[Bug 1442342] Re: uefi gpt win 8.1 would not dual boot (grub would not install) i tried everything i could find online for the last week and finally messed up win 8.1 from even booting and then tried to do a full install of ubuntu and still wont go through. so i have lost ll my files for nothing.

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[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  uefi gpt win 8.1 would not dual boot (grub would not install)  i tried
  everything i could find online for the last week and finally messed up
  win 8.1 from even booting and then tried to do a full install of
  ubuntu and still wont go through. so i have lost ll my files for
  nothing.

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  i am at a lose here. i am by no means a noob. i have a very thecnical
  job but this has me at my wits ends. pleas help

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Thu Apr  9 15:43:56 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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