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ThinkPad L450 Ubuntu installation error

Asked by abheet

Seeking help actually I have purchased ThinkPad L450 with DOS as OS,

Now when starting the Laptop it goes to Ubuntu 14.02 LTS installation [OEM installation, only for Manufacture], and it proceed automatically, but in between the installation process , getting error message i.e popup "Failed to install grub on /dev/sda2," , and when try to choose different disk volume i.e /dev/sda/ "Hitachi 500MB" from dropdown provided, it didn't allow me to go further, and popup keep alerting i.e. not correct disk volume or size is less.

I have set BIOS
Secure booting = disabled
Fastbooting =disabled
Mode = leagcy

This is new laptop and i am trying to install Ubuntu first time that too factory provided.

Looking froward for the solution, how i can get it installed successfully.

Thanks in advance

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Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) said : 		#1

Hello,
If your laptop came with DOS as its OS, why you can see the Ubuntu installation screen?
Did you make a bootable USB for it? And what version of Ubuntu that you're trying to install, 14.04.2?

You can find the installation instructions here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

If you still have issues with it, I would suggest you to visit the community for help. Links can be found in the FAQ here.

Thanks
FAQ #1945: “Where can I get help or technical support?”.

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abheet (abheet-jamwal) said : 		#2

Hi Lin,

Thanks for replying, i saw Ubuntu OEM installation screen, Because it is provided by Lenovo with Ubuntu 14.02 in thinkpad L450

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201501-16541/

But while installation it gives fatal error i.e " unable to install Grub on /dev/sda2/" .

To fix it i have tried to create partition on hdd with Ubuntu Live session (i.e. Try Ubuntu without installing), actually i have mounted /dev/sda1/ with disks utility i.e mark * to it.

which messed up booting process,now even when i am trying to boot Ubuntu 16.01 with Usb, it open initrams console.

Can you please help me to fix this ??

Thanks,
 --Abheet

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Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew) said : 		#3

Hello,

Sorry I got a little bit confused, so your system came with only DOS on it? Or it came with Ubuntu 14.04 (or 14.04.2?) installed on it?

Thanks

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abheet (abheet-jamwal) said : 		#4

Lin,

Yes my system came with Pre-installed with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS OEM setup, but unfortunately i have deleted the partition.

Link : http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201501-16541/

And now after partitioning hdd, installed Ubuntu 16.01 LTS.

Actually got frustrated after not getting any support from Lenovo Support center regarding the Ubuntu OEM installation error. Then i decided to do it in my own way.

Only thing i have missed is! i didn't created the recovery disk of existing pre-installed Ubuntu OEM setup, which come with factory pre-installaton setup.

Anyways Thanks for you help.

AJ