Amro_Ali
May 29th, 2014, 03:31 PM
Hello everyone,
Getting straight to the point, I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS alongside a pre-installed Windows 8 (now updated to 8.1). I am a newbie (even though I used Linux and Ubuntu for some time now, I still see myself as a newbie), so I would appreciate as much help and clarity as I can get.
I am using a Toshiba Satellite L850-1L1 Laptop with the following specs· Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40 GHz· 8 GB RAM· 64 bit Operating System, x64-based processor· 1 TB HDD (No SSD), GPT Partitioning scheme (GUID Partition Table)· System BIOS Version 6.7 / EC Version 6.00 (no idea if this bit of info will help or not)
http://tinypic.com/r/24lv236/8
I removed about 60 GB of the C partition that has windows. I left it as a new unallocated volume (I left it as free unpartitioned and unformatted space). As for the Secure Boot and UEFI settings in the BIOS, I left them enabled (since I read in ask Ubuntu that it is always better to try installing with both options enabled) and shut down the laptop. Something worth mentioning, I read an article that said I should switch to CSM Mode before shutting down and then install Ubuntu; I did not do that. When I change the boot manager from UEFI to CSM Boot, it does not boot anything coz of copyright issues. Plus, Ubuntu boots in legacy mode and not UEFI Mode.
With try Ubuntu I was able to boot the live version without problems, then started installing Ubuntu and when I got to the system installation window there was no option that said “install alongside windows 8”. So I picked “something else”, made a 5.77 GB partition (read somewhere that it is supposed to be 10% the size of the main system partition) for swap area and 51.22 GB for booting the main system ( / ). After Installation GRUB menu opened and I could open Ubuntu without problems but with windows, it gave me an error and did not want to boot it. I ran boot repair and it closed with an error and gave me a pop out message saying I should turn off secure boot. After that, there was no GRUB and it boots straight to windows.
Here is the first boot repair link: paste.ubuntu.com/7517709
I then formatted the partitions again and did the whole thing again with secure boot disabled this time. Again no GRUB menu and boots straight to windows 8 (yes windows 8 on my laptop works with secure boot disabled), so I entered the live version and ran boot repair again. This time it did not tell me that I should disable secure boot, but it did not solve the problem either. Same problem, no GRUB and boots straight to windows.
Here is the first boot repair link: paste.ubuntu.com/7536732
A couple of more points:
· I cannot change the OS boot manager in BIOS. Simply because that option does not exist
· Boot Manager in BIOS allows me to choose between CSM and UEFI only
Appreciate any help to make the dual boot work.
Thanks
Getting straight to the point, I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS alongside a pre-installed Windows 8 (now updated to 8.1). I am a newbie (even though I used Linux and Ubuntu for some time now, I still see myself as a newbie), so I would appreciate as much help and clarity as I can get.
I am using a Toshiba Satellite L850-1L1 Laptop with the following specs· Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40 GHz· 8 GB RAM· 64 bit Operating System, x64-based processor· 1 TB HDD (No SSD), GPT Partitioning scheme (GUID Partition Table)· System BIOS Version 6.7 / EC Version 6.00 (no idea if this bit of info will help or not)
http://tinypic.com/r/24lv236/8
I removed about 60 GB of the C partition that has windows. I left it as a new unallocated volume (I left it as free unpartitioned and unformatted space). As for the Secure Boot and UEFI settings in the BIOS, I left them enabled (since I read in ask Ubuntu that it is always better to try installing with both options enabled) and shut down the laptop. Something worth mentioning, I read an article that said I should switch to CSM Mode before shutting down and then install Ubuntu; I did not do that. When I change the boot manager from UEFI to CSM Boot, it does not boot anything coz of copyright issues. Plus, Ubuntu boots in legacy mode and not UEFI Mode.
With try Ubuntu I was able to boot the live version without problems, then started installing Ubuntu and when I got to the system installation window there was no option that said “install alongside windows 8”. So I picked “something else”, made a 5.77 GB partition (read somewhere that it is supposed to be 10% the size of the main system partition) for swap area and 51.22 GB for booting the main system ( / ). After Installation GRUB menu opened and I could open Ubuntu without problems but with windows, it gave me an error and did not want to boot it. I ran boot repair and it closed with an error and gave me a pop out message saying I should turn off secure boot. After that, there was no GRUB and it boots straight to windows.
Here is the first boot repair link: paste.ubuntu.com/7517709
I then formatted the partitions again and did the whole thing again with secure boot disabled this time. Again no GRUB menu and boots straight to windows 8 (yes windows 8 on my laptop works with secure boot disabled), so I entered the live version and ran boot repair again. This time it did not tell me that I should disable secure boot, but it did not solve the problem either. Same problem, no GRUB and boots straight to windows.
Here is the first boot repair link: paste.ubuntu.com/7536732
A couple of more points:
· I cannot change the OS boot manager in BIOS. Simply because that option does not exist
· Boot Manager in BIOS allows me to choose between CSM and UEFI only
Appreciate any help to make the dual boot work.
Thanks