I have a dumb problem that I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction on. I'm trying to install ubuntu 16.04.1 on a windows10 machine. I've followed all the steps correctly (I think) all the way up to the point where I am supposed to go through the install program on the thumb drive. The first problem is that it does not show the option screen that has the partition the hard drive options (see here: http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Select-Ubuntu-16.04-Installation-Type.png). The next page (here:http://www.tecmint.com/install-ubuntu-16-04-alongside-with-windows-10-or-8-in-dual-boot/) only shows that my "device for boot loader installation" is the thumb drive itself.
I'm confused. I've made sure that there is in windows a free partition with no drive assigned and every other step up till the point where I reach this dead end I've followed correctly seemingly. Can anyone tell me what's going wrong?
Best Answer
I was having the same problem on my laptop. Here's how I fixed it.
Note that the specifics of each step will be different for different computers, and I can't tell you exactly how to do each thing. If you have questions, I recommend Google. I can only help you with the specifics if you're using an IBM ThinkPad.
1) Go into the BIOS
2) Go into the settings for the hard drive (usually labeled as
SATA)3) Enable compatibility mode
4) Reboot
5) Install Ubuntu
6) Go back into BIOS and put the settings back how they were