ubuntu not installing on ssd from usb

[elexi0s]

i have a bootable copy of ubuntu on a usb which i used to access my new ssd format it correctly then install ubuntu.

i clicked through all the steps selecting any settings i wanted and selecting the correct partition on the ssd then... nothing.

it says its installed but when i restart having unplugged the usb and trying to boot from the sdd. it says that i need to reboot as there is no os on the ssd.

 

any ideas, am i messing up something common. if you need any more info i'm happy to supply

 

[Granular]

Did you let the setup configure partitions automatically, or did you do it manually?

[Ashleyyyy]

check what device it installs the boot loader to. 

 

EDIT: also, are you using uefi or legacy mode to install? 

[elexi0s]

1 minute ago, Granular said:

Did you let the setup configure partitions automatically, or did you do it manually?

all i did was format it as a single partition then when it got to installation type i selected somethign else then the ssd 

[elexi0s]

1 minute ago, firelighter487 said:

check what device it installs the boot loader to. 

 

EDIT: also, are you using uefi or legacy mode to install? 

if uefi is the standard install then i guess uefi?

[WereCatf]

Just now, elexi0s said:

all i did was format it as a single partition then when it got to installation type i selected somethign else then the ssd 

That's not going to work on a UEFI BIOS. UEFI needs a separate UEFI-partition for the bootloader-stuff.

[Ashleyyyy]

ok, just select erase disk and install ubuntu and it should reformat it and configure the correct partition layout itself... 

[elexi0s]

1 minute ago, WereCatf said:

That's not going to work on a UEFI BIOS. UEFI needs a separate UEFI-partition for the bootloader-stuff.

could i be pointed in the right direction of how to do that?

[elexi0s]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

ok, just select erase disk and install ubuntu and it should reformat it and configure the correct partition layout itself... 

i have multiple hard drives and need to make sure it selects that ssd and not the usb or the other drives

[Ashleyyyy]

Just now, elexi0s said:

i have multiple hard drives and need to make sure it selects that ssd and not the usb or the other drives

unplug the others, install, then plug them back in? 

[elexi0s]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

unplug the others, install, then plug them back in? 

and it wont install onto the usb?

[WereCatf]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

unplug the others, install, then plug them back in? 

I agree, this is by far the easiest method.

[Ashleyyyy]

Just now, elexi0s said:

and it wont install onto the usb?

it shouldn't. it tells you which device it's going to use before it installs. 

 

but unplugging the oither drives when installing an OS is always recommended, because you don't wanna make mistakes... 

[elexi0s]

Just now, firelighter487 said:

it shouldn't. it tells you which device it's going to use before it installs. 

 

but unplugging the oither drives when installing an OS is always recommended, because you don't wanna make mistakes... 

will do, thanks a lot

[Ashleyyyy]

Just now, elexi0s said:

will do, thanks a lot

no worries