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Hi everyone,Very new to Linux Lite. I have a dual install of LL and Windows, and can't get LL to boot. The only way I can use Linux Lite is by booting up Windows and then going Settings > Recovery > advanced Restart > Restart from USB etc and then I select Ubuntu, and it restarts and boots Linux instead of Windows. Not what I want to be doing every time obviously!I already posted on this and had some suggestions but no fix. I think what I need to do is configure Grub so that it boots first instead of Windows. One user told me to input sudo nano /etc/default/grub , but then I wasn't sure what to do after that. Any help appreciated, many thanks!Adrian
Quote from: stevef on November 26, 2021, 02:32:16 AMAs far as I can see, even if you edit grub, your boot manager is still pointing to windows. To access to the boot manager on power up requires pressing the correct key at the right time which is deliberately made difficult. Without the same hardware it is difficult to advise much. To get into the system boot manager have you triedWindows StartSettingsUpdate & SecurityRecoveryRestart NowTroubleshootAdvancedUEFI Firmware SettingsRestartThis should reboot into the boot manager. The acer boot manager *may* allow you to re-order boot options and shift grub (or ubuntu) to the top. If not, the best bet (in my view) is to look for a way to make the boot manager reliably accessible by hot key on each boot. Look for something like a 'hot key delay'. Setting a power on password might help as you know to press the hot key immediately after the password.If you can't progress this route, the windows tool bcdedit might be worth looking at.Thanks a lot Steve. I feel like I have tried most of that, but I'll try the other things you suggested. I really appreciate your response, and will let you know how it goes. Thanks,Adrian
As far as I can see, even if you edit grub, your boot manager is still pointing to windows. To access to the boot manager on power up requires pressing the correct key at the right time which is deliberately made difficult. Without the same hardware it is difficult to advise much. To get into the system boot manager have you triedWindows StartSettingsUpdate & SecurityRecoveryRestart NowTroubleshootAdvancedUEFI Firmware SettingsRestartThis should reboot into the boot manager. The acer boot manager *may* allow you to re-order boot options and shift grub (or ubuntu) to the top. If not, the best bet (in my view) is to look for a way to make the boot manager reliably accessible by hot key on each boot. Look for something like a 'hot key delay'. Setting a power on password might help as you know to press the hot key immediately after the password.If you can't progress this route, the windows tool bcdedit might be worth looking at.
sudo update-grub