The non-rebooting saga continues

[Liam Proven]

On Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 08:22, Phil <phillor9 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> More an update than anything else.
>
> I decided to install Windows and Linux on an old mechanical disk drive
> and all went well so I decided to do a complete reinstallation of
> Windows and Linux on my SSD. Unfortunately I'm in exactly the same
> position as I was before I started. Windows reboots but Linux won't.
> Both Windows and Linux on the mechanical drive will reboot and the
> installation process was exactly the same for both drives.
>
> I've used pretty well all of my monthly Internet allocation on this
> exercise which adds to my frustration. One thing I have noticed is that
> the mechanical drive has a boot efi partition whereas the SSD doesn't.
> As I say I have followed the same installation procedure in both cases
> so there must be something about the SSD that makes the difference. The
> SSD was originally cloned from a working installation and it has never
> allowed a reboot from Linux.
>
> Perhaps all SSDs aren't created equally? I don't remember the brand but
> I can pull it out yet again if anyone wants to know.

Not enough info. I am afraid that although I recall you posting about
this before, I do not recall the details, so I can only offer general
advice.

[1] Update your firmware to the latest version
[2] In the CMOS setup, disable Secure Boot
[3] Install Windows 10 first
[4] Make a fresh Ubuntu 20.04.01 USB key
[5] Boot *in UEFI mode* -- _not_ in legacy mode
[6] Install Ubuntu, pointing it to the existing "EFI system" partition
that Windows will have created and already populated for you. You will
need a "BIOS Boot" partition (tiny -- 32MB, not GB, is plenty) in
addition to your normal root and optional-but-recommended /home and
/swap partitions.


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