Since you have a space freed, I suspect something small but important is getting in the way. If nobody steps up before Feb meeting, I think taking machine along to the newcomer session will sort things out. May want to post the EXACT liveUSB you've downloaded. Perhaps you have a version mismatched to your system e.g., 386 vs amd64 etc. JN On 2020-01-18 12:01 p.m., Allan Topp wrote: > Thanks for the outpouring of helpful emails. Much appreciated. > > Alas, not that simple. > > I've been trying to do this for a couple of days. > > The "BIOS" is UEFI and, as I understand it, it is therefore necessary I > install ubuntu under (is that the right adverb?) UEFI. However, the > ubuntu installation does not allow for choosing UEFI. > > And! There is a 20 Gig unallocated partition on the HD (created by > Windows Shrink!) that the installation does not permit me to choose > (it's greyed out). > > So, with choices limited to "use whole disk" or "use whole disk with > LVM" I've come to a standstill. > > Bringing me back to "is there anyone out there with the > knowledge/experience to handle this"? > > I last installed a dual boot on Windows 7 - and it was a breeze. Not so > this time ... > > Other than the Windows stuff there are no files on the computer to back up > > > > On 2020-01-18 11:11 a.m., ProfJCNash wrote: >> Jean-Francois gives more complete advice than I did. Solid suggestions. >> >> You'll probably be in "advice overload" just now. One of the unintended >> consequences of all the choices in Linux. In one way very good, but ... >> >> Note that the "change computer settings" is not always required. >> Asus machines allow ESC to be pressed during the startup splash to >> get a choice of boot sources. I've seen F8 and F12 too on other brands. >> Saves some anguish with the BIOS/EFI. >> >> One thing worth mentioning is to try the live USB bootup as a way to >> see how your laptop responds and if various features (sound, screen, >> internet) work OK. >> >> Best, JN > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org