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boot-info: http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/RfkJWSpQ4Z/

Sorry for asking this question again because it has been asked and answered multiple times but I could not find a solution that fits my problem.

I have bought a lenovo legion y530 (nvidia geforce gtx 1050ti and intel core i7 8th gen) almost a year ago and I have been trying to install a linux distribution since the day I bought it :)

First, I cant install it on legacy mode because every time I try, it only gives a black screen.

For UEFI mode, it works perfectly and I always get at the end of the installation but every time it gives a grub2 error where it says it cant install it on /target.

I know it is installed, I see ubuntu on bios but when I boot it, I see grub terminal(and boot command gives something like "you need to load kernel!").

Could someone please help me install a linux distro please. I tried ubuntu, kali, debian, those are which I remember.

Tails works fine until the welcome screen where I click on start and it freezes.

I can not understand why I am the only one in my class who can't install linux and it has been very difficult for me because I am a software engineering student.

Thank you very much(for even reading this much :))

K7AAY
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    With that nvidia graphics card/chip I think you need the boot option nomodeset. Have you tried that way? – sudodus Mar 04 '20 at 17:36
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    To start with, which version of Linux have you installed most recently (Ubuntu server, Ubuntu desktop, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, et al.) , and which release number? Please click [edit] and add that vital information to your question so all the facts we need are in the question. Please do not use Add Comment. – K7AAY Mar 04 '20 at 17:48
  • You show grub installed in both BIOS and UEFI boot modes. Your fstab shows mount of ESP, so currently UEFI boot. Do not try to boot in BIOS/Legacy/CSM mode or you just will get grub error. But Windows is hibernated, from report: "Windows is hibernated, refused to mount." http://askubuntu.com/questions/843153/ubuntu-16-showing-windows-10-partitions & https://askubuntu.com/questions/145902/unable-to-mount-windows-ntfs-filesystem-due-to-hibernation – oldfred Mar 04 '20 at 18:46

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It looks like you need to install grub2 manually:

  • Boot from your ubuntu installation usb flashdrive with Try without installing option

  • Open terminal and do the next:

    sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/boot/efi
for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys /run; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt$i; done
sudo chroot /mnt
grub-install /dev/sda
update-grub

Reference

But I recommend you to backup all important data before this. It should not destroy your data. But to avoid stress better do backups of important data every time you're working with partitions.

Gryu
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