Ubuntu 15.10 install issues on Crucial MX200

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I have already returned 1 Crucial MX200 SSD to Amazon thinking that the drive was at fault. However, seeing as I am still having install issues with an entirely different SSD but the same model, it looks like Linux is at fault.

During install I select the bottom option "Something else" where you manually select the drive/partition. I set the mount point to "/". When I boot up the faulty SSD I get a black screen with a mouse cursor.

I did see the Ubuntu flash screen for a split second on one boot, but have yet to see it again. I have tried the boot repair disk (ISO/USB stick) that you get from SourceForge (I know .. gross) and it does not seem to help. Rather than reinstall a bunch of times and mess stuff up worse I am sending out a plea to my Linux brothers and sisters. I need this drive for work! Thank you in advance.

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Id suggest you to try and use the automatic variant of the setup wizard where it uses the whole drive and sets it up. as you also need a /boot partition alongside the / itself.

I assume the black cursor is actually from grub that has no place to find the kernel image.

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Basically, are you sure you set that partition as bootable?

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Sorry for the delay, I replaced the drive with another SSD and no issues. Pretty sure the Crucial drive had some driver issues.

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Thats a wired one; actually the protocols used to communicate with the SSD/HDD should be standard amongst all.

But good its working now =) Likely the SATA controller did not like the SSD

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Yeah, I would normally do more to determine root cause. No time tho. shrugs

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