HI there!
I am trying to install Slimbook =S 23-r112 on my Slimbook One in order to perform tests sor a support TICKET.
After downloading and sha256sum verifying I formated an usb pendrive with the command :
sudo dd if=/mnt/Storage/ISOs/SlimbookOS/slimbookos-24-r112.iso of=/dev/sda1 bs=4M status=progress
When I try to boot from the USB the firmware shows the USB as first option. but wheb I choose to "save&exit" grub jumps direct to the menu on the NVME. There is no Haed disk or SSD, and only the SlimbookOS usb with the iso's content.
The Legacy option is enabled, secure option is disabled. This is a multiboot machine as shown below. other options are booting ans functioning, grub is installed by Artix.
Here is some info I hope may help diagnosing:
sudo lsblk -f
[sudo] lösenord för arthur:
NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS
sda
└─sda1
iso966 slimbookos-24-r112 2025-11-20-08-45-24-00 0 100% /run/media/arthur/slimbookos-24-r112
nvme0n1
│
├─nvme0n1p1
│ vfat EFI 0115-C55F 327,4M 36% /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2
│ swap swap 7f89d15d-342b-4827-b25c-e6cc0686bfc5
├─nvme0n1p3
│ ext4 f16e432a-1b6a-4553-b881-1253ef8cf440 44,2G 22% /
├─nvme0n1p4
│ ext4 Storage 2724e495-5e8d-4f28-aa63-526a4be936ed
├─nvme0n1p5
│ ext4 Void 929ef1c5-bbd6-4a1a-8397-9be246edd910
├─nvme0n1p6
│ ext4 Mint_Wilma 2377c696-47e7-4bea-9102-e5066ac25717
├─nvme0n1p7
│ ext4 manjaro 98b6752d-15fd-45b8-899e-d7730aff309a
├─nvme0n1p8
│ ext4 Slimbook 8fefc041-6925-4cd5-b466-9b9c6b6f4d13
├─nvme0n1p9
│ ext4 SlimbookII b34e2725-b7bb-494d-b2f9-491b005df9bc
└─nvme0n1p10
ext4 ARCH_LINUX 31ce4e91-c969-4a12-8dbd-cc74d9e905a3
arthur-oneam4:[arthur]:~$
arthur-oneam4:[arthur]:~$ ls /run/media/arthur/slimbookos-24-r112
boot boot.catalog casper EFI slimbookos-24.release.txt
arthur-oneam4:[arthur]:~$ ls /run/media/arthur/slimbookos-24-r112/boot
efi.img grub
arthur-oneam4:[arthur]:~$ ls /run/media/arthur/slimbookos-24-r112/boot/grub
fonts grub.cfg x86_64-efi
arthur-oneam4:[arthur]:~$ ls /run/media/arthur/slimbookos-24-r112/boot/grub/x86_64-efi
acpi.mod gcry_tiger.mod parttool.lst
adler32.mod gcry_twofish.mod parttool.mod
affs.mod gcry_whirlpool.mod password.mod
afs.mod geli.mod password_pbkdf2.mod
afsplitter.mod gettext.mod pata.mod
ahci.mod gfxmenu.mod pbkdf2.mod
all_video.mod gfxterm_background.mod pbkdf2_test.mod
aout.mod gfxterm_menu.mod pcidump.mod
appleldr.mod gfxterm.mod peimage.mod
archelp.mod gptsync.mod pgp.mod
ata.mod gzio.mod plainmount.mod
at_keyboard.mod halt.mod play.mod
backtrace.mod hashsum.mod png.mod
bfs.mod hdparm.mod priority_queue.mod
bitmap.mod hello.mod probe.mod
bitmap_scale.mod help.mod procfs.mod
bli.mod hexdump.mod progress.mod
blocklist.mod hfs.mod raid5rec.mod
boot.mod hfspluscomp.mod raid6rec.mod
bsd.mod hfsplus.mod random.mod
bswap_test.mod http.mod rdmsr.mod
btrfs.mod iorw.mod read.mod
bufio.mod iso9660.mod reboot.mod
cat.mod jfs.mod regexp.mod
cbfs.mod jpeg.mod reiserfs.mod
cbls.mod json.mod relocator.mod
cbmemc.mod kernel.img romfs.mod
cbtable.mod keylayouts.mod scsi.mod
cbtime.mod keystatus.mod search_fs_file.mod
chain.mod ldm.mod search_fs_uuid.mod
cmdline_cat_test.mod legacycfg.mod search_label.mod
cmp.mod legacy_password_test.mod search.mod
cmp_test.mod linux16.mod serial.mod
command.lst linux.mod setjmp.mod
configfile.mod loadbios.mod setjmp_test.mod
config.h loadenv.mod setpci.mod
cpio_be.mod loopback.mod sfs.mod
cpio.mod lsacpi.mod shift_test.mod
cpuid.mod lsefimmap.mod signature_test.mod
crc64.mod lsefi.mod sleep.mod
cryptodisk.mod lsefisystab.mod sleep_test.mod
crypto.lst lsmmap.mod smbios.mod
crypto.mod ls.mod spkmodem.mod
cs5536.mod lspci.mod squash4.mod
ctz_test.mod lssal.mod strtoull_test.mod
datehook.mod luks2.mod syslinuxcfg.mod
date.mod luks.mod tar.mod
datetime.mod lvm.mod terminal.lst
diskfilter.mod lzopio.mod terminal.mod
disk.mod macbless.mod terminfo.mod
div.mod macho.mod test_blockarg.mod
div_test.mod mdraid09_be.mod testload.mod
dm_nv.mod mdraid09.mod test.mod
echo.mod mdraid1x.mod testspeed.mod
efifwsetup.mod memdisk.mod tftp.mod
efi_gop.mod memrw.mod tga.mod
efinet.mod minicmd.mod time.mod
efitextmode.mod minix2_be.mod tpm.mod
efi_uga.mod minix2.mod trig.mod
ehci.mod minix3_be.mod tr.mod
elf.mod minix3.mod true.mod
eval.mod minix_be.mod udf.mod
exfat.mod minix.mod ufs1_be.mod
exfctest.mod mmap.mod ufs1.mod
ext2.mod moddep.lst ufs2.mod
extcmd.mod modinfo.sh uhci.mod
f2fs.mod morse.mod usb_keyboard.mod
fat.mod mpi.mod usb.mod
fdt.lst msdospart.mod usbms.mod
file.mod mul_test.mod usbserial_common.mod
fixvideo.mod multiboot2.mod usbserial_ftdi.mod
font.mod multiboot.mod usbserial_pl2303.mod
fshelp.mod nativedisk.mod usbserial_usbdebug.mod
fs.lst net.mod usbtest.mod
functional_test.mod newc.mod video_bochs.mod
gcry_arcfour.mod nilfs2.mod video_cirrus.mod
gcry_blowfish.mod normal.mod video_colors.mod
gcry_camellia.mod ntfscomp.mod video_fb.mod
gcry_cast5.mod ntfs.mod videoinfo.modgcry_crc.mod odc.mod video.lst
gcry_des.mod offsetio.mod video.mod
gcry_dsa.mod ohci.mod videotest_checksum.mod
gcry_idea.mod part_acorn.mod videotest.mod
gcry_md4.mod part_amiga.mod wrmsr.mod
gcry_md5.mod part_apple.mod xfs.mod
gcry_rfc2268.mod part_bsd.mod xnu.mod
gcry_rijndael.mod part_dfly.mod xnu_uuid.mod
gcry_rmd160.mod part_dvh.mod xnu_uuid_test.mod
gcry_rsa.mod part_gpt.mod xzio.mod
gcry_seed.mod partmap.lst zfscrypt.mod
gcry_serpent.mod part_msdos.mod zfsinfo.mod
gcry_sha1.mod part_plan.mod zfs.mod
gcry_sha256.mod part_sun.mod zstd.mod
gcry_sha512.mod part_sunpc.mod
arthur-oneam4:[arthur]:~$
slimbookos-24-r112/boot/grub/grub.cfg saysexport lang
export layout
export variant
export flavor
export flavor_name
set timeout=30
set default=2
loadfont unicode
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=white/light-blue
function menu_reload {
configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg
}
if [ "${lang}" = "" ]; then
lang="en_US"
layout="us"
variant="intl"
fi
if [ "${flavor}" = "" ]; then
flavor="gnome"
flavor_name="Gnome"
fi
submenu "Language: [${lang}]" {
menuentry "Spanish [es_ES]" {lang="es_ES";layout="es";variant="cat";menu_reload}
menuentry "English [en_US]" {lang="en_US";layout="us";variant="intl";menu_reload}
menuentry "French [fr_FR]" {lang="fr_FR";layout="fr";variant="nodeadkeys";menu_reload}
}
submenu "Desktop: ${flavor_name}" {
menuentry "Gnome" {flavor="gnome";flavor_name="Gnome";menu_reload}
menuentry "Plasma" {flavor="plasma";flavor_name="Plasma";menu_reload}
}
menuentry "Boot: Slimbook OS 24 R112 ${flavor_name} [${lang}]" {
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper layerfs-path="filesystem.${flavor}.squashfs" locale=${lang} console-setup/layoutcode=${layout} console-setup/variantcode=${variant} amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x610 quiet splash ---
initrd /casper/initrd
}
menuentry '' {
true
}
menuentry 'Boot from next volume' {
exit 1
}
menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' {
fwsetup
}
I will provide more info if informed of what is needed.