Hi Louigi, On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 02:25:13PM +0200, louigi 600 wrote: >Package: installation-reports > >Boot method: cat debian-12.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso > /dev/sda (where sda is the >where my system sees the usb stick) > Then I proceed with normal graphical install > > >Image version: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/ >debian-12.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso >Not sure if I got it directly from the link above in any case here is the >md5sum of what I have >462e540d1ba2ca5ecc68ab79c8e3788a > >Date: 20/08/2024 was the last time I tried after changing target drive and >updating bios > >Machine: Dell Optiplex 7040 micro system >Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700T >Memory: 16Gb >Partitions: >label: gpt >label-id: 57F1B3D2-BE5F-4F4F-8875-415984544A0C >device: /dev/sde >unit: sectors >first-lba: 34 >last-lba: 976773134 >sector-size: 512
... >Comments/Problems: the installation fails to boot but only on the optiplex >7040, I took the M2 sata drive out of the dell optiplex 7040 and put it into >another PC and it boots normally. >I performed the same with nvme and normal disk drive, results were the same. >I updated bios and even tried manually configuring the boot entry in bios: >still will not boot on the 7040. >I tried booting to recovery mode from install media to reinstall boot loader: >sill no go on the 7040. >The information gouged out of the system is actually from Ubuntu 22.04 LTE >running on it at the moment ... but i would rather have Debian on it. > >No point sharing the install logs because the installation is fine and >functional on another computer. >There is something Debian does not like about my Dell Optiplex 7040 but at the >same time Fedora and Ubunto seem to work fine on my 7040. >What's up with debian not liking the 7040 ? Ubuntu 22.04 LTE and Fedora 40 >install and boot normally there. When you say "fails to boot" here, what *exactly* do you mean please? Does the boot loader screen come up at all? Do you get kernel messages? What's the last thing you see? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Google-bait: https://www.debian.org/CD/free-linux-cd Debian does NOT ship free CDs. Please do NOT contact the mailing lists asking us to send them to you.
