Hello,
Excited to start my Roon journey. Frustrated by setup and what seems like unlimited options for setting up NUC. There are so many different suggested solutions and yet I’m unable to get NUC setup.
I am having issues with initial setup of ROCK on my new NUC.
Per Roon recommendations, I just purchased new:
- NUC10i7FNH
- Samsung 970 EVO Plus Series - 250GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V7S250B/AM)
- Crucial 8GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/S (PC4-19200) SR x8 SODIMM 260-Pin Memory - CT8G4SFS824A
I also am using a brand new Sandisk thumbnail drive to boot from.
I have followed instructions to the letter as specified by Roon on hardware install of RAM and memory.
I have made exact adjustments to BIOS settings as specified by Roon.
I have loaded Roon image file by using thumb drive as specified. I downloaded image file to thumb drive using Etcher. I have tried to load this file to NUC both without unzipping and also after unzipping. (Each time I formatted thumb drive before reloading fresh file through Etcher to NUC.).
I have attempted to load 20+ times. Each time resetting BIOS on NUC (f9, then reset BIOS, then attempt to load Roon image file). One time - After what I thought was a valid install - I went in and changed boot order (unchecked boot from USB first. On only 1 attempt was I able to proceed “normally” when prompts came up to initialize Roon.
After this one time where install seemed like Roon was loaded and the prompt asked me if I wanted to reboot, I have been unable to proceed. The screen is blank when I boot from thumb drive. When attempting to boot normally I get a boot error message-
“Reboot and select proper boot device or insert media in selected boot device and press key.”
I then loaded Ubuntu desktop onto NUC to be sure that it functions properly. It does without issue.
I am at a loss as to why this is so difficult, as I have bought exact specified equipment and followed exact directions only to be stymied each time I try to boot the NUC.
Is there something I am missing with regards to BIOS settings? Or something else? I cannot believe that I am the only one trying to get a NUC running ROCK and unable to proceed.
Any suggestions?