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[LUG]Re: Creating a Ubuntu Boot drive

 

Hi All

Just filling in some more details.

1. I tried the usb stick on another computer and that booted off the stick fine. So there isn't a problem with the stick!

2. I am trying to boot a Lenovo ThinkPad 13 2nd Gen. Is there any reason why this wouldn't boot?

Thanks

Rich

On 30/06/2024 19:56, Dom (shymega) Rodriguez wrote:
Hi,

Was the ISO compressed? You can also test the USB on the host computer with
QEMU, and try booting with SeaBIOS using the `raw` driver.

What's the filename of the ISO, including extension?

Finally, have you validated checksums?

Thanks.

On 30.06.2024 15:35, Richard Brown wrote:
Hi Sebastian

Thanks for the reply. I have tested the drive and it seems fine. I am trying to install on a Lenovo ThinkPad and it does see the drive. I am going to have a look at the secure boot tip. That might help.

Thanks

Rich

On 30/06/2024 14:58, Sebastian Crane via list wrote:
Dear Richard,

Just checking - you did use dd with the right architecture .iso file for your computer (amd64, aarch64 etc.)? It won't boot if you don't have the matching one.

If the architecture is correct, it should 'just' boot; there's no special thing that you have to do. I think it's very unlikely that there is any problem with dd. Therefore, it seems likely to me that there's another problem, such as:

Secure Boot (it must be disabled to install Ubuntu)

Faulty USB drive - this one has happened to me before!

Boot order (some motherboard firmware skips trying to boot from USB in order to make the ordinary boot process seem faster)

Hope that helps a bit!

Best wishes,

Sebastian


Am 30. Juni 2024 13:31:18 GMT+01:00 schrieb Richard Brown <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

   Hi Guys I am trying to create a bootable usb drive using terminal.
   I am using dd and it shows files copied etc but it isn't bootable.
   Any ideas to make the disk bootable please?


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