I dint think it even loads the grub efi file. System bios complains it can't boot from that device.
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?
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