I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a new Asus laptop and not having much success. Or more precisely I can install it easily enough but cannot access it once installed.
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 Beta because of its new kernel which should give me access to all my hardware, so I'm mindful that might be an issue, but I'm hoping someone has seen something like this before and knows the workaround.
Before I started I reduced the Windows partition size down to create space for Ubuntu. From Windows I then reboot to a USB key with Ubuntu on it, I then boot into Ubuntu Live desktop and run the installer. I proceed through the installation without issues and reboot. At which point Windows boots - there's no grub, no option to do anything else.
If I go into the BIOS (UEFI laptop settings) I can force it to boot from Ubuntu, but that just gets me a blank screen on boot (no grub, nothing past the Asus boot logo).
If I boot back into Ubuntu via the USB stick and install and run boot repair, it gives me no repair option to try (first time I've seen that: the repair button is just missing).
Thoughts?
The laptop is for my wife and she's used Ubuntu for the last few years with no issues, so I'm reluctant to send her back to Windows even temporarily.
I can try 19.10 if anyone thinks that might be the issue, but the fact that even boot repair doesn't give me any options makes me think this is a UEFI/Windows issue not an installer one.
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 07:10, Mark Rogers mark@more-solutions.co.uk wrote:
It occurred to me after posting that I was being lazy and should try 19.10. Which I have now done, and it behaved exactly the same as 20.04. So the problem is *not* the beta.
I'm trying to do something similar on a Asus TUF FA506. This doesn't support legacy boot at all, but to allow it to boot a UEFI stick built by Rufus I had to turn of secure boot and fast boot. This way the laptop does give me the option of booting Ubunut if I tap esc 5 times during boot or hold F2 during boot then F8 for boot menu. I could also swap the boot order to make Ubuntu the default. But, looks like 20.04 doesn't support the dual Nvidia\Radeon graphics as I just get a continuos Noveu (sp?) error message scrolling on boot. -- ATB, Karl
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 09:20, Mark Rogers mark@more-solutions.co.uk wrote:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 11:17, Karl Foley karl@thefoleyhouse.co.uk wrote:
The odd thing was that for me the initial boot to USB went fine, with secure and fast boot left enabled.
This way the laptop does give me the option of booting Ubunut if I tap esc 5 times during boot or hold F2 during boot then F8 for boot menu.
I'd take that as significant progress if I could reach that stage!
Dual Nvidia/Radeon?
Radeon is ATI so I can't get my head around what you're trying there. Are you saying you have two graphics cards (one each Nvidia and ATI)?
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:10:41 +0100 Mark Rogers mark@more-solutions.co.uk allegedly wrote:
Mark
Did you disable secure boot in UEFI before installing Ubuntu?
This post
https://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/
suggests that and also says:
"If after installing Ubuntu, you boot directly in Windows, check in UEFI settings for changing the boot order. If you see no option to set the boot to Ubuntu, you need to fix it from within Windows. When you are in Windows desktop, hover the mouse in left corner, right click and select administrator’s command prompt. Then run the following command:
bcdedit /set "{bootmgr}" path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi
This should make the Grub default and hence you can access both Ubuntu and Windows from it."
Personally I have no Windows machines so cannot verify any of that.
Mick
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 11:42, mick mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
Did you disable secure boot in UEFI before installing Ubuntu?
Not initially, but I have subsequently done so and reinstalled (more than once!)
In the past I have had an option to boot Ubuntu in the UEFI settings (albeit that when I selected it, I just got a blank screen). Looking now (post 19.10 install) even that has gone.
Just tried that to no avail, but thanks for the hint to try it.
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