UEFI help

[SimonaZ]

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo gdisk /dev/sda
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.6

Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help): w

Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING
PARTITIONS!!

Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): Y
OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/sda.
Warning! An error was reported when writing the partition table! This error
MIGHT be harmless, or the disk might be damaged! Checking it is advisable.

Command (? for help): v

No problems found. 5067 free sectors (2.5 MiB) available in 3
segments, the largest of which is 2048 (1024.0 KiB) in size.

Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-5): 1
Partition GUID code: C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B (EFI System)
Partition unique GUID: CC17E3D7-FB34-45F0-AD03-8ECEA7E2EBFD
First sector: 2048 (at 1024.0 KiB)
Last sector: 411647 (at 201.0 MiB)
Partition size: 409600 sectors (200.0 MiB)
Attribute flags: 8000000000000000
Partition name: 'EFI system partition'

Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-5): 2
Partition GUID code: E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE (Microsoft reserved)
Partition unique GUID: EAAFCDA5-635F-4ED2-9843-97D693650CA0
First sector: 411648 (at 201.0 MiB)
Last sector: 673791 (at 329.0 MiB)
Partition size: 262144 sectors (128.0 MiB)
Attribute flags: 8000000000000000
Partition name: 'Microsoft reserved partition'

Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-5): 3
Partition GUID code: EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7 (Microsoft basic data)
Partition unique GUID: 069A8FCB-C6B0-4132-B647-3FACEE23BE88
First sector: 673792 (at 329.0 MiB)
Last sector: 782084095 (at 372.9 GiB)
Partition size: 781410304 sectors (372.6 GiB)
Attribute flags: 0000000000000000
Partition name: 'Basic data partition'

Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-5): 4
Partition GUID code: EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7 (Microsoft basic data)
Partition unique GUID: 9AB47C3E-118F-4A65-A1A4-C4F41572A345
First sector: 782084096 (at 372.9 GiB)
Last sector: 1902323711 (at 907.1 GiB)
Partition size: 1120239616 sectors (534.2 GiB)
Attribute flags: 0000000000000000
Partition name: 'Basic data partition'

Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-5): 5
Partition GUID code: EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7 (Microsoft basic data)
Partition unique GUID: 953E9D96-8916-4F33-8137-8BC9999A2220
First sector: 1902325760 (at 907.1 GiB)
Last sector: 1953524129 (at 931.5 GiB)
Partition size: 51198370 sectors (24.4 GiB)
Attribute flags: 0000000000000000
Partition name: 'Basic data partition'

PS: Windows still doesn't boot

[oldfred]

Rerun BootInfo report.

I do not know if it fixed protective MBR partition table and even it that was issue.

[SimonaZ]

Not sure if it's the correct thing but:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print
Model: ATA ST1000LM024 HN-M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1953525168s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 2048s 411647s 409600s fat32 EFI system partition boot
2 411648s 673791s 262144s Microsoft reserved partition msftres
3 673792s 782084095s 781410304s ntfs Basic data partition
4 782084096s 1902323711s 1120239616s ntfs Basic data partition
5 1902325760s 1953524129s 51198370s ntfs Basic data partition

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

[oldfred]

That does not show protective MBR.

This will not show gpt partitions but shows MBR with just its one entry Which should not be larger than hard drive.

sudo fdisk

[SimonaZ]

Not sure what exactly to type there in, but

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


The device presents a logical sector size that is smaller than
the physical sector size. Aligning to a physical sector (or optimal
I/O) size boundary is recommended, or performance may be impacted.

Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
256 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121126 cylinders, total 1953525168 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: 0x2902cc6d

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 4294967295 2147483647+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.

[oldfred]

It did not change.

Does gparted show partitions correctly. I might just try a very minor change or just shrink one partition by a small amount.

[SimonaZ]

What do you mean shrink one partition?
Which exactly?
sda1? Will shrinking it by one mb suffice?

[oldfred]

I would use sda4 as it is the largest and not very full. And as the test to see if gparted will rewrite protective MBR, a 1MB shrink should be enough.

[SimonaZ]

Resized by 8mb. Didn't help

I'm starting to give up

[oldfred]

Rerun Boot-Repair and post a new link to BootInfo report.