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Fixing Windows 8 after removing ubuntu
I tried installing Ubuntu (successfully) on my Windows 8 machine so i could develop in c and it worked decently for a while. I did this without wubi. However, I later got a virtual machine to run ...
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No boot disk has been detected or the disk has failed windows 8
I install ubuntu 13.04 on my PC which has windows 8 alreday installed. During install, I checked the second option (about LVM partitions). After install, I cannot boot neither on ubuntu nor in ...
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Boot issues after attempting dual-boot setup with Windows 8
(I did quite a bit of messing around before asking for help, which in retrospect was a mistake, so the BootInfo might be more useful than my retelling of the events: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5659500/)
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Windows 8 doesn't boot after installing Ubuntu (UEFI)
I installed Ubuntu with my UEFI installation of Windows 8 (with windows 7 boot-loader because I don't know how to recover it), and after grub installed, I was no longer able to boot Windows 8.
I tried ...
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Error message when booting ubuntu on windows 8
I have installed Ubuntu onto my Lenevo idea-pad, and it says when i choose to boot Ubuntu that its missing a file, or something. I free'd up about fifteen gigs of memory for Ubuntu to run but there is ...
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Dual-boot Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8: Windows doesn't boot
I have installed Ubuntu with dual boot to a preinstalled windows 8 on a Lenovo E-135. I disabled fast start in windows 8 before installation and shrank the partition to give place for Ubuntu. All went ...
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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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How to Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 using Windows 8 bootloader?
I have Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 with separate /boot. But at startup, I want to directly boot into Windows 8 bootloader, and right there select Windows, or, Ubuntu. I have added entry using ...
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Accidentally Wiped out Hard Disk With Windows 8 while installing ubuntu 13.04, Is there any way to recover? [duplicate]
I brought my Dell Inspiron 15R (5521) laptop yesterday only, I tried to installing ubuntu 13.04 as I go along with installation (I selected first option for selecting disk) I think wiped out entire ...
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How can I install Ubuntu 13.04 on my USB stick and make it bootable to Windows 8? [duplicate]
I used the instructions listed on http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows and I used a 4GB flash drive to try to install Ubuntu on my Lenovo P500 preinstalled with ...
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13.04 - Making Windows Boot Loader the default instead of Grub 2
So basically before Ubuntu 13.04 I was running 12.10. I had Windows Boot Loader the default. If I chose to boot to Ubuntu, it would go into grub, but grub was set to 0 seconds so it would basically ...
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Black Screen when booting live usb (Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04) [duplicate]
this forum is my last chance. I have a Acer Aspire X3470 and I am trying to boot ubuntu live USB. I already tried to boot from the Ubuntu desktop image 12.10 and 13.04 but with the same result. When I ...
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Grub EFI entries and Boot-Repair
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell laptop with OEM Windows 8 on it.
At first, my Grub menu didn't show at all, so I changed the /etc/default/grub file commenting the line GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0.
After ...
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Ubuntu boot option does not appear while booting ; installed ubuntu 11.10 with Windows 8
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a separate disk , (that previously was unallocated space ) following the link:
Link to the installation guide
Running the installer from Try Ubuntu option. ...
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Ubuntu boots to black screen until battery is removed and reinserted
I have a Toshiba laptop that was running Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and deleted Windows 8 in the install. Ubuntu worked fine until I shut the PC down. When I tried to start it again it ...
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How can I fix the missing /NST/AutoNeoGrub0.mbr error on Windows 8?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 onto my Windows 8 UEFI HP Pavilion g6 laptop. I installed ubuntu by clicking 'something else' in the installation window.
I then made 4 partitions: /boot , / , /home and ...
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Installing 32 bit Ubuntu on a UEFI device
I have a Samsung XE500T1C-A01AU, I was wondering, If and how I could install Ubuntu on it while keeping Windows 8 installed, as it only has a 32 bit processor and it has UEFI instead of BIOS.
Thanks
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Can't boot into windows?
I installed Ubuntu on a second hard drive inside the computer by booting with the CD.
I now want to switch back to my main hard drive but I don't know how. When I unplug the Linux HD it goes into ...
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help with ubuntu in boot from .efi file *windows 8 problem
http://paste.ubuntu.com/5627076/
my problem is that after doing the boot repair i get this message > Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on sda2/EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi file! i think that ...
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Windows 8 (UEFI) and Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot problem [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 to a laptop where Win 8 was preinstalled. What I did was basically to turn the secure boot from the BIOS, and then using the live usb I created a root, swap and a ...
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Ubuntu alongside Windows 8 [duplicate]
I already installed Ubuntu on my Laptop -it is an Hp1000 Notebook PC with windows 8 on it so i installed ubuntu alongside windows 8- I went through all the installation process and it displayed a ...
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Cannot get to Ubuntu 12.10 Live USB Environment on the Microsoft Surface Pro
I'm attempting to boot a 64bit Ubuntu 12.10 live USB on a Microsoft Surface Pro.
I do not want to Dual Boot.
I have disabled "secure boot". I have a live USB that can sucsessfully boot on another ...
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Windows 8 not Starting after Ubuntu Install [duplicate]
I'm extremely new to Ubuntu and I just installed Ubuntu 12.10.
However, now I can't boot into windows. When trying to boot into windows, I see the error message
error: can't find command drivemap.
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Ubuntu 12.10 install alongside Windows 8
I am at breaking point with this, spent almost 9 hours yesterday following various guides and procedures of getting 12.10 to install alongside windows 8
I have created a partition in Windows of 40gb ...
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Why can't I boot into Ubuntu installed alongside Windows 8?
Once I reboot it after the installation, it brings me to a screen to choose Windows 8 or Ubuntu. When I click Ubuntu it brings me to a screen with this options:
Reinstall windows
Change the language ...
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Error PXE-e61 after instaling Ubuntu 12.04(x64) in a pre installed Windows 8 Machine
AFter following the steps that are presented here(Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system), I could not boot the pc, even back to windows 8. I partitioned the Hard Drive, ...
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Cannot get windows 8 to boot after ubuntu 12.10 install (different hdds)
I just took the plunge into Linux, with Ubuntu 12.10. Not knowing if I would like Ubuntu enough for it to become my main OS, I installed it alongside of my existing OS, windows 8. When installing ...
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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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How to boot Windows 8 if my system boots directly into Ubuntu?
I neglected to use dual boot option when starting Ubuntu for the first time, and now I'm stuck on Ubuntu.
How do I get the dual-boot? Or how can I go back to Windows 8?
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Catch-22: No Ubuntu to install AMD driver for initial Ubuntu install through Win8. [duplicate]
Without going into unnecessary detail, I purchased a laptop with Win8 pre-installed, spent a couple days troubleshooting/learning how to get Ubuntu 12.10 to load up from both a flash drive and a ...
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Why the ultrabook LG430 not boot from the USB drive? [duplicate]
I want to install Ubuntu on my ultrabook and make dual boot with windows 8
and can not boot.
already tried everything possible.
Anyone know what I can do?
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Ubuntu won't boot from a USB on my Windows 8 laptop
Yesterday I set up Ubuntu on a 32GB Sandisk flash drive. I booted it up on my Windows 7 PC, and it works flawlessly. I haven't had any problems getting it to boot with USB priority on that machine, ...
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Installing ubuntu from Windows 8? [duplicate]
I'm curious as to what's going wrong with my install. I'm currently running Windows 8 on an HP Envy dv6, and I cannot get ubuntu to install. If it ever gets all the way through the installer, when I ...
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Unable to try/install Ubuntu 12.10 from LiveUSB
I've got a computer that shipped with Windows 8, installed in EFI. I want to install Ubuntu in dual boot, so I have to install it in EFI as well. I disabled the 'Secure boot' in the BIOS.
I created a ...
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How to boot windows installation from iso image through iSCSI from GRUB?
I have a computer and a server. Both with Ubuntu 12.04: desktop and server respectively.
On the server configured iSCSI target with 2 LUNs. First for Windows OS and second is emulated iso image with ...
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Asus X202e VivoBook, dual boot. How to get around UEFI and have Win8 & Ubuntu?
I've gotten my hands on an Asus Vivobook X202e. I like it, handy to use, small, etc etc. Oh, it's the i3 core version.
For school I still need Windows * sigh * for the .NET development. (I know, ...
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Setting up Dual-boot with Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 screwed up GRUB
I recently purchased an Acer Aspire M5-581T that came with Windows 8 preloaded.
After several attempts at trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit, I finally managed to boot from a LiveUSB and install ...
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How to boot Ubuntu (installed using Wubi) on Windows 8 successfully?
I used Wubi to install Ubuntu so I don't have to deal with making a dual boot on my own, and when I try to boot to Ubuntu using windows 8's UEFI, it says windows can't start in a BIOS-esque box. ...
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How to install windows 8 while having ubuntu11.10
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Ubuntu 11.10. I have a DVD of windows 8 and product key, what I want , is to install both windows 8 and keeping ubuntu 11.10 as well.
So what should I do for that ...
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Unable to dual boot windows 8
I've tried to create a bootable USB using my Windows 8 OS. When I boot from the USB it brings me to a gns GRUB menu. Its a black screen which tells me to Try Ubuntu or Install, or to check for disc ...
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Blank screen while trying to install 12.10
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 for the first time. I've downloaded the 64-bit torrent from ubuntu.com and have created a bootable USB using Unetbootin. When I entered the BIOS and booted from USB, ...
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Windows 8 laptop keeps alternating between the Windows 8 bootloader and Grub2
I have a Toshiba Portege Z935 with Windows 8 pre-installed. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 with an EFI Boot Partition.
When I turn my computer on, it will boot into Grub2 and I can access both operating ...
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Bought a windows8 system from store, installed Ubuntu Windows Installer, but it fails to start
I bought a computer with Windows 8 already installed on it. I installed Ubuntu Windows Installer 12.10. When I boot the system, I see a screen with two options to choose from:
Windows8 which works ...
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Add an entry for Ubuntu on Windows 8 boot loader
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 by creating free space in Windows 8 and then using that space to create 3 partitions, one for SWAP, one for GRUB (mounting point is /boot) and one for the actual OS. I ...
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Dual Boot Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8 using Windows Installer
I really want to avoid making costly mistakes. How can I do this using the Windows Installer provided by Ubuntu.
Specifically, I'm afraid to get past the "reboot" screen during the installation ...
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Unable to boot windows 8 after ubuntu 12.04 installation
I just got my new notebook with windows 8 pre installed. After installing ubuntu 12.04 when I try to boot windows 8 it says "Automated Recovery in Progress" which fails afterwards and shuts down the ...
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Can't boot into ubuntu after remove window7
My friend have a computer pre-installing window 7,but later he installed other systems including window 8,and linux. All worked fine with the grub2 for a few weeks.
Yesterday,when he removed window ...
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Dual boot windows 8 and Ubuntu with Windows 8 Boot manager
I have two partitions on my hard-didk , I have installed ubuntu on my 1st partition and windows 8 later on another partition.Now i can only boot into windows 8 because it doesn't recognize Ubuntu.
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Xubuntu is not seeing my Win8 OS in the installer
When I install Xubuntu, I get the message "This computer currently has no detected operating systems. What would you like to do?". I just did a fresh install of Win8 yesterday, and I guess it used EFI ...
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Can't get ubuntu on new laptop!
I just got a new laptop: the Asus VivoBook X2O2E, and for some reason, ubuntu's (12.10) not working. Whenever I install it, I choose "reboot now", and then it shows an error: cannot load windows and ...
