[ABANDONED] Need help creating a dual-boot laptop (Win10 & Kubuntu14.04)

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Okay, first of all you're using the 64bit version of Kubuntu 14.04 right ?

Secondly, disable "legacy BIOS" mode but also disable "Secureboot" .. Kubuntu 14.04 64bit is capable of installing in UEFI mode.

[pooky2483]

Yes, I am using the 64bit version and I thought I HAD disabled Legacy as when I first tried to install Kubuntu, I couldn't.
Then I <think> I switched off Legacy as I could install Kubuntu.

I'll have another look.
[EDIT]
according to the setting info, legacy should be on but I could be wrong, also, secure boot was disabled.
I booted back into the Multbot USB and Kubuntu WAS installed but I don't get the option to boot into either Win10 or Kubuntu, it goes straight to Win10.

[pooky2483]

I found UEFI boot manager in the UEFI section and changed it to boot into Kubuntu but when it boots, it boots into GRUB.

How do I fix it so that it boots into the OS, Kubuntu instead
&
How do I enable the boot option screen.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Kubuntu will boot to GRUB because it's the Linux bootloader .. then you should be able to choose Kubuntu from GRUB.

It is possible to hide GRUB, but then what would you do if you wanted to choose Windows ?

Just minimise the timeout before GRUB automagically continues booting Kubuntu.

[pooky2483]

Sorry Mark, I meant the GRUB TERMINAL.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Okay, set it to UEFI mode with secureboot disabled.

Windows should boot when you turn it on right ?

If so, boot to the Kubuntu LiveUSB by hitting F9 just after turning on the PC and selecting the USB stick as the boot device.

Once booted into a Kubuntu Live session from the USB stick, post the output from:

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sudo fdisk -l

and

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sudo blkid

and

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efibootmgr -v

[pooky2483]

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sudo fdisk -l

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.


Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x916d7395

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1  1953525167   976762583+  ee  GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.

Disk /dev/sdb: 125.1 GB, 125061562368 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15204 cylinders, total 244260864 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00034972

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *          64   244260863   122130400    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)

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sudo blkid

/dev/loop0: LABEL="Kubuntu 14.04.4 LTS amd64" TYPE="iso9660"
/dev/loop1: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: UUID="F278-E036" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sda3: LABEL="Windows" UUID="B0DE0ED6DE0E94AE" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda4: LABEL="Windows RE tools" UUID="48520F8A520F7BC6" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: LABEL="RECOVERY" UUID="9CA0BFDCA0BFBADA" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda6: UUID="3bef93e3-009e-4af0-acc2-f2aaf0860c17" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda7: UUID="bd7838f8-8ac0-456a-99bf-0a001eb445e6" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="MULTISYSTEM" UUID="70C6-7CFF" TYPE="vfat"

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efibootmgr -v

The program 'efibootmgr' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:

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sudo apt-get install efibootmgr

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  efibootmgr
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/28.4 kB of archives.
After this operation, 103 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package efibootmgr.
(Reading database ... 107288 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../efibootmgr_0.5.4-7ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking efibootmgr (0.5.4-7ubuntu1.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up efibootmgr (0.5.4-7ubuntu1.2) ...

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efibootmgr -v

Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for accessing EFI variables.
Try 'modprobe efivars' as root.

[pooky2483]

Hey Mark, You there?
I posted what you requested in my last post.
Hope you can help.

Thanks
Pete

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Try this, boot to Kubuntu 14.04.4 64bit from your LiveUSB (in UEFI mode), open a terminal and run these commands in sequence:

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sudo mount /dev/sda6 /mnt

then

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sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi

then

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for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys /run; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt$i; done

then

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sudo chroot /mnt

then

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grub-install /dev/sda --target=x86_64-efi

then

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update-grub

then hit Ctrl+D to exit the chroot environment. (the prompt should change back to $)

Close the terminal and shut down the PC

Remove the LiveUSB

Turn ON the PC

did it boot ?

[pooky2483]

Mark, I did all your instructions and it still just booted to the GRUB Terminal screen.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Are you able to boot to Windows ?

If so, how ?

[pooky2483]

I've decided to wipe Window$ and do a new install of Kubuntu.
I have grown sick of seeing '(Not Working)' at the top of the window of the program I was currently using and having to run clean up loads of times.