Changes

Please avoid buying machines with Windows 8 pre-installed since its very difficult to dual boot with Kalpavriksha and it denies you the freedom to install the software of your choice at the cost of your own money(DOS/Ubuntu machine costs 3-4k ₹ less than Win 8 machines). Below instructions may not work on all Win 8 pre-installed machines of HP. This was tested successfully on HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) model laptop bought online by Nagappa, GHS Kandakur, Yadgir.

Below instructions worked without any post-installation problems on HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) model laptop bought online by Nagappa, GHS Kandakur, Yadgir. But same instructions may not work on all Win 8 pre-installed machines of HP.

Please follow below steps to successfully install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside factory installed Windows 8.1 in HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) which has a APU Quad core processor, 4GB RAM and 1TB HDD.

Please follow below steps to successfully install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside pre-installed Windows 8.1 in HP 15-g002ax (G8D84PA) which has a APU Quad core processor, 4GB RAM and 1TB HDD.

More info on installation can be found here -- [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI]

More info on installation can be found here -- [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI]