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[Discuss] Post issue with bootable linux
- Subject: [Discuss] Post issue with bootable linux
- From: gaf.linux at gmail.com (Jerry Feldman)
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2018 23:16:15 +0000
- In-reply-to: <20180501221634.GF23078@bladeshadow.org>
- References: <CAEvgogEAQN9AZn2sJxVOZZqttOA-sV-DYDor6EaiSK9xFnuaLQ@mail.gmail.com> <20180501221634.GF23078@bladeshadow.org>
That system predates secure boot. I did look through the bios before doing anything. These days that is one of the first things I looked for. The issue presents itself immediately before post. Sent from Galaxy S8 Android Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com> Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org PGP key id: 6F6BB6E7 PGP Key fingerprint: 0EDC 2FF5 53A6 8EED 84D1 3050 5715 B88D 6F6B B6E7 On Tue, May 1, 2018, 6:17 PM Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> wrote: > On Tue, May 01, 2018 at 03:53:21PM +0000, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > I have a guy with an older system > > Core2 duo CPU > > 4GB ddr2 scramble > > > > Dell motherboard > > The problem is when I boot with a known good bootable Linux usb > > Ubuntu, Fedora the system fails to post. > > 1. Dell logo comes up > > 2. Press F12 (boot) or F2 (setup) the light flashes on the usb and the > > system is otherwise frozen. > > 3. Neither the setup nor boot menu come up > > > > However, when I use a bootable gparted USB it comes up fine. When I go to > > the boot menu and select the usb, it boots. > > I'm not sure but I think you may be having trouble with the > combination of UEFI, secure boot, and GPT partitioning (vs. MBR). I > have a vague notion that some combinations of those things don't play > well together, but I can't recall the specifics. > > -- > Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 > -=-=-=-=- > This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will > result in > undeliverable mail due to spam prevention. Sorry for the inconvenience. > >
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