12-21-2023, 02:07 PM
As I read it, the manual suggests the UEFI settings should be set before installation, so that's why I suggested it.
Assuming a fairly current machine with UEFI, the manual recommends setting Secure Boot - off, UEFI mode - on and the boot order set for USB/DVD drive before hard disk.
All done before the install.
I'm guessing what may be behind the problem, but as described, the symptom of having installed in BIOS legacy mode and then the machine failing to boot despite having the files on the disk suggests there is a problem with the laptop UEFI/BIOS settings pointing to the right process to start Linux and requiring intervention to get grub involved..
I don't have a wide range of hardware to experiment with and I may just have been lucky but I've not had many install problems and those I did have were self inflicted.
I have read that some HP Business class laptops originally built with Windows may have enhanced pre-boot and boot-up protection - but nothing that should prevent installing Linux if the measures are turned off.
Assuming a fairly current machine with UEFI, the manual recommends setting Secure Boot - off, UEFI mode - on and the boot order set for USB/DVD drive before hard disk.
All done before the install.
I'm guessing what may be behind the problem, but as described, the symptom of having installed in BIOS legacy mode and then the machine failing to boot despite having the files on the disk suggests there is a problem with the laptop UEFI/BIOS settings pointing to the right process to start Linux and requiring intervention to get grub involved..
I don't have a wide range of hardware to experiment with and I may just have been lucky but I've not had many install problems and those I did have were self inflicted.
I have read that some HP Business class laptops originally built with Windows may have enhanced pre-boot and boot-up protection - but nothing that should prevent installing Linux if the measures are turned off.
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