[Lincoln LUG] Booting from USB on a Dell XPS 13

Sun May 26 20:57:34 UTC 2013

Ignore me! I've done it!

On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Dave Briggs <dave at kindofdigital.com> wrote:

> Hi guys
>
> OK, so having done all the BIOS and UEFI wrngling I can, I'm now not sure
> that's the issue!
>
> When I tried my Ubuntu USB stick in another machine, a Win 7 device that's
> a few years old and has 'normal' BIOS, I still got the 'no operating system
> message'. So maybe the ISO I used was knackered or had no boot loader on it.
>
> So, I tried:
>
>  - re-downloading latest Ubuntu and trying again with same stick and
> different stick - no dice on either machine
>  - using the LTS version, on two sticks and both machines - same result
>  - using the 'sputnik' ISO for this particular machine, both sticks - same
> result
>  - using the latest debian, both sticks, both machines, same result
>
> I'm using unetbootin on a mac to create the USB sticks - not had a problem
> before doing this.
>
> Not used a CD with a USB CD drive yet as can't get my hands on a drive
> this weekend.
>
> Any thoughts? This is doing my head in.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Kevin Hall <kevin_hall at ntlworld.com>wrote:
>
>>  I agree that the usb stick might be the problem.
>>
>> However, you could try the following:
>>
>> If it has a DVD drive or you can get a USB external DVD drive, download
>> and burn the .iso
>>
>> Test the usb stick on a "normal" machine to see if it boots and then just
>> exit the install
>>
>> Check the BIOS again for anything USB related and see if there is any
>> entry which enables/disables booting from usb although common sense
>> suggests that if it is on the menu, it should be enabled
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>> On 22/05/13 08:53, Jon Gibbins.com wrote:
>>
>> How odd. That sounds more like a duff installer than a laptop issue to me
>> (although I'm open to being wrong).
>> --
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>>
>>
>> On 21 May 2013 22:31, Dave Briggs <dave at kindofdigital.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi John
>>>
>>>  I've just tried that. I disabled secure boot, and enabled legacy.
>>>
>>>  Rebooted and held down F12 to choose where to boot from and chose my
>>> USB stick. It then came up with an 'Operating System not found' message.
>>>
>>>  Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Jon Gibbins.com <email at jongibbins.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Howdy.
>>>>
>>>> On a Dell I had my hands on a few weeks back you had to boot into the
>>>> EFI or whatever they've called it and enable legacy BIOS mode. That should
>>>> give you the option to call up a good olde fashioned boot menu when the PC
>>>> boots.
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully this will help, let me know how you get on.
>>>>
>>>> Jon
>>>>  On 21 May 2013 21:59, "Dave Briggs" <dave at kindofdigital.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  Hi all
>>>>>
>>>>>  My XPS 13 arrived today. Sadly not the 'Sputnik' developer edition
>>>>> with Ubuntu pre-installed (it wasn't available on the UK Dell website), but
>>>>> Windows 8 instead. Had a brief play with W8, and it's the dog everyone says
>>>>> it is!
>>>>>
>>>>>  Anyway, I've got the latest 64 bit Ubuntu on a USB stick but am
>>>>> struggling to get the machine to boot from the USB. I found some
>>>>> instructions here
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/4613/t/19501016.aspx
>>>>>
>>>>>  But some of the labels used don't match my machine and I am very
>>>>> nervous about BIOS fiddling!
>>>>>
>>>>>  I don't want to keep Windows, so none of the issues about dual
>>>>> booting effect me, but equally I don't want to brick my brand new laptop!
>>>>>
>>>>>  Anyone know of any really easy to follow instructions, or happy to
>>>>> talk me through it?
>>>>>
>>>>>  TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
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