Deep, Thanks for responding, but the steps you are describing is for a proper EFI boot systems.
In any case the link describes the steps for such a system, and the restart options screenshot is nothing like mine. I do not get the EFI options as shown, so I can't proceed. To repeat my problem, my HDD is legacy booting (MBR partitioned), so Ubuntu complains it needs EFI and won't accept the free space I had created in C: I hope someone can suggest a workaround. I have done this before with windows 7, and Ubuntu 12.04, but I never encountered this issue. On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Deep Sukhwani <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Royce, > > Have you tried following a detailed guide such as this one: > http://technozed.com/install-ubuntu-linux-alongside-windows-10/ > > Honestly, there are quite a few guides on internet that show precise steps > heavily detailed on how to proceed with installation. And a lot of > cumbersome process has actually been sorted if you are installing Ubuntu > 15.04 / 15.10 such as having the need to run boot-repair when it fails to > show the bootloader at the time of startup that lets you select which OS to > boot into. > > Usually, you are required to turn off Fast Boot from Power Settings (so > that Windows doesn't force into booting only itself and instead shows you > options to boot into other OSes) disable Secure boot from your BIOS > Settings and then do the actual installation. > > And even when doing the installation, you must actually boot from the USB / > CD ROM that contains Ubuntu Installation files on it and boot into Ubuntu > into Try mode and see for yourself that all necessary peripherals such as > network devices, sound card, display, etc are working fine for your > machine's make/model and if you are satisfied, only then go ahead with the > installation from there itself. > > As you have already partitioned the drive from Windows (which is a good > thing to do), you will now be able to use a GParted UI to create partitions > for your new linux installation ensuring Windows Partitions are not messed > up with at all during this process. > > After the installation is done, there are chances that you will have to run > boot-repair (again covered in the link I mentioned above). Although this > boot repair thing is not required (usually) if you are installing 15.10 > (Willy Werewolf). > ᐧ > > -- > Regards > Deep L Sukhwani > > On 20 December 2015 at 18:43, Royce Pereira <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The HDD had windows 7 before, with 2 partitions C: and D:. > > > > Yes, there is a a recovery partition of 450mb after C: > > > > In my BIOS setting, CSM settings show boot options as: UEFI or legacy. > > > > Thank you. > > > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Rony Bill <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > In your BIOS check the EFI Legacy option for the HDD too. How come your > > Win > > > 10 is installed in legacy mode? Did you upgrade from an old Win 7? Did > > you > > > have partitions after C: ? Generally nowadays they come with the > recovery > > > partition after C: in order to make it difficult to install another OS. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Rony. > > > > > > On Dec 20, 2015 16:21, "Royce Pereira" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have a Windows 10 PC with was installed in 'legacy' mode (not EFI). > > > > > > > > I shrunk my C: to create free space of 25Gb for Ubuntu. > > > > > > > > I created a 64 bit Ubuntu bootable USB pendrive. > > > > > > > > For booting from the pendrive, I select the boot mode at the BIOS > > splash > > > > screen I have tried both 'USB drive' and 'EFI-USB-drive'. > > > > > > > > I tried to install Ubuntu 15.1 but the free space is always marked > > > > 'unusable'. > > > > > > > > Before this I'd got a warning that the installation was started in > EFI > > > > mode, but target installation is non-EFI, and if I force it I won't > be > > > able > > > > to switch OSs. > > > > But this warning is not appearing subsequently, only my freed > partiton > > is > > > > showing 'unusable'. > > > > > > > > Is there a way install Ubuntu into the created free space in such a > > > > situation? > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > > > -- Royce Pereira > > -- > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > -- > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- Best Regards, -- Royce Pereira -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
