I'd like to install Ubuntu server on my Wyse 3040. The server install image on a USB stick asks me the first couple of questions, then fails to find the on-board 8GB flash drive and cannot install. How can I help it find the drive? I tried running the desktop install image on the USB stick, it finds one partition on the flash drive which has a format it does not like. Before I can try re-partitioning it, the desktop version of Ubuntu always freezes up after a few minutes. Tried re-booting a few times, freezes up (cursor stops responding to mouse, tasks do not complete) every time. I see the Wyse 3040 is "certified pre-installed" but apparently that only means it can come that way from Dell. I see a patch for the Wyse 3040 at () but how do I apply this to my installation kit?
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On another thread here, someone suggested using an alternate installation, and it worked! I have Ubuntu working on my Wyse 3040 thin client! The installation image that I got from the main download page was named: Ubuntu-18.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso This installation kit failed to find any block devices to install onto on two different systems (the Wyse and a Mini PC). Pawing around in the alternate installations page I eventually found one named: Ubuntu-18.04.3-server-amd64.iso This installation kit worked perfectly and found all the block devices on the systems that the -live- one could not find.
