12.04 LTS amd64 post install error: Operating System not found.

Question

This is the third time that I've downloaded and installed Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 on my x120e successfully (using 3 different well formatted USB sticks) BUT when I reboot after installation, I get an error saying Operating System Not found.

I have no clue what to do. I simply wish it booted normally.

Big thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I just solved the exact same issue, hopefully this will help you. Worked on my x120e.

In the bios, set it to boot EFI mode only (the default is "Both" and the other option is bios only). Then, boot off the USB stick. You should see a grub menu when you start booting off the stick, and not a "syslinux" or unetbootin-style one.

Once you are in the Ubuntu installer, create your partitions as you would normally, but add an additional 512 Mb partition. Set it's type to "EFI Boot" (as opposed to Ext4 or swap types). Continues the installation as you would normally, and once it's done it should reboot into Ubuntu just fine.

Answer 2

I solved the problem by changing the bios option to "legacy only" and then did a reinstall of Ubuntu.
My partitions are:

• /boot
• / (for Ubuntu)
• swap
• .

I left the NTFS recovery partition intact.