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How to get back Windows 8 access after installing Ubuntu 14.04? #dual boot!

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  • Windows 8
  • Partition Table
  • Ubuntu
October 10, 2014 2:27:23 AM

Hi. Need assistance. I'm a new user still learning the ropes with Linux distros. I've just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my toshiba satellite L875 laptop. Thought I was doing a Dual Boot but with reasons I don't understand after I finishesd installing Ubuntu I don't seem to get that Windows Booting options?? Is my Windows partition still there? Are my files still Available & accessible?
Please help.

PS: I checked if there's still a partition with windows by entering the following command on the console Terminal: df -h and sudo fdisk -l
This is the result:
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 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: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1250263727 625131863+ ee GPT
rudd@Samurai-rudd-Satellite-L875:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 583G 4.0G 549G 1% /
none 4.0K 0 4.0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev 1.9G 4.0K 1.9G 1% /dev
tmpfs 384M 1.1M 383M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 1.9G 168K 1.9G 1% /run/shm
none 100M 52K 100M 1% /run/user
/dev/sda1 511M 3.4M 508M 1% /boot/efi
/home/rudd/.Private 583G 4.0G 549G 1% /home/rudd
rudd@Samurai-rudd-Satellite-L875:~$ sudo
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
prompt] [-u user] file ...
rudd@Samurai-rudd-Satellite-L875:~$ 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: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 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: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1250263727 625131863+ ee GPT
rudd@Samurai-rudd-Satellite-L875:~$ ^C
rudd@Samurai-rudd-Satellite-L875:~$



Please help with a solution.

Thanks & Regards.
Rudd.

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