[Bug 1442342] [NEW] uefi gpt win 8.1 would not dual boot (grub would not install) i tried everything i could find online for the last week and finally messed up win 8.1 from even booting and then tried to do a full install of ubuntu and still wont go through. so i have lost ll my files for nothing.

[Anthony]

Public bug reported:

i am at a lose here. i am by no means a noob. i have a very thecnical
job but this has me at my wits ends. pleas help

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.340
Date: Thu Apr  9 15:43:56 2015
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubiquity-2.18.8.6 ubuntu

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Title:
  uefi gpt win 8.1 would not dual boot (grub would not install)  i tried
  everything i could find online for the last week and finally messed up
  win 8.1 from even booting and then tried to do a full install of
  ubuntu and still wont go through. so i have lost ll my files for
  nothing.

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i am at a lose here. i am by no means a noob. i have a very thecnical
  job but this has me at my wits ends. pleas help

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Thu Apr  9 15:43:56 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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