Try to restore Ext4 Partition after Dual Boot Install

Hopefully gnome disks is misreporting. You should be able to open your linux partition in Caja from the live DVD to confirm that something is there.

Edit: Noticed in your screenshot sda4 is a extended partition, not a ext4 partition. This is why your getting the wrong fs type error. Run sudo fdisk -l in the terminal to find your Linux partition.

The procedure I use to repair Grub from a live DVD differs slightly from yours.

For example:

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/sda

https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/repair-grub-2-from-a-live-dvd/13125

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