how did you create the USB Disk ? Have you made sure to remove all partitions / volumes from it before writing the image ?
Can you try the USB Disk in another computer... ? On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 21:34, Todd Brewster <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > My apologies for the late reply. I now have tried with exactly the same > result: > - different (smaller) USB flash drive / different brand > - disabled hyper threading > > Secure boot is disabled and since I deleted all keys, it would go into setup > mode if I would enable it. The laptop does not have AMT. To my surprise it > does not have a legacy boot option, only UEFI with secure boot on or off. > > Your help is very much appreciated. > > Thanks and all the best, > > Todd > > On 13 October 2020 at 2:37, Tom Smyth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Todd, > Hakan is right, and the way Lenvo ennumerates the USB Disk > (as a hard disk vs some other type of disk) might be affecting you > Cheers, > > > On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 03:09, Hakan E. Duran <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 20/10/12 07:44PM, Tom Smyth wrote: > > I solved a similar issue by going into BIOS settings and into the boot > > order list, where I could actually see the USB drive, which didn't show > > on boot menu or anywhere else otherwise on a lenovo thinkpad X200. > > > Good luck. > > > Hakan > > > Can you try a different USB stick some drivers for sticks may not work > > > so well :/ > > > > > > AFAIK Secure boot I think will allow for an initial load but then > > > crash (from my experience with windows installers half working) > > > Emperically I think the boot loader will be fine but kernel loading > > > might be stopped ) (im guessing loosely on that one and have not > > > looked > > > in too deep ... > > > Check Secure Boot Mode to setup Mode ? (as opposed to user mode ) > > > > > > While you are in the neighbourhood and entirely irrelevant to the tread... > > > while you are in the bios kill off the Hyperthreading too :) > > > you may want to disable AMT : / (if you dont need out of band access > > > to your laptop (or anyone else ) (levovo is cool that they can > > > permanently > > > disable AMT ) > > > Hope this helps > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 at 19:23, Todd Brewster <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > > > > > Thank you for your reply. To answer your questions: > > > > - secure boot is off > > > > - TPM is off > > > > - manufacturer TPM keys have been deleted > > > > - there is no other OS > > > > > > > > If secure boot would be an issue, I would expect no boot at all. > > > > > > > > I am pretty much stuck at the moment. > > > > > > > > Thanks and all the best, > > > > > > > > Todd > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Kindest regards, > > > Tom Smyth. > > > > > > > > -- > Kindest regards, > Tom Smyth. > -- Kindest regards, Tom Smyth.
