Installation after Windows

Fri Feb 8 00:17:55 UTC 2013

So, don't I have any chance to install Kubuntu alongside Windows 7
without reinstalling Windows 7 from scratch?

Volkan GEZER
volkangezer at gmail.com

2013/2/7 Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
> if you enabled it after Windows 7 was installed, then it would cause these
> issues, Ubuntu doesn't do well with a MBR install of Windows when UEFI is
> enabled.
>
> --c_smith
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Helloi
>>
>> I enabled UEFI and now I see the grub loader before installation. I
>> chose "Start Kubuntu". Before doing that I shrank the one of my ntfs
>> partitions to create space for Kubuntu (around 25gb). Please see the
>> screenshot below:
>>
>> http://s3.postimage.org/yr10wn25t/IMG_20130207_203301.jpg
>>
>> Windows 7 was already installed on my computer.
>>
>> Volkan GEZER
>> volkangezer at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> 2013/2/7 Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
>> > Ah, my bad, and to check for UEFI, you'd simply look in the BIOS for a
>> > UEFI
>> > entry and see if it's enabled.
>> >
>> > and was Kubuntu already there, or was it Windows?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello Cody,
>> >>
>> >> I am not sure I understood you correctly. This installation was
>> >> already there when I bought this so I did not touch anything. Should I
>> >> do a hard format for it? I checked about UEFI, but not sure...
>> >>
>> >> Volkan GEZER
>> >> volkangezer at gmail.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2013/2/6 Cody Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
>> >> > This r really sounds like what happened to me on a Lenovo IdeaPad
>> >> > U400,
>> >> > the
>> >> > issue turned out to be Windows 7 installing as MBR when the U400 is a
>> >> > UEFI
>> >> > PC. You might want to check that.
>> >> >
>> >> > --c_smith
>> >> >
>> >> > On Feb 6, 2013 2:18 PM, "Volkan Gezer" <volkangezer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hello,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yes, like I said, I ran the chkdsk under windows, but Kubuntu
>> >> >> installation still cannot see my Windows 7. It shows that it would
>> >> >> create 4 partition by itself and nothing more.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -Volkan
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2013/2/6 Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>:
>> >> >> > Hello,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 2013/2/6 Tushar Rishabadas <tushar.rishabadas at gmail.com>:
>> >> >> >> If I understand correctly:
>> >> >> >> Host machine runs Windows 7
>> >> >> >> You had a VM running XP and tried to install Kubuntu over it
>> >> >> >> using
>> >> >> >> VirtualBox and it killed the XP install.
>> >> >> >> This is expected.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Yes, this was one of my issues and solved.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> When you install Kubuntu over Win7 with VirtualBox, it won't show
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> the Windows 7 partition. This is expected.
>> >> >> >> You will only be shown other virtual machines.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > No, for Windows 7 i am not using any VM. I wanted to install
>> >> >> > Kubuntu
>> >> >> > alongside with Windows 7, but like Cody said:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>>It will if you install it directly to your HDD and choose "
>> >> >> >>> Install
>> >> >> >>> alongside windows 7" Kubuntu handles that >>nicely, but what
>> >> >> >>> you're
>> >> >> >>> describing suggests errors in the partitions, I'd suggest
>> >> >> >>> running
>> >> >> >>> disk check
>> >> >> >>> just in case.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I ran chkdsk utility under Windows 7 and will try again. If
>> >> >> > everything
>> >> >> > is OK, I will post back.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > My third question is (actually I posted this on kubuntu-users irc
>> >> >> > channel) changing brightness using Fn F2 and F3 and/or Power
>> >> >> > Management gadget in system tray. I used the LiveUSB and
>> >> >> > everything
>> >> >> > except for brightness change did not work. I checked this thread
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?60349-cannot-control-screen-brightness-with-kubuntu-12-10-beta-2
>> >> >> > , but it did not solve my problem.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I am using Samsung NP300V5A,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> ---
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sent from a mobile device. Pl forgive brevity and typos.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On 06-Feb-2013, at 20:29, Volkan Gezer <volkangezer at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>> Hello,
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Thank you for your answer. What about normal installation? It
>> >> >> >>> shows
>> >> >> >>> me
>> >> >> >>> a slider on disk configuration page and shows the other
>> >> >> >>> partitions,
>> >> >> >>> too, but not as Windows 7. I am afraid about if it will format
>> >> >> >>> the
>> >> >> >>> drive into ext4 without my confirmation. On Windows, currently I
>> >> >> >>> have
>> >> >> >>> a 640 GB HD and it is splitted into two (as C and D). Just
>> >> >> >>> sliding
>> >> >> >>> the
>> >> >> >>> slider will be enough to let it enable installation side by
>> >> >> >>> side?
>> >> >> >>> In
>> >> >> >>> other words, will Kubuntu only use the allocated disk space
>> >> >> >>> chosen
>> >> >> >>> by
>> >> >> >>> slider or will it also interfere with other partitions?
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> -Volkan
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> 2013/2/6 Cody Edwin Smith <cody.smith9202 at gmail.com>:
>> >> >> >>>> installing 2 operating systems in one virtual machine is
>> >> >> >>>> impossible,
>> >> >> >>>> can't
>> >> >> >>>> be done. reason being is the virtual machine is tailored for
>> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >>>> operating
>> >> >> >>>> system you select when you make it.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> c_smith
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:25 AM, Volkan Gezer
>> >> >> >>>> <volkangezer at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Hello,
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> 2013/2/6 O. Sinclair :
>> >> >> >>>>> On 05/02/2013 22:39, Volkan Gezer wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> Hello,
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> I wanted to test Kubuntu installation with a Windows
>> >> >> >>>>>> installed
>> >> >> >>>>>> VirtualBox, but I noticed that it did not see the Windows XP
>> >> >> >>>>>> installation and even did not get any confirmation to format
>> >> >> >>>>>> the
>> >> >> >>>>>> drive! Since it was a virtualbox I completed the installation
>> >> >> >>>>>> to
>> >> >> >>>>>> see
>> >> >> >>>>>> if the old windows files would exist, but they did not!
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> My second try was with my laptop and I am using Windows 7 on
>> >> >> >>>>>> my
>> >> >> >>>>>> another laptop. I chose install from ubiquity and went to the
>> >> >> >>>>>> disk
>> >> >> >>>>>> configuration page... Now there was a slider to adjust the
>> >> >> >>>>>> disk
>> >> >> >>>>>> usage
>> >> >> >>>>>> by Kubuntu, but it did not show the name of Windows 7 and
>> >> >> >>>>>> even I
>> >> >> >>>>>> had
>> >> >> >>>>>> another operating system.
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>> If the disk is completely formatted by Windows, wouldnt
>> >> >> >>>>>> ubiquity
>> >> >> >>>>>> show
>> >> >> >>>>>> any options to install side by side? I think this is very
>> >> >> >>>>>> hard
>> >> >> >>>>>> for
>> >> >> >>>>>> new
>> >> >> >>>>>> users to understand and very easy to lose their data.
>> >> >> >>>>> If I understand you correct you want to install Kubuntu on a
>> >> >> >>>>> WindowsPC
>> >> >> >>>>> using
>> >> >> >>>>> Virtualbox? In that case the virtualbox installation will be
>> >> >> >>>>> totally
>> >> >> >>>>> unaware
>> >> >> >>>>> of the environment it is installed in and no existing windows
>> >> >> >>>>> will
>> >> >> >>>>> show up
>> >> >> >>>>> during installation.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> Thank you for your mail.
>> >> >> >>>> No, I installed Windows XP on VirtualBox, then also wanted to
>> >> >> >>>> install
>> >> >> >>>> Kubuntu into the same VirtualBox to see if Kubuntu installation
>> >> >> >>>> would
>> >> >> >>>> see XP and let me adjust the settings.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>> -Volkan
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>>> --
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