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Windows 8 BCD Ubuntu 12.04 Grub compatibility

Asked by gustav on 2013-04-20

Hello everyone! I will list the points:
  1) Win 8(installed first) and then Ubuntu 12.04, both on separate drives
  2) If Ubuntu is 1st boot drive in Bios, I get GRUB at Startup
  3) I can then start Ubuntu, but if I had chosen Win 8 from the GRUB list, Win will not startup, instead I am thrown back to GRUB menu, where I can start Ubuntu.
  4) I have the Boot-Repair disk, and I see "Advance Options, Repair Windows", but I don't want to create more chaos!
  5) Windows Boot Manager says: File:\boot\bcd , Status: 0xc00000f
     "The Boot Configuration Data for your PC is missing or contains errors."

How can I sucessfully boot Win 8 from the GRUB menu? BTW, if I make Win 8

the 1st boot drive, then I will get a "Preparing Automatic Repair" message,

and "Attempting repairs" appears with no further actions.

Thank you in advance for all your help!

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2013-05-03
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2013-05-03
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gustav (gustav521) said : #1

Hello everyone! Reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04 from the CD iso no less than 4

times! Now, if I want Windows 8 to install, I have to press F8, for my mobo,

before the Grub menu shows, to get it. If I waited too long and Grub menu

shows, then I have to choose the Ubuntu 12.04 install or reboot, eventhough Win 8 is

listed on the Grub menu. It is on the Grub menu, but the whole startup

process will freeze if I choose it. This setup is good enough for me.

Thank you!

Neel Gupta (ne0.) said : #2

same problem here.
Laptop came with Windows 8
Installed Ubuntu 13.10, updated to 14.04