How do i boot into Ubuntu installed in a partition using legacy boot(BIOS)and not UEFI?
I have an old Acer Aspire 4736z laptop(32 bit architecture) on which i tried installing ubuntu alongside windows 7.
What I did :
-used unetbootin to install ubuntu on to USB
-live booted and installed ubuntu on Partion of hard disk(which was formerly my Local Drive D);
[my windows is installed on Local Disk C].
Now, after restarting, laptop automatically boots into Windows. I tried checking tons of forums. But, all of them tell me to use uefi to boot into ubuntu. My laptop has legacy boot only. I don't think I can change legacy boot to Uefi by any means(because my laptop is so damn old) [any help appreciated on this matter..]
Now what do i do?
boot dual-boot uefi
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I have an old Acer Aspire 4736z laptop(32 bit architecture) on which i tried installing ubuntu alongside windows 7.
What I did :
-used unetbootin to install ubuntu on to USB
-live booted and installed ubuntu on Partion of hard disk(which was formerly my Local Drive D);
[my windows is installed on Local Disk C].
Now, after restarting, laptop automatically boots into Windows. I tried checking tons of forums. But, all of them tell me to use uefi to boot into ubuntu. My laptop has legacy boot only. I don't think I can change legacy boot to Uefi by any means(because my laptop is so damn old) [any help appreciated on this matter..]
Now what do i do?
boot dual-boot uefi
asked Mar 11 at 18:26
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One imagines that those "tons of forums" included how to download and use Boot Repair, and how to paste a link to the results into your question.
– user535733
Mar 11 at 18:33
If system is so old as to be 32 bit only, then you cannot UEFI boot. And some newer 64 bit systems with 32 bit UEFI require adding different files. How you boot install media, UEFI or BIOS is how it then installs. And if limited RAM with old sytem, better to use a lightweight version like Lubuntu.
– oldfred
Mar 11 at 19:16
Your laptop came out at the the time Windows Vista was around so it's at least 10 years old. Computer hardware has moved on 'a bit' since then. I would be thinking about buying a more recent laptop, maybe a 2nd hand one (what I did). There are many good bargains out there.
– Paul Benson
Mar 11 at 21:06
Yes, I tried Boot Repair, but in vain. I have been surfing the net the whole day for a solution, that's why i added 'tons of forums' in my question. Well I found one thread that helped me a bit: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327741 , and this might even be the answer to my question. And yes obviously, I am buying a new laptop right away, because computer hardware has moved on more than 'a bit' since my laptop came out. ;)
– sparsh nidhi
Mar 12 at 4:43
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I have an old Acer Aspire 4736z laptop(32 bit architecture) on which i tried installing ubuntu alongside windows 7.
What I did :
-used unetbootin to install ubuntu on to USB
-live booted and installed ubuntu on Partion of hard disk(which was formerly my Local Drive D);
[my windows is installed on Local Disk C].
Now, after restarting, laptop automatically boots into Windows. I tried checking tons of forums. But, all of them tell me to use uefi to boot into ubuntu. My laptop has legacy boot only. I don't think I can change legacy boot to Uefi by any means(because my laptop is so damn old) [any help appreciated on this matter..]
Now what do i do?
boot dual-boot uefi
asked Mar 11 at 18:26
sparsh nidhisparsh nidhi
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I have an old Acer Aspire 4736z laptop(32 bit architecture) on which i tried installing ubuntu alongside windows 7.
What I did :
-used unetbootin to install ubuntu on to USB
-live booted and installed ubuntu on Partion of hard disk(which was formerly my Local Drive D);
[my windows is installed on Local Disk C].
Now, after restarting, laptop automatically boots into Windows. I tried checking tons of forums. But, all of them tell me to use uefi to boot into ubuntu. My laptop has legacy boot only. I don't think I can change legacy boot to Uefi by any means(because my laptop is so damn old) [any help appreciated on this matter..]
Now what do i do?
boot dual-boot uefi
boot dual-boot uefi
asked Mar 11 at 18:26
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One imagines that those "tons of forums" included how to download and use Boot Repair, and how to paste a link to the results into your question.
– user535733
Mar 11 at 18:33
If system is so old as to be 32 bit only, then you cannot UEFI boot. And some newer 64 bit systems with 32 bit UEFI require adding different files. How you boot install media, UEFI or BIOS is how it then installs. And if limited RAM with old sytem, better to use a lightweight version like Lubuntu.
– oldfred
Mar 11 at 19:16
Your laptop came out at the the time Windows Vista was around so it's at least 10 years old. Computer hardware has moved on 'a bit' since then. I would be thinking about buying a more recent laptop, maybe a 2nd hand one (what I did). There are many good bargains out there.
– Paul Benson
Mar 11 at 21:06
Yes, I tried Boot Repair, but in vain. I have been surfing the net the whole day for a solution, that's why i added 'tons of forums' in my question. Well I found one thread that helped me a bit: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327741 , and this might even be the answer to my question. And yes obviously, I am buying a new laptop right away, because computer hardware has moved on more than 'a bit' since my laptop came out. ;)
– sparsh nidhi
Mar 12 at 4:43
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One imagines that those "tons of forums" included how to download and use Boot Repair, and how to paste a link to the results into your question.
– user535733
Mar 11 at 18:33
If system is so old as to be 32 bit only, then you cannot UEFI boot. And some newer 64 bit systems with 32 bit UEFI require adding different files. How you boot install media, UEFI or BIOS is how it then installs. And if limited RAM with old sytem, better to use a lightweight version like Lubuntu.
– oldfred
Mar 11 at 19:16
Your laptop came out at the the time Windows Vista was around so it's at least 10 years old. Computer hardware has moved on 'a bit' since then. I would be thinking about buying a more recent laptop, maybe a 2nd hand one (what I did). There are many good bargains out there.
– Paul Benson
Mar 11 at 21:06
Yes, I tried Boot Repair, but in vain. I have been surfing the net the whole day for a solution, that's why i added 'tons of forums' in my question. Well I found one thread that helped me a bit: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327741 , and this might even be the answer to my question. And yes obviously, I am buying a new laptop right away, because computer hardware has moved on more than 'a bit' since my laptop came out. ;)
– sparsh nidhi
Mar 12 at 4:43
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One imagines that those "tons of forums" included how to download and use Boot Repair, and how to paste a link to the results into your question.
– user535733
Mar 11 at 18:33
One imagines that those "tons of forums" included how to download and use Boot Repair, and how to paste a link to the results into your question.
– user535733
Mar 11 at 18:33
If system is so old as to be 32 bit only, then you cannot UEFI boot. And some newer 64 bit systems with 32 bit UEFI require adding different files. How you boot install media, UEFI or BIOS is how it then installs. And if limited RAM with old sytem, better to use a lightweight version like Lubuntu.
– oldfred
Mar 11 at 19:16
If system is so old as to be 32 bit only, then you cannot UEFI boot. And some newer 64 bit systems with 32 bit UEFI require adding different files. How you boot install media, UEFI or BIOS is how it then installs. And if limited RAM with old sytem, better to use a lightweight version like Lubuntu.
– oldfred
Mar 11 at 19:16
Your laptop came out at the the time Windows Vista was around so it's at least 10 years old. Computer hardware has moved on 'a bit' since then. I would be thinking about buying a more recent laptop, maybe a 2nd hand one (what I did). There are many good bargains out there.
– Paul Benson
Mar 11 at 21:06
Your laptop came out at the the time Windows Vista was around so it's at least 10 years old. Computer hardware has moved on 'a bit' since then. I would be thinking about buying a more recent laptop, maybe a 2nd hand one (what I did). There are many good bargains out there.
– Paul Benson
Mar 11 at 21:06
Yes, I tried Boot Repair, but in vain. I have been surfing the net the whole day for a solution, that's why i added 'tons of forums' in my question. Well I found one thread that helped me a bit: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327741 , and this might even be the answer to my question. And yes obviously, I am buying a new laptop right away, because computer hardware has moved on more than 'a bit' since my laptop came out. ;)
– sparsh nidhi
Mar 12 at 4:43
Yes, I tried Boot Repair, but in vain. I have been surfing the net the whole day for a solution, that's why i added 'tons of forums' in my question. Well I found one thread that helped me a bit: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327741 , and this might even be the answer to my question. And yes obviously, I am buying a new laptop right away, because computer hardware has moved on more than 'a bit' since my laptop came out. ;)
– sparsh nidhi
Mar 12 at 4:43
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One imagines that those "tons of forums" included how to download and use Boot Repair, and how to paste a link to the results into your question.
– user535733
Mar 11 at 18:33
If system is so old as to be 32 bit only, then you cannot UEFI boot. And some newer 64 bit systems with 32 bit UEFI require adding different files. How you boot install media, UEFI or BIOS is how it then installs. And if limited RAM with old sytem, better to use a lightweight version like Lubuntu.
– oldfred
Mar 11 at 19:16
Your laptop came out at the the time Windows Vista was around so it's at least 10 years old. Computer hardware has moved on 'a bit' since then. I would be thinking about buying a more recent laptop, maybe a 2nd hand one (what I did). There are many good bargains out there.
– Paul Benson
Mar 11 at 21:06
Yes, I tried Boot Repair, but in vain. I have been surfing the net the whole day for a solution, that's why i added 'tons of forums' in my question. Well I found one thread that helped me a bit: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2327741 , and this might even be the answer to my question. And yes obviously, I am buying a new laptop right away, because computer hardware has moved on more than 'a bit' since my laptop came out. ;)
– sparsh nidhi
Mar 12 at 4:43