shoryuken
December 27th, 2012, 12:01 AM
Hi,
As per YannBuntu suggestion in another thread I'm starting this new thread.
I'm having problems after installing Ubuntu 12.10 on a new Laptop running Windows 8 where I can no longer get into Windows Recovery.
Some background first:
I got a new Asus S46CA Ultrabook with Windows 8 preinstalled. I've been running Ubuntu 12.10 on my old laptop dual boot with Windows 7, but I did some reading before deciding to install Unbntu side by side with Windows 8. Based on my reading I made my install disk with ubuntu-secure-remix-12.10-64bit.iso
Then I did the following:
1) Disable Quickstart feature in Windows 8
2) Went into BIOS and disabled SecureBoot and Fast-start
3) Booted into Live CD and installed using Other Option
4) Resized 2 partitions to get 3 new partitions:
a) 30 Gig for /
b) 30 Gig for /home
c) 6 Gig for SWAP
5) Completed the installation and rebooted
6) Computer booted straight into Windows 8 (didn't give any options to chose)
7) I rebooted into BIOS and in the options for boot sequence there was an option to boot into the Ubuntu which I selected.
8) After reboot I got Grub with:
Ubuntu
Advance Options for Ubuntu
Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)
Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)
9) The 2 Windows options fail each time giving:
error: impossible find command'drivemap';
error: invalid EFI file path;
press any key to continue*
10) Did some reading and learned about Boot Repair ((boot-sav-extra_3.197~ppa10~quantal_all.deb)and ran root repair using the Live USB. I used the recommended settings and here is the result: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1466219/
11) I rebooted and now I got grub with the following options:
Ubuntu
Advance Options for Ubuntu
Windows UEFI loader
Windows Boot UEFI bootx64.efi.bkp
Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)
Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)
The last 2 options still give me the same error as before (see point 9 above).
The other 2 Windows options (with UEFI) both lauch the windows recovery screen but automatically load into Windows 8 and not the recovery itself.
And in case it might be of use, here is the content of grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=10
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "${linux_gfx_mode}" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-17-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.5.0-17-generic-advanced-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.5.0-17-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-17-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.5.0-17-generic-recovery-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.5.0-17-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/25_custom ###
menuentry "Windows UEFI loader" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 02F6-23A5
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi.bkp
}
menuentry "Windows Boot UEFI bootx64.efi.bkp" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 02F6-23A5
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi.bkp
}
### END /etc/grub.d/25_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-1072DD5B72DD45DE' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 1072DD5B72DD45DE
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1072DD5B72DD45DE
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-B6C4E84CC4E81103' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt4'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4 B6C4E84CC4E81103
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root B6C4E84CC4E81103
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
Attached you will find screen captures of the various partitions on sda and sdb
on sda:
partition 5 is /
partition 7 is /home
partition 8 is /SWAP
partition 2 is Recovery
partition 9 is Restore
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks and cheers
Shoryuken
As per YannBuntu suggestion in another thread I'm starting this new thread.
I'm having problems after installing Ubuntu 12.10 on a new Laptop running Windows 8 where I can no longer get into Windows Recovery.
Some background first:
I got a new Asus S46CA Ultrabook with Windows 8 preinstalled. I've been running Ubuntu 12.10 on my old laptop dual boot with Windows 7, but I did some reading before deciding to install Unbntu side by side with Windows 8. Based on my reading I made my install disk with ubuntu-secure-remix-12.10-64bit.iso
Then I did the following:
1) Disable Quickstart feature in Windows 8
2) Went into BIOS and disabled SecureBoot and Fast-start
3) Booted into Live CD and installed using Other Option
4) Resized 2 partitions to get 3 new partitions:
a) 30 Gig for /
b) 30 Gig for /home
c) 6 Gig for SWAP
5) Completed the installation and rebooted
6) Computer booted straight into Windows 8 (didn't give any options to chose)
7) I rebooted into BIOS and in the options for boot sequence there was an option to boot into the Ubuntu which I selected.
8) After reboot I got Grub with:
Ubuntu
Advance Options for Ubuntu
Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)
Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)
9) The 2 Windows options fail each time giving:
error: impossible find command'drivemap';
error: invalid EFI file path;
press any key to continue*
10) Did some reading and learned about Boot Repair ((boot-sav-extra_3.197~ppa10~quantal_all.deb)and ran root repair using the Live USB. I used the recommended settings and here is the result: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1466219/
11) I rebooted and now I got grub with the following options:
Ubuntu
Advance Options for Ubuntu
Windows UEFI loader
Windows Boot UEFI bootx64.efi.bkp
Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)
Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)
The last 2 options still give me the same error as before (see point 9 above).
The other 2 Windows options (with UEFI) both lauch the windows recovery screen but automatically load into Windows 8 and not the recovery itself.
And in case it might be of use, here is the content of grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=10
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "${linux_gfx_mode}" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-17-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.5.0-17-generic-advanced-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.5.0-17-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-17-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.5.0-17-generic-recovery-ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd' {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.5.0-17-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca6b5778-6ce5-4b46-b511-24d70cdb1ebd ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/25_custom ###
menuentry "Windows UEFI loader" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 02F6-23A5
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi.bkp
}
menuentry "Windows Boot UEFI bootx64.efi.bkp" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 02F6-23A5
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi.bkp
}
### END /etc/grub.d/25_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-1072DD5B72DD45DE' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 1072DD5B72DD45DE
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1072DD5B72DD45DE
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-B6C4E84CC4E81103' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt4'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt4 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt4 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt4 B6C4E84CC4E81103
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root B6C4E84CC4E81103
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
Attached you will find screen captures of the various partitions on sda and sdb
on sda:
partition 5 is /
partition 7 is /home
partition 8 is /SWAP
partition 2 is Recovery
partition 9 is Restore
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks and cheers
Shoryuken