Linux help

[nobulltiger]

I would like to get rid of this windows 8 and get Linux ubuntu or mint.

I've downloaded both at separate times and failed to get it installed.

What I would like to know is if there is anyone in melbourne I can go to get get it on this computer properly?

 

[BotsMaster]

Have you removed Windows 8?
Have you turned Secure Boot off and enabled Legacy Boot in your BIOS?

 

[nobulltiger]

Have you removed Windows 8?
Have you turned Secure Boot off and enabled Legacy Boot in your BIOS?

No.
What happened when I did install it was when it would load i got the option of windows 8 or linux. every time i clicked on the linux OS it never worked.

if i remove windows 8, how will i install it? when i had it on a USB it wasn't recognizable in the start up. And i have no disc drive

 

[BotsMaster]

If you want to boot from USB, you must turn off Secure Boot in the BIOS as it will prevent the system from loading any other OS.

 

[nobulltiger]

If you want to boot from USB, you must turn off Secure Boot in the BIOS as it will prevent the system from loading any other OS.

I don't know how to do that

 

[BotsMaster]

Ok well to access the BIOS in a Win8 machine you need go to Settings>Change PC Settings>General>Advanced Startup>Restart now>Troubleshoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware Settings>Restart.

Once the BIOS menu pops up go to the Security tab and find Secure Boot, click enter and then disable Secure Boot.

 

[nobulltiger]

Ok well to access the BIOS in a Win8 machine you need go to Settings>Change PC Settings>General>Advanced Startup>Restart now>Troubleshoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware Settings>Restart.

Once the BIOS menu pops up go to the Security tab and find Secure Boot, click enter and then disable Secure Boot.

I don't have the change PC settings in my settings

 

[BotsMaster]

I don't have the change PC settings in my settings

Should look something like this:

 

[nobulltiger]

Should look something like this:

All good found a way, just about to reinstall will let you know how it goes, thanks

 

[nobulltiger]

BotsMaster unfortunately it didn't work

 

[BotsMaster]

BotsMaster unfortunately it didn't work

So Linux didn't install or your USB didn't boot?

 

[Black Flag]

op, if you can't install it, how are you going to go using it.... are you comfortable using the command line? why do you want to move to linux?

 

[nobulltiger]

So Linux didn't install or your USB didn't boot?

It installed but i'm having the exact same problem as before and it doesn't recognize the usb boot

 

[BotsMaster]

It installed but i'm having the exact same problem as before and it doesn't recognize the usb boot

Wait so you have Linux installed correct? And you no longer have Win 8 on your machine?

 

[nobulltiger]

Wait so you have Linux installed correct? And you no longer have Win 8 on your machine?

Windows 8 works, at start up its just the same as before, i have the option of ubuntu but it doesn't work, only win8 will work

 

[Final Siren]

BotsMaster unfortunately it didn't work

As a tip there buddy, when you have a problem, people need to know what exactly is happening. There are a million different ways something can "just not work."

If you describe in some detail what happens after you power up, you will get more accurate advice and save yourself some time.

 

[nobulltiger]

As a tip there buddy, when you have a problem, people need to know what exactly is happening. There are a million different ways something can "just not work."

If you describe in some detail what happens after you power up, you will get more accurate advice and save yourself some time.

Read back a bit, the problem is exactly the same as before. I think i've been pretty clear.

I'm grateful botmaster is trying to help

 

[Final Siren]

Read back a bit, the problem is exactly the same as before. I think i've been pretty clear.

I'm grateful botmaster is trying to help

It sounds like when you power on, you reach a bootloader screen asking you to choose between Windows and Linux, and when you use the arrow keys to highlight Linux and press Enter... what happens? No response? It displays an error message? The machine reboots? It loads the wrong operating system? "It never worked" isn't clear.

 

[nobulltiger]

It sounds like when you power on, you reach a bootloader screen asking you to choose between Windows and Linux, and when you use the arrow keys to highlight Linux and press Enter... what happens? No response? It displays an error message? The machine reboots? It loads the wrong operating system? "It never worked" isn't clear.

It just takes you back to the selection again

 

[BotsMaster]

Windows 8 works, at start up its just the same as before, i have the option of ubuntu but it doesn't work, only win8 will work

From what I can gather, you have installed Linux within the Windows environment and not actually booted from your USB allowing Linux to load itself which doesn't work (I know as I have done this as well).

 

[nobulltiger]

From what I can gather, you have installed Linux within the Windows environment and not actually booted from your USB allowing Linux to load itself which doesn't work (I know as I have done this as well).

How to do it from USB then? I'm not that savvy unfortunately but i love the ubuntu os so i just have a thing that i must have it

 

[nobulltiger]

I'm just gonna buy a preloaded laptop or go to a shop and see if someone can do it for me lol i give up

 

[The Passenger]

my advice just buy a new hard drive with nothing on it and install linux clean.

there have been loads of people with problems trying to install linux on a machine which already has windows 8.