Notebooks & Netbooks

[frananc]

Hello everyone,

I bought an ACER E1 510 with Windows 8.1 . 

I would like to install in dual boot LIUX UBUNTU. unfortunately I am having problems with the boot from USB / DVD.

(I followed all the usual steps regarding the procedure for the USB / DVD. I had the supervisor password, I disabled the secure boot)

Nevertheless when on the boot list I choose the start form USB /DVD and I reboot I dont get the required start but the normal one with windows 8.1. 

Can anyone help me? 

Thank you!!

[JackE]

I suggest you seriously consider a virtual Linux machine if you haven't already. I'm currently running a SuSE distro, Win98SE & WinXP as guests on a Win7 host using one of VMWare's freeware players. And each OS communicates with the other thru the network. I find that it's a whole lot easier and better than fooling around the old way with multiboots, bootsticks, partitions, etc.

Jack E/NJ   

[frananc]

I see. Really so complicated tame UEFI boot?

[JackE]

What Ubuntu version?

Jack E/NJ

[JackE]

Since you've gotten this far, I this link might help. It's a 10-step process for creating a dual win8/ubuntu boot. You may already be up to step 8 and only need to run a bootloader repair from your USB or DVD as shown.

http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/09/install-ubuntu-linux-alongside-windows.html

Jack E/NJ

[frananc]

JackE thank you very much for your support. I will follow the guide that you suggested and I'll let you know.

[likwit]

I am trying to disable UEFI and use the LEGACY bios but once I do per the 2014 youtube video below; pre-installed Windows 8 will no longer boot.

Please help

http://youtu.be/CEcIzdQbitU

this is ridiculous,

[edited for privacy]

[JackE]

Did you boot back to the bios after selecting legacy mode to change the boot order?

Jack E/NJ

[likwit]

What should I change the boot order to ? I have not tried installing linux yet because I assumed that if win8 will not start then there will be problems with GRUB/bootloader.

I was going to change it to:

1] CD

2] USB

3] HDD

Where should the “window boot manager” option go ?

Thank you your quick response, this is very annoying compared to win7 without UEFI,

LBjr

[JackE]

What's the order right now?

Jack E/NJ