Ubuntu 14.04 only boots with USB stick

Question

My Ubuntu screen turns black after boot up, unless I insert the "live" USB in the PC before booting up. I have tried different distros, USB sticks and computers and they all have the same issue.

Do I need to change Grub files? How can I resolve this issue?

You probably install grub to the USB stick instead of the HDD. — Pilot6, Apr 18 '16 at 16:48
I discovered ubuntu 16 wqs just released so i agve that a whir and that worked — George Carwardine, Apr 25 '16 at 06:40

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 18 '16 at 17:04

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Your grub is surely not installed in your Hard drive but your booting device... Install grub on your Hard Disk Drive and observe again.

answered Apr 18 '16 at 17:04

ThunderBird

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How would i go and do that? – George Carwardine Apr 18 '16 at 21:12
Please check this. It will probably help. http://askubuntu.com/questions/259897/how-to-install-grub-on-the-hard-disk – ThunderBird Apr 19 '16 at 04:15

Ubuntu 14.04 only boots with USB stick

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