#Install ubuntu from usb to ssd update

I later had lots of difficulties booting the Ubuntu external USB SSD drive.

Problem 1, solved through work around: After much asking on the Lenovo community forums and googling – I was able to find a work around the bitlocker problem (see below recapping what I did and how, second step).

Even after dealing with bitlocker, I am unable to boot into Ubuntu from the external SSD even though the drive is visible in laptop’s UEFI boot selection screen.

As a result of this, it causes bitlocker recovery issues. Installing Ubuntu on the external SSD does in fact cause some changes to the internal nvme SSD.The problemsįrom what I can gather – I am faced with TWO problems: However, I do wish to boot into Ubuntu via an external USB SSD – 2.5″ SATA III.Īnd this is where my problems begin. The internal M.2 nvme SSD is occupied by Windows 10 and I don’t wish to remove this, and keep Windows fairly pristine. It is a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th Generation. But at night, I like to play around with Ubuntu. Most of my day-time stuff is using Windows. My main daily work involves usual office type Windows-based activities. And another on-going ubuntu experiment and learning experience for me. This is another of my strange experiments.

#Install ubuntu from usb to ssd update

I will update this document once I have gotten all of it sorted out. It is still work in progress as I document my notes and important links and references.

This is not yet meant to be the completed guide.