Hi folks!
I have a Dell Latitude e7440 laptop that I had successfully configured to dual-boot Windows 8.1 and OpenSUSE 13.1 earlier this year. It's been a great system for dual-boot, just needed a native bootable Windows partition for a couple games I still like to play.
Anyway, recently I started having problems with the dock connecter on the laptop (couldn't charge the battery while plugged in to the dock or use the connected external monitors) so Dell tech came out and replaced the motherboard. Well, duh, I never thought to look at the BIOS settings prior to the work, and since the board was replaced I can no longer dual boot grub to load OpenSUSE 13.1. I've tried several times to re-install the OS and maintain the same partition structure (and also not re-format my /Home folder).- everything appears to install fine - but whenever the system restarts it automatically goes to the Windows bootloader.
When I check the boot settings (F12 on splash screen), the system shows "Boot mode set to UEFI: Secure Boot: Off"
If I look at the BIOS settings, under Boot Sequence, UEFI: Hard Drive is checked.
Under Boot List Option: UEFI is selected.
Any thoughts / suggestions on how to re-enable grub for dual-booting? Thanks.
Bill
I have a Dell Latitude e7440 laptop that I had successfully configured to dual-boot Windows 8.1 and OpenSUSE 13.1 earlier this year. It's been a great system for dual-boot, just needed a native bootable Windows partition for a couple games I still like to play.
Anyway, recently I started having problems with the dock connecter on the laptop (couldn't charge the battery while plugged in to the dock or use the connected external monitors) so Dell tech came out and replaced the motherboard. Well, duh, I never thought to look at the BIOS settings prior to the work, and since the board was replaced I can no longer dual boot grub to load OpenSUSE 13.1. I've tried several times to re-install the OS and maintain the same partition structure (and also not re-format my /Home folder).- everything appears to install fine - but whenever the system restarts it automatically goes to the Windows bootloader.
When I check the boot settings (F12 on splash screen), the system shows "Boot mode set to UEFI: Secure Boot: Off"
If I look at the BIOS settings, under Boot Sequence, UEFI: Hard Drive is checked.
Under Boot List Option: UEFI is selected.
Any thoughts / suggestions on how to re-enable grub for dual-booting? Thanks.
Bill