Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with preinstalled Windows 8 (and now upgraded to Windows 8.1). I am trying to set up to dual boot with Linux Mint and, of course, after following the usual Linux installation procedures, was unable to do so. I began researching and came across EasyBCD which looked like a way to solve the problem. I installed it and followed the instructions to set up my Linux installation. I restarted and the computer shut down. I restarted, got the EasyBCD boot screen, selected Linux Mint and I got the attached screenshot (boot-1). I tried to start Linux Mint and got the second screenshot (boot-2). I cannot get Linux to boot, nor can I get the EasyBCD boot screen to reappear.
I came to the forum and read the "Sticky: Windows 8 boot problems ? Please read this before posting" posting. Thinking that the Windows fast-boot might be the problem, I disabled that, shut the computer down, unplugged it, and removed the battery (so I would have a true cold boot). After about 3 minutes, I replaced the battery, plugged the power supply back in, and started the computer. I went directly to the "boot-1" screenshot again. I am now at a loss and hope someone here can help me.
Many thanks,
Patrick
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with preinstalled Windows 8 (and now upgraded to Windows 8.1). I am trying to set up to dual boot with Linux Mint and, of course, after following the usual Linux installation procedures, was unable to do so. I began researching and came across EasyBCD which looked like a way to solve the problem. I installed it and followed the instructions to set up my Linux installation. I restarted and the computer shut down. I restarted, got the EasyBCD boot screen, selected Linux Mint and I got the attached screenshot (boot-1). I tried to start Linux Mint and got the second screenshot (boot-2). I cannot get Linux to boot, nor can I get the EasyBCD boot screen to reappear.
I came to the forum and read the "Sticky: Windows 8 boot problems ? Please read this before posting" posting. Thinking that the Windows fast-boot might be the problem, I disabled that, shut the computer down, unplugged it, and removed the battery (so I would have a true cold boot). After about 3 minutes, I replaced the battery, plugged the power supply back in, and started the computer. I went directly to the "boot-1" screenshot again. I am now at a loss and hope someone here can help me.
Many thanks,
Patrick