[tikkun]

Hello,

I've heard that these old Acers don't like Linux. I created a bootable USB with Linux Mint, and when I installed it (chose the option that wipes the harddrive), I booted it and got the "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" message.

I've gone into the BIOS and made sure that the HDD was the first option for booting. No dice.

I read elsewhere that if you enable/disable secure boot, that can fix the problem. However, the option is greyed out for me. I also read that if the option is greyed out, you should set a supervisor password. Well I did that, but the option is still greyed out.

I tried installing Windows 10 again, to make sure the HDD isn't the problem, and voila! Windows works just fine.

Any advice?

 

[tikkun]

Hello,

I've heard that these old Acers don't like Linux. I created a bootable USB with Linux Mint, and when I installed it (chose the option that wipes the harddrive), I booted it and got the "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" message.

I've gone into the BIOS and made sure that the HDD was the first option for booting. No dice.

I read elsewhere that if you enable/disable secure boot, that can fix the problem. However, the option is greyed out for me. I also read that if the option is greyed out, you should set a supervisor password. Well I did that, but the option is still greyed out.

I tried installing Windows 10 again, to make sure the HDD isn't the problem, and voila! Windows works just fine.

Any advice?

Also, I've tried 32 and 64-bit. No dice either way.