Clover v3322 does not see Linux Mint 17 partition

[brookchef]

Hello!

I have successfully installed El Capitan on my T420s. I have also installed Linux Mint 17.2 to another partition on the same drive.

Clover does not show the Linux partition as a bootable option. How can I fix this?

Thank you for any suggestions or guidance.

 

[Going Bald]

Hello!

I have successfully installed El Capitan on my T420s. I have also installed Linux Mint 17.2 to another partition on the same drive.

Clover does not show the Linux partition as a bootable option. How can I fix this?

Thank you for any suggestions or guidance.

See Clover wiki on Custom Entries.

 

[brookchef]

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction Going Bald.

I changed the value under Legacy from false to true in my config.plist:

<key>Scan</key>
<dict>
<key>Entries</key>
<true/>
<key>Legacy</key>
<true/>
<key>Tool</key>
<true/>
</dict>


Clover recognized the linux partition on the next boot. However, when I select the linux partition the screen goes dark and stays that way.

When I installed linux, I installed GRUB to / of the linux partition.

I will follow up after some more research...

 

[Going Bald]

Your Grub boot loader is installed Legacy Mode - it will not boot from UEFI.
Google for installing grub EFI mode.

 

[brookchef]

Thank you again for your help, Bald Man.

Here's how I got Clover boo tloader to recognize (and boot into) my Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon installation.

I created a new installation USB stick using Rufus, selecting 'boot using EFI with GPT'.
When installing Linux mint, select 'something else' at the partition step.
Create a 200mb partition after OSX, mark as EFI partition.
create a partition for the main installation and a swap partition if desired.
point the Grub to be installed on your newly created EFI partition
Finish install.

Upon reboot, it will install directly to Linux Mint 17.

To get the machine to boot in Clover Boot Loader again, enter BIOS and remove the 'ubuntu' that was added with the installation. Initially, I just moved this entry to the bottom of the list for testing purposes.

I can now boot into OSX or Linux Mint from Clover.

I hope this helps anyone who is stuck as I was.

Thank you.

 

[Going Bald]

Thank you again for your help, Bald Man.

Here's how I got Clover boo tloader to recognize (and boot into) my Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon installation.

I created a new installation USB stick using Rufus, selecting 'boot using EFI with GPT'.
When installing Linux mint, select 'something else' at the partition step.
Create a 200mb partition after OSX, mark as EFI partition.
create a partition for the main installation and a swap partition if desired.
point the Grub to be installed on your newly created EFI partition
Finish install.

Upon reboot, it will install directly to Linux Mint 17.

To get the machine to boot in Clover Boot Loader again, enter BIOS and remove the 'ubuntu' that was added with the installation. Initially, I just moved this entry to the bottom of the list for testing purposes.

I can now boot into OSX or Linux Mint from Clover.

I hope this helps anyone who is stuck as I was.

Thank you.

You could have used the drive EFI partition - no need to create another one.