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[22:05] <xu-help39w> Hi, I am trying to install xubuntu on my older Elitebook 745 laptop. The install goes smoothly and works fine. After it is finished, I restart my laptop and the system won't boot. It keeps going back to the manufacturer logo. If I set direct boot from my hard drive, I get a black screen with flashing white lines, similiar to those, which appear
[22:05] <xu-help39w> with a broken GPU. I can access my bios, I can go into Try Xubuntu session and it works.
[22:05] <xu-help39w> This is my first time dealing with a different OS and I am completely lost. Any suggestions?
[22:13] <diogenes_Vx15> xu-help39w, are you still here?
[22:15] <xu-help39w> Yep
[22:16] <diogenes_Vx15> and you are no longer here.
[22:22] <xu-help39w> Ive also noticed that if I start pressing buttons the output on my screen changes so Im guessing its not just blurred lines but some sort of GPu related bug
[22:23] <diogenes_Vx15> xu-help39w, what system was running on that machine before you intalled Xubuntu?
[22:24] <xu-help39w> Win10
[22:24] <diogenes_Vx15> and? did it have any GPU related issues?
[22:25] <xu-help39w> No, it was completely fine. I was using it today
[22:26] <diogenes_Vx15> ok now let's first start with the very beginning, how did you write the Xubuntu ISO to the USB drive? using rufus?
[22:29] <xu-help39w> I used balenaetcher
[22:30] <diogenes_Vx15> that's good, then let's get to the next step, go to BIOS > Boot section, take a pic, upload it to imgur.com and share the url with us.
[22:35] <xu-help39w> https://imgur.com/8OEiLYo
[22:37] <diogenes_Vx15> xu-help39w, try to place 'Boot from EFI file' as the first boot option.
[22:39] <xu-help39w> I cant change the positon there. I can only change the priority in bios, however I have already set my disk to be at the top.
[22:41] <diogenes_Vx15> xu-help39w, ok then as soon as the PC starts, keep pressing either f12 or ESC, you need to get to the boot menu and pick the option to boot from EFI File.
[22:44] <xu-help39w> Okay, for some reason it is working now. Ive ready tries that but couldnt get it working, I guess my previous installation was corrupted. Thanks a lot!
[22:44] <diogenes_Vx15> no problem.