[clug] Is anyone willing to install Kubuntu for me? For a fee?

[Stephen Boyd]

I suspect it isn't a UEFI bios issue as UEFI secure boot didn't become an
issue till Windows 8 was released last year and any BIOS that did support
UEFI would be configured to support legacy mode by default.

Hopefully someone at the CLUG meeting can fix it for you this evening.

Stephen.


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Paul C. Leopardi
<paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au>wrote:

> Hi all,
> On Thursday 25 July 2013 07:37:54 Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > What boot options does the bios provide?
>
> I am not sure what I am supposed to be looking for and I could not find a
> BIOS
> setup walk through on the web, so I will summarise the screens one at a
> time.
>
> If I boot the machine, I see a splash screen which has at the bottom:
> PLEASE PRESS F2 TO ENTER EFI BIOS SETTINGS
>
> If I hit F2 fast enough, I see a screen with the heading
>
> Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
> with the tabs: Main, Advanced, Boot, Security, Exit
> and at the bottom of the screen
> Version 2.01.1204. Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
>
> Under Main I see
> ASUS Eee PC ACPI BIOS
> Bios Version 0310
> Build Date 03/22/2011
> EC Firmware Version EPCD-056t
> and can only change System Date and System Time on this tab.
>
> Under Advanced I see
> Start Easy Flash [Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS]
> CPU Configuration
> -> Cool 'n' Quiet [Enabled]
> -> C6 Mode [Disabled]
> -> Node 0 Information
> IDE Configuration
> -> OnChip SATA Type [Native IDE]
> Onboard Devices Configuration
> -> Onboard Audio [Enabled]
> -> Onboard LAN [Enabled]
> -> Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
> -> Onboard Wlan [Enabled]
> -> Onboard Bluetooth [Enabled]
>
> Under Boot I see
> Boot Configuration
> Bootup Numlock State [Off]
> Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
> Boot Option Priorities
> Boot Option #1 [SATA: ST95...]
> Hard Drive BBS Priorities
> -> Boot Option #1 [SATA: ST95...]
> (This is without the USB memory stick plugged in)
>
> Under Security I see
> Options to set Administrator, User and HDD passwords
>
> > Most have a legacy mode to support older versions of windows. On my Asus
> > zenbook it is labelled UEFI Boot and I have it disabled.
>
> I can't find any option like that.
>
> > Also, I had no problem installing Fedora 19 on a HP notebook that came
> with
> > Windows 8 (BUT the windows virus keeps replacing the boot settings with
> its
> > own - seems to be a HP thing).
>
> My problem seems to be specific to the ASUS 1215B once the hard disk has
> been
> wiped. Possibly related:
>
>
> http://wernerroth.de/index.php/2011/12/17/kubuntu-11-10-on-a-asus-eeepc-1215b/
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/879858
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=129331
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/70025/how-do-i-install-on-an-uefi-asus-1215b-netbook
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/1/1/2
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/92802/how-can-i-install-on-an-asus-eeepc-1215b-uefi
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=143928
> http://vascoblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/the-new-laptop-asus-eee-pc-1215b/
>
> http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/679733-1215b-efi-partition-image-needed-help-please.html
> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/pipermail/linux-users/2012-March/001595.html
>
> > Only distributions released in the last 6 or so months support UEFI.
>
> It looks like Ubuntu 12.04 had some sort of UEFI support:
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/135621/ubuntu-12-04-using-uefi
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
>
> I just want to match whatever my laptop thinks it needs. Since it
> originally
> came with Windows, an EFI partition, and a hidden recovery partition, and
> since there is no "legacy boot" option in the Aptio Setup Utility, I think
> that it needs UEFI. I could be wrong.
>
> That's why I would like to pay someone, so I don't waste more of my own
> time
> making mistakes.
> All the best, Paul
>
> --
> Paul Leopardi
> http://www.maths.anu.edu.au/~leopardi
>
>