Live USB 22.04.2 boot failure on ASUS laptop
by masterclassic from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6D61P)
Hello.
I try to boot a bootable USB with Ubuntu 22.04.2 (desktop version) in live session but I can't.
The computer is Asus i7 laptop rather old (CPU 37xx), with 6 GiB RAM, running windows 8. Lately I had problems with the o.s., nevertheless it could "auto repair" them. About 10 days ago this "auto repair" doesn't work, and the laptop enters in a cycle of "diagnosing" the problem, trying repair, failing to repair and asking for further solutions. I try to boot into Ubuntu to backup data (still possible from the windows command line that still works), and working on the laptop until I repair the system or replace it with newer windows or any Linux.
I made a bootable USB stick from Ubuntu 22.04.2 from the official Ubuntu site (checksum verified) with Rufus (the ISO is too big for DVD). When booting from the USB I get the Grub page, select the first option (try live or install) and press enter. I get the next black screen (I don't remember the exact title in the upper line) and then there is nothing hopping for several minutes. I can just press the power button to power down the laptop and retry.
I use the ESC key to select the boot device. I tried with the Secure boot enabled or disabled (no change).
Suspecting that I need to add any boot parameters in the grub command, I tried 'boot=live' that I found as suggestion in the Ubuntu site's support pages. It didn't change anything (nothing better with 'acpi=off' or 'noapic' that did help in the past with other computers). No chance with other options from the grub list (eg safe graphics).
So, I ask if you can help with any idea on the right parameter(s) to use, or perhaps another Ubuntu version.
I'm able to boot with no problem at all from the GParted LiveCD (secure boot disabled), with network setup OK and internet access, so I'm rather sure that there is no hardware problem with the laptop.
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I try to boot a bootable USB with Ubuntu 22.04.2 (desktop version) in live session but I can't.
The computer is Asus i7 laptop rather old (CPU 37xx), with 6 GiB RAM, running windows 8. Lately I had problems with the o.s., nevertheless it could "auto repair" them. About 10 days ago this "auto repair" doesn't work, and the laptop enters in a cycle of "diagnosing" the problem, trying repair, failing to repair and asking for further solutions. I try to boot into Ubuntu to backup data (still possible from the windows command line that still works), and working on the laptop until I repair the system or replace it with newer windows or any Linux.
I made a bootable USB stick from Ubuntu 22.04.2 from the official Ubuntu site (checksum verified) with Rufus (the ISO is too big for DVD). When booting from the USB I get the Grub page, select the first option (try live or install) and press enter. I get the next black screen (I don't remember the exact title in the upper line) and then there is nothing hopping for several minutes. I can just press the power button to power down the laptop and retry.
I use the ESC key to select the boot device. I tried with the Secure boot enabled or disabled (no change).
Suspecting that I need to add any boot parameters in the grub command, I tried 'boot=live' that I found as suggestion in the Ubuntu site's support pages. It didn't change anything (nothing better with 'acpi=off' or 'noapic' that did help in the past with other computers). No chance with other options from the grub list (eg safe graphics).
So, I ask if you can help with any idea on the right parameter(s) to use, or perhaps another Ubuntu version.
I'm able to boot with no problem at all from the GParted LiveCD (secure boot disabled), with network setup OK and internet access, so I'm rather sure that there is no hardware problem with the laptop.
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