[13.04 64Bit] - UEFI Installation Problem...

Jesse Palser jessepalsermailinglists at gmail.com
Mon Jul 8 15:23:14 UTC 2013


On 7/8/2013 11:19 AM, Wes Hardin wrote:
> On 07/08/2013 08:18 AM, Myriam Schweingruber wrote:
>> Hi Jesse,
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Jesse Palser
>> <jessepalsermailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> [13.04 64Bit] - UEFI Installation Problem...
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am trying to install Kubuntu 13.04 64Bit on a UEFI desktop.
>>>
>>> The installation crashes if "Secure Boot" is enabled.
>>> If I disable "Secure Boot" the installation succeeds
>>> but when remove disc and reboot the UEFI Grub boot loader is not 
>>> working?
>>> (get message that there is no Operating System)
>>>
>>> How do I install Kubuntu 13.04 64Bit on my UEFI desktop?
>> This is by no means a Kubuntu or even Ubuntu specific problem, but a
>> general problem with all Free Software operating systems. The only
>> workaround I know is to disable UEFI and set the BIOS settings to
>> legacy for the installation.
>>
>>
>> Regards, Myriam
>
> I had no issues installing 13.04 on my Lenovo T430 with UEFI.
>
> As it is a laptop and I'm not trying add any legacy hardware, my goal 
> was completely eliminate any evidence of BIOS or legacy interfaces.  
> If you are trying to support legacy hardware, this may not work for 
> you.  I am also not doing any dual-booting; I cannot comment on how 
> other OSes might like my settings.
>
> I set:
>
> UEFI Only (a.k.a. no BIOS fallback)
> Secure Boot Off
> CSM Support Off
>
> If you set all these (or their equivalent) before installing, I think 
> you should be successful.  Trying to set them afterwards is likely to 
> lead to confusion. And if it matters, I installed using the Beta 1 CD.
>
> -- Wes
>
Hi,

I have "UEFI" enabled and "Secure Boot" disabled.
But I don't know what "CSM" is?

Thanks!

Jesse




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