blog/How_can_I_install_Linux_on_a_Packard_Bell_Easynote_LV_preinstalled_with_Windows_8_.html

   1 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
   2           "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
   3 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr">
   4   <head>
   5     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
   6     <title>Petter Reinholdtsen: How can I install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8?</title>
   7     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/style.css" />
   8     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/vim.css" />
   9
  10
  11   </head>
  12   <body>
  13     <div class="title">
  14  <h1>
  15      <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/">Petter Reinholdtsen</a>
  16
  17  </h1>
  18
  19 </div>
  20
  21
  22     <div class="entry">
  23       <div class="title">How can I install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8?</div>
  24       <div class="date">25th May 2013</div>
  25       <div class="body"><p>I've run into quite a problem the last few days.  I bought three
  26 new laptops for my parents and a few others.  I bought Packard Bell
  27 Easynote LV to run Kubuntu on and use as their home computer.  But I
  28 am completely unable to figure out how to install Linux on it.  The
  29 computer is preinstalled with Windows 8, and I suspect it uses UEFI
  30 instead of a BIOS to boot.</p>
  31
  32 <p>The problem is that I am unable to get it to PXE boot, and unable
  33 to get it to boot the Linux installer from my USB stick.  I have yet
  34 to try the DVD install, and still hope it will work.  when I turn on
  35 the computer, there is no information on what buttons to press to get
  36 the normal boot menu.  I expect to get some boot menu to select PXE or
  37 USB stick booting.  When booting, it first ask for the language to
  38 use, then for some regional settings, and finally if I will accept the
  39 Windows 8 terms of use.  As these terms are completely unacceptable to
  40 me, I have no other choice but to turn off the computer and try again
  41 to get it to boot the Linux installer.</p>
  42
  43 <p>I have gathered my findings so far on a Linlap page about the
  44 <a href="http://www.linlap.com/packard_bell_easynote_lv">Packard Bell
  45 EasyNote LV</a> model.  If you have any idea how to get Linux
  46 installed on this machine, please get in touch or update that wiki
  47 page.  If I can't find a way to install Linux, I will have to return
  48 the laptop to the seller and find another machine for my parents.</p>
  49
  50 <p>I wonder, is this the way Linux will be forced out of the market
  51 using UEFI and "secure boot" by making it impossible to install Linux
  52 on new Laptops?</p>
  53 </div>
  54
  55       <div class="tags">Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.</div>
  56
  57
  58     </div>
  59
  60
  61
  62
  63     <div id="sidebar">
  64
  65
  66
  67 <h2>Archive</h2>
  68 <ul>
  69
  70 <li>2017
  71 <ul>
  72
  73 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/01/">January (4)</a></li>
  74
  75 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/02/">February (3)</a></li>
  76
  77 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/03/">March (5)</a></li>
  78
  79 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/04/">April (2)</a></li>
  80
  81 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/06/">June (5)</a></li>
  82
  83 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/07/">July (1)</a></li>
  84
  85 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/08/">August (1)</a></li>
  86
  87 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/09/">September (3)</a></li>
  88
  89 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/10/">October (5)</a></li>
  90
  91 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2017/11/">November (3)</a></li>
  92
  93 </ul></li>
  94
  95 <li>2016
  96 <ul>
  97
  98 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/01/">January (3)</a></li>
  99
 100 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/02/">February (2)</a></li>
 101
 102 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/03/">March (3)</a></li>
 103
 104 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/04/">April (8)</a></li>
 105
 106 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/05/">May (8)</a></li>
 107
 108 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/06/">June (2)</a></li>
 109
 110 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/07/">July (2)</a></li>
 111
 112 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/08/">August (5)</a></li>
 113
 114 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/09/">September (2)</a></li>
 115
 116 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/10/">October (3)</a></li>
 117
 118 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/11/">November (8)</a></li>
 119
 120 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2016/12/">December (5)</a></li>
 121
 122 </ul></li>
 123
 124 <li>2015
 125 <ul>
 126
 127 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/01/">January (7)</a></li>
 128
 129 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/02/">February (6)</a></li>
 130
 131 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/03/">March (1)</a></li>
 132
 133 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/04/">April (4)</a></li>
 134
 135 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/05/">May (3)</a></li>
 136
 137 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/06/">June (4)</a></li>
 138
 139 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/07/">July (6)</a></li>
 140
 141 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/08/">August (2)</a></li>
 142
 143 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/09/">September (2)</a></li>
 144
 145 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/10/">October (9)</a></li>
 146
 147 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/11/">November (6)</a></li>
 148
 149 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2015/12/">December (3)</a></li>
 150
 151 </ul></li>
 152
 153 <li>2014
 154 <ul>
 155
 156 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/01/">January (2)</a></li>
 157
 158 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/02/">February (3)</a></li>
 159
 160 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/03/">March (8)</a></li>
 161
 162 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/04/">April (7)</a></li>
 163
 164 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/05/">May (1)</a></li>
 165
 166 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/06/">June (2)</a></li>
 167
 168 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/07/">July (2)</a></li>
 169
 170 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/08/">August (2)</a></li>
 171
 172 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/09/">September (5)</a></li>
 173
 174 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/10/">October (6)</a></li>
 175
 176 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/11/">November (3)</a></li>
 177
 178 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2014/12/">December (5)</a></li>
 179
 180 </ul></li>
 181
 182 <li>2013
 183 <ul>
 184
 185 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/01/">January (11)</a></li>
 186
 187 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/02/">February (9)</a></li>
 188
 189 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/03/">March (9)</a></li>
 190
 191 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/04/">April (6)</a></li>
 192
 193 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/05/">May (9)</a></li>
 194
 195 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/06/">June (10)</a></li>
 196
 197 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/07/">July (7)</a></li>
 198
 199 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/08/">August (3)</a></li>
 200
 201 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/09/">September (5)</a></li>
 202
 203 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/10/">October (7)</a></li>
 204
 205 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/11/">November (9)</a></li>
 206
 207 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2013/12/">December (3)</a></li>
 208
 209 </ul></li>
 210
 211 <li>2012
 212 <ul>
 213
 214 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/01/">January (7)</a></li>
 215
 216 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/02/">February (10)</a></li>
 217
 218 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/03/">March (17)</a></li>
 219
 220 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/04/">April (12)</a></li>
 221
 222 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/05/">May (12)</a></li>
 223
 224 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/06/">June (20)</a></li>
 225
 226 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/07/">July (17)</a></li>
 227
 228 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/08/">August (6)</a></li>
 229
 230 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/09/">September (9)</a></li>
 231
 232 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/10/">October (17)</a></li>
 233
 234 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/11/">November (10)</a></li>
 235
 236 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2012/12/">December (7)</a></li>
 237
 238 </ul></li>
 239
 240 <li>2011
 241 <ul>
 242
 243 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/01/">January (16)</a></li>
 244
 245 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/02/">February (6)</a></li>
 246
 247 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/03/">March (6)</a></li>
 248
 249 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/04/">April (7)</a></li>
 250
 251 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/05/">May (3)</a></li>
 252
 253 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/06/">June (2)</a></li>
 254
 255 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/07/">July (7)</a></li>
 256
 257 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/08/">August (6)</a></li>
 258
 259 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/09/">September (4)</a></li>
 260
 261 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/10/">October (2)</a></li>
 262
 263 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/11/">November (3)</a></li>
 264
 265 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2011/12/">December (1)</a></li>
 266
 267 </ul></li>
 268
 269 <li>2010
 270 <ul>
 271
 272 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/01/">January (2)</a></li>
 273
 274 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/02/">February (1)</a></li>
 275
 276 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/03/">March (3)</a></li>
 277
 278 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/04/">April (3)</a></li>
 279
 280 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/05/">May (9)</a></li>
 281
 282 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/06/">June (14)</a></li>
 283
 284 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/07/">July (12)</a></li>
 285
 286 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/08/">August (13)</a></li>
 287
 288 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/09/">September (7)</a></li>
 289
 290 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/10/">October (9)</a></li>
 291
 292 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/11/">November (13)</a></li>
 293
 294 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2010/12/">December (12)</a></li>
 295
 296 </ul></li>
 297
 298 <li>2009
 299 <ul>
 300
 301 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/01/">January (8)</a></li>
 302
 303 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/02/">February (8)</a></li>
 304
 305 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/03/">March (12)</a></li>
 306
 307 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/04/">April (10)</a></li>
 308
 309 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/05/">May (9)</a></li>
 310
 311 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/06/">June (3)</a></li>
 312
 313 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/07/">July (4)</a></li>
 314
 315 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/08/">August (3)</a></li>
 316
 317 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/09/">September (1)</a></li>
 318
 319 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/10/">October (2)</a></li>
 320
 321 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/11/">November (3)</a></li>
 322
 323 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2009/12/">December (3)</a></li>
 324
 325 </ul></li>
 326
 327 <li>2008
 328 <ul>
 329
 330 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2008/11/">November (5)</a></li>
 331
 332 <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/archive/2008/12/">December (7)</a></li>
 333
 334 </ul></li>
 335
 336 </ul>
 337
 338
 339
 340 <h2>Tags</h2>
 341 <ul>
 342
 343  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/3d-printer">3d-printer (14)</a></li>
 344
 345  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/amiga">amiga (1)</a></li>
 346
 347  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/aros">aros (1)</a></li>
 348
 349  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/bankid">bankid (4)</a></li>
 350
 351  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/bitcoin">bitcoin (9)</a></li>
 352
 353  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/bootsystem">bootsystem (16)</a></li>
 354
 355  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/bsa">bsa (2)</a></li>
 356
 357  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/chrpath">chrpath (2)</a></li>
 358
 359  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian (154)</a></li>
 360
 361  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian edu">debian edu (158)</a></li>
 362
 363  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian-handbook">debian-handbook (4)</a></li>
 364
 365  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/digistan">digistan (10)</a></li>
 366
 367  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/dld">dld (17)</a></li>
 368
 369  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/docbook">docbook (24)</a></li>
 370
 371  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/drivstoffpriser">drivstoffpriser (4)</a></li>
 372
 373  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english (360)</a></li>
 374
 375  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/fiksgatami">fiksgatami (23)</a></li>
 376
 377  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/fildeling">fildeling (12)</a></li>
 378
 379  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/freeculture">freeculture (30)</a></li>
 380
 381  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/freedombox">freedombox (9)</a></li>
 382
 383  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/frikanalen">frikanalen (18)</a></li>
 384
 385  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/h264">h264 (20)</a></li>
 386
 387  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/intervju">intervju (42)</a></li>
 388
 389  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/isenkram">isenkram (15)</a></li>
 390
 391  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/kart">kart (20)</a></li>
 392
 393  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/ldap">ldap (9)</a></li>
 394
 395  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/lego">lego (4)</a></li>
 396
 397  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/lenker">lenker (8)</a></li>
 398
 399  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/lsdvd">lsdvd (2)</a></li>
 400
 401  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/ltsp">ltsp (1)</a></li>
 402
 403  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/mesh network">mesh network (8)</a></li>
 404
 405  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/multimedia">multimedia (39)</a></li>
 406
 407  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/nice free software">nice free software (9)</a></li>
 408
 409  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk (293)</a></li>
 410
 411  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/nuug">nuug (189)</a></li>
 412
 413  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn">offentlig innsyn (33)</a></li>
 414
 415  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/open311">open311 (2)</a></li>
 416
 417  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/opphavsrett">opphavsrett (67)</a></li>
 418
 419  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/personvern">personvern (104)</a></li>
 420
 421  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/raid">raid (2)</a></li>
 422
 423  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/reactos">reactos (1)</a></li>
 424
 425  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/reprap">reprap (11)</a></li>
 426
 427  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/rfid">rfid (3)</a></li>
 428
 429  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/robot">robot (10)</a></li>
 430
 431  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/rss">rss (1)</a></li>
 432
 433  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/ruter">ruter (5)</a></li>
 434
 435  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/scraperwiki">scraperwiki (2)</a></li>
 436
 437  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/sikkerhet">sikkerhet (53)</a></li>
 438
 439  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/sitesummary">sitesummary (4)</a></li>
 440
 441  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/skepsis">skepsis (5)</a></li>
 442
 443  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/standard">standard (55)</a></li>
 444
 445  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/stavekontroll">stavekontroll (6)</a></li>
 446
 447  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/stortinget">stortinget (12)</a></li>
 448
 449  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/surveillance">surveillance (52)</a></li>
 450
 451  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/sysadmin">sysadmin (4)</a></li>
 452
 453  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/usenix">usenix (2)</a></li>
 454
 455  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/valg">valg (9)</a></li>
 456
 457  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/verkidetfri">verkidetfri (5)</a></li>
 458
 459  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/video">video (59)</a></li>
 460
 461  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/vitenskap">vitenskap (4)</a></li>
 462
 463  <li><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/web">web (40)</a></li>
 464
 465 </ul>
 466
 467
 468     </div>
 469     <p style="text-align: right">
 470  Created by <a href="http://steve.org.uk/Software/chronicle">Chronicle v4.6</a>
 471 </p>
 472
 473   </body>
 474 </html>