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I recently wanted to install Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon on my Lenovo Ideapad 3 and got this error message when I started the Mint installation image. Fortunately I found a thread which explained how to get rid of this message: Linux Mint Forums Just rename grubx64.efi to mmx64.efi on the second partiion of the flash drive and then the Mint installation image boots successfully.

Steps to execute:

sudo kpartx -av linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso
sudo mount /dev/mapper/loop0p2 /mnt
sudo mv /mnt/EFI/boot/grubx64.efi /mnt/EFI/boot/mmx64.efi
sudo umount /mnt
sudo kpartx -d linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso

 

If you go with Mint 22 the rename is no longer required and the Mint installation flash drive boots without any issues.

 

I also found another page with some nice hints when you use Linux on your Ideapad 3. Inparticular there is something you should do to prevent the battery drains quite quickly even though the device was switched off.

See also this page (in German) how to enable hibernation in the power settings menu.

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