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• Failure of dual booting Ubuntu with Windows 8 on the Satellite P845t

  I tried in vain to dual boot Ubuntu 13.10 to a new Satellite from Toshiba with Windows 8.1. The laptop has UEFI. I used the two live DVD and live USB, and I tried with SecureBoot both active and disabled.

  Whenever I have the same failure. J
  UST before the next GRUB, the error message screen appears flashes briefly on the screen "error: variable 'root' is not defined". The GRUB screen appears. I tried Trying-out Installation and Installation and whenever once I have selected one of these options, then, the screen turns off and remains empty. When you use a DVD, the DVD still Purring for several seconds, before going to death.

  Out of curiosity I tried to install OpenSUSE 12.3 in the same way (with SecureBoot both enabled and disabled in turn, etc.) and stalls from installation to a similar point every time, which leads me to think that it is something to do with how UEFI is installed on the laptop.

  The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite P845T about 3 months with the HARD drive replaced with a SSD.
  It came with pre-installed Windows 8, and I've upgraded to 8.1 Windows last week, shortly before trying to install Ubuntu.

  Curiously, the Windows desktop 8.1 has a watermark in the bottom right that says: "SecureBoot is not configured correctly", but that may not be not relevant for this query, such as Google search, that suggests that many people have this watermark even if SecureBoot is properly configured. And activating/deactivating the SecureBoot makes no difference for the message.

  Any help would be welcome, as I'd like to get this double-started with Ubuntu.

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Can you tell me if you tried to start a direct media from a USB?
  If YES - which was / is the result?

  BTW - I guess that's your feed:

  http://UbuntuForums.org/showthread.php?t=2184839

  BR

  Tom

  Post edited by: MannerhagenVPO

• Reinstall Vista as a dual boot with Win 7 RC...

  My HP came with Vista Home Premium installed. After installation dual boot with Win 7 RC in which I had a ton of problems to get the partitions of size equal. I messed up my install Vista, so I deleted it and began around and after much trial & error, I got Windows 7 on my HD and a partition configured for Vista but I'm afraid when I install it I would lose the Windows 7 install because the discs I have are for recovery and said this would erase and reformat the HD to make new factory. Did I lose the partition?

  Using the HP Windows Vista Recovery disks will restore your hard drive to its original factory configuration.

  If Windows 7 RC1 is installed, it will disappear after using the recovery discs.  I recommend you

  installing a second hard drive and install Windows 7 RC1 on it.

• How to install a dual boot on my laptop system. There the Vista license on it, I'll buy a disc of windows 7 retail of the school?

  How to install a dual boot on my laptop system. There the Vista license on it, I'll buy a disc of windows 7 retail school, also I want to use vmware or virtual box to have windows 7 Windows 7 for experimentation (because in to school for computers). So, how can I configure my computer to ask what os I want to run from the black screen and I have 7 on a virtual machine to play with and what having a vdi with my os to travel around with on a USB?

  Please see the following article with useful information about dual-boot:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/can-I-have-more-than-one-operating-system-on-my-computer-multiboot

  You will not be able to virtualize Windows 7 because the license would be already physically license on the host on a partition.

  Another question, you must make sure that the copy of that school license is not an upgrade. You cannot install an upgrade on a partition or a virtual machine.

• Pavillion dv6: try to Dual-Boot Ubuntu with Windows 10 (Windows 7 upgrade)

  I try to dual-boot Windows 10 with Ubuntu 15.04, but realize that this is not possible, because laptops HP reached default limit partition of 4 primary partitions.

  I have the following partitions:

  199 MB - system

  533.5 GB - C:\

  20.38 GB - recovery (D:\)

  103 MB - HP_TOOLS

  42 GB - no limit (I intend to make an extended partition with 3 logical partitions for home, root and swap for Ubuntu)

  My question is, which of these partitions should I back up and delete, and how to create a backup for this? I want to make a new partition extended to 3 logical partitions with host, root and exchange for Ubuntu.

  Another thing to note is I had originally from Windows 7, but I have upgraded to Windows 10and used CCleaner to remove the old files of Windows 7.

  The info below is a response that typically post on the forums Ubuntu on situations like yours:

  Since you have already four partitions, this is the maximum allowed. Remove just HP_TOOLS is not the solution - as it is too small to be of any use.

  So first, copy all files and folders inside the HP_TOOLS partition in your OS Win10 partition.

  Second, open the Win 10 disk management tool.  NOW you can delete the partition HP_TOOLS.

  Thirdly, shrink the Win10 OS partition to make room on the disk. Win10 is very skittish about its partition to the OS being messed up
  with "outside" with other tools - like GParted. Although it is OK, it is more likely to cause filesystem corruption, which will then make Win10 no longer starts.

  Fourth, you need a way, in the future, to restore Win10 in its current state - and you can do it without using the
  Recovery partition.  Download and install the free version of Macrium Reflect.  Plug an external hard drive and use MR for
  image out of the OS Win10 and its partition on this disk.  Then, use the MR option to create a USB startup key.

  Now, using this USB key, you can restore your current configuration of the Win10 of this backup.

  Fifth, you can now return to the Win10 disk management tool and remove the recovery partition. Do not format the free space, leave it as what.

  For more assistance, you should post in the Ubuntu forums: Ubuntu Forums

• Laptop with XP/Ubuntu Dual Boot (grub 2, not to wubi). How to safely to Windows 7 without losing the dual boot ubuntu?

  Hello

  I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 6400/1505 (1.73 Gz, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 750 GB (7200 RPM) HARD drive) with Windows XP and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed in dual boot. I installed Ubuntu in a separate partition, not not using WUBI. Since support for XP runs in the month of April, I have to upgrade to Windows 7. I would like to know if I could pass safely XP to Windows 7 (I understand the parameters and programs cannot be transferred to the upgraded version of Windows and must be done manually) without disturbing my score of Ubutnu and the GRUB that starts when I turn on the computer. What are my options if this is not possible. I know one option is to completely wipe the hard drive and start over. But I just wanted to know if I could save my Ubuntu installation.

  PS. forgive me if this has been discussed already, please redirect.

  Thank you

  Joseph.

  To begin with, as you already know, there is no way to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, it will have to do a clean install.  When you install Windows 7 it will rewrite the MBR and dislodge the grub, you need to reinstall GRUB after Windows installation and you need to add the Windows installation for the grub.

  John

• How dual boot ubuntu and windows 8?

  HP envy 6 sleekbook 6z 1100

  I already turn off secure in the BIOS startup

  But I can not install ubuntu 13.04

  The installation was smooth and good

  But after the reboot, there is no start menu doesn't appear for me to choose what operating system I want to start

  I wonder if something blocked HP... or should I turn on the legacy support in the BIOS? But ubuntu 13.04 should support EFL BIOS

  I need Ubuntu to work!

  Hello

  The following tutorials will help:

  http://apcmag.com/how-to-dual-boot-Windows-8-and-Linux.htm

  http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=wNCSbTyUzoM

  Kind regards.

• Strange problem with Windows Vista / & Dual Boot of Win 7, Vista is there, but is not...

  I have sucessfully partioned primary SATA drive in my old Dell XPS desktop computer for 1 year so I could dual-boot between Visat & Win 7, but that the process be re-sizing / partitioning, or installing Windows 7 posed problem with dual booting (MBR) which I was able to fix via the process of startup repair & recovery.

  Unfortunately, when I try to boot into Vista from the Boot Manager screen, I can get as far as the Welcome screen and then the screen turns white.  At some point, I think I saw an error message referring to a bad or Rundll file missing (I think it is)

  However, if the blank screen, I can do a Ctrl-alt-del and bring up the options menu to lock the computer, switch users, log, change password or start the Task Manager.  When I select the Task Manager, I see several Services & processes running.  It seems that Vista is running, but I can't do it...

  If I select log-off, I get the newspaper colorful off the screen.

  Any idea?

  Should I continue with the process of startup repair & recover?  I don't think the fix bootrec applies more, correct?   In addition, I unfortunately do not have the CD original Vista because it is a Dell system with all the stuff of recovery on the hard drive... (GRRRR!  ) which I think is a no recovery before I changed them were leaving...

  Thank you!

  Try this for Vista startup repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• No sound in Windows 7 after installing dual boot Ubuntu (Sound Blaster Audigy)

  I recently put my Windows 7 system to dual-boot with Ubuntu 9.10.

  Now, Ubuntu will play audio through my Sound Blaster Audigy, but Windows 7 will not. I reinstalled all the drivers and installed correctly. I went through the troubleshooting Control Panel section; She didn't find any problem, but there is still no sound. When I play music, volume control shows that the audio is playing.

  I can only assume that there is a problem with the installation of Ubuntu, that seems odd, since BONES are on separate partitions on my hard drive. Like I said, Ubuntu played outside the Audigy with no problems.

  Meanwhile I use my onboard sound for Win7, but I'd love to get my audigy...

  Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.

  Nope checked all the possible power for audio setting in windows 7.  The only solution I found was disabling Audigy, plug in my onboard sound, allowing it and restart the computer.  On restart I could activate audigy, plug on it and activate the audigy player.  It was my only solution, but this is not going to work whenever I want to use ubuntu. No solution practice.

• Lenovo 3000 G530 tattoo dual boot ubuntu and vista sp1

  Hello

  I just want to know if Lenovo put what is called a "tattoo" on its computers because I have Lenovo 3000 G530A (french) and I want to install to install Linux on windows vista sp1, so I need to know it is safe only if my computer will have some problems.

  Thanks in advance

  I don't think so. As already said before, I installed Ubuntu and it runs great.

• Dual Boot win 8.1 have 8.1 on both systems, possible? How?

  Hello

  I run a Dual boot.

  1 system Win8.1 and seams OK. This system worked Win 7 and upgrade to win 8 was done with the upgrade ISO available without problem.

  The upgrade to win 8.1 were made without problem.

  2 system was created from scratch and win 8 has been installed using the ISO available. Now I want to upgrade the system 2 win 8.1 but I can't access the STORE. The shop window displays 15 items, but I can't open the STORE I tried the MSreset.exe, but it generates an error pop up. How to fix and upgrade of system 2 Win8.1

  Hello

  Solved

  I have reinstalled Win 7, on a new partition, upgraded to Win 8 using my ISO and upgraded to Win 8.1.

  Thank you for me

• dual boot linux alongside win8 on hp pavilion g6-2230sa

  I would like to load linux-Mint next to windows 8, however, it is almost impossible to do.

  I sifted the forums and found no solution. The laptop can not/do not start a mint.

  Some people are able to find their linux under the F9 option after a reboot, but I can't.

  Please help me, I hate windows 8

  Hello

  Welcome to the forum.

  See this helpful Post by our Expert banhien Provost

  How dual boot ubuntu and windows 8

  Usual method:

  • Act statement in the Post on disabling Secure Boot mode in the BIOS.
  • Set UEFI BIOS to 'disable' mode or 'Legacy '. Save the BIOS and restart the machine.

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  More information and discussion on the theme of the double Boot Windows 8 and Mint:

  Want to dualboot Mint and win 8 - questions of UEFI

  Operating instructions: Dual boot Windows 8 and 14 - the two (U) EFI Mint!

  How to install linux alongside Windows 8 without altering the configuration of Windows 8 start?

• Satellite L500/013 - how the dual boot of Windows 7 and XP?

  Hello

  I just bougth my first laptop from Toshiba, it comes with Windows 7 Professional pre-installed. Before you start to spend hours on it, I wonder if this can be done:

  (1) I would like to use the Windows 7 Professional 64-bit mode, then

  (2) create the second partition on the hard disk to install Windows XP 32 bit on it.

  I was wondering if this is possible and what is the recommended installation sequence. First thing I need to do is to create the recovery for Windows 7 disk, so I guess I have to configure Windows 7 first of all?

  Thanks for any help
  Thomas

  > The first thing I need to do is to create the recovery for Windows 7 disk, so I guess I have to configure Windows 7 first of all?
  Well, it is highly recommended! Before you do anything with your HARD drive, you must create the recovery disk!

  I m not very well how you can set up a dual boot with Win 7 because I didn't try this, but I did using Vista.
  First you must create a second partition in Vista. This could be done in disk management.
  Then I installed Win XP on the second partition. But after installing XP I could not launch Vista because Vista boot manager was damaged by Win XP.
  To resolve this problem, I used an original disc of Vista (not recovery disc). I started the Vista DVD and it has repaired the Vista Boot Manager. In Vista, I installed EasyBCD.
  EsayBCD is a small tool that allows to add Win XP to the Vista Boot Manager s.
  After the new Vista and Win XP reboot is appeared in the Boot Manager and I could choose between the two BONES.

  I think that you need the same procedure using Win 7

• How can I dual boot version Windows 8 and windows 7 Professional

  How to create a partition dual boot?

  I now have windows 7 pro now. I want to have a dual boot for win 7 & win 8.

  I lose all my apps of win 7, & will be working on win 8 automatically or do havve to re - install in win 8?

  Please see:

  http://www.PCWorld.com/article/2012070/how-to-dual-boot-Windows-8-and-Windows-7.html

  Othe tutorials are available on the Internet. Do a Bing, Google or similar search
  dual boot Windows 7 Windows 8.

  The installation of Windows 8 on a drive separate partition/logic will not affect any aspect of your Windows 7 Professional system. You will need to install all the applications for use with Windows 8 on this system with the system of Windows 8 running. Some people, it is useful to create yet another disk partition separated/logic for their documents, pictures, videos and files of the user. Thay can be shared between the two systems, open and modified either by, according to the needs.

  Good luck.

  Tom Ferguson

• Problem with dual boot

  Recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my desk and its poster option for 'Windows 7 (loader)' bootloader, but by selecting, the screen turns white and back to the same screen...

  I guess, I made changes to settings where in fact the Windows 7 operating system.
  Even tried to fix the beginning of the problems using Windows 7 installation DVD, but it shows that it has no problem starting

  And even the charger Linux said that there is no problem

  Help, please.
  Thank you :-)

  I would try using the bootsec tool
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927392#

  using the /scanOS switch that he must analyze the master boot record disks and fix all the invalid entries, you said can kill ubuntu when windows re-written the boot record.
  to work around these sorts of errors with Dual Boot ubuntu in the past I have installed ubuntu to a sick card 32 GB SD or USB then to start, I just hit my boot option and choose the SD/USB instead of my hard drive. (I think that this can be with the Universal USB Linux installer..)
  This way Ubuntu and Windows never have to fight for space MBR as it is completely controlled by the BIOS to start select. Or if you are using a desktop computer, get a 2nd drive internal, disconnect your windows drive, install ubuntu on the other drive, then connect your windows you save. This way you can make the same boot select tip and 2 OS are on completely separate disks and will not conflict. (Also makes it much easier if you need to re - install one of the 2 operating systems)
  I hope this helps and good luck