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I've installed Kubuntu on my SSD. I can live boot the USB and see it installed there. However, No matter what I've tried I have not been able to boot the program from my SSD. There is a EFI partition. There is a ubuntu selection available in the boot menu. Selecting it has no effect. The efibootmgr has ubuntu listed as first (I would change this latter to 2nd) but nothing seems to matter. Won't boot ubuntu. I am convinced this is a Microsoft issue, not a linux shortfall. Prove me wrong!
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Hi Michael -
Use the advanced options and load grub to the actual Linux Partition, rather than the System partition, and use EasyBCD to add the grub loader to the Windows Bootloader.
http://neosmart.net/Download/Register/1
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Ubuntu
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/EasyBCD+B...
I would ask for any further help in EasyBCD forums as they are the world experts on multi-booting: https://neosmart.net/forums/
Hi Greg. Thank you for being willing to help. I read the post www.grooovypost.com/howto/dual-boot...
I've been at this off and on for several days now. I've spent time at askubuntu.com. I've been on the lenovo forums. Let's not forget every possible suggestion from the internet.
So, the post is straight forward, the instructions clear. I've followed them many times.
Some background. The first time I downloaded an ISO of Mint I ended up overwriting my windows OS. So, I restored Windows, all went smoothly except for a missing DLL for powercfg which I managed to find and restore. The above process gave me a ubuntu selection on the boot menu.
Subsequent installs of either Mint or Kubuntu appear to be successful. I can live boot the OS from the USB and see it's installed. My problem seems to be with the boot loader. I would prefer to have the Microsoft Windows graphical boot manager rather than the boot setup that comes as part of the UEFI from Lenovo. GRUB doesn't install as the groovypost indicates.
Hope I'm being clear about this.
Hi Michael. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP here to help you.
See this guide for dual booting WIndows with Ubuntu, whichever you want installed first:
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/dual-boot-wind...
I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post helped you, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.
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Linked tutorial is from a trusted Microsoft MVP
