=== genii is now known as genii-core === edun is now known as qbt [14:37] I attempted installing xubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso on a Lenovo ideapad 1, installation succeeds, but I can't boot the installed system [14:37] it goes into a boot loop, shows a black screen, apparently prints "Reset System" and then reboots [14:38] the live system (booted from USB stick) works [14:39] what are my options? [14:40] I've found similar problems online but none with solution [14:57] inexact: was it an "erase and install" or "install alongside Windows"? [14:59] KBar, erase and install [15:00] from the live boot I can see that the installed filesystem exists on the SSD [15:01] I think it's a grub problem since grub never shows up when booting from SSD [15:01] (that is, when trying to boot from SSD) [15:01] grub doesn't show by default [15:01] inexact: try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair [15:01] install it from within Live session and let it run/repair GRUB [15:02] and see what happens [15:02] I don't generally have network access from the live boot [15:02] let's see [15:03] inexact: you can also try https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info [15:03] first before proceeding [15:03] it will generate text files either locally or online [15:09] inexact: is the SSD in good conditions? Can you see and select it from BIOS/UEFI? Try running SMART tests on it from within the Live session. [15:09] found a nice way to get network access and installed bootinfoscript, this is RESULTS.txt: https://0x0.st/oHa9.txt [15:09] KBar, the laptop is new [15:09] KBar: that doesn't say much. The SSD could still be faulty. [15:10] secureboot disabled inexact? [15:10] Maik, yes [15:11] wait a moment [15:11] this is a report about the live system... [15:11] the SSD is a nvme, and /dev/sda is then USB stick [15:12] so the grub info in there is about the USB stick [15:13] ok that was confusing, it's a different bootinfo package... [15:16] KBar, https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/sKCPkXcPMs/ [15:17] I can't see this report (asks for login), but I think the status messages in the GUI said at some point that secureboot was enabled [15:22] inexact: disable it and let boot-repair reinstall grub-efi [15:23] is it actually enabled according to the report? [15:23] inexact: yes. [15:24] rebooted and got into the bios, it was enabled [15:25] that's really annoying because I remember disabling it... [15:26] KBar, nothing changed, it still gets into a reboot loop [15:26] entering BIOS again shows secure boot is disabled [15:27] inexact: did you run boot-repair? [15:27] yes [15:29] I can run it again and make it upload a new report [15:32] inexact: click on Recommended repair [15:33] it sure is spending a lot of time in the create summary step [15:37] https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/kmrrdkJNKD/ [15:37] and it works [15:37] so secure boot was the entire problem?? [15:38] this really pisses me off because it was the first thing I thought about and disabled [15:38] oh well at least it's working now [15:38] thanks for the help [15:39] inexact: yeah, it has a tendency to reenable itself, especially on lenovo devices === edun is now known as qbt [18:57] Hiya. Has anyone else had any difficulties with that latest nvidia driver update and xfwm4? I've started having some slowdowns & freezups come about as of late. Jez curious, tia. [23:47] hello, I have 4 monitors and I keep losing settings after each restart. How can I fix this? [23:53] cloudcell: how are you setting your settings? [23:54] i set my settings using nvidia control panel [23:55] did you write them out to an xorg config? I had that at one stage, it wouldn't remember them until I did. After that it picked them up on reboots. [23:55] I actually did write them, but that did not help [23:56] that's me out of ideas [23:56] no worries [23:56] maybe double check that they're getting picked up, the path is right, etc? [23:57] yeah, maybe they are being written to a wrong path.... let me check... i will also need to restart