02-21-2015, 03:10 PM
0bWAN,
There is a way to fix that dual-boot situation, but I don't remember process off top of my head. Will not have time to look-up and post solution until Sunday or Monday. (I don't have a UEFI computer myself, so don't remember the exact process right now.) Think solution is either in UEFI settings -- changing default efi boot file computer looks to from Windows to the "Ubuntu" one -- or, there is a command you can run from live (Ubuntu) DVD to make that change.
Some manufacturers UEFI firmware is pretty screwy and Windows 8 automatically resets itself as the default boot choice no matter what you do. I think there is a convoluted way around that too, but don't know process off-hand. (Basically it involves changing the Win boot loader itself so that it points to Ubuntu instead of its own boot file.)
Will try to post back by end day on Monday with info on how to do basic change.
There is a way to fix that dual-boot situation, but I don't remember process off top of my head. Will not have time to look-up and post solution until Sunday or Monday. (I don't have a UEFI computer myself, so don't remember the exact process right now.) Think solution is either in UEFI settings -- changing default efi boot file computer looks to from Windows to the "Ubuntu" one -- or, there is a command you can run from live (Ubuntu) DVD to make that change.
Some manufacturers UEFI firmware is pretty screwy and Windows 8 automatically resets itself as the default boot choice no matter what you do. I think there is a convoluted way around that too, but don't know process off-hand. (Basically it involves changing the Win boot loader itself so that it points to Ubuntu instead of its own boot file.)
Will try to post back by end day on Monday with info on how to do basic change.
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