hasn't been seen since March 12, 2020

you never know....

Very true.