[Solved] V570 UEFI problem

[dragosmc]

Hi guys,

I am trying to install Linux on my v570 but I can't make it to boot from anything else instead of Windows. I even tried to wipe out Windows and leave Linux alone on the HDD and then I got the message "no operating systems detected" (or something similar).

Is there any workaround for this issue ? Now I'm at the university and I need Linux for daily activites and homework.

PS: Hope there is a fix for this because I really like this laptop and don't want to sell it just for that...

Thanks,

Dragos.

[abvasili]

Hi dragosmc,

I think this link may be of help. Patiently read the posts. You can use Linux for sure in a UEFI bios.

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/SOLVED-No-boot-on-T420-with-debian/td-p/669757

Write back if there is anything that you do not understand! 

Regards

abvasili 

P.S.. I do not know what are your preferences, but take a look at linuxmint.com. You will like it!

[dragosmc]

Actually I don't have such an option in the BIOS to switch it to "Legacy mode".

[kschumake83]

easiest way around it is to download rescatux, its a live cd that restores grub or in our case installs grub (not grub2 which is incompatible with our uefi) once you download rescatux burn it to cd then install the linux distro of your choice. once the distro is installed reboot with the rescatux cd in and boot off of the live cd, select repair grub and when that finishes you will have a working bootloader. or you can just install linux mint 11 or 12 that already have the correct bootloader, but not debian or xfce. i believe suse will boot without any bootloader work but you cant see any other distros with that bootloader if you dual boot, at least not without some command line bs.

[dragosmc]

OK, thanks. Now you gave me some work...

[dragosmc]

Oh, i forgot to ask: where should i install the GRUB ? in /dev/sda1 which is the GPT partition or in Linux's own /boot partition ?

[kschumake83]

Just default setting it that's what I did, whatever it was on is what I put it on.

[kschumake83]

Sorry didn't read your whole post put it on sda1 that's where I have it

[dragosmc]

Ok, here is the grub_install log. It seams that something went wrong (there is no boot menu after restart) and besides that, "Update GRUB Configuration" doesn't work (throws the error message).

log: http://paste.debian.net/155523/

PS: Here is the Bootinformation log

log: http://paste.debian.net/155524/

[abvasili]

Can you format your HDD to mbr partition table instead of GPT? Grub can't be installed on GPT partition table.

abvasili