GRUB Boot loader failed on Surface Pro 3 Install

[Guest]

HI, 

I have been trying to install Ubuntu back onto my surface pro 3 to set up as a media PC but no matter what version of Ubuntu I load onto it I get an error about grub not installing. 

How do I go about fixing this? note: that I am a noobie to Linux OS.  
 

 

 

[bowrilla]

We need more details. How does your partition scheme look like? Do you have any other systems installed on that device? Assuming it's a single OS installation you need to have a UEFI partition at the beginning of your drive of about 512MB. Choose the right mountpoint (should be /boot/efi) and then check the box for your GRUB boot loader to be installed as well.

[Guest]

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 How does your partition scheme look like?

I just checked and the UEFI partition was only 5MB. I have extended it to 560MB to be safe.
 

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Do you have any other systems installed on that device?

Only one installed. Which is Ubuntu 18.X

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Choose the right mountpoint (should be /boot/efi) and then check the box for your GRUB boot loader to be installed as well.

Are you referring to when I go an install the OS?

[Aremis]

On 9/28/2018 at 6:10 AM, Fallen Soul said:

HI, 

I have been trying to install Ubuntu back onto my surface pro 3 to set up as a media PC but no matter what version of Ubuntu I load onto it I get an error about grub not installing. 

How do I go about fixing this? note: that I am a noobie to Linux OS.  
 

 

 

Its a UEFI machine so you'll want to go to custom partitioning and setup a root ( / ) partition, and a /bootl/efi partition.  Root can be the sive of the drive, but /boot/efi needs to be 800mb.

[Guest]

@Aremis okay thank you, I will give this a go and keep you updated. 


Cheers

 

Update:

@Aremis still fails with the same error message. It's possible i have done the partitioning wrong.

EFI = 800MB

Boot = 800MB

/ = 800MB

Target = 153GB

[Aremis]

lol the root is where the OS goes silly.  /boot/efi is a mount point.

 

 

So the idea is that your EFI partition stores your bios settings and updates and firmware.  Your root is where your OS install goes.  Then you have /home which is your user directory.  Mines separate from my root so I don't need a big root partition.

 

So for you do

 

/dev/sda1 - EXT4 - / - 150GB

/dev/sda2 - FAT32 - /boot/efi - 800MB

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Aremis said:

lol the root is where the OS goes silly.  /boot/efi is a mount point.

 

 

So the idea is that your EFI partition stores your bios settings and updates and firmware.  Your root is where your OS install goes.  Then you have /home which is your user directory.  Mines separate from my root so I don't need a big root partition.

 

So for you do

 

/dev/sda1 - EXT4 - / - 150GB

/dev/sda2 - FAT32 - /boot/efi - 800MB

Still no change. 

Surely i am doing something wrong. I am not familiar with Linux partitioning at all. 

[Aremis]

5 minutes ago, Fallen Soul said:

Still no change. 

Surely i am doing something wrong. I am not familiar with Linux partitioning at all. 

Could also be a hardware issue as I'm unfamiliar with Surface Pro's.  But 3 and up should just work.

 

If you can't accidentally linux onto it then the Level1 Techs forums will be of better help.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Aremis said:

Could also be a hardware issue as I'm unfamiliar with Surface Pro's.  But 3 and up should just work.

 

If you can't accidentally linux onto it then the Level1 Techs forums will be of better help.

I use to have version 12 on it ages ago but it didn't support the touchpad drivers or initial keyboard on install.