wiped disk - no longer bootable

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:35:14 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
>Zitat von Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users
>> Don't use encryption, LVM or anything special, such as e.g. raid at
>> all. At best use MBR for testing purpose and even if you should be
>> in favour of another FS, stay with ext4 for testing purpose.  
>
>Okay, that's what I was trying last.
>
>> Btw. what ISO are you using, in case of "Ubuntu" consider to try
>> Xubuntu or Ubuntu Mate, or if you want to stay closer to gnomish
>> Ubuntu, maybe Ubuntu Budgie, as a gnomish alternative. Just try
>> anything different of what you were using until now.  
>
>I'm trying it with vanilla Ubuntu 19.04.
>
>When the problem first struck, I was on Kubuntu. Now Ubuntu, but still
>broken.

In what way is Ubuntu broken?

I already suspect a hardware failure, but to be completely sure,
install a 16.04 Xubuntu as well as a 16.04 Ubuntu Mate.

If the 16.04 installs should work, then install a 19.04 Xubuntu and a
19.04 Ubuntu Mate.