[Bug 1079056] Re: ubiquity does not detect Windows 8

[Richard Ayres]

After discussion, this is a feature request, not a new bug, duplicate or
regression.  Please see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=687921 for further information.

This report will be marked as a wishlist item in due course.  Thanks.

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #687921
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=687921

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Title:
  ubiquity does not detect Windows 8

Status in “os-prober” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubiquity does not detect Windows 8.
  It shows the message:
   "This computer currently has no detected operating systems."

  Windows 8 was installed with secure boot on.

  $ sudo parted /dev/sda print
  Model: ATA HITACHI HTS54503 (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 320GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
  Partition Table: gpt

  Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name                          Flags
   1      1049kB  316MB  315MB  ntfs         Basic data partition          hidden, diag
   2      316MB   420MB  105MB  fat32        EFI system partition          boot
   3      420MB   555MB  134MB               Microsoft reserved partition  msftres
   4      555MB   320GB  320GB  ntfs         Basic data partition

  $ sudo os-prober
  <no output>

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Thu Nov 15 07:16:55 2012
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi.signed file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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