On Mon, Apr 05, 2021 at 10:58:31PM +0200, enno wrote: >>>>>> "Steve" == Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> writes: > > Hmmm. Curious on a few things. Did you boot the installer > > initially in CSM or BIOS mode? How is the BIOS/firmware on your > > machine configured in terms of booting? Is it set up to boot > > UEFI only? I'm worried that your system is normally only > > configured to use UEFI, but you've started the installer in BIOS > > mode and that has caaused your problems. > > > > Another issue that sometimes hits users on Dell laptops is the > > disk controller setup. They're quite often set up by default in > > "RAID" mode, and you may need to switch to "AHCI" to allow Linux > > to work well. > >What do you mean by CSM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSM)? I don't >know the system longer than a few days, but I've tried everything the >BIOS/UEFI setup offers for booting, and if memory serves I have >started the first install from USB via `Legacy' boot.
Ah, OK. Legacy = BIOS = CSM here. You *should* be able to boot in UEFI mode, and that is the right answer if your Windows installation is set up using USFI too. >Interestingly i can boot the USB-stick with the jigdone >debian-10.9.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso any time. I cannot boot the >(other) USB-stick with (umph) https-downloaded >debian-live-10.9.0-amd64-xfce.iso, the Dell says depending on used >boot options either `no bootable media found' or similar -- or it >says `isolinux.bin missing or corrupt'. My workinglap HP Elitebook >says the same about the latter USB-stick. And I have seen some >debian bug-reports about similar problems with ISO-images on >USB-sticks... I know they work for most people. How are you writing the images to USB, out of interest? >Solution available? Maybe a younger or an older Release? That's not likely to make a difference here, to be honest. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Google-bait: https://www.debian.org/CD/free-linux-cd Debian does NOT ship free CDs. Please do NOT contact the mailing lists asking us to send them to you.