[colug-432] Seeking technical assistance for Mint on Yoga 2 Pro

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On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:30:53 -0500, Dennis Reeder <reeder1968 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have been struggling, both desperately and unsuccessfully, to install
> Mint on a relatively new Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. 

> Windows 8.1 is
> working perfeclty from one of the partitions.  A new fresh version of Mint
> is installed in the other partition.  However I cannot get it to boot into
> Mint.

> Any suggestions?  Recommendations.  Anyone willing to meet me at a
> coffeehouse, restaurant etc to help nail this down?  

colug.net often says something like: 

    As always, feel free to bring with you any ailing or 
    problematic systems for expert diagnosis (or destruction).

but it doesn't say when the next meeting will be.

I have heard that there's an informal gathering of software 
types who appear at Stauf's Coffee Roasters 1277 Grandview 
Avenue early (6am? 7am?) on Thursday mornings. Look for geeks 
with laptops? Other software types might hang out there often 
between 8am and 9am. 

Linux types are amongst those who show up at the Python dojos. 
See cohpy.org. 

I do not know the solution to your problem. I wonder if 
secure boot is involved. Search the web for various 
combinations of linux, secure, boot, windows, and matthew garrett.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2aq5M3Q76U
    http://www.itworld.com/article/2737487/it-management/microsoft-washes-its-hands-of-uefi-linux-mess.html
    http://www.crn.com.au/News/274817,windows-8-wont-kill-linux-says-microsoft.aspx
    http://www.knowwindows.com/view/387650-secure-boot-not-compatible.html