I dint think it even loads the grub efi file. System bios complains it can't boot from that device.
On Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 17:38 Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> wrote: > 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. > >
