#Boot disk for toshiba satellite c650 install#
#Boot disk for toshiba satellite c650 password#

(Again as others have it may depend on what your UEFI/BIOS supports).īut I can tell you from experience, I have installed efi boot files on DOS partitioned disks, and I have installed biosboot on GPT partitioned disks. The partition table type, doesn't matter that much. GRUB installs differently between BIOS/MBR and UEFI/GPT systems, and that seems to be what the error is telling you. Telling your distro to 'use the entire drive' as you are doing is also the best choice because there should be no confusion on where and how the GRUB bootloader is installed. I have had good luck with Linux Mint installing with any combination of BIOS/UEFI settings, but I can't promise you'll have the same success. and a new hard drive will not change this.īasically, I think you need to keep fiddling with your BIOS/UEFI settings and/or trying different distros. So my guess is that your BIOS/UEFI settings are not saved to the settings needed to match your distro.

#Boot disk for toshiba satellite c650 install#

The distro you install should take care of this for you during the installation. The only hard drive issue is whether the partition table will be set to GPT (new method for UEFI) or to MBR (old method for BIOS). I don't know if your system needs a step like these, it's just an example of how the different systems behave differently. the next boot cycle require a 4-digit number to be entered or else it will not disable Secure Boot. after disabling Secure Boot and saving the change.

#Boot disk for toshiba satellite c650 password#

After successfully changing the settings, the password can be removed.

In some systems, you have to set a BIOS/UEFI password to be able to make the changes take effect, such as disabling Secure Boot. These settings can vary a lot between different manufacturers because unfortunately they do not all follow the UEFI standards the same way. Your comment in Post #3 above makes me question whether your are able to save your BIOS/UEFI settings. Some distros can use UEFI and Secure Boot, some can use UEFI but NOT Secure Boot, and some cannot use UEFI or Secure Boot at all. Thanks again.Ĭlick to expand.No, I think your trouble is simply between your BIOS/UEFI settings and your choice of Linux distro. Fast forward to today and I don't know anyone that has even heard of Linux, so I am grateful that I found this forum.

I thought it seemed cool but I had other interests. I was introduced to Linux about 5 years ago but at the time I was not too interested. Is that possible and if so would a new hard drive solve this problem. But, I am gathering that it could be something on the hard drive that could be preventing this to finish installing. If there are any more ideas on what I can try that would be great. I have tried installing a boot repair after the failed install. I've read that people have solved this issue by connecting to the internet and by not connecting to the internet. I have googled and read dozens of accounts of people that get a similar error. It says 'grub2-efi-amd64-signed' failed to install. I have tried multiple attempts to install but each time it gets to the end of the install it fails. I can run both distros live off of a USB. I tried Ubuntu Mate too just to see if that made a difference, it did not.

Going through the installer when It comes to setting up partitions, I choose to erase everything and install Lubuntu (I have also tried other configuration as well). I am trying to install Lubuntu on an acer satellite C55-B5100. Granted this would only be my 2nd Linux install but I have tried everything.