Notes on installing Ubuntu under Win8 and Win8 under Ubuntu

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Recently because to do something and re-installed WIN8 and Ubuntu, during the installation process, there are a lot of problems, recorded here, convenient for everyone to check later. In addition Microsoft comes with Input method why so card.

The most critical point is to start the boot installation location, generally selected as SDA, if the unfortunate choice of win8loader, then congratulations, Win8 can't open.

This has always been mistaken, and received the lesson of blood. In fact, choose SDA is the choice of hard disk MBR.

Then there is the problem of installing WIN8 after you install Ubuntu first.

Pay attention to the partition of the time do not touch Ubuntu under the partition, rest assured that the WIN8 can be installed.

Then leave the Ubuntu Startup disk and enter the boot disk.

Then follow the steps below:

sudo su;//switch root

fdisk-l//View all partitions

mkdir/media/temp//setting up a temporary directory for mounting

mount/dev/sda*/media/temp//mount it down.

sudo grub-install--ROOT-DIRECTORY=/MEDIA/TEMP/DEV/SDA//install Grub

If there is no prompt error at this time, then there is no problem.

Reboot into Ubuntu

sudo update-grub2

You can do it.