Wish to dual boot

[Conny Enström]

2013-01-21 23:33, squareyes skrev:
> On 22/01/13 00:37, Conny Enström wrote:
>> 2013-01-21 13:46, squareyes skrev:
>>> Hi all,
>>> just bought an HP g6-2208au laptop,
>>> have re-set bios to boot from optical drive first in both
>>> uefi and legacy boot order, but machine will not boot from it.
>>> Have disabled fast boot in windows.
>>> I am tempted to install ubuntu on the complete drive, but am
>>> a little afraid that it may not go on. Have installed from the 12.04 
>>> disc
>>> on other machines so think the Ubuntu dvd is ok.
>>>
>>> New machine, made recovery disks on it, so drive appears to work.
>>> HP forums don't give me any help, and would really like to have
>>> a mobile ubuntu 12.04.
>>> Any help would be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance
>>> Take care
>>> Winton
>>>
>> This may help: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/858
>>
> Thanks for that,
> but my problem is it will not run a live disk. Just goes straight 
> through to Win8.
> It can see the Ubuntu disk when win8 is running, but will not
> run a live disk for me to be able to do anything. I am reasonably sure 
> I can re-install win8
> with the recovery disks, but cannot run a live disk to install Ubuntu, 
> even if I use the full drive for it.
> I don't really understand the "virtual drive" install, and I use 
> Windows to try out open
> source apps for those windows users I can't convert, so is better that 
> I keep it.
> Thanks again
> Take care
> Winton
>

Did you enable Boot from cdrom in bios?

1:st boot device: CDROM
2:nd boot device: Harddrive