Wish to dual boot

[squareyes]

On 22/01/13 09:09, Conny Enström wrote:
> 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
>
>
Yes, as above.
have re-set bios to boot from optical drive first in both
uefi and legacy boot order, but machine will not boot from a live disc.
Have disabled fast boot in windows.
Winton