<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body style='font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif'> <p>I have a five-year-old NUC, which finally gave up the ghost, and I gotta say: WHAT A PITA. I have installed Linux, especially Debian variants, something well north of 1000 times in my 25+ years of use, and almost never have I had the problems I had with the NUC: wouldn't recognize specific SSD drives, the BIOS was wonky, boot order was wonky... the list goes on and on. It's funny -- I mean, Intel should be something like The Standard, and they certainly support Linux, but the NUC -- at least the one I had -- was easily one of the hardest systems I've ever had to deal with vis-a-vis Linux. So I offer no particular insights to your problem, but you certainly have my sympathies. Perhaps try going for legacy boot instead of UEFI? (Or vice-versa.) Likewise, be sure no USB disk devices are left in during install. And cross your fingers. A lot.</p> <p>Good luck!</p> <p>-Ken</p> <p><br /></p> <p id="reply-intro">On 2019-11-11 12:19, Mikael Egevig wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr">Package: installation-reports<br /><br />Boot method: Samsung BAR Plus Titan 128 GB USB Key<br />Image version: <a href="http://releases.ubuntu.com/19.10/ubuntu-19.10-live-server-amd64.iso" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://releases.ubuntu.com/19.10/ubuntu-19.10-live-server-amd64.iso</a><br />Date: 2019.11.07-14:00 CET<br />Machine: Intel NUC8I3BEH Bean Canyon - Core i3-8109U<br />Processor: Intel Core i3-8109U<br />Memory: 16 GB Kingston HyperX CL14<br />Partitions: <div>Device Start End Sectors Size Type<br />/dev/nvme0n1p1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System<br />/dev/nvme0n1p2 1050624 976771071 975720448 465.3G Linux filesystem<br /><br />Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): </div> <div>00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:3ecc] (rev 08)<br /> DeviceName: Intel Dual Band<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: skl_uncore<br />00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Iris Plus Graphics 655 [8086:3ea5] (rev 01)<br /> DeviceName: CPU<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Iris Plus Graphics 655 [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: i915<br /> Kernel modules: i915<br />00:08.0 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model [8086:1911]<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model [8086:2074]<br />00:12.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Thermal Controller [8086:9df9] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Thermal Controller [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: intel_pch_thermal<br /> Kernel modules: intel_pch_thermal<br />00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP USB 3.1 xHCI Controller [8086:9ded] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP USB 3.1 xHCI Controller [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd<br />00:14.2 RAM memory [0500]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Shared SRAM [8086:9def] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Shared SRAM [8086:2074]<br />00:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP CNVi [Wireless-AC] [8086:9df0] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP CNVi [Wireless-AC] [8086:0034]<br /> Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi<br /> Kernel modules: iwlwifi<br />00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP MEI Controller #1 [8086:9de0] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP MEI Controller [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: mei_me<br /> Kernel modules: mei_me<br />00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [8086:9dd3] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: ahci<br /> Kernel modules: ahci<br />00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:9db8] (rev f0)<br /> Kernel driver in use: pcieport<br />00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:9dbc] (rev f0)<br /> Kernel driver in use: pcieport<br />00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9 [8086:9db0] (rev f0)<br /> Kernel driver in use: pcieport<br />00:1d.6 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #15 [8086:9db6] (rev f0)<br /> Kernel driver in use: pcieport<br />00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9d84] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:2074]<br />00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller [8086:9dc8] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel<br /> Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_skl, sof_pci_dev<br />00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SMBus Controller [8086:9da3] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SMBus Controller [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus<br /> Kernel modules: i2c_i801<br />00:1f.5 Serial bus controller [0c80]: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SPI Controller [8086:9da4] (rev 30)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP SPI Controller [8086:2074]<br />00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (6) I219-V [8086:15be] (rev 30)<br /> DeviceName: LAN<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (6) I219-V [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: e1000e<br /> Kernel modules: e1000e<br />6d:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 [144d:a808]<br /> Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981 [144d:a801]<br /> Kernel driver in use: nvme<br /> Kernel modules: nvme<br />6e:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:522a] (rev 01)<br /> Subsystem: Intel Corporation RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader [8086:2074]<br /> Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci<br /> Kernel modules: rtsx_pci<br /><br />Base System Installation Checklist:<br />[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it<br /><br />Initial boot: [O ]<br />Detect network card: [O]<br />Configure network: [O]<br />Detect CD: [ ]<br />Load installer modules: [O]<br />Detect hard drives: [E]<br />Partition hard drives: [E]<br />Install base system: [E]<br />Clock/timezone setup: [ ]<br />User/password setup: [ ]<br />Install tasks: [ ]<br />Install boot loader: [ ]<br />Overall install: [E]<br /><br />Comments/Problems:</div> <div>The installation fails because the installer cannot access the Samsung NVME SSD.</div> <div><br />The problem is that the installer attempts to access the NVME through "/dev/disk/by-id/wwn-eui.0025385891b1928d" instead of "nvme-eui.0025385891b1928d".</div> <div> </div> <div><Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments and ideas you had during the initial install.></div> <div>The installation failed when I tried to commit the disk partition changes because the installer looks at the wrong device. Manually typing Alt-F1, to select a terminal, and entering the following commands solves the installation error (must be done before hitting Done in the partitioner) so that the installation can succeed:</div> <div> </div> <div> cd /dev/disk/by-id</div> <div> ln -s /dev/nvme0n1 wwn-eui.0025385881b1828d</div> <div> </div> <div>After that, you switch back to the installer and hit Done in the partitioner.</div> <div> </div> <div>I googled the above solution and found somebody who wrote that he manually made a symbolic link, which made me try to do the same - and that worked.</div> <div> </div> <div>P.S. I am posting this to the Ubuntu Users list because some page at <a href="http://ubuntu.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ubuntu.com</a> told me to do it. If this is not the proper place to report errors in the Ubuntu install system, please let me know in a direct mail, thanks.</div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /></p> </body></html>