I wanted to install ProxMox 7.0.2 on an HP Elitebook 8540W with 2 internal drives (340GB and 750GB).
I used Etcher to create the USB boot drive, but the HP laptop would not boot from it.
I used a Ubuntu bootable USB to get Grub v2.04 displayed, and then pressed 'c' to get a command line and ran:
and that allowed me to boot from the ProxMox 7.0.2 installation image.
I installed it to /dev/sda accepting all of the defaults and the installation reported success - but requested a reboot.
I removed the USB drives and rebooted - but the laptop didn't even try to boot. It just said "Insert a bootable disk and press any key".
I used the Ubuntu USB drive again, pressed 'c' for a command line, and ran:
and then the Grub v2.04-20 menu came up from the internal hard drive. This allowed me to boot into ProxMox successfully and verify everything was working.
The install created 3 partitions on /dev/sda - I tried marking each one of them as "Active" and rebooting (one at a time) but I was still unsuccessful. The laptop will not boot from the hard drive directly. The only way I can get it to boot is by first booting to Grub from a USB drive and then pointing it at the hard-drive.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can try to make it boot directly from the hard drive?
Unfortunately, this is an old laptop and I've forgotten the BIOS password - so i can't check/change anything in there. HP has apparently adopted a new policy in which they will NOT provide BIOS password resets any more - for any one or for any reason. The policy itself may not be a bad one - but it should have only applied to devices sold AFTER they adopted the new policy. When I bought mine 8 years ago, I knew that the Bios password could be reset if necessary (so I didn't record the password anywhere). But HP in their infinite arrogance decided that the new policy would apply retroactively to all devices - which is a pretty crappy thing to do to your customers. Anyhow... rant over - but that's why I can't check/change anything in the BIOS.
Thanks in advance...
I used Etcher to create the USB boot drive, but the HP laptop would not boot from it.
I used a Ubuntu bootable USB to get Grub v2.04 displayed, and then pressed 'c' to get a command line and ran:
Code:
set root=hd3
chainloader +1
bootI installed it to /dev/sda accepting all of the defaults and the installation reported success - but requested a reboot.
I removed the USB drives and rebooted - but the laptop didn't even try to boot. It just said "Insert a bootable disk and press any key".
I used the Ubuntu USB drive again, pressed 'c' for a command line, and ran:
Code:
set root=hd1
chainloader +1
bootThe install created 3 partitions on /dev/sda - I tried marking each one of them as "Active" and rebooting (one at a time) but I was still unsuccessful. The laptop will not boot from the hard drive directly. The only way I can get it to boot is by first booting to Grub from a USB drive and then pointing it at the hard-drive.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can try to make it boot directly from the hard drive?
Unfortunately, this is an old laptop and I've forgotten the BIOS password - so i can't check/change anything in there. HP has apparently adopted a new policy in which they will NOT provide BIOS password resets any more - for any one or for any reason. The policy itself may not be a bad one - but it should have only applied to devices sold AFTER they adopted the new policy. When I bought mine 8 years ago, I knew that the Bios password could be reset if necessary (so I didn't record the password anywhere). But HP in their infinite arrogance decided that the new policy would apply retroactively to all devices - which is a pretty crappy thing to do to your customers. Anyhow... rant over - but that's why I can't check/change anything in the BIOS.
Thanks in advance...