Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 7 - Mission Impossible?

Posted by Przemek Jedlikowski on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Przemek Jedlikowski
Published on 2013-10-22T20:41:42Z Indexed on 2013/10/22 22:03 UTC
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I just want to install Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 7 HP on my EeePC 1215N. I can't do it when Windows 7 is booted up (wubi.exe hasn't got that option), so I booted it from USB key.

Everything's loaded, I double-click Install Ubuntu. I click 'Next >', then I choose that I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7.

And the machine restarts. Not resets. Restarts. X server's killed immediately, I can see the console only.

What do I have to do now?

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