Linux Mint & Cloudready dual boot

Hi all,

So I've been trying to get my old Acer Aspire 5742 set up as a dual boot of Cloudready and Linux Mint. I've followed multiple guides and got near to the result (grub showing two OS' etc) - but every time I complete each guide my end result is the same - a system booting Linux mint fine, but failing to boot Cloudready.

Each guide has mentioned changing my bios to boot UEFI and I feel like this may be the problem - when I go to the setup page of the INSYDEH 20 utility setup tool I don't see to have many options i.e no advance settings. This has meant I've skipped this step and crossed my fingers but I don't think it's working! I'm wondering if I can update the utility to show the advance settings.

Currently, the OS I am using is Linux Mint as it's the only one working properly.

Is anyone able to provide any advice? Could it be the bios/UEFI issue or do you think it may be something else? Any help is massively appreciated.

Cheers!

 

Look at this >>> https://www.neverware.com/blogcontent/2018/1/2/dualboot-a-long-goodbye

 

Thank you - I think it is a 2011 introduction so doesn't have the UEFI firmware. Can I address this without replacing the harddrive?

Also, yes I believe I am using Grub 2.

Installation as follows:
1. Get a usb of cloudready and a usb of Linux mint.
2. Install cloudready as standalone.
(3.a in some guides I've tried partitioning the H-State to 40000mb using the partition manager you can access of the Linux mint usb prior to install of mint)
3. Install Mint - select install alongside other os.
4. Restart PC - observe Grub 2 interface. Options are 1) boot mint, 2) advance settings, 3) memory check, 4) memory check. 5) unknown Linux distribution (dev/sbd18). 6) Advance settings of 5. 7) unknown Linux distribution (Dev/sbd20). 8) Advance settings of 7.

Guides suggest cloudready should boot from either 5 or 7, Linux booting from 1. During boot Linux mint is fine but I get a black screen for either cloudready boot.

 

I saw this, makes it more difficult but guides suggest there is a work around.