bootloader is not located

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I am trying to install Rocky 9 using bootable USB on DELL Inspiron 14 3420 laptop but the laptop boot sequence does not detect any USB device, even I tried USB DVD ROM which also does not detect in the boot sequence. I tried multiple USB storages. I tried the blank USB (formatting in the Windows OS) just to verify whether boot menu detect the USB storage. Nothing worked. I created the bootable USB using Rufus and tried different options MBR/GPT with FAT32/NTFS but no luck. The BIOS on this laptop is very basic in 4 tabs and only option in the BIOS allow to modify the secure boot disable/enable. There are no other boot options available in the BIOS. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

ejn63 · Answer

Verify that the distribution of the OS you're installing is UEFI-compliant - if it it's not, you  will need to produce install media that is, since this system has no non-UEFI boot support.

ann_droid · Answer

Hi I agree with the post above, and 'Rocky says' exactly that ... Before installing properly, the system’s Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) or Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) should be preconfigured to boot from the correct medium. ########### AND this maybe totally off topic for this problem, but never-the-less I feel it's pertinent ... Windows 10 PowerShell and LibreOffice Calc & Writer to make a HASH of IT. PS C:\>get-filehash and enter the path to the ISO file. PS C:\> get-filehash cmdlet Get-FileHash at command pipeline position 1 Supply values for the following parameters: Path[0]: U:\Downloads\openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Build710.3-Media.iso Path[1]: Algorithm Hash Path --------- ---- ---- SHA256 A74D4072E639C75CA127DF3D869C1E57BCC44A093A969550F348A3EAD561FE4F U:\Downloads\openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Build710.3-Media.iso PS C:\> 'A74D4072E639C75CA127DF3D869C1E57BCC44A093A969550F348A3EAD561FE4F'.ToLower() a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f You can use LibreOffice Writer to Convert to lower case of course. Open the openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso.sha256 in Writer, copy & paste the checksum into cell A1 of Calc, then the powershell version into cellA2. =IF(A1=A2,'YES','NO') a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f YES You may actually see (probably) that it matches without the formula being applied. Linux Command Line and LibreOffice Calc & Writer to make a HASH of IT. $ sha256sum and enter the path to the ISO file. $ sha256sum /mnt/UTILarea/DOWNLOADS/openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Build710.3-Media.iso a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f /mnt/UTIL….LOADS/openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Build710.3-Media.iso a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso Open the openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso.sha256 in Writer, copy & paste the checksum into cell A1 of Calc, then the linux command line version into cellA2. =IF(A1=A2,'YES','NO') a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f a74d4072e639c75ca127df3d869c1e57bcc44a093a969550f348a3ead561fe4f YES You may actually see (probably) that it matches without the formula being applied. ################## The above can check the veracity of your down load, hopefully. ####################### Also,  Malcolm Lewis   tells me this  ''Use rufus then and select dd for the creation…'' Which is an excellent method.

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