HP Pavilion 15

[Piddell]

Just bought a new i5 pavilion machine and having problems installing (runs ok in Live mode, apart from wifi, but we're not there yet..)

so I installed Ubuntu, but on re-boot it comes back with windows, followed the boot-repair instructions, failed 2nd time with the number
5674397

HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15-b052
Ubuntu 12.04 just downloaded


Any thoughts?

Phill

[oldfred]

Link is not always the same, is this yours?
http://paste.ubuntu.com/5674397/

Locked-ESP detected.
Several others with HPs have not had that issue, but others have. Not sure how it is occurring.
There are several work arounds. Often just best to fully backup efi partition, erase it & recreate it.

grub-efi fails to install with Input/output error - locked efi
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1090829

HP p6-2326 Ubuntu and windows 8 Boot DVD
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2093445
Installing Ubuntu on HP Envy-6
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2123975
HP to get into UEFI/BIOS menu - escape then f10 as soon as it starts.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=5171079

[Piddell]

Yes I think that was my link
I just installed Ubuntu on its own, erased windows 8 from the PC. Seemed the logical solution and is working fine
Thanks
Phill

[oldfred]

Glad you have it working. Are you in UEFI mode or BIOS/CSM mode?