Ubuntu install gone wrong. Stuck on splash screen

[sovepose]

I installed Ubuntu 22.04. via a bootable usb. I tested the os and installed it. Everything was fine untill i restarted. Now the pc wount boot on neither the os, nor the usb drive im trying to reinstall it with.

 

 

Any ideas?

Edited December 7, 2023 by sovepose

[Inception9269]

1 hour ago, sovepose said:

I installed Ubuntu 22.04. via a bootable usb. I tested the os and installed it. Everything was fine untill i restarted. Now the pc wount boot on neither the os, nor the usb drive im trying to reinstall it with.

 

 

Any ideas?

Is secure boot enabled? For the most part Linux distros require you to have secure boot disabled.

 

While I'm sure there's legitimate use cases for secure boot, in practice it's basically Microsoft's way of impeding non-Windows operating systems.

[sovepose]

I have used both secure bott for 3rd parties and without

[Inception9269]

1 hour ago, sovepose said:

I have used both secure bott for 3rd parties and without

I think when you disable secure boot it's recommended to also clear the stored keys. There should be an option for that in bios.

 

It could just be an issue with Ubuntu.

 

As someone that's been using Linux for coming up on 2 years now, Ubuntu has really gone to shit. I can tell you from personal experiences over the course of attempting to use it these last two years that it sucks to the point where even Manjaro looks appealing in comparison. Hell, there were plenty of times that I couldn't even get the install media to load, with me being stuck on the splash screen similar to this here. And in the times that I have managed to get Ubuntu to install and load properly, the system basically shat the bed the second I tried uninstalling the default Snap versions of apps like Firefox so I could install either the repo versions or Flatpak versions.

 

Even distros based on Ubuntu I've found to be pretty damn bad in many cases, which is why I've sworn them off and don't even recommend them anymore.

 

Me personally I think you would be better off with going with something like Linux Mint Debian Edition over Ubuntu. Debian is significantly more stable and polished than Ubuntu, and coupled with the user friendliness of Mint it's a win win. Especially considering how regular Mint which is based on Ubuntu straight up killed itself after just a few attempts to update the system on a laptop of mine.

[sovepose]

Actually. I found out that the drive is dead. And in good fashion it is a part of the motherboard...... So i guess new pc

 

It was dog slow anyways. And thats why i wanted to change the os, i thought the cpu was getting to old. But it turnes out it was the ssd all along...

[Inception9269]

16 hours ago, sovepose said:

Actually. I found out that the drive is dead. And in good fashion it is a part of the motherboard...... So i guess new pc

 

It was dog slow anyways. And thats why i wanted to change the os, i thought the cpu was getting to old. But it turnes out it was the ssd all along...

What do you mean part of the PC?

 

Is the storage is soldered to the motherboard, or is it just an M.2 drive? Cause those can be replaced by just removing a single screw. Aside from Apple, Chromebooks are the only other ones I think that solder storage drives.

 

Also you should either quote or use @ with responses.

[Inception9269]

1 hour ago, htimsenyawed said:

 

Surface Pro 7 has a soldered chip for storage. I didn't Google any of the other Surface models, but at least that one does too.

that's really lame

[E-waste]

On 12/8/2023 at 4:15 AM, sovepose said:

But it turnes out it was the ssd all along...

Yeah, maybe it is slow, but it is a low power x86 device that can run a majority of software.  $110-120 can get the machine working again with a new ssd, vs finding a recycling center, such as REI, for your existing device.

 

Also do not update the bios, it could brick itself, requiring a serial cable and a command line to reflash the bios chip.  I have a device with this issue, and it sure is annoying.  Not only do you need those tools, you have to take off the glass from the screen and hope not to break it, and go through a lengthy process to get to the internal board.  I don't have the skills or equipment to do that.