[xubuntu-users] Installing 15.10 as dual boot with Windows 10 on Dell XPS 8900

[Ian]

I have done it with both Windows 7 and 10. No problems.

Ian


On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Peter Flynn <peter at silmaril.ie> wrote:

> On 05/12/15 20:59, Ian wrote:
> > I have dual-boot with Windows and Xubuntu setup on two of my machines
> > (one desktop, one laptop) in UEFI mode. It works great. I have also
> > tried with secure boot enabled and disabled and it doesn't seem to make
> > much difference.
>
> Interesting, thanks. Windows 10? I saw dire warnings against doing
> exactly that.
>
> I might try that, on the basis that if it breaks, nothing of value will
> be lost :-)
>
> ///Peter
>
> > On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Peter Flynn <peter at silmaril.ie
> > <mailto:peter at silmaril.ie>> wrote:
> >
> >     I have a new Dell XPS 8900 which has had our corporate Windows 10
> image
> >     installed. I want to dual boot with Xubuntu 15.10 64-bit which I
> burnt
> >     to a USB stick with unetbootin (which I have used to install a
> different
> >     machine, so I know the USB stick works OK).
> >
> >     The BIOS is unlocked, so when I power up I can hit F12 during the
> Dell
> >     logo, and enter the boot menu. I pick USB from the Legacy menu,
> having
> >     seen a lot of sites warning against trying to dual-boot install via
> the
> >     UEFI menu.
> >
> >     It's sloooooooooooooooooooow. I eventually get the Ubuntu splash
> screen,
> >     then the language-selector OK, and after several more minutes I get
> the
> >     window confirming enough disk space and an Internet connection. I
> left
> >     "Download updates" UNchecked, but I checked the option to install
> >     third-party drivers. And clicked Continue.
> >
> >     Then it just sits there. Eventually I gave up and held down the power
> >     button for long enough to cause an interrupt. I got a lot of console
> >     messages showing it trying to do various things with the colord
> driver
> >     and failing, causing successive failures in other bits an pieces it
> was
> >     obviously trying to load.
> >
> >     1. What is it actually trying to do behind the scenes of a GUI
> install?
> >
> >     2. Is there a way to force it to do an old-style console install?
> >
> >     3. Or should I ignore the warning about UEFI (that it won't see the
> dual
> >     boot nature, and will lose either Windows or Ubuntu or both, and
> maybe
> >     brick the system)?
> >
> >     4. Is it worth it? I can get away without Windows, as I have a
> Crossover
> >     license so I can run Office on the 2-3 occasions in a year that I
> >     need to.
> >
> >     5. Is the colord problem related to screen rez or the fact that it's
> a
> >     HDMI connection? Is there an updated way to install on these
> machines?
> >
> >     ///Peter
> >
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