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Ubuntu and UEFI on Lenovo Thinkcentre M92P
Lenovo Thinkcentre M92P
When booting to USB installer disk installation proceeds as expected
1962 no operating system found
When booting into preview mode all disks load without issue, so its not the cable
Secure Boot option either not present or disabled
Last time I fixed this by adding a fake line to the boot loader from instructions on the web
Got a warning during installation about UEFI mode
Windows Fast Startup disabled
here's a list of prerequisites to run pc in uefi mode, like:
1) GPT partitioned disk (holds true if you want to run both win and linux)
2) efi partition with bootloaders
3) Bios is set to boot in uefi mode
4) efi vars are programmed
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Other-Linux-Discussions/ThinkCentre-M92p-Linux-Boot-Problem/td-p/871891
UEFI vs Legacy
https://askubuntu.com/questions/647303/uefi-or-legacy-which-is-advised-and-why
http://www.daossoft.com/bios-tips/how-to-switch-from-uefi-to-legacy-on-lenovo.html
[SOLVED] UEFI BIOS not recognizing Linux EFI Bootloader (Dual Boot)
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/uefi-bios-not-recognizing-linux-efi-bootloader-dual-boot-4175619918/
https://www.lifewire.com/change-the-efi-boot-order-efibootmgr-4028027
https://itsfoss.com/no-grub-windows-linux/
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi
HERE IS THE MAGIC LINK
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkStation/UEFI-Mode-installation-of-Linux-distributions-on-Thinkstation/td-p/1018555
It appears that, prior to to following the BootOrder specified in the UEFI
Boot Manager, the Lenovo BIOS first checks the UEFI Boot Manager
configuration for an entry labelled "Windows Boot Manager".[1]
More in the series of bizarre UEFI bugs
https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/20187.html
How to install Linux on UEFI systems where GRUB fail to install?
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/How-to-install-Linux-on-UEFI-systems-where-GRUB-fail-to-install/td-p/674103
Delete EFI entry
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/223581/remove-windows-boot-manager
Using BootRepair
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows
Kernel boot
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKernelBoot
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