[SOLVED] new install issues

[Snoopy8]

is the OS I have installed as Base. (official Rpi4)

Sorry, you cannot use the Raspberry Pi OS. You have to use Ubuntu 24.0 Server (or Desktop).

[rrunner]

I have tried creating Ubuntu 24.0 server arm image version using rasberry pi imager. On SD card as well as usb drive but for some reason all I see is a 5mb drive with efi folder and an additional drive which is unreadable in windows. When i try inserting either of these for boot in Rpi4, it is not showing the grub screen or booting up.

[hkphantomgtr]

I have tried creating Ubuntu 24.0 server arm image version using rasberry pi imager. On SD card as well as usb drive but for some reason all I see is a 5mb drive with efi folder and an additional drive which is unreadable in windows. When i try inserting either of these for boot in Rpi4, it is not showing the grub screen or booting up.

I used SnakeOil on pi4 before.  I suppose you've chosen the correct device and os in Raspberry Imager to burn.  Then it's strange, as at that stage it's rather straightforward.

[Snoopy8]

I have tried creating Ubuntu 24.0 server arm image version using rasberry pi imager. On SD card as well as usb drive but for some reason all I see is a 5mb drive with efi folder and an additional drive which is unreadable in windows. When i try inserting either of these for boot in Rpi4, it is not showing the grub screen or booting up.

Are you using the latest Raspberry Pi Imager?  And tried another SD card?   This what the SD card should look like in Win after running through process.


I have also updated Wiki with screenshots of install process.
https://www.snakeoil-os.net/reference/basics/base_os

[agent_kith]

I have tried creating Ubuntu 24.0 server arm image version using rasberry pi imager. On SD card as well as usb drive but for some reason all I see is a 5mb drive with efi folder and an additional drive which is unreadable in windows. When i try inserting either of these for boot in Rpi4, it is not showing the grub screen or booting up.

Pi boots differently. There is no grub option for Pi. How you boot is defined in the the partition you can read on Windows. After you imaged the card, just insert it into the Pi and wait patiently. It might take a while (depending on your microsd class) when doing this for the first time.

Note you can flash the Pi image into a SSD and boot to a SSD these days. This will be a lot faster but make sure you use a good quality power supply (so far the stock Pi PSUs have this high frequency pitch when on load so I don't think they're any good - it's also annoying).