[RESOLVED] Kubuntu boot screen?

[JamesKB]

OS: Kubuntu 26.04
Kubuntu is installed
Kubuntu is the only OS installed
KDE Plasma ver 6.6.4

Every time I boot my computer I get a strange message. I don't know if this is normal. It displays for 30-60 seconds then displays the normal login screen.

This is the message on a black screen and white text:

>>Checking Media Presence.......
>>Media Present......
>>Start PXE over IPv4.

Is this normal?

Thanks for your time.
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James

[Snowhog]

Possibly:

The message "Start PXE over IPv4" means your computer cannot find a valid hard drive or USB bootable operating system, so it is trying to boot from your network instead. This usually happens when the boot order is wrong, the USB drive is not formatted correctly, or a virtual machine fails to read the Kubuntu ISO.

Enter your BIOS/UEFI and check the device boot order.

[JamesKB]

Thanks for your reply. I have done what you suggested. But it still gives me the same message. After about 30-60 seconds I get the normal login screen, and I am able to login. The computer works fine.
Thoughts?

[claydoh]

This will depend on your BIOS here, as this looks to be specific to that and not the OS.
You may want to see if you can disable PXE boot unless you use it. The boot order still appears to be wrong, as your board is trying to boot over the network first before moving on to the next boot item.

[JamesKB]

Issue resolved!

Thanks for all the help. I had to change the boot option from UEFI to Legacy. Now Kubuntu boots normally!

[die.boer]

glad it's working ...but
PXE was being invoked because the firmware wasn't finding a usable boot target in its UEFI boot path. The interesting question is whether Kubuntu was actually installed in UEFI mode or Legacy mode?
you can check the installation mode with:

[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo "UEFI" || echo "Legacy"

Switching from UEFI to Legacy/CSM can make the machine boot normally if Kubuntu was actually installed in Legacy mode.

But if Kubuntu was installed in UEFI mode, switching to Legacy isn't normally the correct solution. You can end up with:
-a Legacy-installed GRUB booting successfully now, while
-the EFI boot entry/files remain unused, or
-future firmware changes potentially causing the problem again.

[JamesKB]

Thanks die.boer,

This is what i get when using the command you listed above: cho "Legacy"
Legacy

Your thoughts?

[die.boer]

yea you're probably good to go as you are now, booting with legacy