<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 7:02 AM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:garyartista@gmail.com" target="_blank">garyartista@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 6:45 AM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:garyartista@gmail.com" target="_blank">garyartista@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 2:02 AM, Peter Smout <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:smoutpete@gmail.com" target="_blank">smoutpete@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span>On 21/09/14 22:49, Gary J. Kirkpatrick wrote:<br> </span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span> <br> <br> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 8:01 PM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick<br></span><span> <<a href="mailto:garyartista@gmail.com" target="_blank">garyartista@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:garyartista@gmail.com" target="_blank">garyartista@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br> <br> <br> Hi<br> <br> Just wondering if you all have a preferred guide for installing on a<br> W 8.1 machine (an HP HP 210 G1) .<br> <br> So far I have found 2 guides.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/09/install-ubuntu-linux-alongside-windows.html" target="_blank">http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2013/09/install-ubuntu-linux-alongside-windows.html</a><br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html" target="_blank">http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html</a><br> <br> <br></span><span> Thanks for any suggestions<br> <br> garyk<br> <br> <br> I followed the second of these and still I can not get grub to come up.<br> Any suggestions?<br> <br> <br> thanks<br> <br> <br> gary</span></blockquote></blockquote><div><br> </div></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi,<span><br> <br> Quick thought have you tried holding the <shift> key to bring up Grub?<br> <br> HTH<br> <br> Pete S<span><font color="#888888"><br> <br> -</font></span><br></span></blockquote></blockquote></div><span><font color="#888888">-- <br><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_extra">Yes, Pete, I did. Noluck.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">gary<br></div></font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">I also tried <a href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/EasyBCD.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/EasyBCD.shtml</a>. Now I get a boot menu with ubuntu but it will not load. Error message reads<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">windows failed to start .... efit/ubuntu/shimx64.efi<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">the application or operating system being loaded is missing a file.<br><br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I also enabled legacy support in bios , that did not help. I disabled legacy again, did not help.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I can run windows just fine through the boot loader so I have not totally screwed things up.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">As an alternative I would wipe windows and just use Ubuntu. So if anyone has instructions they recommend.<br><br><br>thanks<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">garyk<br></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">If you press F9 at boot the grub menu comes up. Ubuntu loaded just fine. I assume this is an HP feature. I have disabled secure boot but I bet I could reenable it. <br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">garyk<br></div></div>