Can xubuntu dual-boot with Windows 8?

[Scott Linnenbringer]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman at gmail.com> wrote:
> I replaced my wife's failing laptop.  It's a Toshiba with Windows 8.
>
> The BIOS does not seem to like my Ubuntu and Xubuntu DVDs.  It won't
> boot them.  I think it's a new security thing.  This can make it hard
> to set up dual-booting.
>
> I want to get in there with Ubuntu, but I'm clueless about how to proceed.
>
> Pointers, please?

UEFI makes it difficult, but ubuntu does have experimental support for it

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting

I had a copy of Win7 around so I just downgraded on my Toshiba z930.
You can go into the BIOS (F12 on Toshiba), turn off "Secure Boot"
under the Security menu and switch Boot Mode from "UEFI" to "CSM" in
the advanced menu, and voila you have the normal boot. But no Win 8
support.