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05-25-2017 04:26 PM
Ok im running a HP netbook and i am having probles booting into another OS
Im duel booting Windows 8.1 and a vers of Linux
from start i hit f9 to get to boot changer and i go down to the vers of linux i want to boot i hit enter and then it takes me to the windows boot loader no error messages nothing like thats whats supost to happen i even tried reinstalling the vers of linux and it did the same thing from my usb drive i reset the BIOS and repaired Windows boot manger and that did not fix it if somone could help thanks if not then well im at a loss thank you and have a good day
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05-25-2017 06:24 PM
The computer should boot first to a Linux bootloader. You should not have to use f9. What Linux distro is this? Most use the grub/grub2 bootloader these days. If you are not seeing the grub bootloader then windows has taken over the boot sector.
05-25-2017 06:24 PM
The computer should boot first to a Linux bootloader. You should not have to use f9. What Linux distro is this? Most use the grub/grub2 bootloader these days. If you are not seeing the grub bootloader then windows has taken over the boot sector.