Note: you don't have to physically remove the internal drive. You simple need to temporarily remove the boot flag from the EFI partition, do the install and the turn on the boot flag again. Very easy. I document it here: https://askubuntu.com/a/1056079/152287
On Sun, 7 Mar 2021 at 02:46, Andrew Bauer <1396...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > This appears to be the problem I ran into with Ubuntu Desktop 20.10 as > reported here: > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/1321431/ubuntu-desktop-20-10-on-usb-flash-drive-boots-only-on-original-computer > > If it is the same problem (and not a limitation with the latest [but > old] ASUS N551VW BIOS) then please escalate this ABOVE CRITICAL. > > I'm sure a lot more Windows 10 users would delight to have a bootable > Ubuntu system on a USB Flash Drive (or an externally USB-connected SSD, > e.g. in an ICY BOX) if the "Device for boot loader installation" set to > /dev/sdb would really write something there. I also noticed a couple of > error messages during booting - one was only a few seconds on the screen > so I was not able to capture it. I will post what I have (in AskUbuntu) > if it is of any assistance to you. My laptop works perfectly (error- > free) with Windows 10. > > Apparently the workaround is to remove Disk 0 (Windows 10 drive) from > the laptop. I will give this a try though I doubt that the casual user > would go so far as to unscrew the back cover of their laptop to remove > their HD/SSD. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1396379 > > Title: > installer uses first EFI system partition found even when directed > otherwise > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1396379/+subscriptions > -- Tim Richardson -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1396379 Title: installer uses first EFI system partition found even when directed otherwise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1396379/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
