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a friend of mine gave me their old HP laptop and installed Ubuntu 22.04 on it for me. Unfortunately I cannot give specifics about the installation as I'm not aware how it was performed. The installation seems mostly successful as it is possible to successfully boot to Ubuntu if the following options are selected from the boot menu:

  1. Boot from EFI file
  2. Select file system Acpi(PNP0A03... (the only available option)
  3. EFI
  4. ubuntu
  5. grubx64.efi

However if the machine boots on it's own, it enters a boot loop where the text Reset System flashes briefly on each loop: Screenshot of small error

I've read posts on similar issues and the majority point towards

  • turning off secure boot (have tried on and off as some say it should be enabled while others say it shouldn't - same error is given regardless though).
  • turning off fast boot
  • boot mode = UEFI Native (Without CSM)
  • UEFI Boot Order has Customized Boot first

I have the above set accordingly however the boot loop persists. My guess is that the boot order is wrong because it can boot successfully manually, but I'm not certain as this is a first attempt at setting up Ubuntu.

Current UEFI Boot Order

Boot options pt 1

Boot options pt 2

Similar issues but not been able to find a successful resolution on these threads.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/ppas7l/linux_stuck_on_infinite_reset_system_loop_when/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/8p4h4f/continuous_loop_of_not_booting/ Ubuntu 22.04 Reset System Bootloop

Thank you

D.Yvel
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  • "customized boot" is unchecked in boot options, try checking that off and selecting the correct EFI file to boot from (assuming that's what the option does, I don't know for sure) – Esther Jul 04 '22 at 19:26
  • Ah good spot, when booting manually from EFI file the file path is `\EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi` (I'm not sure why the file path is given with backslashes). The customised boot option allows you to enter a path, but backslahes are not allowed so I've entered `/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi`. Gave this a go but unfortunately no luck and it's still looping. – D.Yvel Jul 04 '22 at 20:43
  • One of the related threads advised to make a boot repair report: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/Gzs3TFnV3f/ Not entirely sure what to make of it though. I see that sda2 has no OS, but the boot files that work when trying manually. – D.Yvel Jul 04 '22 at 21:09

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