Probably not the best title but bear with me while I explain what's going on. I was recently gifted an Intel DB43LD mobo to perform UEFI dual/multi-boot iso-testing. It's a bit long-in-the-tooth (circa 2009) but it'll suffice until I can afford something newer.
So I started by installing Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition in UEFI mode on a GPT formatted drive:
start_point_comp.jpg
I then installed Ubuntu GNOME Trusty in UEFI mode (or at least I think I did based on the live boot menu appearance - black background with white print):
Gpart_dual_boot.jpg
But when I rebooted the box it went right into Windows without displaying any grub menu. I knew though from browsing the BIOS settings previously that pressing F10 would display a boot menu which is a new trick for me so I looked at that boot menu (sadly I didn't think of snapping a pic) but Ubuntu was NOT shown there either.
Next I decided to run Boot Repair using the Trusty live DVD and I was smart enough to grab a boot info summary before trying an actual repair:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/10048056/
I then ran Boot Repair which did end up working (at least partly) and I grabbed another post-repair boot info summary:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/10048113/
Sadly the box still booted straight into Windows but I rebooted again and pressed F10 to display the BIOS boot menu and Ubuntu was now there:
boot_menu.JPG
And if I select Ubuntu the GRUB menu appears and it will boot either Ubuntu GNOME or Windows:
grub_menu.JPG
So it's at least partly fixed but I'd like it to boot Ubuntu Gnome without having to hit F10 and selecting Ubuntu from the BIOS boot menu. Is that possible?
More importantly what went wrong? I thought after several hours of browsing and reading that it was this bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...y/+bug/1050940
But shortly after commenting there and reporting it on the QA iso testing tracker it was marked as a duplicate and I now have serious doubts. So I'm a bit lost.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm sure I'll have many more questions as I try to learn the whole UEFI process.
So I started by installing Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition in UEFI mode on a GPT formatted drive:
start_point_comp.jpg
I then installed Ubuntu GNOME Trusty in UEFI mode (or at least I think I did based on the live boot menu appearance - black background with white print):
Gpart_dual_boot.jpg
But when I rebooted the box it went right into Windows without displaying any grub menu. I knew though from browsing the BIOS settings previously that pressing F10 would display a boot menu which is a new trick for me so I looked at that boot menu (sadly I didn't think of snapping a pic) but Ubuntu was NOT shown there either.
Next I decided to run Boot Repair using the Trusty live DVD and I was smart enough to grab a boot info summary before trying an actual repair:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/10048056/
I then ran Boot Repair which did end up working (at least partly) and I grabbed another post-repair boot info summary:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/10048113/
Sadly the box still booted straight into Windows but I rebooted again and pressed F10 to display the BIOS boot menu and Ubuntu was now there:
boot_menu.JPG
And if I select Ubuntu the GRUB menu appears and it will boot either Ubuntu GNOME or Windows:
grub_menu.JPG
So it's at least partly fixed but I'd like it to boot Ubuntu Gnome without having to hit F10 and selecting Ubuntu from the BIOS boot menu. Is that possible?
More importantly what went wrong? I thought after several hours of browsing and reading that it was this bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...y/+bug/1050940
But shortly after commenting there and reporting it on the QA iso testing tracker it was marked as a duplicate and I now have serious doubts. So I'm a bit lost.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm sure I'll have many more questions as I try to learn the whole UEFI process.
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