J4205-ITX UEFI Mode CSM=off doesn't boot Ubuntu 16

EDITED because I'm stupid and should have remembered 64bit releases are labeled AMD64


Teach me to wake up and immediately begin typing



My apologies Juanjo1982

Edited by wardog - 31 Dec 2016 at 6:28pm

Juanjo1982 wrote: You'll never go to bed without learning something

Again, please accept my sincerest apology for that.

Worst thing is years ago I ran a few linux VMs on and off.



Lesson: Coffee first, keyboard second 

About the firmware version I can confirm I have P1.10 version. See the complete output bellow. I've edited with xxxxx some serial numbers for security.

sudo dmidecode
# dmidecode 3.0
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.
Table at 0x000ED450.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
    Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
    Version: P1.10
    Release Date: 09/29/2016
    Address: 0xF0000
    Runtime Size: 64 kB
    ROM Size: 8192 kB
    Characteristics:
        PCI is supported
        BIOS is upgradeable
        BIOS shadowing is allowed
        Boot from CD is supported
        Selectable boot is supported
        BIOS ROM is socketed
        EDD is supported
        5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
        Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
        8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
        Serial services are supported (int 14h)
        Printer services are supported (int 17h)
        ACPI is supported
        USB legacy is supported
        BIOS boot specification is supported
        Targeted content distribution is supported
        UEFI is supported
    BIOS Revision: 5.12

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
    Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Product Name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    UUID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    Wake-up Type: Power Switch
    SKU Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Family: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
    Manufacturer: ASRock
    Product Name: J4205-ITX
    Version:                      
    Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    Asset Tag:                      
    Features:
        Board is a hosting board
        Board is replaceable
    Location In Chassis:                      
    Chassis Handle: 0x0003
    Type: Motherboard
    Contained Object Handles: 0

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 22 bytes
Chassis Information
    Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Type: Desktop
    Lock: Not Present
    Version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Boot-up State: Safe
    Power Supply State: Safe
    Thermal State: Safe
    Security Status: None
    OEM Information: 0x00000000
    Height: Unspecified
    Number Of Power Cords: 1
    Contained Elements: 0
    SKU Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
    Designation: PCIE1
    Type: x1 PCI Express
    Current Usage: Available
    Length: Long
    ID: 17
    Characteristics:
        3.3 V is provided
        Opening is shared
        PME signal is supported
    Bus Address: 0000:ff:1f.7

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
    Designation: mPCIE
    Type: x1 PCI Express
    Current Usage: Available
    Length: Short
    ID: 33
    Characteristics:
        3.3 V is provided
        Opening is shared
        PME signal is supported
    Bus Address: 0000:ff:1f.7

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
    String 1: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 20, 35 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
    Starting Address: 0x00000000000
    Ending Address: 0x001FFFFFFFF
    Range Size: 8 GB
    Physical Device Handle: 0x000F
    Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0011
    Partition Row Position: 1
    Interleave Position: 1
    Interleaved Data Depth: 2

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 20, 35 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
    Starting Address: 0x00200000000
    Ending Address: 0x003FFFFFFFF
    Range Size: 8 GB
    Physical Device Handle: 0x0010
    Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0011
    Partition Row Position: 1
    Interleave Position: 2
    Interleaved Data Depth: 2

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
    Status: No errors detected

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 16, 23 bytes
Physical Memory Array
    Location: System Board Or Motherboard
    Use: System Memory
    Error Correction Type: None
    Maximum Capacity: 16 GB
    Error Information Handle: Not Provided
    Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 17, 40 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000E
    Error Information Handle: Not Provided
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 8192 MB
    Form Factor: SODIMM
    Set: None
    Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0
    Bank Locator: BANK 0
    Type: DDR3
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: 1600 MHz
    Manufacturer: Unde
    Serial Number: 149C4C46
    Asset Tag: 9876543210
    Part Number: CT102464BF160B.C16
    Rank: 2
    Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz
    Minimum Voltage: 1.35 V
    Maximum Voltage: 1.5 V
    Configured Voltage: 1.5 V

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 17, 40 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000E
    Error Information Handle: Not Provided
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 8192 MB
    Form Factor: SODIMM
    Set: None
    Locator: ChannelA-DIMM1
    Bank Locator: BANK 1
    Type: DDR3
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: 1600 MHz
    Manufacturer: Unde
    Serial Number: 149C4D6E
    Asset Tag: 9876543210
    Part Number: CT102464BF160B.C16
    Rank: 2
    Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz
    Minimum Voltage: 1.35 V
    Maximum Voltage: 1.5 V
    Configured Voltage: 1.5 V

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 19, 31 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
    Starting Address: 0x00000000000
    Ending Address: 0x003FFFFFFFF
    Range Size: 16 GB
    Physical Array Handle: 0x000E
    Partition Width: 2

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
    Socket Designation: CPU Internal L1
    Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
    Operational Mode: Write Back
    Location: Internal
    Installed Size: 224 kB
    Maximum Size: 224 kB
    Supported SRAM Types:
        Synchronous
    Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Error Correction Type: Parity
    System Type: Other
    Associativ

Juanjo1982 wrote: About the test. CSM enabled and storage pRom in UEFI mode. It boots my Ubuntu installation and also my USB stick, it also boots if the other two options are in UEFI only. I think it isn't able to boot via UEFI and as CSM is enabled it boots via BIOS anyway. So we are back to the initial point. Some images: The UEFI device I choose when I try to boot from the USB image made with rufus (the same as unetbottin) http://imgur.com/b9ZqcBU My gparted information about the Ubuntu installation made in mode CSM: I will add a photo of the blank screen if you need it but it doesn't help to much

A picture of the blank screen won't help, no need for that.

I don't have much else to tell you, if it is a problem with the board's UEFI/BIOS, I cannot fix that myself.

A Windows UEFI booting installation has a legacy MBR partition, and an EFI partition, so it can boot in UEFI or legacy/BIOS mode.

You said you think Ubuntu is booting in legacy/BIOS mode with the CSM options configured as you described, but where is the legacy, non-EFI boot partition?

I don't know Ubuntu/Linux well enough to know what is happening in this situation.

wardog wrote: Is this trying at bare metal or as Windows as a Host?

It's a bare metal set up. I don't have any windows license to test the boot without CSM enabled. Can you try  to boot Windows with the J4205 ITX and the CSM disabled?  If it failed would be a good test to discard any mistake  in  the SO image.