How do I install 14.04 in EFI along with Windows 8?

[oldfred]

It still is video issue causing it to not boot. Not sure why you would get different places just by having different boot partition or folder. Perhaps one is older kernel and somehow that makes a difference.

If Intel video is the default when booting, you often need the other settings, not nomodeset in ubfan1's post above. You force the Intel to use correct X by & for your screen.

[davy jones]

So what do I do now?

[oldfred]

Did you try the Intel video settings instead of nomodeset?

[davy jones]

How do I do that?

[oldfred]

Post #7, the suggestions in link by ubfan1 are mostly Intel based. But you may need to just experiment with all of them.

Also in #7 was link to another user with similar Intel/AMD. That may have more details that are better.

[davy jones]

I honestly don't know how to implement any of this. Most of the links seem to be instructions for when you're actually able to boot into Ubuntu and login. The only one that makes sense is http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...0#post12871710. But I'm unclear on where exactly to add this and I don't want to mess things up even more badly by adding it somewhere it's not supposed to be, or by incorrect syntax. For example, this says that I'm supposed to add this to the Linux line, but I don't know at what point I should add it, and whether I should add it as a continuous code or line by line like it says here (since the Linux line seems to be continuous right now).

[davy jones]

Any ideas?

[oldfred]

All the boot options are just like adding nomodeset.
You said in #10 that you changed nomodeset on the linux line by replacing quiet splash.

Some suggest adding it to that line, but I prefer to replace the quiet splash so you see the boot process. While it scrolls by pretty quick, you sometimes can catch an error. Where is stops of often several lines past the main issue.

You can also try the recovery boot line in menu, and if that works you can get to a terminal sign on and run commands. That gives text menu with several options. Usually need to choose the add Internet option, so you can run updates from repository.

[davy jones]

I tried to boot after adding the code I mentioned in #16 and it led me to an eternal blank screen again. I added it right at the end, just to be clear. Was that correct?

Also, I've gotten to that terminal sign on a few times, but I just don't know what commands to run to try to fix my problem, or at least identify it.

I think now after trying so many different things, I just need a way to properly install/upgrade to 14.04 without deleting my data on /home. Best thing would be if I could actually back it up, but if there's a guarantee that /home would not be touched in an upgrade, I can still do it since there doesn't seem to be another choice. My last bootinfo is in #10. Given all this, how do I go about installing 14.04?

[oldfred]

Did you try each of these instead of nomodeset? but change from example to your exact monitor X by Y size, not 1280x1024:

i915.i915_enable_rc6=1
video=1280x1024-24@60
video=VGA-1:1280x1024-24@60

With any major change there are no guarantees.
That is why we always (or should) suggest backups of both Windows & Ubuntu.

Do not use any auto reinstall option, it will erase your entire hard drive even if it just says it is overwriting a previous Ubuntu. Only use Something Else. Fix will not be in any current ISO.
Reinstall says overwrite Ubuntu but it also erases existing Windows.
Sept 2014 Fix being released for one drive installs, but mulitple drive installs must use Something Else.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...y/+bug/1265192


The vendor recovery DVDs are just an image of your drive as purchased. If you have housecleaned a lot of cruft normally included, run many updates with many reboots, and added software you may want a full back up.
Backup windows before install - post by Mark Phelps
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...0#post12611710
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp
Another suggestion by srs5694
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm

From live installer you should be able to backup /home. But be sure to include hidden files & folders also. If you changed a lot of hardware configurations, you should also backup /etc but if a new verson do not just restore it. New version may need different settings, better to use /etc backup as reference if needed.

If you can boot to a terminal you can try running updates.


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade