I found that 'ubuntu' was listed in the computer's boot menu, so I tried that and it booted Ubuntu to the log in screen. However, I could not get past the log in, so something was missing from the install.
So I did a re-install from the USB stick using the complete re-install option in the installer and it worked fine, completing OK this time. I must say, I am impressed by the way the installer works these days. My last full install was with 12.04. I do, however, have a residual problem. When I start the computer up, I do not get a GRUB menu. I can only start Ubuntu from the computer's F12 boot menu. It will then show a GRUB menu, which includes Windows Boot loader. Is there a way to go straight to the GRUB menu? I have followed a lot of the online advice and changed setting in the BIOS but I don't see any advice that explicitly refers to this problem. On 21 June 2015 at 06:22, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com> wrote: > On 20/06/15 23:42, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> Currently, it boots to Ubuntu from a USB, if I have it plugged in, >> otherwise it boots into Widows 8.1. >> When booted using the live USB, the Ubuntu partition installed on the >> hard drive seems to be all there, although I wouldn't know if some files >> > > The Ubuntu partition will be all there. No files will be missing. The > problem will occur if Ubuntu is not installing in EFI mode. If it tries to > install in BIOS mode, the installation of grub that it carries out will > overwrite the BIOS boot sector on your HD. You can't see any files on a > BIOS boot sector. All the files will be there, but if it did install with > BIOS boot, it will mess up EFI boot. What I am saying is I don't know > for certain what effect that will have. Hopefully, grub will find Windows > and make it bootable as dual boot. I hope that will be the case, but make > sure you have the potential to reinstall Windows just in case you have to. > > Regards, Barry. > > > -- > http://barrydrake.co.nr/ > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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