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neutralise
April 6th, 2013, 02:39 AM
I recently bought a samsung series 9 ultrabook (np900x4c-a05au) and am trying to install a linux distribution (dual boot) on it.

The machine won't boot from usb (no cd drive), I have disabled fast boot from the bios, used two different (ntfs formatted) usbs and tried all 3 usb ports.

I tried using unetbootin, universal usb installer, diskimager and linux live usb creator to make the image on the usb.

I tried using ubuntu, kubuntu and kali on the usb.

By pressing f10 I can see the usb in the boot menu, however the machine will not boot from the usb (even when disabling boot from hdd in the bios).

Does anyone know anything else I can try, or how to fix this?

oldfred
April 6th, 2013, 05:18 AM
UltraBook complicates an already complicated UEFI install as Intel uses RAID which the desktop installer does not fully see, and you have optimus which many get working with bumblebee.

You will need to use the 64 bit version of 12.10 or 12.04.2 and from the UEFI menu boot the flash drive in UEFI mode. That way it will install in UEFI mode.
Systems need quick boot or fast boot turned off in UEFI settings. Vital for some systems. Best to backup efi partition and Windows partition first.
Use Windows Disk Tools to shrink Windows main partition, but not to create any new partitions, if installing on same drive.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI
As of 12.04.2, it is possible to install on UEFI systems with Secure Boot enabled (using signed versions of Shim, GRUB, and the Linux kernel). This is only currently set up for Ubuntu (desktop, alternate, and server) and Edubuntu images due to pressures of time; we expect to enable it across the entire Ubuntu family for 12.04.3. Details:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop
Installing Grub for UEFI secure boot is only possible if you have booted your system using EFI.


Samsung Ultrabook Windows 8 & Ubuntu & recovery boot Disk view of partitions post 7
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2097690
Samsung Series 7 - post #5 Windows 8 & UEFI, Ubuntu only to new SSD
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12382951
SAMSUNG Series 3 NP365E5C-XXXXX laptops
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2120763
Samsung series 5, erase Windows & install to SSD
http://schoolsplay.wordpress.com/2012/11/22/install-ubuntu-linux-on-a-samsung-series-5-ultrabook-with-ssd/


Intel Smart Response Technology
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/imsm
Some general info in post #3
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2071242

Some info on re-instating details in post #9 Dell 14z
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2038121
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2070491

Disable the RAID, it was using the Intel rapid management thingy and telling it to disable the acceleration or the use of the SSD. If you have a different system, just disable the RAID system then install Ubuntu. Once installed you can then re-enable it.
sudo dmraid -E -r /dev/sda
sudo dmraid -E -r /dev/sdb

You will need to use the dmraid command prior to running the Ubuntu Installer so that it will be able to see the partitions on the drive because otherwise with the raid metadata in place it will see the drive as part of a raid set and ignore its partitions.


Optimus
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1657660
Bumblebee:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee
12.10 with bumblebee
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2077451

Dell but UltraBook

HOWTO Ubuntu 12.10 x64 Dell XPS 14 (UEFI + Intel Rapid Start Technology + Flashcache), bumblebee - Details
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2117166

neutralise
April 7th, 2013, 01:09 AM
Firstly, thank you for an in depth reply.

> You will need to use the 64 bit version of 12.10 or 12.04.2 and from the UEFI menu boot the flash drive in UEFI mode. That way it will install in UEFI mode.
> Systems need quick boot or fast boot turned off in UEFI settings. Vital for some systems. Best to backup efi partition and Windows partition first.

Is the UEFI menu just my bios?
How can I boot a flash drive in UEFI mode?

oldfred
April 7th, 2013, 04:53 AM
UEFI is the new BIOS, but it has a compatibily mode called CSM.
Compatibility Support Module (CSM), which emulates a BIOS mode, when booting on affected laptops.

From a UEFI menu with secure boot off and CSM off or UEFI on, but not secure boot UEFI on (settings vary), you should from UEFI have two choices to boot a flash drive. One will mention UEFI and the other legacy/BIOS/AHCI/CSM or something.