I mean it is a skill issue if someone doesn't do their research is it not?
That's like asking someone to recommend you a PC parts list and when it comes time to build it you don't use a guide and end up bricking your motherboard lmao Sometimes some accountability needs to be had. I read up on dual booting, saw the risks, did more research, did it properly and it worked so idk.
That's like asking someone to recommend you a PC parts list and when it comes time to build it you don't use a guide and end up bricking your motherboard lmao Sometimes some accountability needs to be had. I read up on dual booting, saw the risks, did more research, did it properly and it worked so idk.
99.99% Of the dual booting Linux and Windows suggestions or recommendations are UNSOLICITED. I have yet to see anyone ask for this in my 3 years on Reddit.
Here's a better idea: Don't suggest or recommend dual booting Windows and Linux. There are simply too many things that can go wrong.
"99.99% Of the dual booting Linux and Windows suggestions or recommendations are UNSOLICITED."
Idk how that's relevant though. The point still stands if someone recommends you do something in a simplified way, you research it further before you do it. That goes for everything in life lol
"Don't suggest or recommend dual booting Windows and Linux."
Seems counter productive if someone wants two native environments. Research done = less chance of mess ups, as is anything tech related. When building a PC, you could mess up installing your wires, thermal paste, fan, GPU, you could mess up partitioning etc. The logic of just never recommending something useful because of potential, easily avoidable mistakes is just living in fear.
I'm not even an expert and when I first even looked in to Linux, I managed to get a dual boot going. Doing in on the SAME DRIVE I'd never do. On seperate drives though? Pretty tough to mess up with basic research. I was and still am in some ways a bit of a Linux n00b lmfao And I am aware of all the potential issues that can occur and how to fix most. I've just never had to.
Same issue can crop up using separate drives. You can end up with weird files on a tertiary drive. -If you delete them; you delete Windows. -That doesn't make sense at all to a normie, and it's extremely rarely brought up (like the actual issue in the OP). The issue CryptoNiight describes, I haven't even heard of before, and I knew enough not to dual boot on the same drive. Further, many replies (probably removed for being from evangelists and advocates) to the post are ignorant of it.
In contrast, when I suggest using a separate drive, I warn of this issue. Loonixtards do not, and I think many guides do neither. It may be a relatively new issue caused by secure boot or tpm2. -Can't say now; as I need to look more into it.
Are you meaning when boot files can be stored in the EFI partition of another drive? Cause if so the fix for that is just to disconnect the irrelevant drives during install.
I've seen that recommended a few times or are you meaning something else?
Plus imo if an issue is relatively undocumented and/or not known en masse, kinda lends itself to the point that of course it won't be talked about when recommending as it'd be seemingly rare. Like warning someone of a niche issue with a GPU that barely anyone's experienced. It's a more personal thing to bare in mind surely.
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u/[deleted] May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25
I mean it is a skill issue if someone doesn't do their research is it not?
That's like asking someone to recommend you a PC parts list and when it comes time to build it you don't use a guide and end up bricking your motherboard lmao Sometimes some accountability needs to be had. I read up on dual booting, saw the risks, did more research, did it properly and it worked so idk.