BIOS does not show EMMC in boot options

yugendra

I have loaded "ubuntu-16.04.3-server-amd64" on Emmc of UP2 board.I want to select EMMC as my boot option 1 but not able to see it in boot options. Can some one pls help me

Troy Lin

Hi Yugendra,

The EMMC is in the BOOT selection of the BIOS menu as below picture
If the EMMC is empty without any OS installed, it will just show Hard Disk
If the EMMC is installed with Linux or Windows, it will show Hard Disk: Linus/Windows
Please double check if that is the case on your UP2 board.

Thank you.

Javier Arteaga

Hi yugendra,

If you still can't find your Ubuntu install among the boot options as per Troy Lin's answer above, then it could be that the bootloader (GRUB) was not installed correctly onto the eMMC. There are a few possible causes for that.

You could attempt to reinstall ensuring that

• the Ubuntu installer is booted in EFI mode (the F7 boot menu for it should show an "UEFI" prefix), and
• the eMMC is selected as the target disk in the GRUB installation dialog.

Normally this should be the default behaviour.

Javier Arteaga

Hi yugendra,

By loaded, do you mean you managed to successfully run the Ubuntu installer on your board?

In any case, please check the BIOS settings as shown in this thread:
https://forum.up-community.org/discussion/comment/7707#Comment_7707

If you can see the eMMC device on that BIOS menu, it's likely an issue with the bootloader installation. If you can't, please let us know so we can arrange next steps.

yugendra

Hi Javier,

Thanks for the response, i managed to successfully run the Ubuntu installer on the board. when i boot onto the board using ubuntu on USB, i am able to see that the emmc getting mounted as SD card & consisting of the root file system.

I don't see the BIOS settings that you have mentioned above. i am sharing the option's which i'm seeing.

Chipset option's :

SCC Configuration Options:

Also, i'm not getting the administrator level privileges in BIOS

Main options:

yugendra

Hi ,

The emmc is not getting detected in BIOS on up2 board, can some one pls help me, i have posted the images in above message

yugendra

Hi javier & Troy

Thanks for all the help, as javier said after installing the GRUB i can boot into Ubuntu now from emmc

tlntu

@yugendra said:
Hi javier & Troy

Thanks for all the help, as javier said after installing the GRUB i can boot into Ubuntu now from emmc

Hi @yugendra,

May I know how you fix this problem? I have the same exact issue as yours.

Thanks.

Javier Arteaga

Hi @tintu,

Did you try the steps above?
https://forum.up-community.org/discussion/comment/7870/#Comment_7870

tlntu

@Javier Arteaga said:
Hi @tintu,

Did you try the steps above?
https://forum.up-community.org/discussion/comment/7870/#Comment_7870

Hi Javier,

Everything's fine now after I reinstall using "Erase disk and install Linux" option instead of manual self partitioning.

Thanks anyway. 😄

shari

Hello, I have the same problem and can not solve it. On which device should I install the GRUB? /dev/mmcblk0? /dev/sda?

ccalde

Hi all,

Is that discussion solved?

To avoid issues during the installation you must install using "Erase disk and install Linux" option instead of manual self partitioning, as @tintu said.

@shari , you have to install Ubuntu over mmcblk0.

Cheers!

s_erno

Hello!
We have just bought an UP2 board and I would have liked to install an Ubuntu on it. Booted Ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64 image from usb drive in UEFI mode. Installed without errors. And I'm having the same problem of the system not recognizing the install. Just boots into bios every time.
So far I have checked the following:

• In BIOS eMMC is present.
• In BIOS no operating system shows on Hard Disk at Boot options - just Hard Disk.
• Tried it multiple times with "Erase disk and Install Linux"
• Installed onto mmcblk0
  Could you please help me with this? Thank you.

ccalde

Hi @s_erno ,

So, when you install your ISO for Ubuntu 16 Desktop you don't get any error, right?
Then, the installation finishes successfully and you wait to remove your USB drive before reboot...

Did you try with other OS? To be sure the issue is with the board...

Thank you!