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[SOLVED] Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

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[SOLVED] Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#1 Post by killingtime »

Hi,

I'm trying to put Debian on a latitude 5400 (debian-10.9.0-i386). I've downloaded an ISO image and used Rufus 3.13 (latest) to write it to a USB3 flash drive on Win7 x64. I can boot a Thinkpad X230 from the Debian flash drive created - so the media is bootable.

I cannot get the 5400 to give me the option to boot from the flash drive after F12 on boot (doesn't see the drive) - although it can see a PartedMagic (2021_02_28) bootable image on a flash drive, and boot from that.

In the BIOS; I've disabled secure boot, and enabled USB boot support.

The new 5400s don't seem to have a 'Legacy BIOS' option. It's UEFI only. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

In Rufus I had to use DD image mode to write the USB flash drive. ISO mode didn't work. It kept complaining about SysLinus files and couldn't download them. I manually added the SysLinux files to the Rufus directory (syslinux-6.04\20190226) but it failed when writing the image.

Dell have not been any help.

Can anyone suggest where the problem might lie?

Thanks.

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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#2 Post by arochester »

The Dell Latitude 5400 is a 64 bit machine, Why install 32 bit software?

https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebia ... titude5400
Important Note

* Requires the non-free package iwlwifi for wifi/bluetooth

* System Configuration: In BIOS, change SATA Operation from "RAID On" to "AHCI". Without this change, Linux won't find the internal hard disk.

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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#3 Post by Loci.Cantos »

Once you get it running, you may find this Dell Linux support page useful.

https://linux.dell.com/

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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#4 Post by killingtime »

>>The Dell Latitude 5400 is a 64 bit machine, Why install 32 bit software?

I wasn't aware that I was installing 32 bit software. Do you know what the 64 bit software is called? I downloaded i386 assuming it to mean intel, and this laptop has an intel processor.

>>In BIOS, change SATA Operation from "RAID On" to "AHCI".

I've done this. The laptop still doesn't see the Debian USB flash drive at boot.

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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#5 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

What is the graphics hardware? Debian buster doesn't support 10th or 11th generation Intel integrated graphics.

Have you tried the Debian bullseye alpha3 installer?

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unof ... 64/iso-cd/
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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#6 Post by killingtime »

>>What is the graphics hardware?

integrated Intel UHD 620 graphics core

>>Have you tried the Debian bullseye alpha3 installer?

I've just downloaded and tried firmware-edu-bullseye-DI-alpha3-amd64-netinst.iso. This did boot from the USB drive but the installation asks for additional files - please see the picture below. Do you know where I'd find these files?

https://images2.imgbox.com/1f/b5/WWycJrSI_o.jpg

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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#7 Post by arochester »

HOAS pointed you to an ISO which should have the file you need.

Do the install, ignoring the call for extra files.

Reboot.

Put in the USB stick again.

Do

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sudo apt install firmware-iwlwifi
Take out the USB stick.

Reboot.

It should now be working.

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Re: Debian USB Install on Latitude 5400 failing

#8 Post by killingtime »

That worked.

Thank you for all the replies.

Regards.

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