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Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:17 pm
by heydave
Sounds a little over my head, but I would be like to try. Only thing is I gotta go chase sheep right now (really). Could I start here at this thread tomorrow? I'm not gonna lie, I'll need a bit (more) babying. I'd like to learn though. Kind of the reason I went with MX. Help for dummies like me. Just FYI, I have been helping other older people with older windog systems switch to MX21. So far for me, bulletproof. Gonna like 23 from what I've seen.
Thank You to all that have been helping me. gotta run. be back tomorrow
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:18 am
by heydave
As of this morning, the Hp will still not boot from the hard drive. It will not boot from the MX23 stick. It WILL boot from the MX21 stick by way of the grub rescue boot option, into MX 23 on the hard drive. This is the 23 as i installed it with the username and such, fully functional.
If I try to boot into MX21 itself on the stick, all seems well, BUT the touchpad does not work, so I cannot use it to install 21.
Also, both the MX21 and MX23 stick operate normally on other computers.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:25 am
by fehlix
BTW, what method was used to create the MX23 LiveUSB. In case you used Rufus on windows, there was a report with recent GRUB upgrade may be used by Rufus, to make the system not boot - something with secureboot related.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:31 am
by heydave
I used the MX Live USB maker in my MX21 installed system. And old Dell from Maybe 2008 or 2009.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:52 am
by fehlix
heydave wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:31 am
I used the MX Live USB maker in my MX21 installed system. And old Dell from Maybe 2008 or 2009.
May be a last attempt:
When booted into the installed system:
Can you try this:
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sudo mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot
and
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sudo cp /boot/efi/EFI/MX23/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
This for the weird case, that they have hardcoded the path of MS win boot loader
and wrongly assume there is not system to boot if it is missing.
Als when re-boot make sure you pull out all external Media after shutdown and do a fresh start.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:15 am
by heydave
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Katie@KatieMX23:~
$ sudo mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot
[sudo] password for Katie:
Katie@KatieMX23:~
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Katie@KatieMX23:~
$ sudo cp /boot/efi/EFI/MX23/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Katie@KatieMX23:~
Did both. Didn't return much (my ignorance, dunno what it should return).
Rebooting now with the USB stick removed.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:19 am
by heydave
Still goes to an error window "boot device not found, please install an operating system"
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:43 am
by Charlie Brown
heydave wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:15 am
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Katie@KatieMX23:~
$ sudo mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot
[sudo] password for Katie:
Katie@KatieMX23:~
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Katie@KatieMX23:~
$ sudo cp /boot/efi/EFI/MX23/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
Katie@KatieMX23:~
Did both. Didn't return much...
That's ok, it does (did) it silently.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:13 am
by fehlix
heydave wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:19 am
Still goes to an error window "boot device not found, please install an operating system"
Another weird attempt:
Open Gparted and right-click on the rootMX23 partition -> Manage flags -> select legacy_boot.
Re: After install cannot boot
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:20 am
by heydave
ok, but quick question... I am a bit afraid of gparted. will this keep us from what at least coming in from the mx 21 grub rescue boot?