It isn't instructed in the OP of that link, but remember to extract the BIOS file DIRECTLY to the USB drive. I suggest the Easy Flash method because it distances the process as far from Windows as possible and is simpler to carry out. The other was the Easy Flash utility launched within the BIOS. One was the WinFlash utility launched within Windows. My research found two methods of updating the BIOS that were provided by Asus. I followed this thread's instructions, updating to v223: This was because I had no option to toggle CSM or SecureBoot, both of which had been reported by others as necessary toggles to run Linux. It also did this for 64-bit Ubuntu 12.10.Īfter much digging, contemplating, consultation, and prayer, it appeared that I needed to update my BIOS from v207. I then tried loading it from a flash drive. I tested this with 3 different CD's and 2 downloads of the. The problem was that "gray screen w/ underscore" I described above.
The first problem I had was with a Linux Mint 14 KDE boot disk. I've linked detailed instructions where vital, but things like making your partitions and running the Linux installer should be easy to find elsewhere. I consulted a friend over IM on a separate PC, and he helped me tremendously.īe aware that this is not an in-depth guide.
I would also suggest having someone experienced alongside you while you do this. This is simply what worked for me, and it may help some other poor soul to figure this out with less trial and error. Nor do I know how many were truly necessary. The problems I had appeared to be extremely hardware dependent, and I do not trust these steps to even be "portable" to an identical model.
I'm referring to it getting stuck on this screen for about 10 minutes in the same manner as I just described.įinally, read all of this before doing anything and I'm not taking responsibility for any problems that arise from following my lead. Note that the appearance of a heiroglyphic screen in general is normal. That's what initially happened to me.Īlso, if you get stuck on any variant of this: If you load Linux Mint from a boot disk, launch it, and get stuck with a gray background with a blinking underscore for 10 minutes or so. So, if your PC matches this, you in particular might want to read on. To start, some of my PC's stats at the beginning of this: It took my friend and I three days to get Linux and Windows 7 to both boot from GRUB, and I figure I should post what we had to do. Sick of these, I decided to dual boot some version of Linux, did some looking around, and decided upon Linux Mint 14 KDE (second choice was Ubuntu 12.10). So, last Monday I decided to try a couple things in C++ on Windows 7 and, once again, stumbled upon more "missing.
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