Hi All,
I've managed to install KALI 2018.4/KDE into a GPT/UEFI
partition table setup on a ThinkPad X1 2GEN.
Everything installs normally without error or complication.
When I boot the machine the usual select OS screen displays
but after that, the GUI login screen doesn't execute and I'm
looking at a text based login screen.
Just to make it more interesting, if I leave the machine for a
few minutes, it lauches the GUI without any intervention or
half way through logging in the text log-in.
I've updated the all the software but with no change.
Is this likely to be a bug or an I missing something?
Code:For reference purposes (install procedure Lenovo Carbon X1 2nd Gen that worked for me): 1) Enter into BIOS to, reset BIOS to default 1b) RESTART -> OS Optimised Defaults select [ENABLED] 1c) RESTART -> Load Setup Defaults [RETURN KEY] select [YES] 1d) RESTART -> Exit Saving Changes select [YES] 1e) System will restart... 2) Enter into BIOS to, change BIOS to accept other operating systems 2b) SECURITY -> Secure Boot -> Secure Boot [RETURN KEY] select [DISABLE] 2c) Press the [ESC] key once to get to the main menu 2d) STARTUP -> UEFI/Legacy Boot select [BOTH] 2e) STARTUP -> UEFI/Legacy Boot Priority selected automatically [LEGACY FIRST] 2f) STARTUP -> CSM Support selected automatically [YES] 2g) RESTART -> Exit Saving Changes select [YES] 2h) System will restart... 3) Format disk / create partition table type GPT 3*) You will need to create a bootable flash drive from gparted.org 3*) Hint, dd if=/path/to/source/file.iso of=/dev/sdb 3b) Delete all partitions. [RIGHT CLICK] mouse/pad or menu Partition -> Delete 3c) Create GPT partition for entire device: 3c) DEVICE -> Create Partition Table -> select GPT -> [APPLY Button] 3d) Exit and select [SHUTDOWN] option. 3e) Remove gparted flash drive... 4) Enter into BIOS to, change BIOS into UEFI mode 4b) STARTUP -> UEFI/Legacy Boot select [UEFI ONLY] 4c) STARTUP -> CSM Support select [NO] 4d) RESTART -> Exit Saving Changes select [YES] 4e) System will restart -> shutdown ... 5) Insert KALI flash drive and start your system... 5*) You will need to create a bootable flash drive from kali.org 5*) Hint: dd if=/path/to/source/file.iso of=/dev/sdb 5a) Hint: ... Force UEFI Installation? select [YES] 5b) Hint: ... First partition should be EFI System Partition 5c) Create a new partition on your storage device... 5d) Hint: select USE AS 5e) Hint: select EFI System Partition 5f) Hint: select Done Setting up the partition 5g) Create additional partitions as required... 5h) Continue installing KALI as normal... 5i) Restart when finished...
