ubuntu 13.10 won't install as a dual boot with Windows 8.1

[Peter Mardiste]

Most likely because of the UEFI protection. This seems to be a common problem with Ubuntu and my particular system (HP Pavilion g6-2235tx). Bummer :(

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubiquity 2.15.26 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
Date: Mon Jan 6 15:04:56 2014
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Your EFI system partition is corrupt. You will need to chkdsk it from Windows to repair it.