No grub after 13.10 install

[woopud]

Just installed Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 8 but upon reboot there's no grub? It boots directly into Windows 8. Any help would be appreciated.

[fantab]

In machines with pre-installed Windows8 you mostly have UEFI boot. Does you machine boot in UEFI?

Try Boot-Repair (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair#A2nd_option_:_install_Boot-Repair_in_Ubuntu) utility. It can fix most of the boot issues. Most of the times 'Recommend Repair' is enough. Perform Boot-Repair from a Live Ubuntu DVD/USB.

[woopud]

I did try the Boot-Repair but it din't work either, it did mention something about the PC booting in legacy mode instead of uefi?

[woopud]

So, when running Boot-Repair this comes up

"The boot of your PC is in Legacy mode. You may want to retry after changing it to EFI mode.
Do you want to continue?"

[oldfred]

Fixed title.

You need to run Boot-Repair in UEFI mode, or reinstall in UEFI mode. From UEFI you should have two boot choices, one UEFI and the other BIOS/CSM/Legacy, but not always clearly labelled in UEFI menu.

[woopud]

How do I run boot-repair or ubuntu installation in uefi mode?

[fantab]

You have to boot Ubuntu Live DVD/USB in UEFI mode... When Selecting your boot device to boot from choose the DVD/USB in UEFI or EFI. If you boot Ubuntu in EFI mode you will see a black background with options. You see regular ubuntu background if you boot in legacy mode.

[woopud]

Thank you! Got it working now.

[fantab]

I'm glad its working. Mark the thread as 'solve' using 'Thread Tools'.