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Installation type/Something else not continuing 18.10

installing natty on portable hard drive“Installation Type” optionsFingerprint not working in 18.10Ubuntu 18.10 Slack not workingUbuntu 18.10 clean. Programs not startingUnable to type INR sign in 18.10KVMqemu installation issue (18.10)Kvm Installation missing dependencies 18.10Ubuntu 18.10 installation stuck at Grub2Ubuntu 18.10 does not seem to find my MX150

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I like to think that I have a great knowledge of computers, but I haven't used any sort of Linux until a day ago. So, don't beat me up if I mess up any Linux-y terminology or if I call something another thing etc.

Anyways.

I'm trying to install 18.10 on an external HDD. I go through all the regular steps as if I was installing on a Internal HDD. Then, I choose "Something else". I partition My HDD as "Ext4" and the mount point as "/". After, I pick G-Drive mobile USB (my external HDD) as "Device for bootloader installation". Finally when I click install now, nothing happens... I click it again, same result. Thats all the installer does. (I have already tried to reinstall the installer).

Thanks!!

18.10 external-hdd

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  Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. If I install Ubuntu (or a flavor) I always select the check-install-media option first, to ensure the download completed successfully & write to install-media was perfect. You'll see a something-in-rectangle & person-in-circle on booting where you press a key and a menu appears with check-install-media. If that's all good, then I think about installing. The device where you place bootloader is device/bios/setting dependent and may not be the drive you install Ubuntu to (ie. not g-drive-usb) but internal drive. I'd check-install-media first if I was you though
  
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  Thanks for the comment! I did the check install media earlier today just to make sure, to no avail.
  
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  Does your machine boot with UEFI? or legacy? (till will be setup by whatever OS & how it was installed for whatever is on your internal-drive) If not setup with legacy boot (ie. uEFI), you may need to provide a pointer to the system's efi partition (/boot/efi) on your internal drive; and the installer won't 'install' until all requirements are met. I don't know much about your hardware and thus what requirements are detected as needed, but something like this hasn't been setup is my guess.
  
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  My machine does both. I don't for sure know if its UEFI or Legacy, but I believe it's UEFI. If you need the system specs here they are: Dell Optiplex 790, i5 2400, GTX 750Ti, 320GB internal HDD (Windows 10).
  
  – smiley snek
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  I'm heading to bed. I hope we can continue troubleshooting tomorrow. Thank you!!
  
  – smiley snek
  6 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I like to think that I have a great knowledge of computers, but I haven't used any sort of Linux until a day ago. So, don't beat me up if I mess up any Linux-y terminology or if I call something another thing etc.

Anyways.

I'm trying to install 18.10 on an external HDD. I go through all the regular steps as if I was installing on a Internal HDD. Then, I choose "Something else". I partition My HDD as "Ext4" and the mount point as "/". After, I pick G-Drive mobile USB (my external HDD) as "Device for bootloader installation". Finally when I click install now, nothing happens... I click it again, same result. Thats all the installer does. (I have already tried to reinstall the installer).

Thanks!!

18.10 external-hdd

share|improve this question

asked 32 mins ago

smiley sneksmiley snek

1

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smiley snek is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. If I install Ubuntu (or a flavor) I always select the check-install-media option first, to ensure the download completed successfully & write to install-media was perfect. You'll see a something-in-rectangle & person-in-circle on booting where you press a key and a menu appears with check-install-media. If that's all good, then I think about installing. The device where you place bootloader is device/bios/setting dependent and may not be the drive you install Ubuntu to (ie. not g-drive-usb) but internal drive. I'd check-install-media first if I was you though
  
  – guiverc
  23 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for the comment! I did the check install media earlier today just to make sure, to no avail.
  
  – smiley snek
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Does your machine boot with UEFI? or legacy? (till will be setup by whatever OS & how it was installed for whatever is on your internal-drive) If not setup with legacy boot (ie. uEFI), you may need to provide a pointer to the system's efi partition (/boot/efi) on your internal drive; and the installer won't 'install' until all requirements are met. I don't know much about your hardware and thus what requirements are detected as needed, but something like this hasn't been setup is my guess.
  
  – guiverc
  15 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  My machine does both. I don't for sure know if its UEFI or Legacy, but I believe it's UEFI. If you need the system specs here they are: Dell Optiplex 790, i5 2400, GTX 750Ti, 320GB internal HDD (Windows 10).
  
  – smiley snek
  10 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I'm heading to bed. I hope we can continue troubleshooting tomorrow. Thank you!!
  
  – smiley snek
  6 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I like to think that I have a great knowledge of computers, but I haven't used any sort of Linux until a day ago. So, don't beat me up if I mess up any Linux-y terminology or if I call something another thing etc.

Anyways.

I'm trying to install 18.10 on an external HDD. I go through all the regular steps as if I was installing on a Internal HDD. Then, I choose "Something else". I partition My HDD as "Ext4" and the mount point as "/". After, I pick G-Drive mobile USB (my external HDD) as "Device for bootloader installation". Finally when I click install now, nothing happens... I click it again, same result. Thats all the installer does. (I have already tried to reinstall the installer).

Thanks!!

18.10 external-hdd

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asked 32 mins ago

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