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sujanbm New User 10-26-2016 09:57 A

What is the procedure for Dual Booting Ubuntu 16.04 along side Windows
10 in Acer E15 E5-575G-53VG?

I would like to dual boot my Acer E15 with ubuntu and windows 10. On my previous laptop from
other manufacturers it wasn't hard to dual boot but the same process doesn't work with the Acer E
15. Also when I used the live-usb from ubuntu I noticed that the wi wasn't working and it seemed
sluggish. I researched a bit and found out that it was possible but couldn't follow the steps written
in them and couldn't fully trust those sources. So how can I dual boot windows and Ubuntu on this
laptop and how can I install the network drivers after installation?

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sujanbm New User November

Re: What is the procedure for Dual Booting Ubuntu 16.04 along side
Windows 10 in Acer E15 E5-575G-53

I have found the solution on this linkhttp://askubuntu.com/questions/627416/acer-aspire-e15-

will-not-dual-boot


Steps for Installing Ubuntu:
1. Turn on the laptop and press F2 as soon as you see the "Acer Explore Beyond Limits" screen.
This will take you into the UEFI/BIOS screen.
2. If this is the rst time you have entered the UEFI/BIOS section there are some adjustments
that need to be made.
3. Using the cursor keys highlight the menu item "Main."
4. Network Boot: [Disabled]
5. F12 Boot Menu: [Enabled]
6. D2D Recovery: [Enabled]
7. Wake on LAN: [Disabled]
8. SATA Mode: [AHCI Mode]
9. Touchpad: [Advanced]
10. xHCI Support: [Enabled]
11. Cursor over to the "Security" menu item.
12. Set Supervisor Password to one of your choosing.
13. Disable "Password on Boot."
14. Cursor over to the "Boot" menu item and arrange these items.
15. Boot Mode: [UEFI]
16. Secure Boot: [Enabled]
17. Arrange the boot devices as follows

18. ATPI CDROM:
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19. HDD:
20. USB HDD: Sign In | Register
21. USB FDD:
22. Network Boot - IPV4
23. USB CDROM:
24. Network Boot IPV6
25. Windows Boot Manager
26. Press F10 to Save your modications and Exit BIOS.
27. Open the DVD tray and insert your LiveDVD of Ubuntu. Close the DVD tray and restart your
laptop.
28. When you restart, if the boot order is set correctly you should boot up in Ubuntu. If not go
back into the "Boot" item in the BIOS menu and make sure the laptop's DVD is at the top of
the boot devices.
29. Select the option "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows." The installation program will divide the
Windows partition. My Acer Aspire has a 500 Gigabyte HDD. The installation program divided
it like so:
30. Files (27.2 GB) /dev/sda4(ntfs) 253 GB
31. Ubuntu /dev/sda5(ext4) 231 GB
32. Wait for Ubuntu to install. This will take awhile.
33. After Ubuntu is installed you will be instructed to reboot your laptop. After you select reboot
you will be instructed to remove the Ubuntu DVD from the DVD ROM drive. Warning: If you
think the laptop will now boot up and let you choose which OS you want to run. I am afraid
you will be disappointed. The only OS recognized by the UEFI rmware at this time is
Windows.
34. Restart the laptop as we did back in Step 1.
35. Use the right cursor key to highlight "Security" and use the down cursor key to highlight
"Select an UEFI le as trusted for executing" and press Enter.
36. The "Security" window will show HDD0 in white letters. Press the Enter key.
37. On my laptop two items; they look like folders show up: "EFI and Temp." Highlight EFI and
press Enter.
38. These folders are displayed: ., .., ubuntu, Microsoft, Boot, and OEM. Highlight ubuntu and
press Enter.
39. Another set of folders are listed: ., .., shimx64.e, grubx64.e, and MokManager.e. Highlight
"grubx64.e" and press Enter.
40. The "Add an new le" window will appear in the middle of the screen with the question: "Do
you wish to add this le to allowable database?" In the "Boot Description" type in grubx64.e
and press the Enter key twice.
41. Press F10 to Save and Exit BIOS.
42. Now restart the laptop and return to the BIOS menu. Cursor over to the "Boot" item and you
will see a ninth boot le added: "EFI File Boot 0: grubx64e." If you choose to leave the boot

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order alone. Whenever you turn on your laptop it will boot up in Windows.
Sign
43. Or you can move the ""EFI File Boot 0: grubx64e" to the eight position and boot up in In | Register
Ubuntu.

For stealth reasons you can let your laptop default boot into Windows, but if you need Ubuntu
when you power on the Laptop press the F12 key repeatedly until the "Boot Manager's" window
opens. There should be two options.
1. Windows Boot Manager
2. grubx64e

To boot Ubuntu highlight the grubx64e and press Enter. For Windows highlight Windows Boot
Manager and press Enter.

After following that process inorder to have a working wi do this:

With a working internet connection by ethernet, tethered or whatever means possible, please open
a terminal and do:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-rmware.git
sudo mkdir /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377
sudo mkdir /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0
cd ath10k-rmware/QCA9377/hw1.0
sudo cp * /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0
cd /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0
sudo mv rmware-5.bin_WLAN.TF.1.0-00267-1 rmware-5.bin
Reboot and your wireless should be working.

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jkeskel New User November

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Re: What is the procedure for Dual Booting Ubuntu 16.04 along side
Windows 10 in Acer E15 E5-575G-53

Any news on this? I have a similar model (E5-575G-52RI) and I'm trying to gure out how to do the
same thing. My brief searching led me to Acer's support website that said if nothing happens when
you hit either F2 or F12 on the rst logo screen then your model may not support the boot menu
that you need in order to install Ubuntu or any other OS for that matter.

Another article I read said something about downgrading the BIOS, but it was for a dierent model
so I'm not sure if that'll work?

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sujanbm New User November

Re: What is the procedure for Dual Booting Ubuntu 16.04 along side
Windows 10 in Acer E15 E5-575G-53

I have found the solution on this linkhttp://askubuntu.com/questions/627416/acer-aspire-e15-

will-not-dual-boot


Steps for Installing Ubuntu:
1. Turn on the laptop and press F2 as soon as you see the "Acer Explore Beyond Limits" screen.
This will take you into the UEFI/BIOS screen.
2. If this is the rst time you have entered the UEFI/BIOS section there are some adjustments

that need to be made.
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3. Using the cursor keys highlight the menu item "Main."

4. Network Boot: [Disabled] Sign In | Register
5. F12 Boot Menu: [Enabled]
6. D2D Recovery: [Enabled]
7. Wake on LAN: [Disabled]
8. SATA Mode: [AHCI Mode]
9. Touchpad: [Advanced]
10. xHCI Support: [Enabled]
11. Cursor over to the "Security" menu item.
12. Set Supervisor Password to one of your choosing.
13. Disable "Password on Boot."
14. Cursor over to the "Boot" menu item and arrange these items.
15. Boot Mode: [UEFI]
16. Secure Boot: [Enabled]
17. Arrange the boot devices as follows
18. ATPI CDROM:
19. HDD:
20. USB HDD:
21. USB FDD:
22. Network Boot - IPV4
23. USB CDROM:
24. Network Boot IPV6
25. Windows Boot Manager
26. Press F10 to Save your modications and Exit BIOS.
27. Open the DVD tray and insert your LiveDVD of Ubuntu. Close the DVD tray and restart your
laptop.
28. When you restart, if the boot order is set correctly you should boot up in Ubuntu. If not go
back into the "Boot" item in the BIOS menu and make sure the laptop's DVD is at the top of
the boot devices.
29. Select the option "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows." The installation program will divide the
Windows partition. My Acer Aspire has a 500 Gigabyte HDD. The installation program divided
it like so:
30. Files (27.2 GB) /dev/sda4(ntfs) 253 GB
31. Ubuntu /dev/sda5(ext4) 231 GB
32. Wait for Ubuntu to install. This will take awhile.
33. After Ubuntu is installed you will be instructed to reboot your laptop. After you select reboot
you will be instructed to remove the Ubuntu DVD from the DVD ROM drive. Warning: If you
think the laptop will now boot up and let you choose which OS you want to run. I am afraid
you will be disappointed. The only OS recognized by the UEFI rmware at this time is
Windows.

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34. Restart the laptop as we did back in Step 1.

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35. Use the right cursor key to highlight "Security" and use the down cursor key to highlight
"Select an UEFI le as trusted for executing" and press Enter.
36. The "Security" window will show HDD0 in white letters. Press the Enter key.
37. On my laptop two items; they look like folders show up: "EFI and Temp." Highlight EFI and
press Enter.
38. These folders are displayed: ., .., ubuntu, Microsoft, Boot, and OEM. Highlight ubuntu and
press Enter.
39. Another set of folders are listed: ., .., shimx64.e, grubx64.e, and MokManager.e. Highlight
"grubx64.e" and press Enter.
40. The "Add an new le" window will appear in the middle of the screen with the question: "Do
you wish to add this le to allowable database?" In the "Boot Description" type in grubx64.e
and press the Enter key twice.
41. Press F10 to Save and Exit BIOS.
42. Now restart the laptop and return to the BIOS menu. Cursor over to the "Boot" item and you
will see a ninth boot le added: "EFI File Boot 0: grubx64e." If you choose to leave the boot
order alone. Whenever you turn on your laptop it will boot up in Windows.
43. Or you can move the ""EFI File Boot 0: grubx64e" to the eight position and boot up in
Ubuntu.

For stealth reasons you can let your laptop default boot into Windows, but if you need Ubuntu
when you power on the Laptop press the F12 key repeatedly until the "Boot Manager's" window
opens. There should be two options.
1. Windows Boot Manager
2. grubx64e

To boot Ubuntu highlight the grubx64e and press Enter. For Windows highlight Windows Boot
Manager and press Enter.

After following that process inorder to have a working wi do this:

With a working internet connection by ethernet, tethered or whatever means possible, please open
a terminal and do:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-rmware.git
sudo mkdir /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377
sudo mkdir /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0
cd ath10k-rmware/QCA9377/hw1.0

sudo cp * /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0
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cd /lib/rmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0
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Reboot and your wireless should be working.

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