#Install bootloader on usb interface how to

My assumption is that the installer starts from USB in non-EFI mode but then tries to install an EFI bootsystem on the harddrive. I only wanted Linux to run, no Windows in parallel. I ran into this same problem when installing Lubuntu 16 on a rather old Laptop (HP Compaq CQ85): Exactly this crash after 50% progress when trying to install grub. I would suggest that this is an Ubuntu bug, and found some reference to problems installing to USB, but at this point in time I'm fine with using the option that worked for me. (I can add links if it is needed, but a simple search on AskUbuntu should find info regarding this.) The bootloader and all of Ubuntu loaded without any errors - as per my setup in the 'Other Installation' - for me, I installed grub on sdb (not sdb1 or sdbx).

#Install bootloader on usb interface how to

But be warned you need to know how to work with partitions, or take some time to read up on using Gparted and setting up Linux. The only option that worked for me was, when asked for the kind of installation, to select 'Other Installation'. None of the suggestions (answers) worked for me. I then found this question (that described exactly my problem), and I tried all of the suggestions mention:ġ) I did a checksum and it was not a corrupted iso.Ģ) There is no reason why the sdb (SSD) should not work, as I've used it before and checked that it is working properly.ģ) The other issue re: Install with an Internet Connection - well, I had an internet connection. I then tried to replace the existing OS - same error. I then tried installing it beside the existing OS - but that also resulted in an error. When I first tried to install Ubuntu I used the option to reinstall Xubuntu (over the existing 15.10 - because I'm having some Python issues), but it resulted in the same error at described in the question. (I do have a hdd, but use it as a backup for my network) But specifically, I was installing to an internal SSD with two partitions: one for all of linux (root or '/') and the other for 'AllMyData'.