Installation after Windows

Fri Feb 8 04:32:31 UTC 2013

exactly, Kubuntu won't recognise Windows if it was installed as MBR on a
UEFI machine.

one thing I just thought of that you could try is simply disabling UEFI.

--c_smith,

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, don't I have any chance to install Kubuntu alongside Windows 7
> without reinstalling Windows 7 from scratch?
>
>
> Volkan GEZER
> volkangezer at gmail.com
>
>
> 2013/2/7 Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
> > if you enabled it after Windows 7 was installed, then it would cause
> these
> > issues, Ubuntu doesn't do well with a MBR install of Windows when UEFI is
> > enabled.
> >
> > --c_smith
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Helloi
> >>
> >> I enabled UEFI and now I see the grub loader before installation. I
> >> chose "Start Kubuntu". Before doing that I shrank the one of my ntfs
> >> partitions to create space for Kubuntu (around 25gb). Please see the
> >> screenshot below:
> >>
> >> http://s3.postimage.org/yr10wn25t/IMG_20130207_203301.jpg
> >>
> >> Windows 7 was already installed on my computer.
> >>
> >> Volkan GEZER
> >> volkangezer at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >> 2013/2/7 Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
> >> > Ah, my bad, and to check for UEFI, you'd simply look in the BIOS for a
> >> > UEFI
> >> > entry and see if it's enabled.
> >> >
> >> > and was Kubuntu already there, or was it Windows?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello Cody,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am not sure I understood you correctly. This installation was
> >> >> already there when I bought this so I did not touch anything. Should
> I
> >> >> do a hard format for it? I checked about UEFI, but not sure...
> >> >>
> >> >> Volkan GEZER
> >> >> volkangezer at gmail.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> 2013/2/6 Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
> >> >> > This r really sounds like what happened to me on a Lenovo IdeaPad
> >> >> > U400,
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > issue turned out to be Windows 7 installing as MBR when the U400
> is a
> >> >> > UEFI
> >> >> > PC. You might want to check that.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --c_smith
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Feb 6, 2013 2:18 PM, "Volkan Gezer" <volkangezer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hello,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Yes, like I said, I ran the chkdsk under windows, but Kubuntu
> >> >> >> installation still cannot see my Windows 7. It shows that it would
> >> >> >> create 4 partition by itself and nothing more.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> -Volkan
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 2013/2/6 Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>:
> >> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > 2013/2/6 Tushar Rishabadas <tushar.rishabadas at gmail.com>:
> >> >> >> >> If I understand correctly:
> >> >> >> >> Host machine runs Windows 7
> >> >> >> >> You had a VM running XP and tried to install Kubuntu over it
> >> >> >> >> using
> >> >> >> >> VirtualBox and it killed the XP install.
> >> >> >> >> This is expected.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Yes, this was one of my issues and solved.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> When you install Kubuntu over Win7 with VirtualBox, it won't
> show
> >> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> >> the Windows 7 partition. This is expected.
> >> >> >> >> You will only be shown other virtual machines.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > No, for Windows 7 i am not using any VM. I wanted to install
> >> >> >> > Kubuntu
> >> >> >> > alongside with Windows 7, but like Cody said:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>>It will if you install it directly to your HDD and choose "
> >> >> >> >>> Install
> >> >> >> >>> alongside windows 7" Kubuntu handles that >>nicely, but what
> >> >> >> >>> you're
> >> >> >> >>> describing suggests errors in the partitions, I'd suggest
> >> >> >> >>> running
> >> >> >> >>> disk check
> >> >> >> >>> just in case.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I ran chkdsk utility under Windows 7 and will try again. If
> >> >> >> > everything
> >> >> >> > is OK, I will post back.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > My third question is (actually I posted this on kubuntu-users
> irc
> >> >> >> > channel) changing brightness using Fn F2 and F3 and/or Power
> >> >> >> > Management gadget in system tray. I used the LiveUSB and
> >> >> >> > everything
> >> >> >> > except for brightness change did not work. I checked this thread
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?60349-cannot-control-screen-brightness-with-kubuntu-12-10-beta-2
> >> >> >> > , but it did not solve my problem.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I am using Samsung NP300V5A,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> ---
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Sent from a mobile device. Pl forgive brevity and typos.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> On 06-Feb-2013, at 20:29, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>
> >> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>> Hello,
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> Thank you for your answer. What about normal installation? It
> >> >> >> >>> shows
> >> >> >> >>> me
> >> >> >> >>> a slider on disk configuration page and shows the other
> >> >> >> >>> partitions,
> >> >> >> >>> too, but not as Windows 7. I am afraid about if it will format
> >> >> >> >>> the
> >> >> >> >>> drive into ext4 without my confirmation. On Windows,
> currently I
> >> >> >> >>> have
> >> >> >> >>> a 640 GB HD and it is splitted into two (as C and D). Just
> >> >> >> >>> sliding
> >> >> >> >>> the
> >> >> >> >>> slider will be enough to let it enable installation side by
> >> >> >> >>> side?
> >> >> >> >>> In
> >> >> >> >>> other words, will Kubuntu only use the allocated disk space
> >> >> >> >>> chosen
> >> >> >> >>> by
> >> >> >> >>> slider or will it also interfere with other partitions?
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> -Volkan
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> 2013/2/6 Cody Edwin Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
> >> >> >> >>>> installing 2 operating systems in one virtual machine is
> >> >> >> >>>> impossible,
> >> >> >> >>>> can't
> >> >> >> >>>> be done. reason being is the virtual machine is tailored for
> >> >> >> >>>> the
> >> >> >> >>>> operating
> >> >> >> >>>> system you select when you make it.
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> c_smith
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Volkan Gezer
> >> >> >> >>>> <volkangezer at gmail.com>
> >> >> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> Hello,
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> 2013/2/6 O. Sinclair :
> >> >> >> >>>>> On 05/02/2013 22:39, Volkan Gezer wrote:
> >> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>>>> Hello,
> >> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>>>> I wanted to test Kubuntu installation with a Windows
> >> >> >> >>>>>> installed
> >> >> >> >>>>>> VirtualBox, but I noticed that it did not see the Windows
> XP
> >> >> >> >>>>>> installation and even did not get any confirmation to
> format
> >> >> >> >>>>>> the
> >> >> >> >>>>>> drive! Since it was a virtualbox I completed the
> installation
> >> >> >> >>>>>> to
> >> >> >> >>>>>> see
> >> >> >> >>>>>> if the old windows files would exist, but they did not!
> >> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>>>> My second try was with my laptop and I am using Windows 7
> on
> >> >> >> >>>>>> my
> >> >> >> >>>>>> another laptop. I chose install from ubiquity and went to
> the
> >> >> >> >>>>>> disk
> >> >> >> >>>>>> configuration page... Now there was a slider to adjust the
> >> >> >> >>>>>> disk
> >> >> >> >>>>>> usage
> >> >> >> >>>>>> by Kubuntu, but it did not show the name of Windows 7 and
> >> >> >> >>>>>> even I
> >> >> >> >>>>>> had
> >> >> >> >>>>>> another operating system.
> >> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>>>> If the disk is completely formatted by Windows, wouldnt
> >> >> >> >>>>>> ubiquity
> >> >> >> >>>>>> show
> >> >> >> >>>>>> any options to install side by side? I think this is very
> >> >> >> >>>>>> hard
> >> >> >> >>>>>> for
> >> >> >> >>>>>> new
> >> >> >> >>>>>> users to understand and very easy to lose their data.
> >> >> >> >>>>> If I understand you correct you want to install Kubuntu on a
> >> >> >> >>>>> WindowsPC
> >> >> >> >>>>> using
> >> >> >> >>>>> Virtualbox? In that case the virtualbox installation will be
> >> >> >> >>>>> totally
> >> >> >> >>>>> unaware
> >> >> >> >>>>> of the environment it is installed in and no existing
> windows
> >> >> >> >>>>> will
> >> >> >> >>>>> show up
> >> >> >> >>>>> during installation.
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> Thank you for your mail.
> >> >> >> >>>> No, I installed Windows XP on VirtualBox, then also wanted to
> >> >> >> >>>> install
> >> >> >> >>>> Kubuntu into the same VirtualBox to see if Kubuntu
> installation
> >> >> >> >>>> would
> >> >> >> >>>> see XP and let me adjust the settings.
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> -Volkan
> >> >> >> >>>>
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