gunksta
March 19th, 2015, 02:01 AM
Howdy!
I have been installing linux onto computers and laptops since 1999 but this weekend something happened I have never experienced before. I bought a new laptop / tablet (Microsoft Surface Pro 3) and installed Kubuntu on it. I installed Vivid, but quite frankly I don't think my problem was with Vivid, which is why I am posting this here. I don't use Windows, unless I am at work. So, read on-line how to boot into UEFI, put Vivid onto a flash drive and booted my new fondle-slab. I booted into Kubuntu and played around. Most things worked OKish, but it was all what I expected, out of the box, based on what I had read online.
I installed Kubuntu, wiping Windows out. I left Kubuntu do a clean installation with an excrypted LVM setup.
I rebooted . . . to nothing.
Secure Boot is disabled. I can boot to the USB key, but not to my harddrive.
I reinstall, and this time opt for an encrypted home directory, thinking maybe UEFI support for encrypted LVM is lagging.
Rebooted to . . . . . nothing.
I can't get past the UEFI screen telling me it can't find anything. I proceeded to panic. Eventually, I reinstall Windows. I follow instructions for installing Linux for dual booting onto this hardware. I restarted my computer - and it worked.
OK. Great. I'm writing this post to you, from the keyboard of my shiny new Surface Pro 3.
But, I'd like to reinstall it and wipe out Windows and use encrypted LVM. So, how do I do that? I'm stuck and I suspect it is because of UEFI. This is the first system I have ever owned that doesn't have a legacy mode button.
I humbly await your wisdom.
I have been installing linux onto computers and laptops since 1999 but this weekend something happened I have never experienced before. I bought a new laptop / tablet (Microsoft Surface Pro 3) and installed Kubuntu on it. I installed Vivid, but quite frankly I don't think my problem was with Vivid, which is why I am posting this here. I don't use Windows, unless I am at work. So, read on-line how to boot into UEFI, put Vivid onto a flash drive and booted my new fondle-slab. I booted into Kubuntu and played around. Most things worked OKish, but it was all what I expected, out of the box, based on what I had read online.
I installed Kubuntu, wiping Windows out. I left Kubuntu do a clean installation with an excrypted LVM setup.
I rebooted . . . to nothing.
Secure Boot is disabled. I can boot to the USB key, but not to my harddrive.
I reinstall, and this time opt for an encrypted home directory, thinking maybe UEFI support for encrypted LVM is lagging.
Rebooted to . . . . . nothing.
I can't get past the UEFI screen telling me it can't find anything. I proceeded to panic. Eventually, I reinstall Windows. I follow instructions for installing Linux for dual booting onto this hardware. I restarted my computer - and it worked.
OK. Great. I'm writing this post to you, from the keyboard of my shiny new Surface Pro 3.
But, I'd like to reinstall it and wipe out Windows and use encrypted LVM. So, how do I do that? I'm stuck and I suspect it is because of UEFI. This is the first system I have ever owned that doesn't have a legacy mode button.
I humbly await your wisdom.