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No boot after installation LM 21.3

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When I boot after installing LM 21.3 on my very old Acer laptop I get the "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" message.

With LM 20.3 I have no problems.

Any one with a solution?

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System:    Kernel: 5.4.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 
           tk: Gtk 3.24.20 wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una 
           base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Other-vm? System: Acer product: Aspire 5720Z v: V1.45 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Acer model: Nettiling v: V1.45 serial: <filter> BIOS: Acer v: 1.45 
           date: 11/10/2008 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Pentium Dual T2310 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Merom 
           rev: D L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 5852 
           Speed: 1463 MHz min/max: 800/1467 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1463 2: 1463 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI 
           driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2a02 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
           resolution: 1280x800~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965GM (CL) v: 2.1 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 82801H HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:284b 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-91-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express 
           vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: tg3 v: 3.137 port: 5000 bus ID: 05:00.0 
           chip ID: 14e4:1693 
           IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter 
           vendor: AMBIT Microsystem AR5BXB63 802.11bg NIC driver: ath5k v: kernel port: 5000 
           bus ID: 06:00.0 chip ID: 168c:001c 
           IF: wlp6s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 8.75 GiB (3.8%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD2500BEVS-22UST0 size: 232.89 GiB 
           speed: 1.5 Gb/s serial: <filter> 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 227.74 GiB used: 8.75 GiB (3.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 
USB:       Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002 
           Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002 
           Device-1: 2-4:2 info: Acer Crystal Eye Webcam type: Video driver: uvcvideo rev: 2.0 
           chip ID: 5986:0102 
           Hub: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0001 
           Hub: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0001 
           Hub: 5-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0001 
           Hub: 6-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0001 
           Hub: 7-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0001 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 70.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
           1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
           3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
           6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:      Processes: 177 Uptime: 9m Memory: 1.93 GiB used: 720.0 MiB (36.4%) Init: systemd v: 245 
           runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Client: Unknown python3.8 client inxi: 3.0.38 
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Re: No boot after installation LM 21.3

Post by Jo-con-Ël »

Try AndyMH/Foxclone guide to install on BIOS mode.
Arrieritos semos y en el camino nos encontraremos.
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