Hi
I was just trying a full install of UM 24.04.3 LTs on a laptop for a friend leaving Windoze behind
Install seems got done with no issue
But when rebooting, then no UM booting…. I get to the Grub.
Trying ‘boot’, I get a ‘‘Need to load kernel first’’ error
What gives ?
W
p.s. not quite a good first impression…
I also had trouble doing a full install of 24.04.3 on my Lenovo laptop. It failed miserably, but I don't remember whether the symptoms were the same as you are reporting.
I solved the issue by installing 22.04 instead, and then doing an online upgrade to 24.04. I can't guarantee that will help, but thought I'd mention it.
Good idea
I may try that
W
There have been MANY issues reported for fresh installs of UM 24.04, because there was an installer issue.
If the computer has UEFI, you may want to review this:
It shows again that there is no point trying to make better what works already
I refer to the installer, here
The problem doesn’t seem to exist with other Ubuntu flavours - does it ?
W
Dave
It did work the way you described. Now upgrading to further versions.
Much easier and intuitive solution then ‘playing’ around with the grub
Thanks
W
You're welcome. If the on-line upgrade goes smoothly, please help others by clicking the checkmark below the reply that solved your problem. Glad I could help.
upgraded up to 25.04
25.10 upgrade doesn’t show as of yet