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installed ubuntu 14.04 over pre-installed windows 8 (8.1). A real mess :)

Bug #1404573 reported by John
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shim (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bits
Installed from a live USB

partition problems
libparted bug found
/dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS2 is mounted. e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting.

Error while checking system log ---> /var/log/mail.log ; no such file directory
4 different ubuntu are proposed at grub launcher (the pink one)

Computer gets hot and battery life is lower than with windows.

I have lost windows; Anyways to access recovery partition that is still there or do i have to download it again?

Thank you in advance, Ubuntu community is great

Regards

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: shim 0.4-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 20 23:47:28 2014
Dependencies:

ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: shim
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
John (yanisc) wrote :

ALSO

root@CiCeng:~# sudo fdisk -l

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sda: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe29beaec

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 500130303 250065151+ ee GPT

Disk /dev/sdb: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x7bb07bb1

Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS: 256.1 GB, 256066715648 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31131 cylinders, total 500130304 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe29beaec

                             Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS1 1 500130303 250065151+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS1: 537 MB, 537657344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 65 cylinders, total 1050112 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

                               Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS2: 247.1 GB, 247061020672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30036 cylinders, total 482541056 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS2 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS3: 8467 MB, 8467513344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1029 cylinders, total 16538112 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x87811bfd

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_deiefjahgg_ASUS_OS3 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in shim (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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