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1. Installing Ubuntu Quickly and Easily via


Trial and Error
2. Installing Ubuntu in EFI mode
1. Case when Ubuntu must be
installed in EFI mode
2. General principle
3. Identifying if the computer boots
the HDD in EFI mode
4. Identifying if the computer boots
the Ubuntu DVD in EFI mode
5. Set up the BIOS in EFI or
Legacy mode
6. Creating an EFI partition
3. Identifying if an Ubuntu has been
installed in EFI mode
4. Converting Ubuntu into EFI or Legacy
mode
1. Converting Ubuntu into EFI
mode
2. Converting Ubuntu into Legacy
mode
5. SecureBoot
1. Disabling SecureBoot in the
BIOS
2. Accessing the UEFI settings
from Windows8
6. See also
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UEFI
UEFI (~EFI) is a firmware interface that is widespread on recent
computers, especially those more recent than 2010. It is intended to
replace the traditional BIOS firmware interface that is prevalent on
earlier machines. This page provides information about installing and
booting Ubuntu using EFI, as well as about switching between EFI
mode and legacy BIOS mode using Ubuntu.
Installing Ubuntu Quickly
and Easily via Trial and
Error
If you have a computer that is more recent than 2010 and you do not
know whether or not you need to install Ubuntu in EFI mode, you
should be able to get Ubuntu installed quickly and correctly using the
following steps:
Create a LiveDVD or LiveUSB of Ubuntu (>=12.04.2)
64bit.
In your BIOS, disable QuickBoot/FastBoot and Intel Smart
Response Technology (SRT). If you have Windows8, also
disable FastStartup.
Boot your PC using the LiveDVD or LiveUSB and choose
"Try Ubuntu". If you get a Secure boot or signature error,
you may wish to disable SecureBoot as described here, then
retry to boot the disk.
Install Ubuntu from the Live CD/DVD or Live USB in the usual manner, then reboot the PC.
If the PC does not load Ubuntu (but instead loads Windows, for example, as in Bug #1050940), or if the
Windows entry in the GRUB 2 menu does not boot Windows (see Bug #1024383), boot your PC using the
Live CD/DVD or Live USB and choose "Try Ubuntu" once again. When the live session has loaded, run Boot-
Repair (see link for details). When Boot-Repair loads, click on the "Recommended repair" button, and write on
a paper the URL (paste.ubuntu.com/XXXXXX/) that will appear. Then reboot the pc.
This should fix most boot problems. If this does not fix your boot problems, please create a new thread in this
forum, describing your problem and indicating the URL you wrote in the previous step.
Installing Ubuntu in EFI mode
Warning: if you are a new Ubuntu user, you may want to follow the advice of the previous paragraph.
Case when Ubuntu must be installed in EFI mode
Having a PC with EFI firmware does not mean that you need to install Ubuntu in EFI mode. What is important is
below:
if the other systems (Windows Vista/7/8, GNU/Linux...) of your computer are installed in EFI mode, then you
must install Ubuntu in EFI mode too.
if the other systems (Windows, GNU/Linux...) of your computer are installed in Legacy (not-EFI) mode, then
you must install Ubuntu in Legacy mode too. Eg if your computer is old (<2010), is 32bits, or was sold with a
pre-installed Windows XP.
if Ubuntu is the only operating system on your computer, then it does not matter, you can install Ubuntu in EFI
mode or not.
General principle
To install Ubuntu in EFI mode:
Use a 64bit disk of Ubuntu (Ubuntu32bit cannot be easily installed in UEFI mode)
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.
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)
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).
Identifying if the computer boots the HDD in EFI mode
This is possible only if you have already installed Ubuntu on the HDD, or by looking at the BIOS setup (see paragraph
below).
From an Ubuntu installed on the HDD (neither liveCD nor liveUSB), open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), then type the
following command:
[ -
d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo "EFI boot on HDD" || echo "Legacy boot on HDD"
Remark: if the result is "Legacy boot on HDD", then either the BIOS is not UEFI type, or the BIOS is not set up to
boot the HDD in UEFI mode.
Identifying if the computer boots the Ubuntu DVD in EFI mode
Warning: even if your PC boots the DVD in EFI mode, it might boot the HDD in Legacy mode (and the contrary).
When booting on a 64-bit Ubuntu disk:
- If the BIOS is set up to boot the CD in EFI mode, then you will see the screen below:
- If the BIOS is NOT set up to boot the CD in EFI mode, or if the disk is not 64-bit, then you will see the screen
below:
Set up the BIOS in EFI or Legacy mode
Some recent computers (>2011) allow to set up the boot either in UEFI mode or in Legacy (not-EFI) mode. The way
to carry out this setting depends on the computers, but generally this setting is located in the "Boot order" tab of the
BIOS (to access the BIOS screens, it is generally necessary to press a key during the PC startup).
Note: Some BIOSes (e.g. American Megatrends' "Aptio", found on the Asus vivobook series) call Legacy mode
"Compatibility Support Module" or simply "CSM".
Remark: Some BIOSes allow one to set up the boot mode for the optical drive separately from the boot mode for the
HDD.
For example, below:
the "UEFI Hitachi" line allows to boot the HDD in EFI mode,
the "P1: Hitachi" line allows to boot the HDD in Legacy (not-EFI) mode,
the "P3: DVD" line allows to boot the Ubuntu CD in Legacy mode
the "UEFI: USB" line allows to boot the Ubuntu liveUSB in EFI mode.
Here is a 2nd example of BIOS, simpler, where the "Boot Mode" parameter allows one to choose the boot mode
("UEFI" or "Legacy") for all media (hard disk, CD, USB...) at the same time.
Some other firmwares (BIOSes) propose an "UEFI/Legacy Boot:" option with the following choices: [Legacy only],
[UEFI only] and [Both]. This last one boots in EFI mode when possible, then in Legacy mode if no EFI files are
detected.
Creating an EFI partition
If you are manually partitioning your disk in the Ubuntu installer, you need to make sure you have an EFI partition set
up.
If your disk already contains an EFI partition (eg if your computer had Windows8 preinstalled), it can be used
for Ubuntu too. Do not format it. It is strongly recommended to have only 1 EFI partition per disk.
An EFI partition can be created via a recent version of GParted (the Gparted version included in the 12.04 disk
is OK), and must have the following attributes:
Mount point: /boot/efi (remark: no need to set this mount point when using the manual partitioning, the
Ubuntu installer will detect it automatically)
Size: minimum 100Mib. 200MiB recommended.
Type: FAT32
Other: needs a "boot" flag.
Identifying if an Ubuntu has been installed in EFI
mode
An Ubuntu installed in EFI mode can be detected the following way:
its /etc/fstab file contains an EFI partition (mount point: /boot/efi)
it uses the grub-efi bootloader (not grub-pc)
from the installed Ubuntu, open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) then type the following command:
[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo "Installed in EFI mode" || echo "Installed in Legacy mode"
Converting Ubuntu into EFI or Legacy mode
Converting Ubuntu into EFI mode
Start Boot-Repair, click on "Advanced options", go to the "GRUB location" tab.
If you do not see a "Separate /boot/efi partition" line, this means that your PC does not have any EFI partition.
In this case, exit Boot-Repair, then create an EFI partition (see the "Creating an EFI partition" paragraph
above).
If you see a "Separate /boot/efi partition" line, tick it then click the "Apply" button.
Set up your BIOS so that it boots the HDD in EFI mode (see the ""Set up the BIOS in EFI or Legacy mode"
paragraph above).
Converting Ubuntu into Legacy mode
If Ubuntu is installed on a GPT disk (you can check it via the 'sudo parted -l' command), use Gparted to create
a BIOS-Boot partition (1MB, unformatted filesystem, bios_grub flag) at the start of its disk.
Start Boot-Repair, click on "Advanced options", go to the "GRUB location" tab.
Untick the "Separate /boot/efi partition" option
Click the "Apply" button.
Set up your BIOS so that it boots the HDD in Legacy mode (see the ""Set up the BIOS in EFI or Legacy
mode" paragraph above).
SecureBoot
"Secure Boot" is a new UEFI feature that appeared in 2012, with Windows8 preinstalled computers. All current
Ubuntu 64bit (not 32bit) versions now support this feature, but as PCs implementing support for it have only become
widespread at the end of 2012 it is not yet widely tested, so it's possible that you may encounter problems booting
Ubuntu under Secure Boot. If you do, please file a bug report against the shim package in Ubuntu, preferably using the
command ubuntu-bug shim once you've installed with Secure Boot disabled.
Disabling SecureBoot in the BIOS
Here is an example of BIOS showing that "Secure Boot" is enabled:
To disable or enable Secure Boot, find a similar option in your BIOS, and use the keyboard to switch it to
Enabled/Disabled.
Remark: if your PC has Windows8, you may need to follow the procedure below to access your BIOS.
Accessing the UEFI settings from Windows8
Go to the PowerOff options, and while holding the SHIFT key, click on Restart.
When the menu below appears, select Troubleshoot, then UEFI Firmware Settings.
The PC will reboot and you will be able to enter the BIOS (if not press the necessary key).
See also
- UEFIBooting (older documentation, maybe useful for Mac)
- EasyBCD cannot be used in UEFI mode: thread on EasyBCD forum. But it can be used from version 2.2.
- Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 System: Step by Step guide to install Ubuntu on an
UEFI/Secure Boot enabled computer that comes pre-installed with Windows 8
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UEFI (ltima edicin 2013-10-20 15:52:45 efectuada por yannubuntu @ localhost[127.0.0.1]:yannubuntu)

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