[ SOLVED ] Installed legacy instead of uefi mode

[penglix]

I figured it out. I chose a different driver for my Nvidia graphic card and that's why the screen turned black during booting. I switched back to the suggested, open source driver.

[firenice03]

@penglix


Assuming the versions mentioned are the kernels...


You can boot to the working the kernel - could try running updates to see if any new kernels....


But use Lite Tweaks / Kernel Remover -- remove the non working kernel and any other older if you like (the in use will not be show) keep 1 or 2...
*Give it a week or so for a newer kernel - see if that corrects itself.
If so - your good..
If not - you may have to pin/hold kernels to the last working.
Or could try a different kernel - via the installer...

[penglix]

So, everything was fine. Now when I choose "Ubuntu" at the bootloader it loads and then I get a black screen. When I choose the older version 5.0.33 at the bootloader it loads just fine. When I choose the new version 5.0.44 (I think that's the number) I get the black screen. Is that a known issue with the update? What can I do?

Thank you for your replies!

[firenice03]

Glad its sorted 

[TheDead]

Nice!
I should've though of that... doh!

[penglix]

I figured it out. It was because I choose to download the updates during the installation. That somehow screwed it up. I reinstalled Linux Lite without the updates and then it worked. I installed the updates afterwards.
Thank you for your help!

[penglix]

So, I chose sda 8 and 9. It installed it nicely. After rebooting I have the bootloader and can choose Ubuntu or Windows. However, when I choose Ubuntu it starts loading and then after a few seconds the screen turns black. What can I do now?
Also, I noticed in the BIOS there are two Ubuntus as boot options. Why is that? Is that because I first installed legacy and then uefi?
Well, I can still load Windows...

[firenice03]

There are so many partitions now. How do I know which one to delete? Does anyone know a good "How to page" or program to delete it?

@penglix
Sorry - I should of specified the process to reuse/format the existing, but no harm.
You can delete/choose the "old" LL partition(s)...


From the screen shot - It looks like you're installing ---- /sda9 appears to have LL 5.0 on it --- you can choose this to reformat and use.
I can only see /sda8,9,6.. but I would assume sda8 as small as it maybe a boot ??

For the others disks I would leave as is (untouched)
sda1 likely boot (windows) -- sda2,4,5,6 - figuring Windows as NTFS... and sda3 being unknown is likely the Windows restore/boot partition


Hope this helps!!!

[penglix]

There are so many partitions now. How do I know which one to delete? Does anyone know a good "How to page" or program to delete it?

[firenice03]

@penglix

If you set UEFI enabled, you can reinstall. I wouldn't try to just add the uefi boot portion, but do a reinstall. You'll be prompted what disk to use and can format.

[penglix]

Thank you for your replies!

@TheDead: I don't see an OS selector screen. I have an ASUS R510L Laptop.

@firenice03: I disabled fastboot and secure boot and enabled CSM. Unfortunately, I can only find "boot Windows" as an option in the Bios.

I saw this at the beginning when I installed it. Does that mean I installed the legacy version?
 


I should have seen this instead in the beginning to install the UEFI version. Right?



Coming back to my original post:  What shall I do now? Can I just run the uefi installation and will it automatically write itself over the legacy installation?

[firenice03]

@penglix

If the laptop/Windows is set up in UEFI mode - did you disable UEFI/Secure Boot use Legacy mode?
If so - Legacy mode need to be enabled to use LL and to use Windows flip on UEFI....

If you didn't change UEFI settings - you most likely installed in UEFI mode.

You may want to check for an OS selector as mentioned - it can also be set in the BIOS, look in the UEFI configurations - you will be able to choose Windows or Ubuntu(LL)

[TheDead]

Hi,

Do you see an OS selector screen or does it boot straight into Windows?
Also, what is the computer model?

[penglix]

Hello,
my laptop is running Windows 10. I installed Linux Lite. The installation went through smoothly and successful. However, afterwards I wasn't able to boot Linux Lite. I can still boot Windows 10 though. I believe I made the mistake of installing legacy instead of uefi which I have. What shall I do now? Can I just run the uefi installation and will it automatically write itself over the legacy installation?

Any help for this new Linux Lite user is highly appreciated.

Thank you!

Best regards