[Bug 1040557] Re: UEFI boot live-usb bricks SAMSUNG 530U3C, np700z5c laptop

[Frank Papendorf]

I am in a similar situation. Last week I bricked my 700Z3C during the
installation of Ubuntu 12.10 64Bit from USB-Stick (unetbbotin). I could
change the device without any problems. Now of course I am fear that I
will run in the same problem if i try it again. But this time I would
install from DVD. UEFI Boot is disabled in the BIOS. I have also updated
the BIOS to Version P04AAG. I have also changed the partitions. That
means that I have decreased the Windows-Partition to 120GB and created a
8GB Partition for swap and a 50GB ext4 partition for / and a large NTFS-
Partition for data which I will use from Windows and from Linux. The
100MB System ans 21GB recovery partition I didn't touch. All these I
have done with starting Ubuntu-DVD. I am still able to start Windows
without any problem. The next step should be the Installation of Ubuntu
in the prepared partition. But I will not brick the notebook again. Is
it safe to install from DVD? Where i should install grub?

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Title:
  UEFI boot live-usb bricks SAMSUNG 530U3C,np700z5c laptop

Status in Ubuntu CD image build software:
  Confirmed
Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu quantal series:
  Fix Released
Status in “shim” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “shim” source package in Quantal:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I cannot provide detailed log massages because laptop is bricked right
  now.

  If you have courage to try it select UEFI boot from bios and than try
  to boot laptop using liveusb (made form Precise Pangolin 12.04.1
  amd64).

  Laptop hangs up in black screen. If you force power-off, after it,
  laptop wont start. I mean it not event start bios, just black screen
  no sounds nothing.

  I filing this report, because i already bricked second laptop. At
  first i thought it was unrelated issue and laptop was fixed by
  warranty service (replaced motherboard), but after second time i quite
  sure.

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