Update: I ran GParted with Live Boot and deleted all partitions. I reinstalled Linux Mint but unfortunately I still get the error: "failure writing sector 0x149db800 to 'hd0'"
I reran the fsck command to see if the Bitlocker partition was deleted, and it seems that it is. (See screenshot)
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Yes, I purchased this drive used, which was likely pulled from a Windows machine. When I installed Linux I chose the option to delete the drive and install Linux, but that obviously did not delete Bitlocker.
I just installed GParted. When that program opens I see only 2 partitions. Can I use...
When I run that I get:
For that command I get:
That text looks a little jumbled so I attached a screenshot.
Is any of that info useful? I am not sure if that helps.
That is the exact error I get when I boot up.
Would it still be there after I erased the drive when I installed Mint? My intention is to single boot Linux via this drive.
I ran fsck and this is what I got:
fsck from util-linux 2.37.2
e2fsck 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
ext2fs_open2: Bad magic number...
I think I ran Smartctl correctly. Here is the result I got:
== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Samsung based SSDs
Device Model: SAMSUNG MZHPV256HDGL-000L1
Serial Number: S1WTNYAFC04638
LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 900000000
Firmware Version: BXW22L0Q
User Capacity...
Update.
I bought and received a used OEM Samsung SM951 MZ-HPV2560 AHCI SSD.
BIOS recognized the drive and Linux Mint installed! That is a major success!
I do get this following error each time I boot up: "failure writing sector 0x149db800 to 'hd0'"
After I get past that error Mint loads...
Thanks again. Picking out a drive is more complicated than I thought.
Samsung doesn't make it easy either. They made two different versions of the OEM SM951.
I made sure to buy the MZ-HPV2560 which is the AHCI version. It is not as popular as the NVMe version so I had to order it from China.
That is interesting. The OEM Drive, which I still have and use, is a Samsung SM951, which is a SSD drive. (I thought it was a NVMe).
Maybe that is why the BIOS does not even show my NVMe drive. That would make sense why the laptop goes straight to BIOS.
Looks like I need to find a SSD drive...
Thank you for your help and your suggestion.
I did try steps 6 - 11. I opened Terminal and pasted this code:
sudo efibootmgr -c -d /dev/nvme0n1 -p 1 -l \\efi\\ubuntu\\grubx64.efi -L "Linux Mint"
Relaunched Boot Repair and ran it. Upon reboot unfortunately my laptop went straight to BIOS...
And just to triple-check... I installed the Linux NVMe into my desktop computer and Linux Mint booted up. So it seems like the problem is pointing at the ASUS laptop.
Just to be thorough I disconnected the battery, the "watch battery", and the RAM. I pressed the Power Button for minutes at a time, and waited a full 15 minutes before reconnecting everything.
The BIOS date/time reset. I load into Linux Boot Repair and still get the 'Locked-NVram detected'...
I unfortunately can not click on 'Boot Option Priorities.' However, when I reinstall the Windows NVMe, I get the option of 'Boot Option #1 [Windows Boot Manager]' Interestingly enough, there is not a Boot Option with the Linex NVMe installed. Not sure what that means. Maybe it can't find the...