I've installed Ubuntu (and other Linuxes) on various workstation-class
systems for years, but I've never done an installation on one of the new
EFI-based systems before, and this one did not go well. I need help
recovering.
I stuck four large SATA hard drives, a SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCA-F-O Server
On 8/22/2013 12:27 PM, Roger H. Goun wrote:
The optical drive isn't an option in the BIOS Boot section anymore. Do
I have to break the RAID?
A few thoughts:
- most modern systems have a way of allowing you to select the boot
device at boot time without going into the BIOS. Try that and see
doesn't see a device it won't list it.
GL
-Rob
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Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:28 PM
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Subject: Installing Ubuntu on an EFI-based Intel
Halfway through the install the machine signaled an overheat
condition and stopped. Turned out I hadn't installed the CPU
heat sink correctly. Doh! With this fixed the machine seems
OK, but I can't figure out how to boot the CD again.
If you were trying to perform the installation on an
