Mixing boot modes UEFI and BIOS causes more issues.
If hardware is UEFI, best to only use UEFI.
If hardware is old, before about 2012, then it will be BIOS and UEFI will not work.
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Mixing boot modes UEFI and BIOS causes more issues.
If hardware is UEFI, best to only use UEFI.
If hardware is old, before about 2012, then it will be BIOS and UEFI will not work.
You also have...
UEFI or BIOS?
I believe in new install. And then restore from you standard backup. That confirms you backup is complete when you still have old install to get anything still missing. And then more...
The 5.4 kernel is 20.04.
fred@z170-focal-k:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=20.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=focal
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS" ...
Check ID
https://www.synoforum.com/resources/how-to-find-uid-userid-and-gid-groupid.77/
Discussion of ID type issues....
The Rufus version with gpt is for UEFI boot only on installer. And how you boot install media UEFI or BIOS is then how it installs.
Whether your drive is gpt or MBR for your install does not...
The only issue would be is if you partitioned in advance a gpt drive, but did not include a bios_grub partition.
Typically you get a full install, and at very end failure of grub to install.
You...
What is actual format of partitions you are copying to?
Rufus creates just a BIOS installer or an UEFI installer.
If you want or need BIOS, you must select MBR & CSM(non-UEFI) when creating install flash drive.
Shows BIOS non-CSM
...
Was drive a RAID data drive? If so you need to remove RAID meta-data.
UEFI or BIOS install?
gpt or MBR partitioning?
Again, I do not think you have to know all this to use Linux & install grub as part of Ubuntu install.
It like having to know how to tune up a car. Info if you want to now details, but not required....
NTFS is not best for backup.
Windows formats do not support Linux ownership & permissions.
So you could backup your data, but if you restore data, you have to reset ownership & permissions.
But...
You almost never install grub to a partition, and never install grub to a NTFS partition as that breaks Windows.
Windows has essential boot info in the PBR or BS - partition boot sector which is...
With an installed system, the default user is 1000.
fred@z170-focal-k:~$ id
uid=1000(fred) gid=1000(fred)...
I have a SATA to USB adapter.
It works great for my old SSD, but will not even spin up my old HDD.
Does your have separate power supply or just USB power. USB power probably not enough.
I do not...
Not sure what you are trying to do.
When in file browser and default location of home you will see all the default folders plus any you add. You also can add bookmarks to other folders.
Different...
Some details on file structure, but you really do not need to know details to install & use Linux.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard
New users can just install in one...
I would change to gpt, no reason for MBR.
Only if you need compatibility with Windows may I keep exFAT. But support in Linux is newer than support for NTFS. And new version of a driver has...
You always install boot loaders to a drive, never to a partition.
BIOS systems boot from the MBR, which is the very first sector on a drive and is not part of any partition.
Grub does have...
What format is it?
NTFS, exFAT, FAT or other?
Post this.
sudo parted -l
You can dual boot, since each is installed on separate drives.
But only from UEFI boot menu, not from grub.
UEFI & BIOS are not compatible, and once you start to boot, you cannot change. Or grub...
With multiple drives do not run any auto fix from Boot-Repair.
Only use its advanced mode. And be sure to boot live installer in same boot mode UEFI or BIOS as all of your installs.
Lets see...
If a NTFS partition, you cannot fully repair from Linux.
Both chkdsk & defrag can only be run from Windows.
And some have posted that Windows tools may work better to recover files from NTFS, but...
Original Windows 7 ISO was BIOS only, but could be copied to flash drive, files moved & renamed to make it UEFI. But the updated one, included the UEFI boot files.
So then it installs in the boot...
This site tested it and has some comments.
Gigabyte Z490 with 20.04 needs kernel update to 5.6 for Ethernet to work.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-10500k-10900k&num=1
Only use Windows to shrink NTFS partitions. Windows wants 30% free to work well, so do not make too small.
And you will have to use live installer to modify Linux partitions with gparted. Little...