Help me, o computer masters

[ultimamax]

When I try to boot Windows 8 from grub, I get "unknown command 'drivemap'. invalid efi file path". It's on an ASUS laptop with an Aptios Setup Utility BIOS, x64. Here's a boot report I did with Boot Repair. http://paste.ubuntu.com/6869998/ The distro is Ubuntu 12.04.

Thanks!

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[Blockguy345]

install windows 7

[ResonKinetic]

It's simple, really.

Don't use Ubuntu.

[Nal]

install windows 7

It's simple, really.

Don't use Ubuntu.

how about you quit circlejerking about how great windows is and actually help him
try disabling uefi?

[Blockguy345]

how about you quit circlejerking about how great windows is and actually help him
try disabling uefi?

of course the great and all holy ubuntu user Nal comes and sets uus straight. boy i'll never use windows again now that the great and holy Nal has given me my lecture and punishment for using windows.

[Boink!]

of course the great and all holy ubuntu user Nal comes and sets uus straight. boy i'll never use windows again now that the great and holy Nal has given me my lecture and punishment for using windows.

start a fight somewhere else

[Nal]

of course the great and all holy ubuntu user Nal comes and sets uus straight. boy i'll never use windows again now that the great and holy Nal has given me my lecture and punishment for using windows.

...I'm not saying switch to it, I'm saying help him you handicap

[Katadeus]

of course the great and all holy ubuntu user Nal comes and sets uus straight. boy i'll never use windows again now that the great and holy Nal has given me my lecture and punishment for using windows.

What
You're both being completely unhelpful jerks and you still think it'll be effective to slur him for it?
For shame

[ResonKinetic]

how about you quit circlejerking about how great windows is and actually help him
try disabling uefi?

Bro, I'm not a big fan Windows 8 and Windows 7.

But he's trying to integrate something into another something of sorts that wasn't designed to accept that other something.

Therefore, the simple answer is to stop doing that, or in other words, not use Ubuntu.

[Acerblock]

of course the great and all holy ubuntu user Nal comes and sets uus straight. boy i'll never use windows again now that the great and holy Nal has given me my lecture and punishment for using windows.

jesus christ, this is just like the windows 8 bandwagon, stop being lazy pricks and actually try to be useful.

[brickybob]

If you use UEFI, you can't use grub afaik, you have to use some other loader.

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2085530

jesus christ, this is just like the windows 8 bandwagon, stop being lazy pricks and actually try to be useful.

Windows 7 is best, Windows 8 is okay with classic shell installed.

[Omicron Corp]

Windows 8 is okay with classic shell installed.

i find it fine without it even
although its still a bit odd

[Nal]

If you use UEFI, you can't use grub afaik, you have to use some other loader.

iirc you can disable it, but its for some motherboards, OP can upgrade to 13.10 that has uefi support or get the grub alternative.

[Nikolan]

But he's trying to integrate something into another something of sorts that wasn't designed to accept that other something.

thats the point of grub, dont speak when you dont know what you're talking about

OP either use 13.10 or use the LILO bootloader

the archwiki has some pages regarding a seperate partition to EFI boot with grub, but i cant find it. sorry

[Zacks]

apparently win. 8 is faster then win. 7 because of a new kernel, okay i guess win. 8 is for me.