On 12/01/2017 10:06 AM, Daniel Wastak wrote: > Fred, > > Here is another link explaining how to use refind > > ~> refind <http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/linux.html> <~ >
I think you were definitely right about it being something to do with the BIOS, because what I tried was installing Xubuntu in a VirtualBox VM running under Debian, using the same DVD as I'd used to try the full installation, and it worked flawlessly. It seems to be a bit more complicated than you suggest, though > Turns out UEFI doesn't like grub2 because Debian seems to be using grub2 as well, and as I said previously, doing a Debian installation using (near as dammit) the same parameters, disks, etc still works flawlessly. Anyway, I now have an environment where I can take a look at Xubuntu, which was the aim in the first place, albeit I won't take much notice of the response speed! :) Thanks for the help, folks. Brian. > Dan Wastak > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 8:01 PM, Daniel Wastak <d...@1j5.us > <mailto:d...@1j5.us>> wrote: > > Fred, > > I have a new laptop with UEFI and had to install refind to get it > to boot properly. > Turns out UEFI doesn't like grub2 > > Here is the link for your reference. ~> Ubuntu 1604 refind > <https://gist.github.com/Brainiarc7/dfff8321b94fd666eb64eda0382f6813> > <~ > > Dan Wastak > > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 7:18 PM, fred roller > <fredrolle...@gmail.com <mailto:fredrolle...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > | Could this be related to UEFI bios? I would try Ubuntu Desktop. > | I don't think Xubuntu has the hooks in it to support UEFI. > | Then install xfce as you mentioned. > > I am on UEFI. Have you checked the bios settings to see if > there is a disparity with the type of bios (uefi vs. legacy)? > > -- Fred > > -- -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
