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Dropping by to say that I've "fixed" the problem.

Well... my "solution" was to re-install Windows 7.
I used these ISO files.
It's legit; you only have to have your Windows product key in tact.
...

oh I had no idea X3 had a linux client O_O

Don't want non-space 4x, i'm crazy for space themed games :p

Yo, I'm an avid fan of space 4x games.
Talking about games like Gal Civ 2.

Gal civ 2 is working just fine under wine. but steam client is just buggy as hell under wine

So... is there any...

Well, that's good enough.

Thank you for trying to help! :P

I'll go ask around on other forums, and even if that doesn't work out, then I'll just remove my W7 partition and forget about...

http://paste.ubuntu.com/5611902/

Doesn't work :lolflag:

This is comical at this point.. hehe
why did they have to make it this complicated.

I've never had any such problems before uefi was...

Resized by 8mb. Didn't help

I'm starting to give up:)

http://i.imgur.com/St9xS99.png

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

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....

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):...

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...

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...

Yeah, I did press Q.
I used /dev/sda1. (I'll try to use sda now.)

sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print
Model: ATA ST1000LM024 HN-M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1953525168s
Sector size...

Am I doing something wrong?

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo gdisk /dev/sda1
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.6

Partition table scan:
MBR: MBR only
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: not...

Done this,

now the errors are:

"error: no such device: 38D2-86AD.
error: file 'EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi' not found."

http://paste.ubuntu.com/5604853/

PS: Mint still loads ok

i don't have secure boot option..

and i can't load directly

not sure i understand.

what exactly is uefi menu ?

I can add boot options in BIOS, is that what you want me to do?

or should i do it through grub?

btw, I can open the Win recovery, don't...

Here's what I see:
http://i.imgur.com/cgK43ie.jpg

And yes, such file C:\Windows\Boot\EFI\bootmgfw.efi exists

what should I do?

Mint is loading just fine.

I bought the laptop in the summer (that means that Windows 8 was still in beta; I'm not sure, though, as I never pay attention to Microsoft releases), so that probably...

Ah sorry, I thought the other sub forum was to be used for all ubuntu-based distors

Hi, linux newbie here.

I've installed the ubuntu-based Mint, and now I cannot boot into Windows.
I'm satisfied with the system and I wouldn't really care about that if I could optimize battery...