Monday, September 2, 2019

system installation - Impossible to install Ubuntu from USB device



I have created a live usb device with Unetbootin in order to install(tried with 15.10 and 16 LTS) ubuntu on a laptop.
But when I start up the laptop and choose to boot on USB, I am getting a "BOOT ERROR" message.



How can I force the laptop to boot on the USB device?



Many things could go wrong. Your USB key could have a hardware fault, but probably not. Still, try another USB key if you have one. You should also try to create a USB live device with something else than Unetbootin. Try your USB key on a different computer, a friend's computer perhaps (no harm, it will only load Ubuntu, not install it).



Finally, there could be a problem with the BIOS/UEFI of your laptop. Do you have the latest version?



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