[Bug 1238262] [NEW] ubuntu installer does not detect installed windows 8

[matteo sisti sette]

Public bug reported:

Usually, when you boot an ubuntu installation disk, it detects OSes
already installed on the system, and gives you the option whether to
delete everything and install Ubuntu, or install it alongside the
existing OS in a dual boot mode, or manually manage partitions.

However, if there is Windows 8 installed, it doesn't detect it and does
not offer the option to install Ubuntu alongside the existing Windows 8.
The only 2 options are to delete everything and install ubuntu, or
"something else" (i.e. manually edit partitions).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: debian-installer (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 10 22:59:14 2013
DeviceMapperTables: No devices found
DmraidDevices: no raid disks
DmraidSets: no raid disks
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-23 (1205 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M51Sn
MarkForUpload: True
MemoryUsage:
 total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
 Mem:       3103000    2900444     202556          0     325748     243600
 -/+ buffers/cache:    2331096     771904
 Swap:      2155516     571416    1584100
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic root=UUID=173acbf5-26a0-49e3-8d2b-f1c142582cbf ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: debian-installer
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-10 (61 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/24/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 303
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: M51Sn
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr303:bd12/24/2007:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnM51Sn:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnM51Sn:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: M51Sn
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 raring

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Title:
  ubuntu installer does not detect installed windows 8

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Usually, when you boot an ubuntu installation disk, it detects OSes
  already installed on the system, and gives you the option whether to
  delete everything and install Ubuntu, or install it alongside the
  existing OS in a dual boot mode, or manually manage partitions.

  However, if there is Windows 8 installed, it doesn't detect it and
  does not offer the option to install Ubuntu alongside the existing
  Windows 8. The only 2 options are to delete everything and install
  ubuntu, or "something else" (i.e. manually edit partitions).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: debian-installer (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Oct 10 22:59:14 2013
  DeviceMapperTables: No devices found
  DmraidDevices: no raid disks
  DmraidSets: no raid disks
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-23 (1205 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M51Sn
  MarkForUpload: True
  MemoryUsage:
   total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
   Mem:       3103000    2900444     202556          0     325748     243600
   -/+ buffers/cache:    2331096     771904
   Swap:      2155516     571416    1584100
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic root=UUID=173acbf5-26a0-49e3-8d2b-f1c142582cbf ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: debian-installer
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-10 (61 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/24/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 303
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: M51Sn
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr303:bd12/24/2007:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnM51Sn:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnM51Sn:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: M51Sn
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

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