Question about installation procedure of 21.04

[Bret Busby]

On 28/04/2021, Kaj Haulrich <kaj at haulrich.net> wrote:
> On 27.04.2021 19.06, Bret Busby wrote:
> <snip>
>> The previous two clean installations of Ubuntu MATE 21.04, that I
>> managed to complete, are on UEFI systems.
>>
>> Maybe, 21.04 simply does not like BIOS systems.
> </snip>
>
> I tend to agree, but there may be another culprit: When I tried to
> install 21.04 on an old HP Pavilion (BIOS only) from an USB stick that
> was 'burned' with Ubuntu's "Startup Disk Creator" the screen went blank,
> only displaying: "GRUB". Very informative...
>
> However, after several failed attemps with checksums OK etc., I burned
> the 21.04 iso via "Unetbootin". And voilá: the installation proceeded
> with only one hiccup: it complained about a missing EFI partition,
> telling me that I might encounter problems. I ignored that, and the
> install finished and everything runs like a charm.
>
> Regards.
> Kaj Haulrich.
> --

Thank you for that.

I was hoping for a response from someone who had also encountered the
Canonical threat of catastrophic destruction designed to deter users
with BIOS systems, from using Ubuntu Linux, with the response showing
that going  past the threat, is safe.

I subsequently, upon seeing your response, proceeded with the
installation, and, have reconfigured the setup and, have added
packages, and, rebooted and updated, and, it seems to be working
mostly okay.

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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