Can't boot after install Generic.x86_64-9.2.6.img

Vessd · May 3, 2021 at 1:35 PM

Hello.

I am trying to install LibreELEC on my laptop, but the system is not visible in the BIOS boot list. There might be something wrong with the bootloader installation.

I tried to follow the instruction https://wiki.libreelec.tv/installation/create-media , but the USB stick was not visible as an option for boot.

As a result, I wrote the image to a USB flash drive with Rufus.

After that, the installer successfully booted from the USB stick and completed the installation process without errors.

Then I removed the USB stick and rebooted, but my laptop does not see any bootloader.

I have attached the installer log.

**Klojum** · May 3, 2021 at 2:06 PM Official Post

What exact laptop? Is it still from this decade? :o)

Vessd · May 3, 2021 at 2:36 PM

Samsung NP450R5E-X01

It's 2013 and has UEFI support if that's the question.

**Klojum** · May 3, 2021 at 3:22 PM Official Post

Quote from Vessd

and has UEFI support if that's the question

What are the available boot options in the BIOS/UEFI settings?

Is there a legacy boot option? And a disable Intel Fast-boot, that sort of stuff?

Vessd · May 3, 2021 at 4:17 PM

Quote from Klojum

What are the available boot options in the BIOS/UEFI settings?
Is there a legacy boot option? And a disable Intel Fast-boot, that sort of stuff?

Yes it has legacy boot options, I tried with 'UEFI' and 'CSM and UEFI'

Vessd · May 4, 2021 at 7:57 AM

Well, then I'll use Debian.

wanradt · May 4, 2021 at 6:27 PM

Quote from Vessd

Then I removed the USB stick and rebooted, but my laptop does not see any bootloader.

What is exact error on booting from hard disk?

I have no experience with LE x86 install and your log seems very clean, so first I'd try to make sure, is BIOS correctly set to boot from hard drive and if yes, then I had tried to boot from some live Linux distro to examine installed filesystem. And restoring bootloader.

But first, what is the exact error on booting?

Wbr,

Gunnar

**chewitt** · May 5, 2021 at 5:39 AM Official Post

It's rare (mostly seen with older HDMI-dongle devices that need 32-bit boot firmware) but some BIOS are funny about syslinux on HDD (but fine with it on removable media) and you might need to use a different bootloader, e.g. GRUB. The syslinux and GRUB boot config file formats are quite similar so it's normally fairly obvious how/where to copy-paste the kernel boot params we use. You can also experiment to see if GPT partitions (not MSDOS) show up.

Can't boot after install Generic.x86_64-9.2.6.img

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