Install Ubuntu 16.04 on Dell 15 7567

Solution 1:

I just setup my Dell 7567 with dual boot for Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04. My setup involves keeping windows 10 in the ssd( Tiny 128 GB version) and installing Ubuntu on the Mechanical Drive( 1 Tb). Following are the steps I followed.

1. Disable Fast Boot and Hibernate on Windows 10.

2. Advanced startup, Enter BIOS and disable Secure Boot.

3. In the BIOS there should be an option called SATA Operation Mode, switch that to AHCI( DEfault is RAID). Please Note: If the setting is not available on your BIOS you might need a BIOS update.

4. Setup your Ubuntu 16.04 usb boot drive using rufus. Note: Create using the 'MBR partiton scheme for BIOS or UEFI Computers' option.

5. Go to advanced Start Up and boot from the created USB.

6. Once installation starts go for 'Something Else' on the installation window. Make sure the grub(bootloader) is installed in the drive with your Windows installation. Create your root partition and swap area in the new drive(Follow Tutorials).

7. Continue with installation and try to download third party updates while installing( That will solve any driver issues with the graphics card)

8. Reboot and you are good to go.

Solution 2:

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I don't have a Dell Inspiron 15 7567. But I do have a Dell Inspiron 17R 7720 SE (Ivy Bridge i7-3630QM) and a Dell Alienware 17R3 (Skylake i7-6700 HQ) with NVMe SSD. The "Dell way" is very similar with both laptops.

My AW17R3 came with a 1 TB HDD. I immediately bought a Samsung Pro 960 NVMe SSD though for greater speed. To install to the SSD I did the following:

• Remove HDD so BIOS doesn't become "confused".
• Install M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 (bubble gum stick) SSD.
• Boot with freshly created Windows 10 Installation USB flash drive.
• Install Windows 10.
• Download and install 6 or more Dell drivers for Windows 10 and my laptop. This is very important because Windows drivers update BIOS and firmware that Linux benefits from.
• Boot with Ubuntu 16.04 Installation USB flash drive.
• Some say secure boot must be off but it works OK with it on these days.
• Some say to switch from Intel RST to AHCI but it worked OK without switching. Note for me switching to AHCI to I needed to reinstall Ubuntu but not Windows 10. However after switching to AHCI, I couldn't switch back for some reason.
• Next step was to reinstall HDD which becomes the secondary drive and SSD is now the primary boot drive.
• After installing Ubuntu 16.04 grub wouldn't boot Windows 10 until I ran `boot-repair.
• After running boot-repair I ended up with extra Windows boot options that didn't belong so I followed this: Boot Repair created too many Grub menu entries for Windows

The error message reported in comments: "no boot device found" can mean many things. There are some good Youtube videos that addresses the problem:

• Fix for Dell Error No Bootable Device Found / No Boot Device / Boot Device Not Found
• No Bootable Device found - After installing UBUNTU on Windows 8.1/ 10 UEFI

This video isn't as good but may help:

• LİNUX How To Fix: No Bootable Device