David Anthony composed on 2020-02-17 13:39 (UTC-0500):
> I have installed Debian on my laptop (lenovo 120S) without any problem. I
> am trying to install it on my desktop, a HP Paavilion p2-1140 64bit.
> Everything goes very well until it starts to install "Grub." At that
> point, the machine locks up and I have to reboot. I have tried multiple
> times to install with the same results. I also tried to install Mint with
> the same results. Has anyone else had the problem and is there a way
> around it?
Not had problem. Way around probably exists. Please try to boot live media and
run
the script available here:
https://github.com/arvidjaar/bootinfoscript
This should show what resulted from your last attempt, and may point to a
solution.
What condition was the disk in when you started trying? Was Windows still on it?
Is Windows still on it? Is the original 750GB disk still the only disk in it?
What
has been your install method, DVD, CD, or USB? Is CSM enabled in the BIOS? Have
you only allowed the installer to determine the partitioning, or have you
provided
any direction through the partitioning steps, or partitioned in advance, and if
the latter, to what extent?
During installation, you can find messages by switching among the vttys using
Ctrl-Alt-Fn. On at least one of them (F2?), you can run a number of shell
commands, e.g. fdisk -l, df, free, mount, and more.
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