Lubuntu finishes installation (from ISO on USB), but disk appears to be empty when I restart
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I've been trying to install Lubuntu on my desktop pc, which previously had Windows XP. The installation seems to go fine and gives me the "All Done" screen and I restart my pc. But when it boots, it brings me to the intel boot manager as if my disk is empty! While in the live OS I typed this "$ sudo parted -l" into the terminal command line it gives me this information.
Model: ATA Maxtor 6V300F0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 300GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 294GB 294GB primary ext4
2 294GB 300GB 6292MB primary linux-swap(v1)
Model: Multiple Card Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3974MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 3974MB 3973MB primary fat32 boot, lba
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram1: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram0: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
I'm not really sure what to make of this info (me being not very experienced with Linux systems) but I figured you guys can see something that I can't.
Thank you in advance!
Edit: I have tried to do this with three different Ubuntu flavors (Lunbuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu) and they all had roughly the same result.
boot system-installation hard-drive lubuntu
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I've been trying to install Lubuntu on my desktop pc, which previously had Windows XP. The installation seems to go fine and gives me the "All Done" screen and I restart my pc. But when it boots, it brings me to the intel boot manager as if my disk is empty! While in the live OS I typed this "$ sudo parted -l" into the terminal command line it gives me this information.
Model: ATA Maxtor 6V300F0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 300GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 294GB 294GB primary ext4
2 294GB 300GB 6292MB primary linux-swap(v1)
Model: Multiple Card Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3974MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 3974MB 3973MB primary fat32 boot, lba
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram1: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram0: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
I'm not really sure what to make of this info (me being not very experienced with Linux systems) but I figured you guys can see something that I can't.
Thank you in advance!
Edit: I have tried to do this with three different Ubuntu flavors (Lunbuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu) and they all had roughly the same result.
boot system-installation hard-drive lubuntu
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
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During your installation there should be something asking for where GRUB is supposed to be installed. Are you selecting/dev/sdafor the installation? Or are you selecting like/dev/sdbor something else that shows where the OS is getting installed to?
– Terrance
Jan 27 at 3:55
There was nothing telling me about GRUB, and I installed it on /dev/sda.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 4:59
1
You haven't told us which Lubuntu you installed, but regardless all versions ask where to install GRUB that causes it to boot (different versions just ask it differently). The drive you install grub to must be the one selected in your BIOS as boot drive, and refers to a device (disk), not a partition. It's writing the MBR which is the first 512 bytes of a disk. I'm guessing you either skipped (unchecked box) this step or selected the wrong device (if the wrong device a config change in bios to what you chose will correct, but if you skipped, you just need to install it).
– guiverc
Jan 27 at 5:06
I believe I must have installed in the /dev/sda. the same drive I used to install onto from the USB. And I'm running the latest version 18.10.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:12
Should I have installed it somewhere else?
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:19
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I've been trying to install Lubuntu on my desktop pc, which previously had Windows XP. The installation seems to go fine and gives me the "All Done" screen and I restart my pc. But when it boots, it brings me to the intel boot manager as if my disk is empty! While in the live OS I typed this "$ sudo parted -l" into the terminal command line it gives me this information.
Model: ATA Maxtor 6V300F0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 300GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 294GB 294GB primary ext4
2 294GB 300GB 6292MB primary linux-swap(v1)
Model: Multiple Card Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3974MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 3974MB 3973MB primary fat32 boot, lba
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram1: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram0: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
I'm not really sure what to make of this info (me being not very experienced with Linux systems) but I figured you guys can see something that I can't.
Thank you in advance!
Edit: I have tried to do this with three different Ubuntu flavors (Lunbuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu) and they all had roughly the same result.
boot system-installation hard-drive lubuntu
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
I've been trying to install Lubuntu on my desktop pc, which previously had Windows XP. The installation seems to go fine and gives me the "All Done" screen and I restart my pc. But when it boots, it brings me to the intel boot manager as if my disk is empty! While in the live OS I typed this "$ sudo parted -l" into the terminal command line it gives me this information.
Model: ATA Maxtor 6V300F0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 300GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 294GB 294GB primary ext4
2 294GB 300GB 6292MB primary linux-swap(v1)
Model: Multiple Card Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3974MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 3974MB 3973MB primary fat32 boot, lba
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram1: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/zram0: 527MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 527MB 527MB linux-swap(v1)
I'm not really sure what to make of this info (me being not very experienced with Linux systems) but I figured you guys can see something that I can't.
Thank you in advance!
Edit: I have tried to do this with three different Ubuntu flavors (Lunbuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu) and they all had roughly the same result.
boot system-installation hard-drive lubuntu
boot system-installation hard-drive lubuntu
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
edited Jan 27 at 3:52
Terrance
20.1k34898
20.1k34898
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
asked Jan 27 at 3:23
Sebastian NunesSebastian Nunes
11
11
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During your installation there should be something asking for where GRUB is supposed to be installed. Are you selecting/dev/sdafor the installation? Or are you selecting like/dev/sdbor something else that shows where the OS is getting installed to?
– Terrance
Jan 27 at 3:55
There was nothing telling me about GRUB, and I installed it on /dev/sda.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 4:59
1
You haven't told us which Lubuntu you installed, but regardless all versions ask where to install GRUB that causes it to boot (different versions just ask it differently). The drive you install grub to must be the one selected in your BIOS as boot drive, and refers to a device (disk), not a partition. It's writing the MBR which is the first 512 bytes of a disk. I'm guessing you either skipped (unchecked box) this step or selected the wrong device (if the wrong device a config change in bios to what you chose will correct, but if you skipped, you just need to install it).
– guiverc
Jan 27 at 5:06
I believe I must have installed in the /dev/sda. the same drive I used to install onto from the USB. And I'm running the latest version 18.10.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:12
Should I have installed it somewhere else?
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:19
|
show 1 more comment
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During your installation there should be something asking for where GRUB is supposed to be installed. Are you selecting/dev/sdafor the installation? Or are you selecting like/dev/sdbor something else that shows where the OS is getting installed to?
– Terrance
Jan 27 at 3:55
There was nothing telling me about GRUB, and I installed it on /dev/sda.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 4:59
1
You haven't told us which Lubuntu you installed, but regardless all versions ask where to install GRUB that causes it to boot (different versions just ask it differently). The drive you install grub to must be the one selected in your BIOS as boot drive, and refers to a device (disk), not a partition. It's writing the MBR which is the first 512 bytes of a disk. I'm guessing you either skipped (unchecked box) this step or selected the wrong device (if the wrong device a config change in bios to what you chose will correct, but if you skipped, you just need to install it).
– guiverc
Jan 27 at 5:06
I believe I must have installed in the /dev/sda. the same drive I used to install onto from the USB. And I'm running the latest version 18.10.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:12
Should I have installed it somewhere else?
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:19
1
1
During your installation there should be something asking for where GRUB is supposed to be installed. Are you selecting
/dev/sda for the installation? Or are you selecting like /dev/sdb or something else that shows where the OS is getting installed to?– Terrance
Jan 27 at 3:55
During your installation there should be something asking for where GRUB is supposed to be installed. Are you selecting
/dev/sda for the installation? Or are you selecting like /dev/sdb or something else that shows where the OS is getting installed to?– Terrance
Jan 27 at 3:55
There was nothing telling me about GRUB, and I installed it on /dev/sda.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 4:59
There was nothing telling me about GRUB, and I installed it on /dev/sda.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 4:59
1
1
You haven't told us which Lubuntu you installed, but regardless all versions ask where to install GRUB that causes it to boot (different versions just ask it differently). The drive you install grub to must be the one selected in your BIOS as boot drive, and refers to a device (disk), not a partition. It's writing the MBR which is the first 512 bytes of a disk. I'm guessing you either skipped (unchecked box) this step or selected the wrong device (if the wrong device a config change in bios to what you chose will correct, but if you skipped, you just need to install it).
– guiverc
Jan 27 at 5:06
You haven't told us which Lubuntu you installed, but regardless all versions ask where to install GRUB that causes it to boot (different versions just ask it differently). The drive you install grub to must be the one selected in your BIOS as boot drive, and refers to a device (disk), not a partition. It's writing the MBR which is the first 512 bytes of a disk. I'm guessing you either skipped (unchecked box) this step or selected the wrong device (if the wrong device a config change in bios to what you chose will correct, but if you skipped, you just need to install it).
– guiverc
Jan 27 at 5:06
I believe I must have installed in the /dev/sda. the same drive I used to install onto from the USB. And I'm running the latest version 18.10.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:12
I believe I must have installed in the /dev/sda. the same drive I used to install onto from the USB. And I'm running the latest version 18.10.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:12
Should I have installed it somewhere else?
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:19
Should I have installed it somewhere else?
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:19
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During your installation there should be something asking for where GRUB is supposed to be installed. Are you selecting
/dev/sdafor the installation? Or are you selecting like/dev/sdbor something else that shows where the OS is getting installed to?– Terrance
Jan 27 at 3:55
There was nothing telling me about GRUB, and I installed it on /dev/sda.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 4:59
1
You haven't told us which Lubuntu you installed, but regardless all versions ask where to install GRUB that causes it to boot (different versions just ask it differently). The drive you install grub to must be the one selected in your BIOS as boot drive, and refers to a device (disk), not a partition. It's writing the MBR which is the first 512 bytes of a disk. I'm guessing you either skipped (unchecked box) this step or selected the wrong device (if the wrong device a config change in bios to what you chose will correct, but if you skipped, you just need to install it).
– guiverc
Jan 27 at 5:06
I believe I must have installed in the /dev/sda. the same drive I used to install onto from the USB. And I'm running the latest version 18.10.
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:12
Should I have installed it somewhere else?
– Sebastian Nunes
Jan 27 at 5:19