[ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu on a machine with Windows 8 [was Windows 9]

[Rowan Berkeley]

On 06/01/2013 13:53, Barry Drake wrote:
> On 06/01/13 12:41, Sean Miller wrote:
>> Mine (on Windows 8) delivers the same screen but it doesn't come up 
>> with the "corrupted" message - it loads.
>> Others on here, who know a lot more about Ubuntu, may be able to 
>> offer some tips in this regard.
>
> I don't claim to be an expert, but this sounds to me a lot like the 
> stuff in the BIOS that prevents systems other than Windows from 
> running.  It's called UEFI secure boot.  Look for it on the interweb.  
> If it is that, then there may or may not be an override in the BIOS 
> settings.  If not, then it will be impossible to run either a native 
> install or a Wubi install on that machine.  Take it back and complain.
>
> Regards,        Barry
>
Yes, exactly. But whether I can complain about it is another question. I 
can imagine them having some get-out clause in the sales contract, which 
itself is somewhere in the Windows system. But there are ways round 
this; they're just complicated. They involve manually installing 
partitions and start points, as I recall from browsing this earlier.