[xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10 install

[Bruno Benitez]

Windows 8 machine use UEFI, you need to set up UEFI to work properly,
follow https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting


2013/5/19 Joshua O'Leary <jmoey139 at gmail.com>

> Why 12.10? With 13.04 just released it would make sense to use that,
> especially since hardware support is more likely.
> On Sun, 19 May 2013 11:08:55 -0400
> darren <darren at ontrenet.com> wrote:
>
> > For others who come along. I tried the web suggestions and did
> boot-repair but it didn't work. I had to turn 'secure boot' off in my BIOS
> too. Then it worked.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Darren Govoni <darren at ontrenet.com>
> > Date: 05/19/2013  8:52 AM  (GMT-05:00)
> > To: tim at xendistar.co.uk,Xubuntu Support and User Discussions <
> xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10
> install
> >
> > Damn. Thanks. The one time I skip G**gle thinking my problem is "too
> > new" it turns up there. My bad man. Thanks for the polite post.
> >
> >
> > On 05/19/2013 08:39 AM, Tim wrote:
> > > On 19/05/13 13:15, Darren Govoni wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>   I installed Xubuntu 12.10 on a partition alongside Windows 8 on my
> > >> laptop.
> > >> But when I select the windows partition in grub, it won't boot. Gives
> > >> some wierd two line error (sorry I couldn't cut/paste it).
> > >>
> > >> Is there some more work to do, for grub to boot Windows 8? Or its not
> > >> possible anymore?
> > >>
> > >> thanks
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > Never tried, but a quick google came up with this (should be the same
> > > for Xubuntu)
> > >
> > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2085530
> > >
> > > If that does not help type the following into google search as there
> > > were plenty of comments listed
> > >
> > > "cant boot windows 8 after installing ubuntu"
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > xubuntu-users mailing list
> > xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
>
>
> --
> Joshua O'Leary <jmoey139 at gmail.com>
>
> --
> xubuntu-users mailing list
> xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
>



-- 
Bruno.-
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-users/attachments/20130519/898965d7/attachment.html>