On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 02:45:56 -0700 Jimmy Johnson <field.engin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/29/19 1:56 AM, Joe wrote: > > On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:21:52 -0700 > > Jimmy Johnson <field.engin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 10/27/19 10:38 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote: > >>> > >>> On 10/26/19 5:41 PM, songbird wrote: > >>>> Peter Ehlert wrote: > >>>>> I have tried it, several times, but was unable to get Grub > >>>>> properly installed... not able to boot. > >>>>> I too would like such a tool > >>>> hmm, i have a booting USB stick of stable (before recent > >>>> release so i'm actually one stable back now :) ). no issues > >>>> at all booting from it and i don't recall installing GRUB > >>>> to it. > >>>> > >>>> i use UEFI booting most of the time via refind so i don't > >>>> bios boot often, but it does work. > >> > >>> I don't use UEFI, perhaps that is the difference. > >> > >> Keep doing a legacy install it's the best bet, most all computers > >> will do a legacy boot from the bios boot menu, even the new > >> computers built for windows 10. > > > > Not mine, Acer netbook about a year old. > > My acer aspire one is not having a problem and another acer with 17 > inch screen, hdmi and ddr3 is not having a problem, I can't get at > the model right now. You may have to fiddle with your bios, on a > samsung I have to go to bios at boot, to boot device where I find > what I want is at the top of the list and hit f10 and it then boots > what I want. > > Good luck. > No, it doesn't do legacy. There is no 'legacy' on any BIOS screen. It's an Aspire ES1-132. But Stretch installed in EFI easily and even gave me a dual-boot with Win10, which didn't interest me at the time, but does now. I'm doing a bit of Access work for the first time in years. -- Joe
