I have this brand new Acer Aspire v5-573g-54208g50akk laptop. I started the preinstalled Windows 8 and then changed the boot priority to USB. But right after I choose Install Ubuntu or Try Ubuntu on the menu screen, the screen goes black and nothing happens.   I used Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.4.5 to create a bootable USB stick. I used this program on a different laptop before and it worked.  I tried different USB Sticks  I tried Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 13.10  Nothing helped :/
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When I was installing Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit on my new PC from a flash drive since the only computers I have do not have disk drives, I ran into a problem.  After the ASUS logo when switching on the PC, and pressing F8 to select the USB flash drive, there was the options thing as normal that allows me to select to either boot form the flash drive or install on the HDD, when I do either of these, there is a bunch of text on a black background, as I would expect, but after a few seconds the screen goes blank and the monitor says No signal.  I have previously installed Ubuntu with a flash drive to fix issues caused my Windows and ran into no problems.  Is it a problem with the pen drive I am using? Or maybe a problem with the system? I tried it in my USB 3.0 ports at the back and the USB 2.0 ones as well.  My Specs are:   &nbsp;&nbsp;AMD Phenom II x4 965BE &nbsp;&nbsp;ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6670 &nbsp;&nbsp;ASUS M5-L75 USB3 (typing this from memory, it's an AM3+ ASUS board with USB3.0 in the AMD700 chipet or something) &nbsp;&nbsp;Corsair XMS3 DDR3 4GB(2x2GB) 1333MHz RAM    I ran the memtest program on the flash drive as well, and it came out clean.
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I have an Acer Aspire E15 laptop, of my friend, in which I have been trying to install Windows 8 but I am unable to do so. It has 4 partitions:  Partition 1: total: 900MB - free: 900MB - type: Primary Partition 2:  total: 128MB - free: 128MB - type: MSR Partition 3:  total: 447.9GB - free: 447.9GMB - type: Primary Partition 4:  total: 16GB - free: 16GMB - type: Recovery   When I select partition 3 to install OS it says "windows cant be installed because it is GPT type" or something similar. How do I install in this partition?  Additional info: -without installation disc it shows "no bootable device- insert boot disc and press any key" so cant restore or repair. BIOS: -boot mode selected : Legacy (when switched to UEFI it says "no installation disc is inserted) -HDD name and serial numbers are visible in BIOS.  How do I fix this issue? Do I need other installation media? or do I have any problem with my HDD?
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I want to install Ubuntu and remove Windows 10 , but when you restart the PC does not read the Ubuntu installer that is on a bootable USB.
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I was trying to create a dual boot of Windows 8 and Ubuntu. I successfully installed Ubuntu on the hard disk but it wasn't able to boot so I went through boot-repair which said that I should put a certain file as EFI. I did that, restarted and only Acer logo appeared with nothing else. F2 didn't work, I couldn't get to BIOS any other way.  What I have tried:   Reseat the RAM Plug-in, plug-out hard drive Trying to plug only a bootable flash drive Trying to boot from CD Downloaded BIOS update from the acer website, but it only has a version from within Windows (which I can't access). Shorted JCMOS1 jumper for 20 seconds after which the ACER logo dissapeared and insted:   A black screen appears after I press the power key for about 5 seconds and then only a message "Press  to enter Setup." appears If I hold Fn+Esc and then power up, system info appears (Insyde H2O EFI 3.7, Copyright... System BIOS version: v2.13, Processor type etc) and the "Press  to enter Setup." on the bottom On pressing F2 the message "Press  to enter Setup." dissapears but nothing happens    Any other ideas are very welcome!  Thanks!
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I can boot Ubuntu from USB, but when I took the USB stick out of the laptop and booted again, I got an error saying   Error: unknown filesystem. grub rescue&gt;   What can I do to fix this?
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I have made a BOOTABLE USB installation of Ubuntu 13.04 using . I also have Windows 8 on separate partition. After I finished installing Ubuntu 13.04 from the USB, it went straight to Windows 8 without Grub showing to ask me to select an operating system, how can i fix this ? I don't have UEFI or secure boot.
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I have an X-series Asus laptop which I just bough about a month ago. I want to dualboot Ubuntu - Windows.  I can easily access LiveUSB with both UEFI enabled and disabled. I heard that there were problems with UEFI, so I disabled it. After I've installed the system I couldn't access it. It just boots to Windows straight.  Another unusual thing, that never happened to me before was that the partition editor wanted me to create a BIOS reserved area, which I did, but not at the beginning of the table.  Any ideas how to access the Ubuntu partition?  As far as I can guess both Windows and Ubuntu have to be both of the same type of boot, either Legacy or EFI. This is not the case of what I have now. So, if I reinstall Ubuntu in UEFI mode that correlates with my Windows type, will I then be able to boot into it?  I have a constraint, my laptop doesn't have a CD ROM, so I cannot reinstall WIndows, nor can I move around the Windows recovery partition.  This is the boot-repair report :    SOLUTION  I've enabled UEFI in BIOS, and reinstalled Ubuntu with UEFI enabled. It works fine now, although if I select Windows from the GRUB menu, it doesn't work. But I can live with that, since I can just select Windows boot from the BIOS instead.
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I was not aware of booting mode and installed ubuntu on my new x64,4 gb ram, Acer ES15 laptop in legacy mode. I read about the feature of uefi mode and would like to switch to uefi. When I boot on legacy mode, ubuntu loads up and system works fine, but when I change my bios setting to uefi it says no bootable device found. Should I install ubuntu again using uefi mode after erasing data? Will that work?.... Is there any other way to get to uefi mode or I need to format and then install ubuntu again using uefi bios mode? Please, help.
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Okay, I apologize if there are similar threads... but I've scoured the internet and never have I run across a helpful answer. So I'll ask here...   I have an old laptop, an Acer Aspire 5515... It was running Vista and was taking 5-10 seconds to just do anything, even as simple as opening a folder. So I decided to install a windows-user-friendly version of Linux - something I've wanted to try for a long time. I ended up settling on Kubuntu because I read somewhere that it's medium-light weight, and good for people used to running windows, after all, I can always replace it with something different later on.   I went to the ubuntu site itself and downloaded  "kubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-am64"  Then the problems started flowing in. Some of it user error I admit... first the CD I got wasn't big enough, then I forgot you can't copy past an iso file, then I couldn't get the Acer to boot from cd drive  Eventually, I fixed these... I burnt the iso image right, used a larger DVD, and changed the bios to boot from the cd. I went to try to just 'try' Kubuntu but that just wasn't working very well, so I just went and tried to go ahead and replace the OS. I knew it would kill everything on the Vista, but I already transferred the files I wanted to keep and the computer was unusable as it was, so I figured why not.   I went through with trying to do the installation, and the first time got to about 80% when I got the Errno 5 Input/Output Error  Alright then... it said something about heat so I placed the computer on a low running box fan as a make shift computer fan (It was getting hot anyway), and I tried again. Made it to about the mid-60s and got the same error.   This time, I went and I double checked the iso... it's indeed the most recent one on the Ubuntu site, and then I used winMd5sum, which says the checksum is correct. I then got another disk and downloaded imgBurn and burnt a new disk at the lowest possible speed (tried for 1x, but it did 2x).   Tried again and it still pulled the same error around the same spot.  So this time at the bootup screen I pressed shift and chose Check for Defects, it returned with Errors found in 1 file  The memtest86 says no errors.  So I'm assuming that means there's a problem with the CD/iso? The check sum was supposedly correct and it was burnt on the lowest possible burn with trusted software. Also, the cd drive works just fine and the disk itself is brand new without a scuff on it.  I'm pretty stumped what to do. I'm going to try to find a cheap flash drive at the dollar store or something to try to boot from USB, but if there is any troubleshooting I could do to get this to work without having to spend money I can't really afford, that'd be really helpful.   As it stands I have a nearly 10-year-old computer with no OS whatsoever on it because the windows section is all deleted, but the Ubuntu section is not fully installed.
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I am trying to boot Ubuntu on my computer.  When I boot Ubuntu, it boots to a black screen.  How can I fix this? Table of Contents:
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I'd like to install Ubuntu 13.04 on Lenovo g580 and I have this issue. After a few seconds of booting liveUSB screens gets black and nothing happens. I've read somewhere about connecting second screen to solve similar issue. Of course this didn't solve it, but it provided something like terminal with     initramfs>   and few basic commands ..  Is it possible to install Ubuntu on Lenovo g580 hardware? I also checked  Ubuntu 12.04: failed  Mint 13: SUCCEED (x32 and x64)  Is it because of drivers? Of course I want Ubuntu instead of Mint. :)
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I have been reading about the issue of Samsung laptops bricking when attempted booting from live USB. I have Samsung Series 7 NP700Z5C (-S02UB to be specific) laptop. It came with Windows 8 preloaded. Some posts claim that they disabled secure boot and installed Ubuntu in EFI mode.  On the otherhand comments on this  report state the issue to be with UEFI implementation and not with Secure Boot.  I really want to dual Ubuntu with Windows 8. Can someone help with UEFI mode installation process ?
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I've created a bootable USB of Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit with Rufus, setting the drive to be a GPT for UEFI. Then I booted my tablet PC and I ran the UEFI BIOS, from which I turned secure boot off. I then restarted and went again on the BIOS to boot from my key, but all I got was a black screen that lasted few seconds and then it brought me back to the BIOS. I read about a bootia32.efi file and other procedures that can be followed, but I didn't find a good explanation of what I need to get done. My tablet PC runs an Intel Core Atom Z3735F and has 2 GB of RAM. If you have the answer please let me know.
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I used a live USB to install Ubuntu 14.04 and completely erase windows 8.1, the installation went fine but when I restarted the computer Ubuntu wouldn't boot from my HDD, instead it came up with try Ubuntu or install Ubuntu so I restarted without the live usb plugged in and I got an error message Reboot and select a proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key.  I read a lot of posts about people that had similar problems but so far none of the solutions that worked for them have worked for me.  I also ran boot-repair but that didn't fix the problem either.   Here is the link from boot-repair   Please any help would be appreciated.  My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite U50D-A notebook with AMD A6-5200 processor
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The reason that I cannot use a usb or cd is because the 'xHCL Compliant Host Controller' is not working on my laptop. I have tried every methods I could find, even resetting my laptop to factory settings as a last resort. But, to reset my laptop, I got rid of my Ubuntu partition and I've been looking for a solution to get it back. I have tried Unetbootin as I've seen recommended online, but I get this error from the Windows boot manager while trying to boot using unetbootin: note: i was trying to install ubuntu 20.04 on my disk using ubuntu, as shown here: . However this was to dual boot with Windows 7, and I have Windows 10 so maybe that is the problem? Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. to fix the problem:      1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.   2. Choose your language settings, and then click &quot;Next.&quot;   3. Click &quot;Repair your computer.&quot;  If you do not have this disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.      Files: \ubnldr.mbr          Status: 0xc000007b      Info: The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or            contains errors   If anyone knows whether it is feasible to install ubuntu on my laptop without a USB or DVD, or if you have any ideas on how to make it work, let me know! my laptop: ASUS UX330UAK Windows version: 10.0.18363 Build 18363 BIOS mode: UEFI Let me know what other information is needed! NOTE: I see a lot of discussions about this topic where people just say &quot;just use a USB&quot; but that is NOT possible in my case, and I can't use a DVD either (I don't have a slot for it). Similarly, SD cards also do not work. I am not looking for a solution to fix my USB driver (or whatever it is that isn't working) since I spent two days in the guts of google trying all the different solutions, I doubt there is a solution I haven't tried. Sending my laptop to the manufacturer is not an option as I need it everyday for classes and work.
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I am running a 64bit laptop and i am trying to install ubuntu 11.04 from both a usb and cd.  However, when I click either install from disk or try ubuntu I get to a black screen with this: fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed  Any ideas?
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So i'm trying to install Ubuntu on my laptop, it seems to work fine until it tries to install grub. I haven't seen progress the past hour and this is the second attempt.  I'm trying to install 13.10, using a Linux Live USB. I don't care about the contents of the laptop.   I've been trying to find instructions about installing grub before starting the installation, hoping that would solve my issues, but I came up empty.  Laptop is 2 years old, it used to run dual-boot windows 7 and Ubuntu. I'm now doing a fresh install of just Ubuntu.  I hope anyone knows how I can find out why it is happening.