Install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on HP Envy preloaded Win 8

Objective : Install Freedom Fone (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS based) to HP Envy preloaded with Win 8.

Create empty partition in existing Windows 8

• Disable UEFI in BIOS, enable legacy boot
• Run

  compmgmt.msc

  . Select something like 'device' or 'partition'
• Shrink existing partition
• Create empty partition

Install Ubuntu

• Run Disk Utility
• Make sure the install target partition has label like Create New Partition
• Run system from liveDVD / live USB, not directly install
• Run Install to Hardisk. This icon already appears on desktop
• Restart computer

Troubleshooting

DNS does not work

Can't nslookup, but able to ping external IP address. Solution: sudo service network-manager restart

Solution #2 : Configure name server lookup

ubuntuforums.org or tldp.org

Unavailable wireless card

Fixed from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2035902&page=2. Download from http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download#Directly_downloading_the_tarball, then cd Desktop/compat-wireless-2012-05-10 &ls;––or whatever version was extracted, if not 2012-05-10 sudo su ./scripts/driver-select ath9k make make install exit

Booting from Ubuntu

• Press escape immediately after turning computer on
• Press F9 for Booting Options
• Select something boot from hardisk
• Select Ubuntu :D

Finish