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If unplugged, GA installation on USB stick won't boot anymore

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stimPowerRangers commented

Hi,

If GroovyArcade 2023.11 installed on a USB, GA will boot successfully as long as the USB stick remains plugged.
If the GA installed USB stick is unplugged and replaced by another bootable USB key, then GA won't be able to boot anymore.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install GA on a USB stick
  2. Check that installed GA boots correctly
  3. Unplug GA USB stick
  4. Swap it by another bootable USB key
  5. Power on PC
  6. Shutdown
  7. Replug the GA USB stick
  8. Power on, the key won't boot anymore.

I got the same issue with GroovyArcade 2022.01, GA 2019 works fine.

substring commented

Hi,

Very few people install GroovyArcade on a USB stick and it's not a method I'd recommend. U have a feeling you're on UEFI and not legacy bios. Can you confirm ?

stimPowerRangers commented

Hi,
Yes I confirm UEFI usage. Do you think that switching back to legacy bios would solve my issue ?
Although it's not conventional, it's very practical for me to install several 15khz distros on usb sticks for testing purposes and going back and forth.

Btw I thank you for your hard work! 👍

substring commented

Sounds to me like a buggy NVRAM. So stick to BIOS if your mobo allows it. UEFI support was introduced in 2020 or 2021 in GA, can't remember

stimPowerRangers commented

I set Legacy mode everywhere possible in Bios options, and then reinstalled GA.
Now the behavior is what you'd expect : I can swap USB sticks

Thanks for the help. 👍