Re: HP Z2 G9 installation

Le 24-04-2025, Popping Mad <rainbow@colition.gov> a écrit :

I brought an HP Z2 G9 from the HP store with Windows preinstalled on
it... it was much cheaper than a customized linux ready version.

Let say that HP have two kinds of computers. Either they sell good
computers to companies or they sell garbage to end user. If your
company can buy HP computers, you shouldn't do the same. That being
said, lets look at your issue. Maybe you can use it.

The UEFI does not has a classic version

What does that mean? I didn't see that many BIOS/UEFI boot menus, but I
never saw two identical in decades. Each time I looked in the UEFI/BIOS
menu, I see something different.

and the boot rom has been set to turn off secure boot and to boot from
the USB.

It's a good start.

It can see the USB device but it will not boot into the installation
boot loader.  It just stares back at me with a blank screen.

Yes, it can be an issue with your USB stick. To be sure about it, try to
boot with it on another computer.

I am looking for suggestions.

I would have two other suggestions. First, when you say you tell your
UEFI to boot on the USB stick, are you sure it's the first thing in the
order of boot devices? I believe it's not the issue, but it can be.

Second, I'd say your issue is with a fast boot. Do you have something
like that activated? I believe you have and it's probably your issue.
The fast boot option it to boot faster: the boot doesn't look in the
options of the UEFI but is launched with the last options used to boot.
It's faster to boot that way, but it doesn't care about the changes you
made in your UEFI menu. So, look for it, and deactivate anything that
look like that: I strongly believe it's your issue.

Lastly, I saw some computers which needed to boot from Windows. If it's
your case, you have to launch Windows. And tell Windows to boot from the
USB stick. If it's your case, be careful, because Windows can launch the
USB stick successfully, then Linux will be installed correctly, but when
you remove your USB stick your UEFI can be unable to find Windows
without trying to find Linux. There are some ways around it, but they
are not obvious. In that case, it can be better to know someone who can
help or to ask your seller to take your computer back.

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