[ubuntu-uk] Bizarre occurrence when attempting to install Ubuntu

Hi all, I’ve just purchased an Acer Aspire E3 that came with Windows 8.1 with Bing. I have a good bootable USB stick with 14.04 on it, from which I have installed several times on different machines. Here’s what I did: Created unallocated space on the HDD within Windows Booted from the USB

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bizarre occurrence when attempting to install Ubuntu

On 19 November 2014 12:12, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Hi all, > I’ve just purchased an Acer Aspire E3 > that > came with Windows 8.1 with Bing. > I have a good bootable USB stick with 14.04 on it, from which I have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bizarre occurrence when attempting to install Ubuntu

On 19 November 2014 13:12, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I’ve just purchased an Acer Aspire E3 that came with Windows 8.1 with Bing. I presume that the machine has UEFI firmware, not a BIOS? My suggestion... Have you gone into the firmware setup and disabled SecureBoot? Do so, ensure that Win

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bizarre occurrence when attempting to install Ubuntu

Hi Gordon, On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:12 Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > > > > > > > The machine restarts, and goes straight into Windows. No sign of the Ubuntu install at all. It sounds like you've got Ubuntu installed correctly and you're just having a boot order /priority problem. > > > > >