Dual boot Windows 8 (bitlocked) and Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (encrypted volume)

Dual boot Windows 8 (bitlocked) and Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (encrypted volume)

Whats needed:

1. Windows 8 install DVD
2. Ubuntu Mini Install CD https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD   
3. Ubuntu 14.04.1 Desktop Install DVD http://www.ubuntu.com/download/alternative-download

Knowledge recommended:

1. Basic knowledge of Linux commands

START STEPS 

1. Install Windows 8.
2. Windows Key + R
3. run diskmgmt.msc --> yes to UAC
4. Right click the partition to shrink

5. I decided to make my Linux partition 220

6. Results --> Close

7. Now we have to encrypt with bitlocker
8. Windows key + R
9. manage bitlocker

10. Turn on Bitlocker --> yes UAC
11. Print or write down the key.  You will need it later --> Next

12. Encrypt used disk space is faster --> Next

13. Start encrypting

14. Wait until encryption stops.

15. Encryption complete --> Close.

16. REQUIRED...Are you sure you printed your bitlocker key?  Make sure you print your bitlocker key because you will need it later.

17. Recommended..."Windows 7 File Recovery" image backup in case you screw up.  Speaking from experience.  Windows Key + R --> Windows 7 File Recovery.

18. Install the Ubuntu Mini CD.  This CD will give us the ability to encrypt LVMs.

19. Restart computer. Make sure your computer is connected to the internet.

20. Ubuntu should load.

21. Select Install

22. Select Language

23. Select Location

24. Configure Keyboard --> No

25. Select keyboard origin

26. Select keyboard layout

27. Make sure your computer is connected to the internet.

28. Select hostname

29. Select distribution mirror closest to you

30. Proxy if you have one

31. Select full name

32. Select user name

33. Set password

34. Re-enter password

35. Encrypt home drive --> NO (We're creating an encrypted LVM so the /home mount will already be encrypted.  If you plan on having multiple users then encrypt it to keep others out.)

36. Set time zone

37. Manual

38. Select the free space

39. Create new partition.  This will be the /boot.
40. 300 MB --> Continue

41. Logical
42. Beginning
43. Select Mount Point

44. Select /boot

45. Select boot flag

46. Yes
47. Done setting up the partition
48.
49. Select the free space

50. Create new partition
51. all space

52. Logical
53.
54. Under mount point select --> Do not mount it
55. Done setting up partition
56. 

57. Select Configure encrypted volumes

58. Yes to write changes
59. Create encrypted volume

60. Select the partition just created with the space bar to add the star --> Continue

61. Done setting up the partition
62. Yes write changes
63. Finish
64. Add encryption password
65. Re-enter encryption password
66. Select Configure the Logical Volume Manager

67. Yes write changes
68. Create Volume Group

69. Name it something

70. Select the crypt partition

71. Create logical volume

72. Select your volume group
73. Logical volume name the first one swap

74. I made the size a little over half of my RAM

75. Create logical volume
76. Select your volume group
77. Logical volume name the second one root

78. I used the remaining

79. Finish
80. Select the root partition within the encrypted volume

81. Use as

82. Ext4

83. Mount point

84. /

85. Done setting up partition
86. Select the swap within the encrypted volume

87. Use as
88. swap area

89. Done setting up partition
90. Should look similar
91. Finish partitioning and write changes to disk

91. No to returning to partitioning menu
92. Yes write changes
93. Installation should start
94. Install security update automatically
95. I select OpenSSH (in case i want access the Ubuntu via port 22) and Ubuntu Desktop.  You select what you want.

96. Yes install GRUB to MBR
97. Finish
98. Now when I reboot I got the following message

99. You might not.  I made sure I had Fast Boot off.

100. Also had legacy boot mode on...NO UEFI

101. I rebooted with the Ubuntu 14.04.1 Desktop Install DVD...not the mini
102. I selected Boot from first hard disk

103. It gave me the options for Ubuntu or Windows 8.
104. Select Ubuntu
105. Login with your encryption password
106. Login with your user name
107. Open a terminal prompt
108. We need to add the boot-repair program.
109. Enter the following commands on terminal

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair 
 
110. Boot repair should start
111. Yes

112. OK

113. Recommended repair

114. Yes

115. OK

116. Enter the listed commands into a new terminal and select yes at the windows screen.
117. Forward

118. Do the same for the following screen
119. Forward
120. Select the /dev/sda partition

121. Finished --> OK

122. Reboot the system
123. You should see the Ubuntu GRUB menu

124. Select Windows 8
125. Enter your bitlocker key (This is because the MBR was changed and Windows didn't like that.  It wants to know everything is okay.  You should not have to enter the key again.)

126. Windows should load.