01-30-2018, 10:34 PM
I have to switch the BIOS back to UEFI mode to install a UEFI aware distro.
The BIOS is the most up-to-date at 2.3.0 from, December '17, I think.
I've fooled around with this thing for a while, frustrated the heck out of me. Since it only has 2gb of ram I kept trying to use 32-bit distros, mostly Debian or Lubuntu. I could usually get them to install in LEGACY boot mode with UEFI and Secure Boot turned off (obviously). After reboot I got "no boot device found".
For whatever reason, I have to use a 64bit OS and be in UEFI mode (secure boot on or off doesn't matter). It's the only way I can get an OS to boot and run after install.
Dell's response is that their "legacy" boot mode is only for booting and not intended for OS installation. ...Not sure of their logic behind that.
The BIOS is the most up-to-date at 2.3.0 from, December '17, I think.
I've fooled around with this thing for a while, frustrated the heck out of me. Since it only has 2gb of ram I kept trying to use 32-bit distros, mostly Debian or Lubuntu. I could usually get them to install in LEGACY boot mode with UEFI and Secure Boot turned off (obviously). After reboot I got "no boot device found".
For whatever reason, I have to use a 64bit OS and be in UEFI mode (secure boot on or off doesn't matter). It's the only way I can get an OS to boot and run after install.
Dell's response is that their "legacy" boot mode is only for booting and not intended for OS installation. ...Not sure of their logic behind that.