Installed Ubuntu 18.04 system not found at boot time
I have a 2012 Lenovo desktop computer (model QiTianM430E) that will boot into Ubuntu 18.04.1 (EFI) from USB stick without any problem whatsoever. However, when I install from the USB and reboot, the installed system is not detected at all! If I open the multiboot menu during system initialization, the new OS is not even listed.
I've poked around in the BIOS and there is neither an option to enable/disable secure boot nor an option to manage any kind of keys for secure boot.
My questions are:
- Why would this system boot just fine from a live USB and not from a fresh, local installation?
- Is there anything I can do to get a local installation booting on this machine?
For what it's worth, I've tried a non-EFI installation as well, and the system would just sit there with a blinking white underscore cursor in the upper left corner of the screen. It would never boot that way either.
Also, I am not trying to dual boot. I previously had Ubuntu MATE (non-EFI) 16.04 installed on this machine.
UPDATE: I'm giving up on this for now. This is a user terminal that needs to be operational, so I don't have time for further experimentation. I attempted a new install again without EFI, and it's working, so I'm going to roll with that. Perhaps the previous installation medium that I used to install non-EFI had issues, or I may have made a change in BIOS settings that made a difference. Either way, I will not be revisiting this issue in the near future.
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asked Oct 12 '18 at 5:50
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I have a 2012 Lenovo desktop computer (model QiTianM430E) that will boot into Ubuntu 18.04.1 (EFI) from USB stick without any problem whatsoever. However, when I install from the USB and reboot, the installed system is not detected at all! If I open the multiboot menu during system initialization, the new OS is not even listed.
I've poked around in the BIOS and there is neither an option to enable/disable secure boot nor an option to manage any kind of keys for secure boot.
My questions are:
- Why would this system boot just fine from a live USB and not from a fresh, local installation?
- Is there anything I can do to get a local installation booting on this machine?
For what it's worth, I've tried a non-EFI installation as well, and the system would just sit there with a blinking white underscore cursor in the upper left corner of the screen. It would never boot that way either.
Also, I am not trying to dual boot. I previously had Ubuntu MATE (non-EFI) 16.04 installed on this machine.
UPDATE: I'm giving up on this for now. This is a user terminal that needs to be operational, so I don't have time for further experimentation. I attempted a new install again without EFI, and it's working, so I'm going to roll with that. Perhaps the previous installation medium that I used to install non-EFI had issues, or I may have made a change in BIOS settings that made a difference. Either way, I will not be revisiting this issue in the near future.
boot uefi
asked Oct 12 '18 at 5:50
b_laoshib_laoshi
2,642928
the USB stick you mentioned is Ubuntu Installer or have you Installed Ubuntu on this USB stick? when you tried to install on your hard disk, did you get "successful installation" message?
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 5:57
@PRATAP, it's the Live USB installer.
– b_laoshi
Oct 12 '18 at 9:09
how did you partitioned your drive while installing Ubuntu? You went through something else or direct
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:11
Can you log on to live session open GParted and share the screen shot to see the partitions. I am searching for the manual of your laptop model but could not, if you have any link of your laptop manual, can you share.
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:21
@PRATAP, I tried automatic and manual. GParted won't show everything because I use LVM when doing manual partitioning. I like to manually set up LUKS with LVM so that I can create a separate /home partition and make a /boot partition that is considerably larger than the default. That being said, I've done this numerous times with success and have a post about how to do this here. Yes, I had EFI and /boot partitions outside the LUKS partition. I am beginning to suspect it is an incompatibility in the way my system handles EFI.
– b_laoshi
Oct 15 '18 at 0:09
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I have a 2012 Lenovo desktop computer (model QiTianM430E) that will boot into Ubuntu 18.04.1 (EFI) from USB stick without any problem whatsoever. However, when I install from the USB and reboot, the installed system is not detected at all! If I open the multiboot menu during system initialization, the new OS is not even listed.
I've poked around in the BIOS and there is neither an option to enable/disable secure boot nor an option to manage any kind of keys for secure boot.
My questions are:
- Why would this system boot just fine from a live USB and not from a fresh, local installation?
- Is there anything I can do to get a local installation booting on this machine?
For what it's worth, I've tried a non-EFI installation as well, and the system would just sit there with a blinking white underscore cursor in the upper left corner of the screen. It would never boot that way either.
Also, I am not trying to dual boot. I previously had Ubuntu MATE (non-EFI) 16.04 installed on this machine.
UPDATE: I'm giving up on this for now. This is a user terminal that needs to be operational, so I don't have time for further experimentation. I attempted a new install again without EFI, and it's working, so I'm going to roll with that. Perhaps the previous installation medium that I used to install non-EFI had issues, or I may have made a change in BIOS settings that made a difference. Either way, I will not be revisiting this issue in the near future.
boot uefi
asked Oct 12 '18 at 5:50
b_laoshib_laoshi
2,642928
I have a 2012 Lenovo desktop computer (model QiTianM430E) that will boot into Ubuntu 18.04.1 (EFI) from USB stick without any problem whatsoever. However, when I install from the USB and reboot, the installed system is not detected at all! If I open the multiboot menu during system initialization, the new OS is not even listed.
I've poked around in the BIOS and there is neither an option to enable/disable secure boot nor an option to manage any kind of keys for secure boot.
My questions are:
- Why would this system boot just fine from a live USB and not from a fresh, local installation?
- Is there anything I can do to get a local installation booting on this machine?
For what it's worth, I've tried a non-EFI installation as well, and the system would just sit there with a blinking white underscore cursor in the upper left corner of the screen. It would never boot that way either.
Also, I am not trying to dual boot. I previously had Ubuntu MATE (non-EFI) 16.04 installed on this machine.
UPDATE: I'm giving up on this for now. This is a user terminal that needs to be operational, so I don't have time for further experimentation. I attempted a new install again without EFI, and it's working, so I'm going to roll with that. Perhaps the previous installation medium that I used to install non-EFI had issues, or I may have made a change in BIOS settings that made a difference. Either way, I will not be revisiting this issue in the near future.
boot uefi
boot uefi
asked Oct 12 '18 at 5:50
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asked Oct 12 '18 at 5:50
b_laoshib_laoshi
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the USB stick you mentioned is Ubuntu Installer or have you Installed Ubuntu on this USB stick? when you tried to install on your hard disk, did you get "successful installation" message?
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 5:57
@PRATAP, it's the Live USB installer.
– b_laoshi
Oct 12 '18 at 9:09
how did you partitioned your drive while installing Ubuntu? You went through something else or direct
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:11
Can you log on to live session open GParted and share the screen shot to see the partitions. I am searching for the manual of your laptop model but could not, if you have any link of your laptop manual, can you share.
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:21
@PRATAP, I tried automatic and manual. GParted won't show everything because I use LVM when doing manual partitioning. I like to manually set up LUKS with LVM so that I can create a separate /home partition and make a /boot partition that is considerably larger than the default. That being said, I've done this numerous times with success and have a post about how to do this here. Yes, I had EFI and /boot partitions outside the LUKS partition. I am beginning to suspect it is an incompatibility in the way my system handles EFI.
– b_laoshi
Oct 15 '18 at 0:09
add a comment |
the USB stick you mentioned is Ubuntu Installer or have you Installed Ubuntu on this USB stick? when you tried to install on your hard disk, did you get "successful installation" message?
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 5:57
@PRATAP, it's the Live USB installer.
– b_laoshi
Oct 12 '18 at 9:09
how did you partitioned your drive while installing Ubuntu? You went through something else or direct
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:11
Can you log on to live session open GParted and share the screen shot to see the partitions. I am searching for the manual of your laptop model but could not, if you have any link of your laptop manual, can you share.
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:21
@PRATAP, I tried automatic and manual. GParted won't show everything because I use LVM when doing manual partitioning. I like to manually set up LUKS with LVM so that I can create a separate /home partition and make a /boot partition that is considerably larger than the default. That being said, I've done this numerous times with success and have a post about how to do this here. Yes, I had EFI and /boot partitions outside the LUKS partition. I am beginning to suspect it is an incompatibility in the way my system handles EFI.
– b_laoshi
Oct 15 '18 at 0:09
the USB stick you mentioned is Ubuntu Installer or have you Installed Ubuntu on this USB stick? when you tried to install on your hard disk, did you get "successful installation" message?
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 5:57
the USB stick you mentioned is Ubuntu Installer or have you Installed Ubuntu on this USB stick? when you tried to install on your hard disk, did you get "successful installation" message?
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 5:57
@PRATAP, it's the Live USB installer.
– b_laoshi
Oct 12 '18 at 9:09
@PRATAP, it's the Live USB installer.
– b_laoshi
Oct 12 '18 at 9:09
how did you partitioned your drive while installing Ubuntu? You went through something else or direct
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:11
how did you partitioned your drive while installing Ubuntu? You went through something else or direct
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:11
Can you log on to live session open GParted and share the screen shot to see the partitions. I am searching for the manual of your laptop model but could not, if you have any link of your laptop manual, can you share.
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:21
Can you log on to live session open GParted and share the screen shot to see the partitions. I am searching for the manual of your laptop model but could not, if you have any link of your laptop manual, can you share.
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:21
@PRATAP, I tried automatic and manual. GParted won't show everything because I use LVM when doing manual partitioning. I like to manually set up LUKS with LVM so that I can create a separate /home partition and make a /boot partition that is considerably larger than the default. That being said, I've done this numerous times with success and have a post about how to do this here. Yes, I had EFI and /boot partitions outside the LUKS partition. I am beginning to suspect it is an incompatibility in the way my system handles EFI.
– b_laoshi
Oct 15 '18 at 0:09
@PRATAP, I tried automatic and manual. GParted won't show everything because I use LVM when doing manual partitioning. I like to manually set up LUKS with LVM so that I can create a separate /home partition and make a /boot partition that is considerably larger than the default. That being said, I've done this numerous times with success and have a post about how to do this here. Yes, I had EFI and /boot partitions outside the LUKS partition. I am beginning to suspect it is an incompatibility in the way my system handles EFI.
– b_laoshi
Oct 15 '18 at 0:09
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the USB stick you mentioned is Ubuntu Installer or have you Installed Ubuntu on this USB stick? when you tried to install on your hard disk, did you get "successful installation" message?
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 5:57
@PRATAP, it's the Live USB installer.
– b_laoshi
Oct 12 '18 at 9:09
how did you partitioned your drive while installing Ubuntu? You went through something else or direct
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:11
Can you log on to live session open GParted and share the screen shot to see the partitions. I am searching for the manual of your laptop model but could not, if you have any link of your laptop manual, can you share.
– PRATAP
Oct 12 '18 at 9:21
@PRATAP, I tried automatic and manual. GParted won't show everything because I use LVM when doing manual partitioning. I like to manually set up LUKS with LVM so that I can create a separate /home partition and make a /boot partition that is considerably larger than the default. That being said, I've done this numerous times with success and have a post about how to do this here. Yes, I had EFI and /boot partitions outside the LUKS partition. I am beginning to suspect it is an incompatibility in the way my system handles EFI.
– b_laoshi
Oct 15 '18 at 0:09