Thanks for typing that all out and your experience. Got everything partitioned. Ran update-grub && grub install.... it complained about not finding /cow sudo touch /cow Ran update-grub && grub install....
Generating grub configuration file grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem ... continues... found Ubuntu 22.04.1 adding boot menu entry for UEFI firmware settings done Installing for i386-pc platform grub-install: error: cannot open '/boot/grub/locale/bn.mo': Permission denied back to prompt Seems odd. aside from above, does i386-pc cover 64bit machines too? Might not apply here, but on my installs, i386 was for 32bit machines and x86-64 (?) was for 64bits. Much appreciated. On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:47 PM Carl Snyder <carlwsny...@gmail.com> wrote: > It really depends on the hardware of the laptop from which you are > booting. If you have BIOS rather than an Extensible Firmware Interface > (also known as UEFI or safe boot), the present version of GRUB does not > install correctly. For a BIOS machine with GPT partitioning, you must > install a small ~256M FAT partition with BIOS GRUB and legacy boot flags > set as the first partition, before a ~256M /boot/efi partition which is > FAT16 formatting flagged boot and ESP which is needed to finish > installation with the present installer, then your swap partition and /, > /home, or whatever other distribution and personal preference ext4 or > whatever partitions. While still in the live installer or from a boot > rescue, you must then open a terminal and execute the following if your > boot flash drive is /dev/sda:: > > $ sudo update-grub && grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sda > > Note: For later versions, ie. Xubuntu 23.04 nightly, you may also have to > copy the i386-pc folder from a 20.04 installation. > > After much research, this is how I keep up my BIOS AMD Athlon II machine. > > Carl Snyder > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 2:20 PM <xubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> > wrote: > >> Send xubuntu-users mailing list submissions to >> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> xubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> xubuntu-users-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of xubuntu-users digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. unable to install grub (Clarence Fender) >> 2. Re: unable to install grub (François P. Rotzinger) >> 3. Re: unable to install grub (Michele Mor) >> 4. Re: unable to install grub (Clarence Fender) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 13:09:26 -0500 >> From: Clarence Fender <leftystr...@gmail.com> >> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions >> <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Subject: [xubuntu-users] unable to install grub >> Message-ID: >> <CAJ9d0EyENy+7GbY3dSTe6-F79uaSmVuZuwrYUZz_uy8tpE= >> 7...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Xubuntu 22.04 to laptop, USB boot (~2yrs old, linux-specific) >> "something else" disk part >> sda is where everything goes except HOME >> sdb/nvm_etc is /HOME >> >> Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda >> Executing `grub-install /dev/sda` failed >> fatal error >> --> Can't fix this, no matter what I do. >> >> Spent a long time researching: common problem going back years. Seems to >> revolve around boot, legacy vs new. I haven't touched any boot settings. >> Tried different partitions and flags. Tried using sda1 instead of sda - >> same error. >> >> sda - all primary partitions >> 1M (appears by itself, no format) >> 500M tried /BOOT and nothing >> 50G ext4 / >> 16M swap >> remainder of space ext4 but not mounted >> >> sdb ext4 /HOME >> >> Is there a different sda partitioning I need? No data on it so no worries. >> If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out. >> >> Thanks. >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-users/attachments/20230201/3d7f57af/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 19:25:07 +0100 >> From: François P. Rotzinger <tm...@netplus.ch> >> To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] unable to install grub >> Message-ID: <5a986173-88c8-472e-714d-b0d4ebee1...@netplus.ch> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" >> >> Maybe, you should create an EFI partition. Typing "df", do you get >> something like >> >> /dev/nvme0n1p1 973952 6184 967768 1% /boot/efi >> >> (or perhaps /dev/sda1)? >> >> Good luck, François >> >> On 2/1/23 19:09, Clarence Fender wrote: >> > Xubuntu 22.04 to laptop, USB boot (~2yrs old, linux-specific) >> > "something else" disk part >> > sda is where everything goes except HOME >> > sdb/nvm_etc is /HOME >> > >> > Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda >> > Executing `grub-install /dev/sda` failed >> > fatal error >> > --> Can't fix this, no matter what I do. >> > >> > Spent a long time researching: common problem going back years. Seems >> > to revolve around boot, legacy vs new. I haven't touched any boot >> > settings. Tried different partitions and flags. Tried using sda1 >> > instead of sda - same error. >> > >> > sda - all primary partitions >> > 1M (appears by itself, no format) >> > 500M tried /BOOT and nothing >> > 50G ext4 / >> > 16M swap >> > remainder of space ext4 but not mounted >> > >> > sdb ext4 /HOME >> > >> > Is there a different sda partitioning I need? No data on it so no >> worries. >> > If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out. >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > >> -- >> François P. Rotzinger >> Chemin des Vignes 20 >> CH-1373 Chavornay >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-users/attachments/20230201/7c296080/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 19:06:19 +0000 >> From: Michele Mor <m.mor.m...@gmail.com> >> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions >> <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] unable to install grub >> Message-ID: >> <CAA3b2=gvFx93nr4Ch3HXXQWY2G=bWH5iRAWSBY= >> g4sc-kse...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi, >> Have you tried to reinstall xubuntu from a usb/dvd? >> It should set up the grub automatically. >> If your data is in a different partition, there should be no risk of >> deleting it (but always do a back up first). >> >> I have tried to repair a corrupted grub manually, but spent hours and did >> not succeed. At the end I decided to reinstall. >> >> Good luck. >> Michele >> >> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023, 18:25 François P. Rotzinger, <tm...@netplus.ch> >> wrote: >> >> > Maybe, you should create an EFI partition. Typing "df", do you get >> > something like >> > >> > /dev/nvme0n1p1 973952 6184 967768 1% /boot/efi >> > >> > (or perhaps /dev/sda1)? >> > >> > Good luck, François >> > On 2/1/23 19:09, Clarence Fender wrote: >> > >> > Xubuntu 22.04 to laptop, USB boot (~2yrs old, linux-specific) >> > "something else" disk part >> > sda is where everything goes except HOME >> > sdb/nvm_etc is /HOME >> > >> > Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda >> > Executing `grub-install /dev/sda` failed >> > fatal error >> > --> Can't fix this, no matter what I do. >> > >> > Spent a long time researching: common problem going back years. Seems to >> > revolve around boot, legacy vs new. I haven't touched any boot settings. >> > Tried different partitions and flags. Tried using sda1 instead of sda - >> > same error. >> > >> > sda - all primary partitions >> > 1M (appears by itself, no format) >> > 500M tried /BOOT and nothing >> > 50G ext4 / >> > 16M swap >> > remainder of space ext4 but not mounted >> > >> > sdb ext4 /HOME >> > >> > Is there a different sda partitioning I need? No data on it so no >> worries. >> > If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out. >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > François P. Rotzinger >> > Chemin des Vignes 20 >> > CH-1373 Chavornay >> > >> > -- >> > xubuntu-users mailing list >> > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-users/attachments/20230201/fa8a3a31/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 14:20:23 -0500 >> From: Clarence Fender <leftystr...@gmail.com> >> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions >> <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] unable to install grub >> Message-ID: >> < >> caj9d0eyeb_zwkgwmgzn9k9zmd+0+prhouaq9bfrutgt4gst...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Yes, I tried an EFI partition on sda. Same error. >> >> Trying again, I used gparted, installed partitions. Did install - made the >> partition EFI, which left no option for type or mount. Failed. Tried >> FAT32, >> mounted /BOOT/EFI, install told me there was no EFI partition and it >> wouldn't boot. >> >> Thanks >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 1:25 PM François P. Rotzinger <tm...@netplus.ch> >> wrote: >> >> > Maybe, you should create an EFI partition. Typing "df", do you get >> > something like >> > >> > /dev/nvme0n1p1 973952 6184 967768 1% /boot/efi >> > >> > (or perhaps /dev/sda1)? >> > >> > Good luck, François >> > On 2/1/23 19:09, Clarence Fender wrote: >> > >> > Xubuntu 22.04 to laptop, USB boot (~2yrs old, linux-specific) >> > "something else" disk part >> > sda is where everything goes except HOME >> > sdb/nvm_etc is /HOME >> > >> > Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda >> > Executing `grub-install /dev/sda` failed >> > fatal error >> > --> Can't fix this, no matter what I do. >> > >> > Spent a long time researching: common problem going back years. Seems to >> > revolve around boot, legacy vs new. I haven't touched any boot settings. >> > Tried different partitions and flags. Tried using sda1 instead of sda - >> > same error. >> > >> > sda - all primary partitions >> > 1M (appears by itself, no format) >> > 500M tried /BOOT and nothing >> > 50G ext4 / >> > 16M swap >> > remainder of space ext4 but not mounted >> > >> > sdb ext4 /HOME >> > >> > Is there a different sda partitioning I need? No data on it so no >> worries. >> > If I had hair, I'd be pulling it out. >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > François P. 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