Ubuntu not booting from a USB

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mccabep

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I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on one of my PCs but it's not booting up from my USB drive.

I made the USB drive using these instruction https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0
and using the ubuntu-16.04.5-desktop-i386.iso from here http://cl.releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/

When I get into the BIOS it can see the USB but when I try to boot from it nothing happens. I tried a second USB and still nothing. I tried in another PC Specialist machine, a desktop this time, and the same issue occurred.
When I tried in a non PC Specialist machine it booted up first time with no issues. Is there something I'm missing, a setting that'll allow boot from USB?

Thanks
 
SpyderTracks

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mccabep said:
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on one of my PCs but it's not booting up from my USB drive.

I made the USB drive using these instruction https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0
and using the ubuntu-16.04.5-desktop-i386.iso from here http://cl.releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/

When I get into the BIOS it can see the USB but when I try to boot from it nothing happens. I tried a second USB and still nothing. I tried in another PC Specialist machine, a desktop this time, and the same issue occurred.
When I tried in a non PC Specialist machine it booted up first time with no issues. Is there something I'm missing, a setting that'll allow boot from USB?

Thanks
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Might be worth disabling secure boot in the bios and trying again.
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

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What PCS machines have you tried it on, I have put Ubuntu on several and have got in running on all of them, albeit with a bit of fiddling with some. As Spyder says, turn Secure Boot off. Are you able to run it as a live distro, in some cases it is better to take the "try Ubuntu" option and then install from the live version.
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

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I notice from those instructions that they show Rufus using the MBR partitioning scheme to make the bootable USB. If your Windows system uses UEFI boot and GPT partitions this may well be the problem.

You could try disabling SecureBoot in the BIOS or, if Rufus can make a UEFI bootable USB stick, that would be a better option.
 
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Spence63

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ubuysa said:
I notice from those instructions that they show Rufus using the MBR partitioning scheme to make the bootable USB. If your Windows system uses UEFI boot and GPT partitions this may well be the problem.

You could try disabling SecureBoot in the BIOS or, if Rufus can make a UEFI bootable USB stick, that would be a better option.
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For UEFI-based computer, we have to download 64-bit (NOT 32-bit) Ubuntu ISO image and then use Rufus to install it to a bootable USB. GPT partition scheme must be selected.
 
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pavlog

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I have similar issue on my Optimus laptop. I made a bootable USB with multiple OS and have troubles making Linux to work. I get NMI watchdog on CPU 1 loop trying to load Tails. Disabling secure boot option doest help. Ive tryed different USB sticks with different config with no result.
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

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Have you tried installing with "nomodeset". I had a lot of trouble with an Optimus a few years ago and that was one of the fixes, although I remember it would install one version of Ubuntu but not another, if you are trying 18.04 perhaps give another a try.

One other problem with the Optimus was a log in loop but that is a GPU driver issue and quite simply fixed.
 
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andy.2000

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pavlog said:
I have similar issue on my Optimus laptop. I made a bootable USB with multiple OS and have troubles making Linux to work. I get NMI watchdog on CPU 1 loop trying to load Tails. Disabling secure boot option doest help. Ive tryed different USB sticks with different config with no result.
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I have an Optimus with a NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti. It was hitting the watchdog error with Tails 3.13.1, nomodeset worked but only gave 640px resolution. Boot option nouveau.modeset=0 fixed it for me.

https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html#index6h2
 
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