Yeah I'll plug it into my computer and edit the grub settings. Terrible that the USB drive just doesn't boot with an SSD inside, even though I manually selected the USB from the boot menu. That made me break my water seal and this device lost its IP rating ๐. Thanks very much for your help however, your affirmation about the unplugging the SSD was was very helpful.
potentiallynotfelix
joined 2 months ago
That didn't work either but I solved it by removing the ssd.
It works without an SSD!!!!! OMG I knew it wasn't bricked
A USB keyboard works fine, and also the USB drive is detected when it is bootable. Only one USB port but the tablet supports pxe boot. Do you think I could get mileage off of that if I set up a server on my other laptop and connected them via ethernet? I can flash the drives with dd and they show up when plugged in. I also tested that they can boot on my laptop which they can.
No, I just wanted a durable tablet and getacs computers were used by my local law enforcement agency.
I can't speak to the boot order because ive always used the boot menu to select manually what I want to boot, to be cautious, but I have tried shifting it and that didn't help.
Do you think that removing the ssd will help? I can't see a way it will, but I might as well give it a shot because its my last chance really.
I cannot see grub at all.
ChatGPT summary:
The user is experiencing a frustrating issue after installing Debian on a Getac F110-G2 tablet, which originally came with Windows 10. Although the installation seemed to work initially, rebooting led to a black screen, and attempts to reinstall from USB have failed. They've tried various troubleshooting steps, including disabling TPM and secure boot, switching between UEFI and Legacy modes, and using different USB sticks and displays. The tablet appears to be soft-bricked. The user is considering reinstalling the SSD in a PC to wipe it clean and attempt to reinstall Debian.
The mystery is why even windows won't boot now. I might tell getac about this and ask for help, unfortunately this isn't under warranty so I won't be getting a replacement.
I'm going to re-install windows to make sure the tablet is functional, and then repeat the process. The weird part is any live linux usb doesn't work either. It is a strange issue, thanks for your help.
No, I have reset to default settings though.
Thanks for the advice, but this was sollved already, I removed the SSD and the USB booted, so I wiped the SSD and put a GPT partition table on it. Then, I could boot and install.