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Giorgio
Asked: 2013-01-05 13:44:50 +0800 CST

How can I easliy boot Ubuntu and Windows 8? [duplicate]

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How can I Dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8

I've had various problems with Ubuntu and Windows 8 on dual-boot, how can I solve this in an easy manner without messing my partitions or my boot loader?

12.04

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  1. I hope my experience could help other people in mine same situation:

    I've had a lot of problem with dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8 in two partition in a same HD: Every time automatically started Windows and never ubuntu.... I've try all guides for disable Secure boot,etc... but without solution.

    I've solved all dual boot problems, installing Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04 in two separated HD.

    My situation is

    HD n°1:

    • 1st partition with Ubuntu 12.04
    • 2nd partition for backup, ntfs formatted

    HD n°2

    • Windows 8. from windows, i can read/write on ntfs partition into 1st HD

    When switch on my computer, into GRUB page,I can choose between Ubuntu and Winfdows 8, but only Ubuntu can be booted; If i choose Windows 8 is shown a message which says : "error impossible find EFI... etc... or something like that".
    If i boot directly windows 8 from boot menu, it work!

    Maybe I've understand what is the problem:

    Windows 8, it's installed in a traditional mode, NOT UEFI, and I can see this from tool partition manager: in my Windows 8 HD isn't available EFI partiion, or well, the boot partion isn't EFI, but traditional I suppose (i've upgrade it from windows 7).

    When I've install Ubuntu 12.04, I've choose EFI boot mode for the installation. (with Gparted I can see EFI boot partion on my HD).

    My Mother board support both system BIOS and EFI, but i think GRUB system work only if both, Windows / Ubuntu, use the same boot mode: UEFI or BIOS.
    If one is UEFI and other BIOS not work.

    At the moment, for me is a good solution use 2 HD:
    When i boot PC, start automatically Ubuntu, and if i want use Windows8, from boot menu (F12 for me) I choose HD which has windows 8.

    All works properly! Ok is not a practise solution, but works...

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