My business partner purchased an hp Pavillion P7-1417 (without talking to me first, I would have never purchased an hp..). I want to dual boot the pre-installed Windows 8 with Ubuntu Studio.
First, I tried 12.04 because I wanted the LTS version, but could not get the installer to load unless it was in Legacy mode. I read on a forum, 12.10 was signed as EFI, so tried that, with similar results/
When I boot the installer disc, I get the grub menu. No matter what option I select, the grub menu disappears and I get a blank screen.
At one time, I ran the installer in legacy and created a new installation that wiped the HDD, so I know it's not a graphics issue.
I have tried just about EVERY option in the BIOS, but cannot get the installer to load now.
If I install 12.04 with Secure Boot enabled, and custom keys (HP keys do not recognize Ubunutu), I get anerror. If I try the 12.10 disc with the same configuration, I get a blank screen and nothing ever happens. I left it there for about 15 minutes to make sure it didn't just "run slower" in secure boot mode.Code:Empty Security Header
To make things more annoying, the hp P7-1417 does not have an HDD or DVD light so i can't tell if the computer is doing anything!
Does anybody know what I might be doing wrong here?
This new Windows 8/EFI thing is new and a total pain for us who want to use OUR computers OUR way!
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