Thursday 12 March 2015

Windows 8.1 / Debian 8 dual boot on Lenovo laptop

Just proved this to be feasible on a new SSD. This was done using Windows bootable media and a Jessie netinst. The Debian netinst was copied onto a USB stick.

1. Switch  Secure Boot to "off" in BIOS / system settings

2. Set machine to UEFI boot.

3. Install Windows 8.1 to first part of the disk in a custom install. On a 128GB disk, I gave Windows 8.1 30GB.

4. Install Jessie from USB: allow Grub efi to install.

It does work and was a useful demonstration for a friend.