On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 12:49 AM, Tim ignored_mailbox@yahoo.com.au wrote:
Allegedly, on or about 20 January 2013, Artifex Maximus sent:
This laptop has Windows 8 preinstalled and I am not able to install Fedora 18 with Secure Boot enabled or disabled. Similar problem with other distribution. Looks like stuck at GRUB loader.
Your last sentence sounds more like won't boot, than won't install.
Thanks for your answer. Right but without boot cannot install and stucked in GRUB boot stage which is more Fedora related than Acer. Sorry if I was misleading.
You should say what method you're trying to install (CD, DVD, USB). And have you tried any live discs (they run from the disc, rather than install to the drive)?
Upgrading to latest (2.09) BIOS solved the problem. Now I am able to boot from DVD.
In short. The machine has the following options. Legacy and UEFI boot mode. In Legacy mode Windows 8 cannot starts. In UEFI mode there is Secure Boot enabled or disabled. In both UEFI mode the boot process stuck when GRUB loaded (just a line with "GRUB is loading"). After BIOS upgrade it works. So there was some problem in Acer BIOS I think.
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