Boot menu does not show up - dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04
You will need to use the 64-bit version of 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04.2 and from the UEFI menu boot the flash drive in UEFI mode. That way it will install in UEFI mode. You will also need Boot-Repair, for several work-arounds for UEFI Vendor issues, and grub bugs.
The system needs Windows 'fast start up' (hibernation) and UEFI/BIOS 'fast boot' 'quick boot' UEFI settings turned off or disabled. Vital for some systems.
Use the Windows Disk Tools to shrink Windows main partition, but not to create a new partition, if installing on same drive. Reboot after shrinking so it can run repairs to its new size.
Backup EFI partition and Windows partition before installing Ubuntu.
This shows install with screen shots.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
this also shows Windows 8 screens
Installing Ubuntu Alongside a Pre-Installed Windows with UEFI
Full Ubuntu 13.04 liveDVD or USB Install with Boot-Repair included (for newer computers)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxSecureRemix
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Shawn Le over 1 year
The question I raise does not describe what troubles I am in, since there have been so many posts here discussing the same problem.
I tried to make myself clearer by running Boot-Repair. And here is the result:
You have installed on
sda8
a Linux version which is not EFI-compatible. It is probably incompatible with your computer. Please install an EFI-compatible system. For example, Linux-Secure-Remix-64bit and Ubuntu-64bit are EFI-compatible systems.Hope this info is clear enough
What can I do to make this dual-boot works?
To give a summary of what I did:
- I already have win 8 on my K45V asus
- in win 8, I used Disk management to create a new partition for Ubuntu
- I burn an Ubuntu 12.04 CD and boot from it
- I install Ubuntu here
- there was a dialog showing some partition resizing but I didn't really know what it was for? (why does the installation automatically go into the newly created partiion?)
- after installation, I restarted the pc and the boot menu never shows up, but goes directly to windows 8
What's the point now?
Any comment is a big help for me
Thanks!
Edit0:
Output of sudo parted -l
Model: ATA Hitachi HTS72755 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 500GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1049kB 316MB 315MB fat32 EFI system partition boot 2 316MB 945MB 629MB ntfs Basic data partition hidden, diag 3 945MB 1079MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres 4 1079MB 201GB 200GB ntfs Basic data partition 5 201GB 428GB 227GB ntfs Basic data partition 7 428GB 428GB 1049kB bios_grub 8 428GB 474GB 46.1GB ext4 9 474GB 479GB 4166MB linux-swap(v1) 6 479GB 500GB 21.5GB ntfs Basic data partition hidden, diag Model: WD My Passport 07A8 (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 1000GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 1049kB 1000GB 1000GB primary ntfs Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0 has been opened read-only. Error: Can't have a partition outside the disk!
Output of sudo fdisk -l
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disk identifier: 0x4ad209d2 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 976773167 488386583+ ee GPT Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary. Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000170586112 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121597 cylinders, total 1953458176 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00023f15 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 2048 1953458175 976728064 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
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Shawn Le almost 11 yearsis it saying that Ubuntu 12.04 x86 is not compatible with my computer? that's obviously odd :|
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mini almost 11 yearsWhich option do you choose on installation pages: "alongside windows" or "Something else"? where did you install grub? However, This may help you: Installing Ubuntu side by side Windows; Please add the output of this two commands into your post:
sudo parted -l
andsudo fdisk -l
, Run them on Ubuntu-Live mode. -
Shawn Le almost 11 yearsI chose "alongside windows". I didn't install grub coz' I thought that was done automatically during installation process. Previously, I had installed Ubuntu along win7 and the process was totally automatic
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mini almost 11 yearsPlease add the output of this two commands into your post:
sudo parted -l
andsudo fdisk -l
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Shawn Le almost 11 yearsI added already a while! please put on some new help
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oldfred almost 11 yearsIt is correct that the 32 bit verson is not compatible with UEFI. Only the 64 bit version works with UEFI. see note on UEFI. ubuntu.com/download/desktop
- I already have win 8 on my K45V asus
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geezanansa almost 11 years@oldfred suggest edit: "The system needs Windows 'fast start up' (hibernation) and UEFI/BIOS 'fast boot' 'quick boot' UEFI settings. Vital for some systems." DISABLED - there appears to be jester if not malicious editors kicking about
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oldfred almost 11 yearsReEdited to add turned off as I had originally posted. The editor add or clarified fast start up is hibernation and fast boot may be called quick boot.