11-07-2013 09:38 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago by ROGBot
11-07-2013 09:48 AM
11-08-2013 11:31 AM
villiansv wrote:
In the BIOS set Fast Boot = Off, and Secure Boot = Off (Launch CSM can be off too, modern Linux distros have no problems booting in UEFI mode). Install the Linuxes in their respective partitions, and when rebooting you can hold ESC to get a bios popup menu, which would ideally have auto-recognised your new UEFI linux installation and allows you to boot into it. It is likely that selecting the Linux option there will send you to the Grub boot menu, which can in turn load Windows. In any case, once you see what options you have with the ESC menu at bootup, you can head back into the bios and change the boot order as you wish (e.g. set the Linux bootloader to be first, due to it being able to also load Windows). Or you could just keep using ESC when restarting - up to you.
These are just general instructions, anything more specific would require more info from you (e.g. I tried X, but Y happened, and I get Z error, what should I do).
11-08-2013 01:47 PM
11-09-2013 11:31 AM
villiansv wrote:
BIOS --> Security tab --> Secure Boot Menu --> set it to disabled from there. I was under the impression that Ubuntu/OpenSuse etc (major Linux distros) have support for SecureBoot, but maybe not yet, or it's iffy. Try this, then when booting hit ESC and see if a bootable option other than your Windows/USB/DVD drive shows up in the popup blue screen.
If that doesn't work, I'd suggest trying it a slightly different way - in addition to the old BIOS options, set the Launch CSM to ON in the BIOS, then reinstall Linux (make sure you format your ext4 partition from before during install, I'm sure you can figure that out). Something that >>may<< work is to also set up a separate boot partition in Linux - make it about 500mb-1gb max, and set its mount point to /boot (format as ext4). This is something I've done for ages when installing various distros, as I sometimes used file systems like XFS/JFS that GRUB couldn't boot from. In any case, it may make the recognition of GRUB as an extra boot option easier, but it may also have no effect whatsoever. Try it and GL.
11-08-2013 03:03 PM
11-09-2013 01:55 PM
11-10-2013 08:05 PM
Zygomorphic wrote:
separate /boot partition should not be necessary unless the guy plans on using XFS or ZFS partitions (which I don't recommend for the average user, due to their complexity, and lack of broad support). EXT4 is a very good filesystem since it supports journaling. It's also support by GRUB. The issue with /boot partitions is that they take up space (or are small, in which case kernel updates fill them up) that could be used for user programs if the boot and root partitions are in the same partition. However, I do recommend a separate /home partition, so that you can change distros without losing your personal files.
11-11-2013 03:14 AM
Randomname wrote:
What would you recommend me to do, since I can't disable the Secure Boot option?
Or is there a way to disable it through cmd?
Thank you for your answer 🙂