F12 boot menu, second monitor- possible?

CarvedDuck

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Hi, I have an Acer laptop with win8.1 dual boot with Ubuntu 14LTS. When used at home it is sitting at the side of my desk using a USB-3-hub for external mouse and keyboard plus network and I have a 23" monitor plugged into the HDMI port.

At start up I tap the F12 (external keyboard works fine) and get the boot menu to choose windows/Ubuntu -- but it only displays on the out of view, laptop screen.

I tried installing various boot managers but none I found like the UEFI and therefore do not allow me to Add the Ubuntu as a boot option. Even though Ubuntu boots just fine with UEFI.

Is there some way I can use the 23" monitor at that F12-point so I can make a selection? Currently, I blindly tap the down arrow for Ubuntu and hope I get it right. :)

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V5
    CPU
    i5
    Memory
    6GB
    Hard Drives
    240GB Sandisk SSD
    Internet Speed
    4G/LTE
I guess I could just say nothing and go on to the next topic, but here I am anyway, with a question/observation.

I've never used dual boot for two OS's, but I've definitely used the F12 to allow me to boot from different sources, and I've never equated that with selecting whether I want to use the native monitor or an external one. I'm thinking, (till I'm proven wrong) that the two are NOT related at all.

In the few instances where I've wanted to use an external monitor, I just use the Keyboard combination that will allow me to switch monitors.
That can vary, on different brands and ages of laptops.

Good Luck!
TechnoMage :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-8.1/Pro/64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer X-1200
    CPU
    AMD 2 Core
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    Crucial, 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 9200
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Hard Drives
    Sandisk, SSD 500GB
    PSU
    Acer
    Case
    SFF Slimline
    Keyboard
    emachines 101 key
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    5 Meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64
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