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[18:45] <johannhp> Hello
[18:45] <wxl> what up
[18:46] <johannhp> Does anyone know how to solve the "boot device not found" problem?
[18:47] <wxl> fresh install i assume, or perhaps this is the first time booting the live iso?
[18:47] <johannhp> fresh install
[18:47] <wxl> did you check the integrity of the installation media ahead of time?
[18:47] <johannhp> yep
[18:48] <wxl> how did you partition the device?
[18:48] <johannhp> im typing from the live iso rn
[18:48] <wxl> just because the iso runs doesn't mean it's good
[18:48] <wxl> you could have one bit of information that's flipped and it could lead to all sorts of weird problems
[18:49] <wxl> so to be sure: you checked the hash of the image against published hashes AND ran the "check disc for defects" option at the boot screen?
[18:49] <johannhp> I ran the 3 tests there were to run before launching the installer
[18:50] <wxl> ok i'll take your word for it. that said......
[18:50] <wxl> how did you partition the device?
[18:50] <johannhp> Im lay so I choose the erase hd option
[18:51] <kc2bez> On some machines it is necessary to set the boot flag, the automatic partitioning doesn't do that.
[18:51] <johannhp> how do I do that?
[18:51] <wxl> @kc2bez: is that true? that seems like a bizarre-o bug
[18:51] <johannhp> I have an old HP probook, the BIOS page is horrible, there isnt even an option do turn secure boot off
[18:52] <kc2bez> It is a bizarre bug. Not every machine needs it.
[18:52] <wxl> do you know an upstream bug report on that?
[18:52] <kc2bez> EFI should work but legacy may not
[18:52] <kc2bez> Yes, let me dig it up.
[18:53] <kc2bez> https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1175
[18:54] <kc2bez> You can use KDE partition manager to set the flag.
[18:54] <johannhp> where do I find that?
[18:55] <kc2bez> KDE partition manager is in the menu under system tools
[18:55] <lubot> <lynorian> https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/3/3.1/3.1.7/kde_partitionmanager.html
[18:56] <johannhp> how do I set the flag?
[18:57] <kc2bez> Do you have a legacy boot system or is it EFI?
[18:58] <kc2bez> What do you see for partitions in KDE parttion manager?
[18:58] <johannhp> I dont know, Im sorry
[18:58] <johannhp> is UEFI legacy?
[18:58] <kc2bez> no
[18:59] <johannhp> Then I guess I dont have legacy
[19:00] <kc2bez> so you should have a `/boot/efi` partition
[19:01] <kc2bez> it should be fat32
[19:02] <diogenes_> ls /sys/firmware/efi/
[19:02] <diogenes_> if you get output then uefi.
[19:02] <wxl> ^^^ that
[19:03] <wxl> [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo BIOS
[19:03] <wxl> if you want to be really fancy :)
[19:04] <johannhp> Okay, I opened the KDE manager, there are six devices. 4 are unknown, 1 is the usb and the other my HD. In the HD one there is only one partition named /dev/sda1, with type being ext4
[19:05] <wxl> which is to say that either it's legacy/BIOS or it's not properly partitioned for EFI
[19:05] <kc2bez> right
[19:05] <wxl> the tests diogenes_ and i suggested will confirm which you are actually USING
[19:06] <johannhp> ls: cannot access '/sys/firmware/efi/': No such file or directory
[19:07] <johannhp> the other one returns BIOS
[19:07] <wxl> then you've got BIOS
[19:07] <kc2bez> So you can right click on the partition you see and set the boot flag.
[19:08] <johannhp> how do I set it?
[19:09] <kc2bez> if you right click and select properties there should be a box that says flags
[19:09] <johannhp> done
[19:09] <kc2bez> One of them is boot. Tick it on and select ok.
[19:09] <johannhp> Thank you very much
[19:10] <johannhp> I will restart my pc and see if it works
[19:10] <kc2bez> You did apply it right?
[19:10] <johannhp> yeah, checked the box and clicked Ok
[19:11] <kc2bez> Apply in the upper left under File might be necessary too.
[19:11] <johannhp> I see now
[19:11] <johannhp> Hopefully it will work
[19:22] <johann22> thanks guys, worked fine now
[19:22] <kc2bez> YW, enjoy!