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Grub installation error Ubuntu

joris.mlvi Posted messages 1 Status Member -  
mamiemando Posted messages 33228 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -

Hello, I’m trying to install Ubuntu on an old HP ProBook laptop, but at the end of the installation, I get an error message regarding the installation of grub and that it generated a fatal error. I’ve tried to solve the problem through forums and YouTube videos, but it’s impossible. If someone knows a bit about this and could help me, I would be very grateful. Thank you.

3 answers

  1. jns55
     

    Hello,

    What if you indicated the error message?

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  2. Ro20
     

    Boot-Repair

    https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/fr/

    Boot-Repair, a simple tool to regain access to your Operating Systems (O.S.)

        Easy to use (repairs with one click!)
        Free (GPL open source license)
        Useful (creates a BootInfo report for easy assistance)
        Safe (automatic backups)
        Reliable (300,000 users per year)
        Can repair access to Windows (Xp, Vista, Windows7, Windows8, Windows10, Windows11)
        Can repair access to Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, OpenSuse, ArchLinux...
        Can repair access to any O.S. (Windows, MacOS, Linux..) if your PC
        contains Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, OpenSuse, ArchLinux, or a derivative
        Can repair booting if you receive a "Boot Recovery" error message
        Options to easily reinstall GRUB2/GRUB1 bootloaders (default OS, purge, display, kernel options...)
        And much more! (UEFI, SecureBoot, RAID, LVM, WUBI, filesystem repair).

    If it doesn't work, you'll need to reinstall everything!

    Be careful if you are using UEFI (most modern BIOS):

    Restart the Ubuntu installation, set the language to French
    then quit the installation to test under Ubuntu.

    Launch the gparted utility  
    Application Menu > System > GParted
    GParted manual here:
    https://gparted.org/display-doc.php?name=help-manual&lang=en

    - create a 32 MB unformatted partition with gparted for Grub

    - create a 320 MB unformatted partition with gparted for UEFI

    - create a formatted ext4 linux partition that will contain
     ubuntu

    - create a formatted swap linux partition
      which will be 1/6 of the total memory
      e.g.: 8 Go/6= 1.33 Go

    Redo the installation and choose 'Something else' and configure:

    the 32 MB unformatted partition as boot
     
    the 320 MB unformatted partition as ufi,

    Install UXubuntu on the ext4 linux partition, do not forget the /
    check to reformat
    and check the boot loader at the beginning of the disk (default choice).

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  3. mamiemando Posted messages 33228 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 940
     

    Hello,

    Make sure you have downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu if you haven't already (hopefully, you won't encounter the problem anymore).

    If the issue persists, try installing grub afterwards using boot-repair as suggested in Ro20's message #2.

    Good luck

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