[NBLUG/talk] Installation problem

Michael Dooley mdooley at sonic.net
Mon Oct 7 21:00:56 PDT 2013


On 10/07/2013 01:48 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:

> Thanks Michael, that seemed to do it.  I was able to get through the
> installation process.
>
> However there are two remaining problems.  One is that it still only
> boots to Windows.  To get Linux I have to boot with the thumb drive
> inserted.

Sounds as if grub might have been installed on your thumb drive. Are you 
also offered the opportunity to boot to windows in grub or do you just 
boot into Ubuntu?

> The other problem is that I can't shut the computer off when I do that
> (boot with the thumb drive).  When I tell it to shut down, it hangs up
> continuously showing the Ubuntu screen with the cycling dots.  I have to
> cycle power.
>
> Sigh...

Let me know about grub if you would.

-- 
Michael


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