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09-16-2019 05:05 AM - edited 09-16-2019 05:08 AM
I had windows 10 which was working correctly then I installed ubuntu 18.04.3 , dualboot. When ubuntu's installation completed and it asked to restart the computer after that I'm receiving No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key. Guide with this so I can use both windows and ubuntu. I've also data saved in windows which I don't want to losss.
Please help me with this.
09-16-2019 05:25 AM
Hi
If you know what you did, like install Ubuntu in Legacy Mode, with Windows set in Secure Boot, then toggling the options may solve, temporarily, the situation.
ESC and F9 to select the boot device.
Have you got 2 boot managers installed? Grub and MS?
If the boot mangers are listed Alphabetically
Ubuntu comes before Windows, so I re-arrange mine to suit.
If in doubt please ask.
09-16-2019 06:48 AM
These are my boot device option.
When I choose the first option "OS boot..." it says selected boot device failed. Last one "Notebook drive..." returns me to same black screen which says "No bootable device....". However middle one option "Boot from EFI" lead me to ubuntu, after few more steps.
below picture is of system configuration.
These are default didn't touch them before installing ubuntu.
09-16-2019 07:29 AM
Hi
Well I would have expected W10 to be Secure Boot / GPT when installed.
Secure Boot now seems to be disabled.
You may be able to boot from a UEFI file if you know what the Windows one is.
Try and enable Secure Boot, and then if that works, consider keeping Secure Boot and installing Ubuntu as a Secure Boot OS.
If in doubt please ask.
09-16-2019 08:11 AM
Hi
I cannot know if Secure Boot was ON before Ubuntu was installed.
But if you cannot/do not tell me the steps you are taking then my answers are pointless.
Try a live Ubuntu, try and ensure the Windows partition is viewable in Gparted or similar.