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    Unhappy Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Hello, I have a problem that i can't resolved.. Help please.
    I have a Lenovo L13 laptop with Windows 11.
    I want to install a fresh Ubuntu but I can't make it to boot from bootable ubuntu usb - when I choose from bios to boot from usb it go to black screen for a second and come back to bios. It's recognized the USB stick but not enter the Ubuntu installer.
    Things that i try -
    1. 2 different disk on key (one of them new).
    2. In Rufus app - MBR/GPT. Both with UEFI. Quick/Not quick format.
    3. Redownload ISO file.
    4. In Lenovo BIOS - Secure/Not Secure boot. OS optimized default On/Off. Quick/Not quick boot. UEFI/Legacy/Both.
    THANKS

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    I would think that a UEFI setting is obstructing your progress.
    Can you see if any of the following appear in your UEFI Set Up?

    Disable Secure Boot (Some vendors require an Admin password to access the Secure Boot setting)
    Disable Fast Boot
    Disable Legacy mode
    Check that Legacy USB Support is enabled
    Change SATA mode to AHCI where the default is RAID or Intel RST (Windows may need AHCI driver)
    Disable TPM (Trusted Platform Module) or PTT (Platform Trust Technology)
    Disable Optane memory and storage

    Turn off Bitlocker or equivalent in Windows
    Ensure Windows is not hibernating
    Last edited by tea for one; March 25th, 2022 at 06:44 PM. Reason: Typo - off to of

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Disable Secure Boot (Some vendors require an Admin password to access the Secure Boot setting) - V
    Disable Fast Boot - V
    Disable Legacy mode - V
    Check that Legacy USB Support is enabled - How to do this?
    Change SATA mode to AHCI where the default is RAID or Intel RST (Windows may need AHCI driver) - How to do this?
    Disable TPM (Trusted Platform Module) or PTT (Platform Trust Technology) - How to do this?
    Disable Optane memory and storage - How to do this?

    Turn off Bitlocker or equivalent in Windows - V
    Ensure Windows is not hibernating - How to do this?

    Sorry but i am not a tec guy..

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Can you access the UEFI pages with your dedicated key (probably F2 for Lenovo)?

    What are the options under the Security tab?

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Some Lenovo also have this setting, which you also need to change.

    The Device Guard BIOS setting locks down the boot order to internal HDD/SSD only.

    Is this your system?
    https://ubuntu.com/certified/202011-28408
    Have you updated UEFI and if SSD, the SSD firmware?
    You may need the newest version of Ubuntu for ease of install. What version are you using.
    UEFI boot install & repair info - Regularly Updated :
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    Intro to Discourse: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/welco...and-help/49951

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Quote Originally Posted by oldfred View Post
    Some Lenovo also have this setting, which you also need to change.
    The Device Guard BIOS setting locks down the boot order to internal HDD/SSD only.
    That's a new one for me, oldfred.
    These UEFI obstacles keep appearing and being re-invented with all sorts of different names.

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Yes (F12).
    The options under the Security tab: Password, Security Chip, UEFI BIOS Update Option, Memory Protection, Virtualization, I/O Port Access, Internal Device Access, Absolute Persistence Access, Secure Boot, Intel SGX, Device Guard, ThinkShiels secure wipe

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Quote Originally Posted by oldfred View Post
    Some Lenovo also have this setting, which you also need to change.

    The Device Guard BIOS setting locks down the boot order to internal HDD/SSD only.

    Is this your system?
    https://ubuntu.com/certified/202011-28408
    Have you updated UEFI and if SSD, the SSD firmware?
    You may need the newest version of Ubuntu for ease of install. What version are you using.
    I checked and Device Guard is OFF.

    Yes, this is my system.

    "Have you updated UEFI and if SSD, the SSD firmware?" - I don't know.. hoe do i check it?

    I try to install 22.04 daily Ubuntu

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    Quote Originally Posted by solenkoliad View Post
    Yes (F12).
    The options under the Security tab: Password, Security Chip, UEFI BIOS Update Option, Memory Protection, Virtualization, I/O Port Access, Internal Device Access, Absolute Persistence Access, Secure Boot, Intel SGX, Device Guard, ThinkShiels secure wipe
    Lots of choices in your UEFI security - some trial and error exploration necessary.

    Click on Security Chip > TPM or PTT there?
    Intel SGX > Set to Software Controlled or Disabled

    Some options are foreign to me and I would not know what lies in the sub-menus i.e. Internal Device Access, Absolute Persistence Access, ThinkShiels secure wipe?

    When you change a setting in the UEFI pages, please confirm that you save the configuration before trying to boot the USB installer?
    Sometimes, in our haste to reach a solution, it's easy to overlook the obvious. We've all done it and we will all do it again.

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    Re: Lenovo L13 usb boot to install Ubuntu problem

    In the past Windows made it easy to update most systems.
    Now there is fwupdate with Linux and many systems are supported.
    https://fwupd.org/lvfs/devices/
    I do see several L13 items listed, not sure if it includes SSD or not.

    I have a motherboard & have to separately download UEFI update into a FAT32 partition and the SSD update from Samsung was a bootable ISO for just my model and newer firmware.
    UEFI boot install & repair info - Regularly Updated :
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