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1 minute ago, jankna said:

I tried every USB port.

In the BIOS is an option called "Enable UEFI Boot", but both disabled and enabled it didn't work

Try a tool called PLoP, burn the PLoP ISO to a CD, boot the PLoP CD and try select your USB while the USB is plugged in. Should be under "USB".

Get it here: https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html

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Hey there,
I want to install Ubuntu on a PC:


  • Intel Core 2 Duo-E8400
  • Intel DQ35JO
  • 6 GB DDR2 Memory

 

Windows 10 Pro is already installed (not by myself)
But I have issues with installing Ubuntu:
First, I tried Installing it from a USB thumb drive, but it didn't show up in the Boot Menu or BIOS (USB, Legacy USB, USB boot etc. are enabled).
Than I tried installing it from a DVD, I burned it, but both of my DVD drives wouldn't open. So I tried a workaround by getting the power of another PC, I could open the drive and I selected the drive in the boot menu, but there was just a flashing underscore and Windows 10 booted like normal.

I don't know what to do now, can someone help, please?

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6 minutes ago, jankna said:

I tested the exact same USB at another PC and it worked.:/

It could be that the PC does not support bootable USB?

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1 minute ago, Abdul201588 said:

It could be that the PC does not support bootable USB?

 

3 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

enable legacy support in usb settings

As I mentioned, I enabled USB boot, legacy USB etc. in the BIOS, so I think it should support it

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7 minutes ago, jankna said:

I don't think it even has this featurexD

Huh, that's strange, usually BIOS'es with the Legacy Boot option are running some type of UEFI, which generally has Secure Boot enabled, very odd.
 

Anyway, what are you doing/using to create the bootable USB and DVD?

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Just now, TakataruMC said:

Huh, that's strange, usually BIOS'es with the Legacy Boot option are running some type of UEFI, which generally has Secure Boot enabled, very odd.
 

Anyway, what are you doing/using to create the bootable USB and DVD?

I tried Linux Live USB Creator and Rufus

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4 minutes ago, jankna said:

I tried Linux Live USB Creator and Rufus

Strange. Both of those programs generally work fine for me.

Can you redownload the Ubuntu ISO file? Just to rule out the possibility of the ISO file being corrupted, and then when creating the bootable USB, make sure Quick Format is checked.

Also, since you don't have Secure Boot, I'm assuming the computer isn't running a UEFI firmware, so be sure to set the Partition scheme and target system type to MBR partition scheme for BIOS

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2 minutes ago, TakataruMC said:

Strange. Both of those programs generally work fine for me.

Can you redownload the Ubuntu ISO file? Just to rule out the possibility of the ISO file being corrupted, and then when creating the bootable USB, make sure Quick Format is checked.

Also, since you don't have Secure Boot, I'm assuming the computer isn't running a UEFI firmware, so be sure to set the Partition scheme and target system type to MBR partition scheme for BIOS

I'll try it, but the Partition scheme and target system type is already set to MBR for BIOS/UEFI. Quick format is of course checked

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2 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

MBR partition scheme for BIOS

 

this then ur mobo prolly dont have uefi , MBR for BIOS/UEFI    wont work on non uefi boards

 

try legacy partition scheme

The options that Rufus gives me are:

 

  • MBR for BIOS/UEFI
  • MBR for UEFI
  • GPT for UEFI
  • Super Floppy disk
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9 minutes ago, jankna said:

The options that Rufus gives me are:

 

  • MBR for BIOS/UEFI
  • MBR for UEFI
  • GPT for UEFI
  • Super Floppy disk

try a different bootable tool , rufus didnt always work for me either

 

u need mbr for legacy bios / csm boot

 

another thing u can do

 

Than I tried installing it from a DVD, I burned it, but both of my DVD drives wouldn't open.

 

^ get a needle and force the dvd drives open ( and set dvd to boot priority 1 )

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Please check out the Ubuntu Community's possible fix,
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

Also, if issue still occurs. Ask help from their community. 

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Try using a different USB port (preferably one round the back of the pc). As for all these people that are saying there's UEFI there, it might not even have UEFI given the age of the system. I have a core 2 duo e8400 system too (it's not my main system but still a personal experience) and that doesn't have UEFI.

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1 minute ago, xriqn said:

Try using a different USB port (preferably one round the back of the pc). As for all these people that are saying there's UEFI there, it might not even have UEFI given the age of the system. I have a core 2 duo e8400 system too (it's not my main system but still a personal experience) and that doesn't have UEFI.

I tried every USB port.

In the BIOS is an option called "Enable UEFI Boot", but both disabled and enabled it didn't work

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1 minute ago, jankna said:

I tried every USB port.

In the BIOS is an option called "Enable UEFI Boot", but both disabled and enabled it didn't work

Try a tool called PLoP, burn the PLoP ISO to a CD, boot the PLoP CD and try select your USB while the USB is plugged in. Should be under "USB".

Get it here: https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html

There are 10 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary and those that don't.

Current Rig (Dominator II): 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3133 C15, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 at 4GHz, Coolermaster MasterLiquid Lite 120, ASRock B450M Pro4, AMD R9 280X, 120GB TCSunBow SSD, 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 HSD, Corsair CX750M Grey Label, Windows 10 Pro, 2x CoolerMaster MasterFan Pro 120, Thermaltake Versa H18 Tempered Glass.

 

Previous Rig (Black Magic): 8GB DDR3 1600, AMD FX6300 OC'd to 4.5GHz, Zalman CNPS5X Performa, Asus M5A78L-M PLUS /USB3, GTX 950 SC (former, it blew my PCIe lane so now on mobo graphics which is Radeon HD 3000 Series), 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 7200RPM HDD, 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 HDD (secondary), Corsair CX750M, Windows 8.1 Pro, 2x 120mm Red LED fans, Deepcool SMARTER case

 

My secondary rig (The Oldie): 4GB DDR2 800, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3GHz, Stock Dell Cooler, Foxconn 0RY007, AMD Radeon HD 5450, 250GB Samsung Spinpoint 7200RPM HDD, Antec HCG 400M 400W Semi Modular PSU, Windows 8.1 Pro, 80mm Cooler Master fan, Dell Inspiron 530 Case modded for better cable management. UPDATE: SPECS UPGRADED DUE TO CASEMOD, 8GB DDR2 800, AMD Phenom X4 9650, Zalman CNPS5X Performa, Biostar GF8200C M2+, AMD Radeon HD 7450 GDDR5 edition, Samsung Spinpoint 250GB 7200RPM HDD, Antec HCG 400M 400W Semi Modular PSU, Windows 8.1 Pro, 80mm Cooler Master fan, Dell Inspiron 530 Case modded for better cable management and support for non Dell boards.

 

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Update your BIOS if there is an update available, then reset the BIOS to default, keep UEFI off because it is probably a very early buggy version of it.

 

Make sure USB Boot is enabled if you have the option.

 

Make the USB using Rufus, select MBR for BIOS and check Add support for older BIOSes under Advanced Settings.

 

Once it is done, plug the USB in and then reboot into BIOS. Search for USB KEY, USB, USB HDD, USB CD, the name/brand of your flash drive etc... under boot devices and move it to the top of the list/enable it.

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26 minutes ago, xriqn said:

Try a tool called PLoP, burn the PLoP ISO to a CD, boot the PLoP CD and try select your USB while the USB is plugged in. Should be under "USB".

Get it here: https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html

I'll try it tomorrow, thanks

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6 hours ago, xriqn said:

Try using a different USB port (preferably one round the back of the pc). As for all these people that are saying there's UEFI there, it might not even have UEFI given the age of the system. I have a core 2 duo e8400 system too (it's not my main system but still a personal experience) and that doesn't have UEFI.

It doesn't matter for Ubuntu. It contains both. If its UEFI it will boot UEFI and configure for UEFI, if its MBR BIOS it will boot legacy and configure legacy because it can't see the other if its off in the bios. This might affect your video card or console frame buffer.. hardware depending.

 

Windows sucks for writing USB sticks, you get partial writes and all sorts of problems. Rufus is pretty good though. (as previously mentioned) Etcher is another tool that is cross platform. https://etcher.io/

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