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Is anyone out there running Ubuntu on HP Compaq Presario CQ58 Notebook PC?

If so what version and are there any issues I need to know about?

Can I dual boot with Windows 8 currently running?

Laptop Specs: Compaq Presario CQ58 Notebook PC AMD E-300 1.3 GHz 4GB Ram 320gb HD

Thanks,

user68186
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Joseph M Lewis Jr
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I don't know if there are any bugs on this particular model, but I would try the newest version (driver support/security updates) of Ubuntu.

For Dual-Booting Ubuntu with Windows 8 on your Notebook, which has UEFI, this guide will help you.

Here is a guide for disabling secure boot and going to legacy mode if you need to do that, but I doubt it.

This is from the guide i linked:

To install Ubuntu in EFI mode:

  1. Use a 64bit disk of Ubuntu (Ubuntu32bit cannot be easily installed in UEFI mode)

  2. Use a supported version of Ubuntu. Support for UEFI appeared in 11.10, but has become more reliable in next versions. Support for UEFI SecureBoot appeared in 12.10 and 12.04.2.

  3. Set up your firmware (BIOS) to boot the disk in UEFI mode (see the "Identifying if the computer boots the HDD in EFI mode" paragraph below)

  4. Then: nothing special is required if you use the automatic installer of Ubuntu ("Install Ubuntu alongside others" or "Erase the disk and install Ubuntu"). Important: if you have a pre-installed Windows and you want to keep it, do not choose "Erase the disk and install Ubuntu". if you use the manual partitioning ("Something else"), the difference is that you will have to set the /boot/efi mount point to the EFI partition. And if there was not any EFI partition on your HDD, you first will have to create it (see the "Creating an EFI partition" paragraph below).

Actually you need to be careful with the partitioning if you make them manually because most new laptops contain a "recovery-partition" which replaces the installation CDs of Windows.

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