I will be able to try it in a few days. Right now I am swamped with other things and will have to put Windoze back in to use the device.
Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Meadow Hill Newburgh, New York 12550-3802 1-845 787-2364 On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 2:35 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I had success with dual-booting a Win 8,1 laptop 2 months ago using the > following instructions: > > http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/11/how-to-dual-boot-linux-mint-17-and-windows-8-on-a-pc-with-uefi-firmware/ > > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Mark Wallace - [email protected] < > mhvlug2.trace.0928dbbae1.rmarkwallace#[email protected]> wrote: > >> I tried to put Ubuntu Mate back into my laptop. It had been there until >> a week ago when I decided to try Windoze. I have repented of my sins and >> my computer needs an angel of healing. >> I put Windows 8.1 back in it and it worked as well as Windows is going to >> work. It was because my wife was taking a course in microsoft word. >> >> The computer is a Toshiba Satellite 55D-85308. It came with Windows >> 8.1. The Bios was not upgraded since the last time it ran Linux perfectly. >> >> Ubuntu Mate when in without a hitch, except that I noticed that the >> install didn't know that Windows was in the computer. Secure boot was >> disabled. Windows Quick start was disabled. It would not let me reinstall >> the bios. >> >> When I tried to boot up in CSM I got >> >> PXE_MOF: exiting PXE ROM >> >> reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected >> boot device and press a key. >> >> When I tried to boot up in UEFI I got the message >> >> Reboot and seclet proper boot device and press a key >> >> Further >> >> 1) Kill disk would not run to zero fill the hard drive. I tried two >> different CD's that were the edition for Windows 8 >> >> HELP!!!!!1 CYBERSPACE IS NOT RESPONDING AND TELLING ME TO "PLEASE >> WAIT." A 66 YEAR OLD GUY DOESN'T WANT TO WAIT TOO LONG FOR ANYTHING!!! >> >> What can I do? What CAN I do? >> >> It reinstalls Windows perfectly so I don't think that I have a hardware >> problem. >> >> If I survive this I am going to run to the zoo and hug every penguin >> there. >> >> Mark >> >> >> Robert Mark Wallace >> 60 Delaware Road >> Meadow Hill >> Newburgh, New York 12550-3802 >> 1-845 787-2364 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * >> May 6 - Cgroups, Containers, Docker And Me >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * > May 6 - Cgroups, Containers, Docker And Me > >
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