Window 8 in efi mode and Ubuntu in legacy bios mode

[Colin Law]

On 22 October 2013 02:16, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> I am again trying to dual boot Win 8 and Ubuntu 13.10 on a Toshiba laptop,
> though a different one this time.
>
> The only way I can get the live DVD to boot to a usable desktop is to turn
> off the efi boot and put nomodeset in grub.

Can you define exactly what you mean by "turn off the efi boot".  This
is a lot of confusion in this area when people talk about uefi, secure
boot, etc.  It is important to be clear about exactly what is meant.

Colin