Ubuntu doesn't boot after UEFI installation
I have tried to install Xubuntu 16.04 on my laptop with no success. Xubuntu = XFCE + Unbuntu so the instalation process and everything is the same as Ubuntu.
To sum up, I tried to install it and I wanted to delete my Windows and after Xubuntu was installed it didn't boot. If I plug the USB with Xubuntu and press try or install it gets stuck before booting. Help please!
This is everything I have tried:
When I bought my laptop it had installed a trial version of Windows. I wanted to install Xubuntu via UEFI and delete Windows. I might install Windows later along Xubuntu. What I did was the following:
I plugged the USB with the 64bit disk of Xubuntu in it. To boot from the USB I had to boot from Windows and then I clicked on an option that comes with Windows that rebooted the computer and booted from USB.
I followed this guide to install the OS https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
I followed the "General principles" of that link, but #2 because my BIOS doesn't have any option of QuickBoot/FastBoot and Intel Smart Response Technology.
The installer appeared correctly and I selected the option of creating new partitions. I erased Windows and created two partitions. A small swap and the rest for /
with the correct format. After, the installer told me that a boot partition was needed and its size should be ~35Mb I created one with format EFI of size 70Mb. The installation continued and after it finished the computer didn't boot.
A black screen with the text Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key
. I guess something didn't work in the process of installation. I went into the BIOS and the devices to boot from were just from the internet IPv4 and IPv6.
Now if I plug the USB again the screen of the previous guide appears http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1347445084.png but if I press any option (and press Esc so I can see what is being loaded) it always gets stuck at some point.
I read somewhere that the boot partition needs normally ~600Mb so I thought that it was getting stuck because it hadn't enough memory. So,
I downloaded boot repair disk and erased all the partitions of my hard drive and formatted it completely. I wanted to install Xubuntu again from scratch. But I have the same problem, every time I plug the USB and press in try Xubuntu or install Xubuntu it gets stuck.
I tried to install it without UEFI mode and I had the same problem. But something really strange happened. I enabled again UEFI and enabled secure boot and after I selected "try Xubuntu" it booted perfectly well. I thought "maybe I should have enabled the secure boot the first time and that was the only problem". So I rebooted in order to select Install Xubuntu but it got stuck again!!! After that I tried again to select Try Xubuntu and it got stuck too.
I don't know what more I can do. Could you help me to solve the problem? Ideally I would want to have Xubuntu installed in UEFI mode.
boot system-installation uefi
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I have tried to install Xubuntu 16.04 on my laptop with no success. Xubuntu = XFCE + Unbuntu so the instalation process and everything is the same as Ubuntu.
To sum up, I tried to install it and I wanted to delete my Windows and after Xubuntu was installed it didn't boot. If I plug the USB with Xubuntu and press try or install it gets stuck before booting. Help please!
This is everything I have tried:
When I bought my laptop it had installed a trial version of Windows. I wanted to install Xubuntu via UEFI and delete Windows. I might install Windows later along Xubuntu. What I did was the following:
I plugged the USB with the 64bit disk of Xubuntu in it. To boot from the USB I had to boot from Windows and then I clicked on an option that comes with Windows that rebooted the computer and booted from USB.
I followed this guide to install the OS https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
I followed the "General principles" of that link, but #2 because my BIOS doesn't have any option of QuickBoot/FastBoot and Intel Smart Response Technology.
The installer appeared correctly and I selected the option of creating new partitions. I erased Windows and created two partitions. A small swap and the rest for /
with the correct format. After, the installer told me that a boot partition was needed and its size should be ~35Mb I created one with format EFI of size 70Mb. The installation continued and after it finished the computer didn't boot.
A black screen with the text Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key
. I guess something didn't work in the process of installation. I went into the BIOS and the devices to boot from were just from the internet IPv4 and IPv6.
Now if I plug the USB again the screen of the previous guide appears http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1347445084.png but if I press any option (and press Esc so I can see what is being loaded) it always gets stuck at some point.
I read somewhere that the boot partition needs normally ~600Mb so I thought that it was getting stuck because it hadn't enough memory. So,
I downloaded boot repair disk and erased all the partitions of my hard drive and formatted it completely. I wanted to install Xubuntu again from scratch. But I have the same problem, every time I plug the USB and press in try Xubuntu or install Xubuntu it gets stuck.
I tried to install it without UEFI mode and I had the same problem. But something really strange happened. I enabled again UEFI and enabled secure boot and after I selected "try Xubuntu" it booted perfectly well. I thought "maybe I should have enabled the secure boot the first time and that was the only problem". So I rebooted in order to select Install Xubuntu but it got stuck again!!! After that I tried again to select Try Xubuntu and it got stuck too.
I don't know what more I can do. Could you help me to solve the problem? Ideally I would want to have Xubuntu installed in UEFI mode.
boot system-installation uefi
Did you hashcheck the downloaded ISO? Did you ever run the media check option instead of "try or install"?
– ubfan1
May 12 '16 at 15:51
Please run the Boot Info Script. This will generate a file calledRESULTS.txt
. Post that file to a pastebin site and post the URL to your document here. This will give us more details about your configuration, which is required to base an answer on more than guesswork.
– Rod Smith
May 12 '16 at 19:02
1
I solved by pressing 'e' in grub and writing "nomodeset" before "splash" and then I could boot with the live usb. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the bios. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
– Damaru
May 16 '16 at 12:43
@Damaru You should add your solution as an answer
– belacqua
Jun 11 '16 at 23:32
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I have tried to install Xubuntu 16.04 on my laptop with no success. Xubuntu = XFCE + Unbuntu so the instalation process and everything is the same as Ubuntu.
To sum up, I tried to install it and I wanted to delete my Windows and after Xubuntu was installed it didn't boot. If I plug the USB with Xubuntu and press try or install it gets stuck before booting. Help please!
This is everything I have tried:
When I bought my laptop it had installed a trial version of Windows. I wanted to install Xubuntu via UEFI and delete Windows. I might install Windows later along Xubuntu. What I did was the following:
I plugged the USB with the 64bit disk of Xubuntu in it. To boot from the USB I had to boot from Windows and then I clicked on an option that comes with Windows that rebooted the computer and booted from USB.
I followed this guide to install the OS https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
I followed the "General principles" of that link, but #2 because my BIOS doesn't have any option of QuickBoot/FastBoot and Intel Smart Response Technology.
The installer appeared correctly and I selected the option of creating new partitions. I erased Windows and created two partitions. A small swap and the rest for /
with the correct format. After, the installer told me that a boot partition was needed and its size should be ~35Mb I created one with format EFI of size 70Mb. The installation continued and after it finished the computer didn't boot.
A black screen with the text Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key
. I guess something didn't work in the process of installation. I went into the BIOS and the devices to boot from were just from the internet IPv4 and IPv6.
Now if I plug the USB again the screen of the previous guide appears http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1347445084.png but if I press any option (and press Esc so I can see what is being loaded) it always gets stuck at some point.
I read somewhere that the boot partition needs normally ~600Mb so I thought that it was getting stuck because it hadn't enough memory. So,
I downloaded boot repair disk and erased all the partitions of my hard drive and formatted it completely. I wanted to install Xubuntu again from scratch. But I have the same problem, every time I plug the USB and press in try Xubuntu or install Xubuntu it gets stuck.
I tried to install it without UEFI mode and I had the same problem. But something really strange happened. I enabled again UEFI and enabled secure boot and after I selected "try Xubuntu" it booted perfectly well. I thought "maybe I should have enabled the secure boot the first time and that was the only problem". So I rebooted in order to select Install Xubuntu but it got stuck again!!! After that I tried again to select Try Xubuntu and it got stuck too.
I don't know what more I can do. Could you help me to solve the problem? Ideally I would want to have Xubuntu installed in UEFI mode.
boot system-installation uefi
I have tried to install Xubuntu 16.04 on my laptop with no success. Xubuntu = XFCE + Unbuntu so the instalation process and everything is the same as Ubuntu.
To sum up, I tried to install it and I wanted to delete my Windows and after Xubuntu was installed it didn't boot. If I plug the USB with Xubuntu and press try or install it gets stuck before booting. Help please!
This is everything I have tried:
When I bought my laptop it had installed a trial version of Windows. I wanted to install Xubuntu via UEFI and delete Windows. I might install Windows later along Xubuntu. What I did was the following:
I plugged the USB with the 64bit disk of Xubuntu in it. To boot from the USB I had to boot from Windows and then I clicked on an option that comes with Windows that rebooted the computer and booted from USB.
I followed this guide to install the OS https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
I followed the "General principles" of that link, but #2 because my BIOS doesn't have any option of QuickBoot/FastBoot and Intel Smart Response Technology.
The installer appeared correctly and I selected the option of creating new partitions. I erased Windows and created two partitions. A small swap and the rest for /
with the correct format. After, the installer told me that a boot partition was needed and its size should be ~35Mb I created one with format EFI of size 70Mb. The installation continued and after it finished the computer didn't boot.
A black screen with the text Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key
. I guess something didn't work in the process of installation. I went into the BIOS and the devices to boot from were just from the internet IPv4 and IPv6.
Now if I plug the USB again the screen of the previous guide appears http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1347445084.png but if I press any option (and press Esc so I can see what is being loaded) it always gets stuck at some point.
I read somewhere that the boot partition needs normally ~600Mb so I thought that it was getting stuck because it hadn't enough memory. So,
I downloaded boot repair disk and erased all the partitions of my hard drive and formatted it completely. I wanted to install Xubuntu again from scratch. But I have the same problem, every time I plug the USB and press in try Xubuntu or install Xubuntu it gets stuck.
I tried to install it without UEFI mode and I had the same problem. But something really strange happened. I enabled again UEFI and enabled secure boot and after I selected "try Xubuntu" it booted perfectly well. I thought "maybe I should have enabled the secure boot the first time and that was the only problem". So I rebooted in order to select Install Xubuntu but it got stuck again!!! After that I tried again to select Try Xubuntu and it got stuck too.
I don't know what more I can do. Could you help me to solve the problem? Ideally I would want to have Xubuntu installed in UEFI mode.
boot system-installation uefi
boot system-installation uefi
edited Feb 17 at 6:54
Kevin Bowen
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asked May 12 '16 at 11:11
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Did you hashcheck the downloaded ISO? Did you ever run the media check option instead of "try or install"?
– ubfan1
May 12 '16 at 15:51
Please run the Boot Info Script. This will generate a file calledRESULTS.txt
. Post that file to a pastebin site and post the URL to your document here. This will give us more details about your configuration, which is required to base an answer on more than guesswork.
– Rod Smith
May 12 '16 at 19:02
1
I solved by pressing 'e' in grub and writing "nomodeset" before "splash" and then I could boot with the live usb. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the bios. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
– Damaru
May 16 '16 at 12:43
@Damaru You should add your solution as an answer
– belacqua
Jun 11 '16 at 23:32
add a comment |
Did you hashcheck the downloaded ISO? Did you ever run the media check option instead of "try or install"?
– ubfan1
May 12 '16 at 15:51
Please run the Boot Info Script. This will generate a file calledRESULTS.txt
. Post that file to a pastebin site and post the URL to your document here. This will give us more details about your configuration, which is required to base an answer on more than guesswork.
– Rod Smith
May 12 '16 at 19:02
1
I solved by pressing 'e' in grub and writing "nomodeset" before "splash" and then I could boot with the live usb. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the bios. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
– Damaru
May 16 '16 at 12:43
@Damaru You should add your solution as an answer
– belacqua
Jun 11 '16 at 23:32
Did you hashcheck the downloaded ISO? Did you ever run the media check option instead of "try or install"?
– ubfan1
May 12 '16 at 15:51
Did you hashcheck the downloaded ISO? Did you ever run the media check option instead of "try or install"?
– ubfan1
May 12 '16 at 15:51
Please run the Boot Info Script. This will generate a file called
RESULTS.txt
. Post that file to a pastebin site and post the URL to your document here. This will give us more details about your configuration, which is required to base an answer on more than guesswork.– Rod Smith
May 12 '16 at 19:02
Please run the Boot Info Script. This will generate a file called
RESULTS.txt
. Post that file to a pastebin site and post the URL to your document here. This will give us more details about your configuration, which is required to base an answer on more than guesswork.– Rod Smith
May 12 '16 at 19:02
1
1
I solved by pressing 'e' in grub and writing "nomodeset" before "splash" and then I could boot with the live usb. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the bios. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
– Damaru
May 16 '16 at 12:43
I solved by pressing 'e' in grub and writing "nomodeset" before "splash" and then I could boot with the live usb. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the bios. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
– Damaru
May 16 '16 at 12:43
@Damaru You should add your solution as an answer
– belacqua
Jun 11 '16 at 23:32
@Damaru You should add your solution as an answer
– belacqua
Jun 11 '16 at 23:32
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I solved by pressing e
in grub and writing nomodeset
before splash
and then I could boot with the live USB. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the BIOS. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
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I solved by pressing e
in grub and writing nomodeset
before splash
and then I could boot with the live USB. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the BIOS. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
add a comment |
I solved by pressing e
in grub and writing nomodeset
before splash
and then I could boot with the live USB. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the BIOS. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
add a comment |
I solved by pressing e
in grub and writing nomodeset
before splash
and then I could boot with the live USB. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the BIOS. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
I solved by pressing e
in grub and writing nomodeset
before splash
and then I could boot with the live USB. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the BIOS. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
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Did you hashcheck the downloaded ISO? Did you ever run the media check option instead of "try or install"?
– ubfan1
May 12 '16 at 15:51
Please run the Boot Info Script. This will generate a file called
RESULTS.txt
. Post that file to a pastebin site and post the URL to your document here. This will give us more details about your configuration, which is required to base an answer on more than guesswork.– Rod Smith
May 12 '16 at 19:02
1
I solved by pressing 'e' in grub and writing "nomodeset" before "splash" and then I could boot with the live usb. I could install it although the boot partition was not correctly linked in the bios. I solved this last problem with Boot repair.
– Damaru
May 16 '16 at 12:43
@Damaru You should add your solution as an answer
– belacqua
Jun 11 '16 at 23:32