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Steve_Gase
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March 28th, 2020 23:00
Cannot boot Ubuntu on Optiplx 7070 -- no bootable devices found
I purchased a new refurbished Optiplex 7070 with preinstalled windows 10 on 512GB M.2.
I want to run CentOs 7.7 on this with a 2TB M.2 drive... so I swapped and tried the install. dracut emergency mode stops the install and I can't get further with Centos.
I then tried Ubuntu 18.04... it seemed to install, but the system will not boot from the drive, it reports "No bootable devices found".
I've tried disabling secure boot, turning on legacy ROM, and other advice I've found in forums for older products with no success.
How can I install and run linux on the Optiplex 7070?
so the PC is new and m.2 is set to secure boot on all new PC by dell ,
so linux sees that and knows it can;t touch that secure drive., and stops you.
UEFI secure boot is a secure volume. so erase it. (fresh and clean)
I use killdisk.exe free to do that, there are vast other tools to do that. ( a single pass of 0s will do it)
I have not seen 2019 bios , look in there see if erase drive is there, on some makers PC they do that now, and would a cool feature, in the firmware. I always look first, in F2 screen lean what is there, and use what I see.
I use killdisk, CD or usb made from ISO. to boot it and erase any thing I want at any time, in my kit.
also this may void your warranty, a way to avoid that? might?) is put in another SDD drive and remove m.2.
and run off new drive, ready to reverse back to old drive if warranty issues pop. (if legit,IDK that)
Dell only supports Linux on models that came with linux.
No model boots legacy mode past 2016 skylake.
Newer models are 64 bit only UEFI Only, Windows 10 only.
That said It is certified for Ubuntu
https://certification.ubuntu.com/hardware/201810-26611
This system was tested with 18.04 LTS, running the 4.15.0-1035-oem kernel.
Hardware summary
This system was tested with these key components:
Network Intel I210 Gigabit Network Connection Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1 (8086:1533)
Intel Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (7) I219-LM (8086:15bb)
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skaucik555
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Posted March 21st, 2022 23:00
Hello Guys
I am writing to make it easier for others
maybe it will help someoneI'd the same problem and losted more time for run ubuntu 20.04 on Dell Optiplex 7070.
Instalation proces past without eny problem but when I tryed boot ubuntu from SSD or NVMe
system sayed that no system to boot.I looked on different BIOS for ubuntu but Dell not deployed it. Look like the same for Win.
I solved the problem like this:
On machine with Win 10 I run Dell OS Recovery Tool and switch to "extended recovery mode",
in the middle panel I put path to ubuntu-20.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso file and tap Next...Next to write
on USB stick.
I run ubuntu-install from thats USB drive in UEFI and install it normally, reboot, go to the BIOS, switch boot to UEFI
(I see ubuntu option in UEFI:), save and exit BIOS and...BIG BANG
I'v ubuntu boot witch logo DELL
System start without any problem.good luck
It worked for me, I wonder if it will be possible to repeat it
savvy2
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Posted March 29th, 2020 04:00
surely this is no dual boot dream , right? as W10 does not like that.
so erase the m2. and install unbuntu. (i presume linux install on usb stick right?)
F2 settings.