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March 14th, 2020 20:00
XPS 8390 SE, dual boot, Linux and Windows 10
I need to install Linux beside Windows 10.
When I start the Linux live usb stick I'm not able to see the m.2 SSD.
When I deativate RAID in the Bios and switch to AHCI I'm able to see the m.2 SSD with windows on it but not able to start Windows anymore.
I also saw that the second HDD (SATA) has an EFI partition.
Right now I have this configuration:
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 2TB 7200RPM 3.5" SATA HDD (Storage)
My question would be now how I can install Linux next to Windows without installing Windows again? (I don't care if Linux is installed on the SSD or on the SATA drive)
Thank you for the answers.
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GKDesigns
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March 15th, 2020 09:00
Is WSL is an alternative to a dual boot configuration... it seems like boot environments have become more complicated these days:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
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Squirrelhunter
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March 15th, 2020 10:00
Thank you for the answer.
Unfortunately this is not an alternative, as it only contains the Linux terminal but no Desktop.
What I need is a complete Linux distribution as some of my Linux software has a GUI.
This is also the reason why I want to install it in dual boot mode.
Unfortunately I have no experience with this combination of M.2 SSD and HDD where Windows is started from the SSD. Since I assumed that I can install Linux parallel to Windows I decided to buy a larger SSD to install both operating systems on the SSD and use the HDD as data storage. I know exactly how to install Linux in dual boot but not in this combination.
I just want to avoid when I use the EFI partition to start Linux that Windows won't work afterwards. As I could see the EFI partition is not on the SSD but on the HDD. Since the SSD obviously runs as RAID it is not visible when installing Linux so I don't know if Windows can be recognized by Linux when I specify the EFI partition on the HDD for the bootloader
Squirrelhunter
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March 15th, 2020 10:00
Thank you very much for the answer. I will try it out with the second option.
Unfortunately a virtual machine is not an option for me because the whole Linux system is on the same hard disk (SSD) and not the /home drive on the HDD as I intended. (working under linux a lot with video files)
But thanks a lot for the solution.
Vic384
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March 15th, 2020 10:00
I run Linux Mint in VirtualBox with Windows 10 instead of dual booting. Here is an article about how to setup dual booting: https://itsfoss.com/guide-install-linux-mint-16-dual-boot-windows/
With regard to RAID and AHCI, Dell factory defaults to setting SATA Operation to RAID. To change SATA operation to AHCI you either have to change the setting in the BIOS and re-install Windows or you can follow this procedure to switch Windows 10 from RAID to AHCI: http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/ If you use the procedure, note that you don't switch the BIOS setting until half-way (step 4) through the procedure.