Tyner
February 12th, 2014, 01:09 AM
For the longest time I wanted to switch to Linux, and after some research, Ubuntu seemed the best bet. The last straw was when I bought an Asus X75A-DS51 Notebook, even after the free upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1, I still could not stand it. Here are the laptop's specifications: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231037
After using an Ubuntu 13.10 install disk and installing it on seperate partitions than my Windows 8.1 partitions, I get no boot menu when I start my laptop. I can only use it by puting the disc back in and running the live version. So I ran Boot-Repair and got this:
Boot successfully repaired. (Note: It's not.)
A new file (~/Boot-Info2014-02-11_17h44.txt) will open in your text viewer.
Link to my Boot-Info2014-02-11_17h44.txt : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybi6t296eu2wzx0/Boot-Info2014-02-11_17h44.txt (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybi6t296eu2wzx0/Boot-Info_2014-02-11__17h44.txt)
In case you still experience boot problem, indicate its content to: boot.repair@gmail.com (Note: I emailed them but they won't help me because I have not contributed to them even though I just now heard of them.)
You can now reboot your computer.
A broken Wubi has been detected. Please fix it this way: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Cannot_boot_into_Ubuntu (Note: I didn't use Wubi.)
**EDIT: Now I am getting this from Boot Repair:**
EFI detected. Please check the options.
The boot of your PC is in Legacy mode. You may want to retry after changing it to EFI mode.
Do you want to continue?
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" dpkg --configure -a
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" apt-get install -fy
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" apt-get purge -y --force-yes grub*-common shim-signed linux-signed*
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" apt-get install -y --force-yes grub-efi linux
Boot successfully repaired.
Please write on a paper the following URL:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6918513/
In case you still experience boot problem, indicate this URL to:
boot.repair@gmail.com or to your favorite support forum.
You can now reboot your computer.
Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on sda1/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi file
A broken Wubi has been detected. Please fix it this way:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Cannot_boot_into_Ubuntu
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** EDIT **
This is the error screen I am now getting when I try to boot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r6ibqu4p7dofuce/100_8497.JPG
After using an Ubuntu 13.10 install disk and installing it on seperate partitions than my Windows 8.1 partitions, I get no boot menu when I start my laptop. I can only use it by puting the disc back in and running the live version. So I ran Boot-Repair and got this:
Boot successfully repaired. (Note: It's not.)
A new file (~/Boot-Info2014-02-11_17h44.txt) will open in your text viewer.
Link to my Boot-Info2014-02-11_17h44.txt : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybi6t296eu2wzx0/Boot-Info2014-02-11_17h44.txt (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybi6t296eu2wzx0/Boot-Info_2014-02-11__17h44.txt)
In case you still experience boot problem, indicate its content to: boot.repair@gmail.com (Note: I emailed them but they won't help me because I have not contributed to them even though I just now heard of them.)
You can now reboot your computer.
A broken Wubi has been detected. Please fix it this way: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Cannot_boot_into_Ubuntu (Note: I didn't use Wubi.)
**EDIT: Now I am getting this from Boot Repair:**
EFI detected. Please check the options.
The boot of your PC is in Legacy mode. You may want to retry after changing it to EFI mode.
Do you want to continue?
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" dpkg --configure -a
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" apt-get install -fy
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" apt-get purge -y --force-yes grub*-common shim-signed linux-signed*
sudo chroot "/mnt/boot-sav/sda11" apt-get install -y --force-yes grub-efi linux
Boot successfully repaired.
Please write on a paper the following URL:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6918513/
In case you still experience boot problem, indicate this URL to:
boot.repair@gmail.com or to your favorite support forum.
You can now reboot your computer.
Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on sda1/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi file
A broken Wubi has been detected. Please fix it this way:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Cannot_boot_into_Ubuntu
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** EDIT **
This is the error screen I am now getting when I try to boot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r6ibqu4p7dofuce/100_8497.JPG