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

[Gareth France]

On 06/01/13 12:12, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> 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.
>
I'd be inclined to take it back and complain simply to make the point. I 
don't want to be handcuffed to Windows 'hate'.