Feeling REALLY stupid - Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

[Robert Moskowitz]

Boy is a power issue!

My rats nest of power cables for all my power adapters for all the 
notebooks on my desk...

The adapter for the new notebook was unplugged and I was doing the 
install off of battery.  So just before the install finished, it shut 
off from not enough electrons.  And of course booting again in any shape 
of form would not get the system working.

How did I figure this out?  I bought another x140e on ebay and booted 
the live CD.  First thing I noticed on the status area was I was running 
on battery!

Oy vey.

Really got to get familiar with the various LEDs on the 140, different 
from the 121 that I have been using for lots of years.

So off I go to do the install over, as it did not finish.

On 6/21/19 11:17 PM, Andrey Ponomarenko wrote:
>  Try to boot on battery only (w/o adapter) and on AC adapter only (w/o
> battery). May be this is a power issue since it is able to start booting.
>
>  Memory problems usually lead to BSOD, not power off.
>
>  21.06.2019, 18:56, "Robert Moskowitz" <rgm(a)htt-consult.com&gt;:
> > I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked.
> >
> > I put in the Win10 HD.  It starts to boot and the windows logo starts
> > spinning and the system promptly shuts down.
> >
> > It may be memory, and I will have to see if I have any matching memory
> > here (see if it uses the same as my x120e which I have a number of).
> >
> > I am concerned this happened at the step where the EFI is updated. This
> > happened to my back in maybe F21?  There the system would still boot of
> > LiveCD and we were able to make manual changes for the booting.  But
> > burned once...
> >
> > Any recommendations on what I can do with this system?  I will check on
> > memory, but otherwise, HELP.  Please?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > On 6/20/19 6:40 PM, Igor Bezrodnik wrote:
> >>   Do you know what is your gpu unit?
> >>   Best is if you download liveDVD and try. You like xfce -->
> >> 
>  https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/30/Spins/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso
> >>   or torrent
> >>   https://torrent.fedoraproject.org/torrents/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-30.torrent
> >>   Once you boot up LiveDVD xfce open terminal and run this command lspci
> >>   | grep -i --color 'vga\|3d\|2d'.Share with us findings if you before
> >>   that not successfully install fedora spin xfce on your laptop.
> >>   On Thu, 2019-06-20 at 14:54 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> >>>   I have a refurbished x131e. I pulled the 320G HD and installed an
> >>>   empty
> >>>   500GB SSD. From a USB SD I started the x64 NetInstall.
> >>>
> >>>   In the install process, I set my location (Detroit), changed the
> >>>   host
> >>>   name, left the drive setup as default. Then I selected a bunch of
> >>>   software. I selected the Xfce desktop and a number of items on the
> >>>   right. About 1500 files and something like 1.23GB download. I
> >>>   proceeded with the install and set the root password and created my
> >>>   user ID.
> >>>
> >>>   The download completed as did the rpms installs. The kernel build I
> >>>   think completed. My attention was elsewhere when the system just
> >>>   turned
> >>>   off.
> >>>
> >>>   Bip.
> >>>
> >>>   Off.
> >>>
> >>>   I pulled the USB CD and powered up. It shut right off.
> >>>   I powered up again and the kernel selection menu shows for a bit and
> >>>   seems to select the first one. Then it shuts off.
> >>>
> >>>   I have gone through this 2 'step' power up attempt twice.
> >>>
> >>>   Now what? Anyone aware of anything like this? Should I try the
> >>>   install
> >>>   again, but just pretty much basic Xfce?
> >>>
> >>>   Should I download a LiveCD (is there an Xfce one?) and see what I see
> >>>   on
> >>>   about the system and status of the drive?
> >>>
> >>>   thanks
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