Questions tagged [bios]
Questions about modifying the system's BIOS to make it fit Ubuntu's need, or questions about recovering Ubuntu after a BIOS modification. Note that questions about accessing the BIOS should not be asked.
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Questions viz. UEFI enabled post Ubuntu Mate installation while the Partitioning is still MBR
If 'UEFI Boot Support' is enabled in BIOS (was previously disabled) and if the 'Partitioning' is still 'MBR' then:
Would the OS boot?
If it boots, would there be any performance improvement?
Are ...
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Cannot install lubuntu (or any other distro) with usb on acer ES1-111-C3R9
I'm getting crazy with this, I have installed 1 million linux distros in my life but can't with this pc. I have tried EVERYTHING, now I gonna put the list of the one million things I tried.
pc: acer ...
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number of partition problem - max 4 - Installation along windows 10 (legacy bios)
I am very surprise to not found the answer to my question.. I searched but can't reached the answer, so if it exist on the forum just tell me... (i am not used to this kind of research..)
I have win ...
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Lubuntu 19.10 won't boot because of "iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS"
I'm on an Acer Nitro 5 (intel i5), trying to dual boot Windows 10 with Lubuntu 19.10
Everytime i try to boot into the installer (or into the os after installing from the safe option on the boot menu) ...
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Dell XPS 13 7390, Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Boxes: "Virtualization extensions are unavailable on your system
I am trying to run Ubuntu 19.10 in a Boxes virtual machine on my Dell XPS 7390 running Ubuntu 18.04.4. Boxes is telling me that 'virtualization extensions are not available on my system', and that I ...
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l can't enter BIOS because Ubuntu loads too fast
I try sudo gedit /etc/default/grub and try to change GRUB_TIMEOUT=0 to GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 but when I save, I get this:
** (gedit:5998): WARNING **: 20:18:19.296: Set document metadata failed: Setting ...
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Ubuntu downloaded on partion on second harddrive
I just installed Ubuntu on a partion on another disk. Now I am having problems starting ubuntu. I downloaded it alongside windows so right now windows is constantly booting instead of giving me an ...
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Can't boot from usb even though I set my boot priority to usb
so currently I'm having manjaro xfce installed now I need to install xubuntu over it. The problem is I can't access my bios with my bios key. Somehow I managed to boot into bios and set my usb as top ...
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Can't find a way to enter BIOS settings!
I am trying to enter BIOS settings on my Lenovo Desktop PC, but I can't figure out how to do it! I have entered it before, because I had to enable Intel Virtualization Technology, but I don't remember ...
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Latest ubuntu 18.04.4 (linux 4.15.0-1073-oem) stuck at purple screen
I have a Dell Precision 3530 running stock ubuntu 18.04 LTS (I got it with this installed).
After recent update my system won't boot using latest kernel available:
linux 4.15.0-1073-oem
But instead ...
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Can't control screen brightness - ACPI Error - Lenovo Legion Y540
I've observed the same behavior on 4 different Linux distributions (mint, manjaro, debian, ubuntu), they show ACPI errors on boot (link of a picture: https://i.stack.imgur.com/RtxgL.jpg edit: this ...
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Installation on Acer Swift 5 freezes, no partitions are shown on Installation type screen
I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 on a brand new Acer Swift 5 (2019) using a USB flash drive. After the grub menu and the selection of keyboard, WiFi, etc., I get to the Installation type screen of ...
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Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS on a USB key boot problem
We need to install Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS on a USB key for a backup solution in case our main drive fails over a given period of time. So, basically, the USB key is formatted as FAT32 with MBR boot ...
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Can't boot into live USB
I have Ubuntu 19.04 currently and I created a live USB of GParted using Balena. I want to boot into it, but even though I restarted my machine and put the priority of USB higher in hte boot order in ...
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Change OS name in BIOS boot priority
I have Ubuntu and Windows installed. Ubuntu is not properly displayed in the BIOS boot priority order. Can anyone suggest how to fix this from the terminal or any other way other than BCDEdit (Windows)...
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How do I remove Ubuntu from the BIOS?
So, long story short. I got a new laptop. it had windows and I installed a dual boot with ubuntu. It didn't go as planed and I uninstalled Ubuntu. I deleted the partitions from windows, when I went to ...
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How to undo dist-upgrade?
I was trying to find a way to resize correctly my window for virtual box(to get it full screen) , however at one point I executed the command get-apt dist-upgrade and I think this command break my ...
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Firmware update daemon service hanging during 'software updater' execution
I have a Dell PowerEdge T330 that I purchased without any existing OS. I installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. When LivePatch used system updater to update the system for the first time it sets up a bunch of ...
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Ubuntu Not Booting After Install. No Secure boot Options in Bios
So i'm trying to install Ubuntu Server on some old hardware i bought. But after successfully installing and rebooting the pc cannot find any bootable devices. I searched the internet and all the ...
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Is it okey to use my os maximum time from flash drive?
I previously use ubuntu os. But it is very difficult to find something for ubuntu then windows. And my college their use Windows. And as maximum place windows is use and maximum youtube tutorial ...
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Grub efi won't boot windows 10 installed as legacy
I installed Ubuntu 18.0.4.4 on my laptop which already has Windows 10 installed, on it. It uses an mbr partition table.
During installation I created an efi partition for Ubuntu to boot and I had a ...
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Ubuntu on Aspire 3 A314-31 won't boot after update
I have an Acer Aspire 3 A314-31 that was running perfect with ubuntu. After I made an update (I always let do all the updates without checkin what it is), my laptop won't boot ubuntu. It goes straight ...
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Bootable USB doesn't work! [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu for a couple of years in single boot. But for reason now I need to go back to windows.
I have created a bootable usb with windows 10 ISO and reboot my device. After selecting USB ...
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How to update HP BIOS when I can not find the update
I have been updating BIOS firmware for a little while now. So far it only has been on Dell Desktops using USB media, but I was looking into updating the firmware on my HP laptop (Ubuntu Installation)
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How can I check my computer manufacturer
I must know the company that produced my PC in order to download proper bios
installer to reinstall it. On the computer case there is only written "komputronik" which is my country's vendor (there's a ...
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install Ubuntu 18.4 on Dell 13 7386
I have a Dell 13 7000 (7386) which is running Windows 10 and I would like to replace it with Ubuntu 18.4 (just Ubuntu, no dual boot).
I created a bootable USB to test it and everything looks fine, ...
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HP Notebook - OS boot manager (UEFI) failed load OS
Pls help
HP Notebook (core i5,BIOS ver F.21)
OS Ubuntu 18.04 (64bit)
After successful installation unable boot normally. Showing 'No bootable device'.
By selecting 'Boot from EFI file'--> grubx64....
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I tried installing windows on my Ubuntu machine and couldn't, now I can't even run Ubuntu
I had ubuntu set up on my ssd, and tried to install windows over it and now I can't even run ubuntu. I'm not sure what I should do, with no usbs in I cant get past BIOS (Gigabyte). I'm not good ...
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Cannot bypass BIOS to install UBUNTU
I currently have a friend's computer that he got and has Windows 8 OS that we are actually trying to get rid off.
He would like to use Ubuntu as his main OS. He got the computer second hand so he ...
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What should I do in emergency mode where I got couldn't find amd
Suddenly I'm facing this problem and searched for a solution, but I couldn't find anything. My laptop is a Lenovo g5070.
This probably happened when the electricity came back, cause I had a problem ...
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How to check Ubuntu Software center BIOS update logs?
OS: Ubuntu 19.10
Kernel: 5.3.0-26-generic
Machine: Dell 7590
BIOS Information: Version: 1.5.0, Release Date: 12/25/2019
Description: I am facing an issue with my laptop, and I think it is related ...
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No display during bios
I am facing a display problem in my HP laptop.
I left it on overnight and it's battery got drained.
Now when i start it up, it screen remain black until ububtu boots up. Ubuntu is working fine and ...
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Trouble installing Nvidia drivers because of the disabled secure boot
I need to update my Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, but while installing drivers using below command
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver-410
I am getting this message
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Secure Boot not ...
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How to uninstall ubuntu so that I've got an empty hard drive
I currently have ubuntu running on an old hard drive, I've since decided that I want to use this hard drive as a secondary to store games on. However, I don't know a method of uninstalling ubuntu that ...
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18.04 Remove spurious boot choice from boot menu
I'm working with a cast-off Intel server, and when I go to the Boot Menu after POST, there's an entry there BOOT0006. It does not appear in the BIOS/Settings which I access with F2.
How do I remove ...
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Is it possible to reduce the graphical load on a computer's memory via the Ubuntu command line interface if the bios provides no option to do so?
I have just installed Ubuntu Ermine on my Dell Desktop. It is ten years old, and working swimmingly, which is a testament to the OS.
However, the machine leaves artifacts and trails on-screen when ...
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OS on secondary hard drive not detected in ubuntu
I have a dual boot system with windows os installed on ssd and entire ubuntu installation on hdd. Ubuntu is not detecting the windows os present on the ssd. The grub menu only shows ubuntu and the ...
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Cloning SSD also cloned boot options
I recently bought an SSD to be made as a boot drive for my laptop. When I cloned it though, it also copied its boot menu option. Is there a way to delete the Ubuntu option and Windows Boot Manager ...
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Battery 100% but work as 0%
I'm on Ubuntu and bought this battery since 5 months only .. now I'm facing problem with it .. i found the led of battery is on and charge with 100 % but when i plug out the charger .. laptop is off
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BIOS doesn't find UBuntu iso after Fedora installation [duplicate]
Created a bootable USB from an iso-file with
sudo dd if=./ubuntu-18.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sda1 bs=8M
using
How to make an Ubuntu live USB stick in Fedora?
BIOS does not see this USB. Did ...
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EFI partition deleted; prefer to setup only efi bootable
During a clean install of Ubuntu, I partitioned the hard drive and removed the EFI (oops).
Now I can only boot from USB image in legacy mode. I'd like to boot using only EFI but am getting an error ...
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Booting problem In Dell Vostro 3480 with Ubuntu 18.04
I purchased a Dell (Vostro 3000 Core i5 8th Gen - (8 GB/1 TB HDD/Linux) VOS 3480) Laptop with Ubuntu (Version 18.04) installed. After 10-15 days of usage, it started showing a booting problem. It can ...
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DELL Precision 7530 BIOS update problems on Ubuntu 18.04
there is an annoying problem due to the updating of my DELL Precision 7530 bios (from 1.10.1 to 1.11.1 or 1.12.1) with Ubuntu 18.04 on board: after upgrade, some functions key (Wifi, Brightness Up/...
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Ubuntu does not start / Firmware Bug
After I have installed latest updates, my system does not boot. When I turn on my laptop purple screen apears and then nothing happens. When I enter advanced options for Ubuntu I have 2 system ...
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Do I need Bios update for remote access on my HP EliteBook laptop, or should I remove it if I'm worried about being hacked?
I bought a used laptop that runs bios update for remote access on every restart. Could the person I bought it from have installed that to hack me? Do I need it? Should I remove it? I have no interest ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a Chinese Zentality - Zen Pro laptop
I need to install Ubuntu 18.04 (or any other doesn't matter) on my Chinese laptop and it's starting to look impossible to me.
I hope someone is able to help me do that.
Device Brand: Zentality - ...
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Unable to boot Windows without Ubuntu-SSD plugged in
I have installed Ubuntu on an external SSD. So now I have an internal SSD with Windows on it and an external SSD with Ubuntu, which is meant to use on different PCs.
When I now boot my PC, I can ...
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Disable thermal shutdown HP Pavilion 15
My laptop keeps shutting down claiming that the processor has reached a temperature of 90 degrees. I don’t believe that this is the case: I’m 95% sure that there must be a faulty temperature sensor, ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 not booting after BIOS update
I'm running Ubuntu 19.04 on a P1 Thinkpad (bought 2019)
I updated all my software through the software manager. One of the updates was for my BIOS.
When I next opened my laptop and it came out of ...
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Long boot times, ACPI error messages in dmesg
I am new to Ubuntu and have installed Ubuntu 19.10 to my new laptop from a flash drive using Rufus. I have nvidia 1660 ti working now on Ubuntu but I am experiencing extremely long boot times.
This ...
