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ubuntu 12.04 alongside windows 8 not booting
I installed ubuntu 12.04 alongside windows 8 without any problems.
But when I start my system, windows 8 boots up without even asking which os I want to use.
Why is this happening and how can I ...
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Grub issue in 12.04: “Booting in blind mode.”
I just turned on my PC where I'm dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows 8 and I had the following message at startup:
Invalid video mode 'text'
Booting in blind mode
Fortunately for me the laptop booted ...
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binary is whitelisted installin from live-cd win8
i'm trying to install ubuntu 12.04.2 64bit on a asus k55n running a preinstalled win8.
the bios (of uefi o this computer) are set to load from UEFI usb device, the fast boot is disabled and the ...
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Problem in Installing Ubuntu 12.04 64amd on HP pavillion g6
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 by USB drive and the machine boots from drive and after language selection screen both option running from usb or install on drive are not working , The ...
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Binary White-listed?
When I try to install on a Win8 64bit using the live CD I get a black screen with the words " Binary Whitelisted". I have searched around but the only thing I found was " add "nomodeset" in grub" ...
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Boot issues with dual boot windows and ubuntu
I am facing an issue when I did following. Initially my pc had Windows 7 ultimate x64 installed. Then I made it dual boot with Ubuntu 12.04 x64. Everything used to work fine then.
Problem started ...
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Resize Ubuntu side of dual boot UEFI
I have a correctly running setup with dual-booted Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04. However, I would like to increase the root "partition" on the Ubuntu side, which has been complaining of low disk space. I ...
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Problem in dual boot with Ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8 (can't choose an os when boot)
In my laptop initially it was Windows 7 and 8 to dual boot.The status of the partitions are "system" for win 7 and "boot" for win 8. Then I formatted win 7 which was the system partition and installed ...
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How can I boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 on a PC with an EFI bootloader?
I just bought a Lenovo ideaPad Z400. I installed the ubuntu 13.04 without problem. Now, I cna't boot the windows 8. Eaither in secure boot mode enabled or disabled. I am frustrated. this is my ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 CD-R doesn't start when i start the PC [duplicate]
I've got an Ubuntu CD-R and a Samsung Laptop with Windows 8 64 Bit.
When i start the Laptop with the Ubuntu CD-R in it, it shows the Samsung-sign, makes a "Beep" tune, shows the normal ...
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Stop windows 8 from running in background
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 lts on my windows 8 pc using Wubi. Though i choose to boot with ubuntu os, win 8 still runs in background. Is there any way to shut win 8 completely?
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Connecting windows 8 and ubuntu 12.04
How do I connect Ubuntu and windows 8 using networking cable?Is there any step by step instructions? I tried googling .. but nothing...
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Create image from older to newer
I have an older hp-540 laptop and bought a new dell-inspiration-14r. Now I want to create a complete image of my older into the new one.Is this possible? if possible than how? I have ubuntu 12.04 in ...
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unable to mount windows partition
I can't mount the windows 8 partition. I have shut it down properly. When I try to open up in devices, it gives me the following error:
Unable to mount 413 GB Filesystem
Error mounting: mount ...
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After installing ubuntu 12.04.2, I can't load windows 8
I have a laptop with in-built windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 64 bit via the method shown on this Ubuntu page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
After use boot-repair, in GRUB menu it shows ...
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I have installed ubuntu 12.04.2 64-bit, but it still not opening after installation [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 alongside Windows 8 (pre-installed,default in laptop). After installing and restarting, only Windows 8 opens, I don't see Ubuntu.
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“The system is running in low-graphics mode” on virtualbox running in Windows 8 [duplicate]
I know this question has been asked multiple times but I couldn't find a solution.
I tried installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 on Oracle VirtualBox running on a Windows 8 Pro machine.
But I faced a "The ...
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Gaming with Virtualbox, has it worked for you?
Currently I am using Windows 8. I have a virtual box with Ubuntu set up for development. Aside from that I sometimes just want to relax and enjoy a game (Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Saints Row: The Third, ...
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Triple Booting - Windows, Ubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio
I've Windows and Ubuntu, and wanted Ubuntu Studio, so I downloaded Ubuntu Studio 12.04 dvd file, and I wanted to have triple-booting on my laptop. Here is the snapshot of disk management.
image ...
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Ubuntu won't let me boot back into Windows after installing on Surface Pro
I installed Ubuntu on my Surface Pro, on a completely separate partition from the main Windows 8 partition. I took the same steps I normally do to dual boot on other machines, but now when I start the ...
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Is it possible to have Windows 8 and Ubuntu on the same hard drive? [duplicate]
It's my understanding that you can't have two different filesystems (NTFS and ext4) on the same hard drive, but that's exactly what I need to do to run both operating systems on the laptop I've ...
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Access, from Windows, files copied from Ubuntu to a media partition
I have a laptop with 3 partitions on a 500gb hdd:
Windows 8 - 60gb - ntfs
Ubuntu 12.4 - 40gb - ext4
A media partition - 390gb - ntfs
I copied music files to the media partition while using Ubuntu ...
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answered Windows 8/Ubuntu 12.04 dual boot
I've had trouble with installing on an external hard drive like I planned to, so I've decided it would be better just to set up a dual boot on my system. I've been searching to make sure I do it ...
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Dual Boot Win8 Ubuntu out of disk space
I have checked other similar questions but mine seems to be something else that I cannot figure out.
I have a Samsung 7 and installed Ubuntu on a separate 750 gig hard-drive, different from my 250 ...
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Dual Boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu: Grub works, Ubuntu boots, Windows 8 doesn't
I had Win8 installed on my computer and needed to install Ubuntu, so I took a distro and created a live usb pen and installed it. Everything went fine, well not at first because my computer comes with ...
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ubuntu uefi boot issues
After quite a lot hurdles I got the ubuntu 12.04 installed on my machine in uefi mode but still one issue. It has created a separate boot option in uefi boot mode. So everytime I need to run ubuntu I ...
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No response from Wubi in Windows 8 [closed]
I have i5 2310 with dedicated mobo. I tried latest Wubi software for 12.04.2 Ubuntu version, but whenever I try to open wubi, it doesn't do anything and I am not getting any message.
So, what do I do ...
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Ubuntu is not booting after installing windows 8 in same machine? [duplicate]
In my machine i installed ubuntu 11 os first in /dev/sda2 (D drive) and then I installed Windows8 in C drive.After installation I am not able to see ubuntu in the multi os menu though space is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 alongside Windows 8
Very quick and simple question but just want to make sure before I go ahead and install. I understand that Ubuntu 12.04.2 comes with the necessary keys to install alongside windows 8 with UEFI and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 not booting up on new windows 8 computer [duplicate]
When I turn my computer on I get the option of whether I want to run ubuntu or windows 8. Windows works fine but when I choose Ubuntu, it says that the Windows operating system could not be found and ...
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ubuntu 12.04 installation not detecting pre-installed windows 8
I've done a lot of searching for an explanation to this. I have a new computer with Windows 8 pre-installed.
This was my procedure:
partition the hard drive from windows 8 to make room for ubuntu
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Ubuntu / Windows: to boot one or other I have to manually change os mode selection [duplicate]
On a new Samsung laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed I installed Ubuntu. I'm not an expert at all, I've just followed various instruction available in the web. Now, if the OS manual selection is on ...
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How do I change from demomode to “normal mode” when booting?
I installed ubuntu with Wubi to my Windows 8 pc.
I rebooted the computer and chose Demomode the first time
After another reboot I tried to change to "Normal mode" however it started demomode ...
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Windows 8 Dual Boot on standard bios (Without UEFI)
I am using old computer standard phoenix BIOS, it does not have UEFI.
I was installed Windows 8 first, then Ubuntu.
When grub installed, I can't access Windows 8 anymore.
update-grub can't find my ...
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networking Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8
When I had Windows Vista on one machine and Ubuntu 11.04 one another machine both on the same router (Sagecom modem/router) I could access the files files in both direction on either machine. Now ...
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wubi said files is missing after selecting UEFI and csm [duplicate]
After installing ubuntu using wubi and selecting UEFI and csm UEFI as disabled in samsung series 5 with window 8, wubi said files is missing.
Do i need to install with wubi again?
i read the ...
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Ubuntu is not there after installation
After a lot of trouble with the UEFI-BIOS, my new ASUS 2220, running Windows 8, accepted booting from a live-USB stick with Ubuntu 12.04 on it. Even better: installation of Ubuntu ran without any ...
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window 8 installation with already using dual boot window 7 and ubuntu
i am already using windows7 and ubuntu as a dual boot with EasyBCD software. now i have a another seperate drive for windows 8 installation. ( i try to directly installation in different drive but ...
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 LST along windows without formatting any drive
I am facing a problem while installing ubuntu along with win8. The specs about my pc are following:
500 GB HDD (c:100, d:100, f:50, g:100 h:100 i:50)
and every drive has important data, and are NTFS
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Ubuntu One: why do I get an Account Status Error?
My Ubuntu One account has displayed the following for several days now:
We are sorry, but while our system updates your account, you cannot
see details of or make changes to your subscriptions.
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ubuntu 12.04 windows 8 UEFI dual boot [duplicate]
A friend has a new laptop with windows 8 pre-installed and he'd like to install Ubuntu like a second operating system.
I recommend him to use the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS because he is a new ubuntu user and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS support
I have been trying to install a dual boot Win8 & 12.04.1 Ubuntu 64 bit on an Asus N56V laptop but did no managed to preform the task (trying different tricks and Linux releases). I have ...
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Triple booting Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8
So I was here a month ago or so and asked about the dual booting. I managed to fix it after reinstalling Ubuntu four times (four different mistakes were made). The biggest issue I had to fix back then ...
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Windows 8 without secure boot - Dual Boot
I have a windows laptop which was upgraded from 7 to 8. Secure boot was not available during its upgrade.
Will this windows8 work as a dual boot or is there any special configuration required?
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Automatic boot Windows on Grub dual boot
I have setup a dual boot Windows 8 / Ubuntu 12.04, and everything is fine with that.
Only, as I use Windows mainly I would like the Grub bootloader to automatically boot up windows instead of Ubuntu, ...
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Repair Windows 8 after install ubuntu using Install alongside windows 8
I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 on my laptop. I knew that installing using the option install alongside windows 8 will screwup windows's bootloader. But I ended up installing it in that way because I was ...
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Dual Boot Ubuntu 12.04/Windows8 grub
I installed Ubuntu on 12.04 on my Samsung laptop alongside Windows 8.
To install Ubuntu I disabled the bios security and enables CSM OS.
The installation went fine and Ubuntu works great.
The problem ...
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Windows 8 & Ubuntu 12.04 Dual Boot Menu Does Not Load
I've read abt the ton of complications/problems ppl are facing with UEFI when installing Ubuntu alongside Windows, but I haven't been able to find a solution to the one I encountered.
I have a ...
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How do I enable touchscreen on my Q200E Asus laptop?
I've been trying to figure this one out for a while now with no luck. I'm brand new to ubuntu, and the laptop came preinstalled with Windows 8. I went and installed ubuntu 12.04 which was a pain ...
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Cannot boot into windows 8 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dual boot windows 8 and Ubuntu with Windows 8 Boot manager
I have dual boot Ubuntu 12.04.1 and Windows 8 Pro (both are x64). Before I installed Ubuntu everything worked ...
