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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How to update Dell laptop BIOS? [duplicate]
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How to update BIOS in Dell laptop?
An earlier link in AskUbuntu sheds some light on how to do this, but I found with my recently-purchased Dell Inspiron 7520 none of the ...
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Custom Lubuntu iso errors
I am working on a project for which I need to make a specific and lightweight linux distribution. I have made a custom LiveCD ISO based on Lubuntu 12.04 for my project, and when I try running it in ...
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How well do external high resolution Monitors on laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?
I am planing to buy a new laptop and use an external 27 inch monitor with 2560 x 1440 px resolution on ubuntu for work.
I keep reading that the Nvidia Optimus technology isn't well supported on ...
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BIOS time is incorrect
OK here's a weird question.
I have like, 7 year old hardware. I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. If I ever have a need to go into the BIOS, it's showing the time incorrect - I think it's showing it in ...
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When I boot I do not get asked which OS I want
I just installed Wubi on my computer which is running Windows XP. Everything went exactly like the official guide said it should, and I was told the installation was complete and to restart my ...
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My USB is blank on boot screen
So I just got a new Toshiba Satellite, running windows 8. I made sure to use the universal USB maker, (Forgot the name but it was the one recommended) And it seems to be fine.... It has all the files ...
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Ubuntu install removed BIOS option
Two days ago I installed Ubuntu 12.10 from a liveCD. for some reason, the installation changed or deleted the option to enter the BIOS screen, and also changed the boot options so the only OS the you ...
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How to upgrade the BIOS in a HP ProBook 6560b via the HP_TOOLS partition?
I recently discovered the there is a BIOS Update version F.28 available for my (work) notebook which is a HP ProBook 6560b booting with version F.20. I hope that this might fix the always-running fans ...
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Anyone with Compaq G60 Laptop; Blind bios walk-through for a “to VGA” first?
One of my laptops has a broken screen. But I cant really afford to get a new one yet.
Just wondering if anyone has a [G60 HP/Compaq] laptop, that you might post a key by key blind walk-through to ...
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Will this bios update fix DSDT problem?
Usually is is said that if you are not having any problems do not update your bios. When I'm running windows everything is fine. But for Linux I think the DSDT is broken.
According to this this ...
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Where to download a fixed DSDT?
I have an older PC I'm trying to throw Ubuntu on. It's running an Abit NF M2 Nview and the DSDT is buggy even on the latest bios. Everywhere I look at says to download fixed DSDT's from this site:
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Hi ,I just bought an asus F55A but i can not enter bios?
Hi everybody I just bought an Asus F55A but I can not enter in bios or boot the linux usb before startup as i did before with my old asus k50c by pressing F2 for entering bios and CTRL+ESC+F1 to ...
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Flash BIOS before Lubuntu 12.10 install on Asus Eee PC 1015BX
I would like to install Lubuntu 12.10 on an Asus Eee PC Seashell 1015BX, but have noticed that there are a number of BIOS updates on the Asus support page. Does anyone have any experience updating an ...
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I/O memory conflicts
I recently bought a Arctic MC101 barebone (http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/living/office-pc/572/mc101-barebone-a10-4600m.html?c=2296) to run XBMC.
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on this machine and the latest ...
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Laptop won't boot or enter BIOS after deleting partition in Windows 7
I dual boot my computer and later decided to delete one of the Ubuntu partitions while using Windows 7. After my computer hibernated and I tried restarting my ASUS laptop it stopped at the logo and ...
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Dual boot on two hard drives : can't access secondary HD through BIOS
I installed Ubuntu today for the first time on a Dell desktop running Windows XP SP3.
I opted to install on a second hard drive, following these instructions.
When I reboot my computer, and enter the ...
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Install Alongside Windows or Something Else - Which should I use?
I have old notebook with BIOS (not EFI) installed with Windows 8 RTM, want to install Ubuntu 12.10 by booting to a LiveCD.
Doing some research, I found method either to choose Something Else or ...
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Hard drive and DVD drive are not being detected by the BIOS [closed]
My hard drive and DVD drive are not being detected by the BIOS when I go in to the boot option menu by pressing F12. When I put the hard drive in a different computer it's being detected. I am ...
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Can't enable wireless on boot
I just installed Ubuntu (WUBI), and I'm having problems with my wireless. When I'm on Windows, I have perfect wireless connection, and the wireless button on my computer is blue. But with Ubuntu, I ...
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Computer won't recognize USB trying to re-install
Ii'm trying to re-install ubuntu i've tried `
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh -a
'
But that didn't work. So I went to BIOS enabled USB Legacy and but booting my USB first. But the computer does not ...
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Ubuntu on Mac mini and refit
I have successfully installed Ubuntu pangolin 64 bit on a mac mini 2011 5,3 ( server version ). I have used the Ubuntu iso which I then converted to .dmg and dd'ed into an usb stick. I didn't want to ...
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unable to enter bios [closed]
I have an asus desktop ( amd phenom X6 processor) which was preinstalled with windows 7.
I wanted to install ubuntu on it (dual boot) but am unable to do so because of the boot order.
So I thought ...
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I removed Ubuntu from the BIOS menu but it comes back
For reasons too long to explain, I reluctantly removed Ubuntu from my computer. After completely removing it and deleting the partition that it was installed onto, I discovered that I still had two ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 “No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!”
Every time I install Ubuntu 12.10, my computer can't find the boot partition and I always get this message:
SYSLINUX 3.85 2010-02-20 CBIOS Copyright (c) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al
No DEFAULT or ...
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Throttle and overheating on Dell XPS Studio 1645
I realise there is an older thread on the very subject but that seems to be pretty dead.
I just got a Dell Studio XPS 1645 laptop and the fan noise and overheating is pretty ridiculous. This is ...
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dell studio xps 1647 bios update
Short question. Does anybody managed to update bios on Dell studio xps 1647 from ubuntu?
I have A01 and want to update to A11. I read a lot of stuff on the web and around how to do this and failed. ...
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kvm disabled by bios after installing nVidia driver
Whenever I try to switch from the nouveau driver to any nVidia driver (304, 310 or nvidia-current) and reboot my machine after selecting a driver Ubuntu boots with the following error:
[2.4556] kvm: ...
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BIOS Always Freezes Instantly [closed]
I'm not sure if this is necessarily a Ubuntu question, but I've only had the problem since I installed 12.10. When I turn my computer on, the BIOS screen comes up as usual and... nothing else. When I ...
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install 64 bit as dual boot with 32 bit [closed]
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 - bit .iso onto a bootable USB and want to put it on to my 32 bit 12.10 system as a dual boot, using a totally separate 1 Tb disk [which already has data on it].
However, ...
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How can I boot into Windows from GRUB rescue without a CD drive?
This is my situation:
I Installed Ubuntu without a CD (using A USB)
Dual boot installation (Windows 7+Ubuntu)
I did not like the installation and decided to boot into Windows and delete the Linux ...
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Using Wubi to Install Over Windows
due to a broken laptop screen, I can't access BIOS to change boot priority (checked, impossible to load external screen from BIOS unless someone knows how to blindly tell me the keystrokes to change ...
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Lenovo U410 — Messed up grub/mrb, and can't access bios
I am out of ideas, so I thought I would ask here.
I have a lenovo U410 and it comes with one of those intel hybrid hdd's that has a 32GB ssd in it. I figured I would unraid it and try out ubuntu on ...
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How to change boot priority?
I have a laptop with Ubuntu installed as the only OS. I also have a USB stick with a Windows 7 installation on it. I want to install Windows from the USB stick on my laptop but when I try to restart ...
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BIOS is not showing device booting list after installing ubuntu12.10 64ibt
Bios is not showing device booting list after installing UBUNTU12.10 64 bit and because of which I am unable to install another OS through my bootable usb.
Installing ubuntu12.10 64 bit has changed ...
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Ubuntu replaced BIOS boot list
I've just started with Ubuntu and reach total dead end. After installing Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on laptop Lenovo B580 (freeOS), I found out after few days that the BIOS boot list is lost. All available ...
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Ubuntu wont recognize my internal SSD
I just bought a Lenovo u310 and installed Ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi to try it out. After a couple of days I decided to fully replace windows 7 and installed Ubuntu 12.10 fully with a usb drive in my HDD. ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.0.4 is “updating” my BIOS time stamp
How do I modify whatever setting to get it to stop doing this?
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge Fn keys bios settings stop working after a while
I have Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s. I have changed Fn key behaviors from bios so that F1,etc are defaults and media keys are only accessible with Fn key. I also made Fn key to work as toggle key and ...
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Cannot boot from USB to install 12.10
i am a long time user of Ubuntu and this is the first time a such thing happens to me.
I usually upgrade from a version to an other, but this time i wish to do a clean install.
I want to totally ...
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Cannot access BIOS on a Lenovo U410
I recently took a step into Linux on my Lenovo Idea pad U410; after a couple hours I managed to get it installed with the drivers. However now I no longer have the ability to access the BIOS. I tried ...
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How do i boot any ISO from a USB flash drive?
So I know in my bios theres this settings in USB labled "Emulate device" HDD/CDROM/FDD
But im not even sure I understand what it means and I cant find it on the internet.
Do you remember the old ...
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System doesn't boot when ubuntu is installed on an SSD
I've recently discovered Ubuntu and decided to give it a try.
I am using a Samsung Series 5 p530u3c-ad1 which comes with a 24gb SSD and a ~500gb HDD, My intention is to set the system files to the ...
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Kubuntu - Roccat keyboard does not work under GRUB and works partially in BIOS
The system specification
GRUB boot loader
OS: Windows 7 / Kubuntu 12.04 LTS
Keyboard: Roccat Isku
Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPower with the latest BIOS
SSD/HDD: Kingston HyperX 3K (AHCI in BIOS enabled), ...
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Can't boot from liveUSB when trying to install it alongside Windows 7
I'm very noob at Linux and installing techniques. I want to install 12.04 from bootable usb flash alongside Windows 7 (also tried live CD but not working) but computer is not booting from USB flash or ...
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Most basic input devices: What can we use other than a keyboard to make selections in the BIOS and during installation? [closed]
I wonder if there is anything else that might conceivably be used to input commands. I am sure there must be some imaginative possibilities!
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How do I update the BIOS of a Samsung Series 9?
I'm using a Samsung Series 9 900x3c and since there is a Bios update available for this model (unfortunately only with Windows).
I was wondering if anybody knows a good method to upgrade the Bios ...
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No grub menu after BIOS update 12.04
I updated my BIOS while in Windows. After that the machine won't boot. Gives me grub-rescue> prompt.
Tried boot-repair and Advanced Options but it did not work. The only thing that worked was ...
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Updated BIOS on computer with windows 7 and ubuntu, now nothing works [closed]
Downloaded the BIOS update and installed it on windows,
it got through installing and restarted the computer, it auto loads into ubuntu so it just sat there and did nothing because the mouse and ...
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Attempting to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7 on Sony Vaio with Insyde H2O BIOS
My situation is the same that is addressed here
Sony VAIO with Insyde H2O EFI bios will not boot into GRUB EFI
and here ...
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Can't boot from CD now that Ubuntu is installed?
I ran across an older toshiba laptop with a pentium 4 2.66 ghz cpu and 464 mg of ram.
I thought i would try out Ubuntu 12.04 on it instead of running live on another computer to test it. So anyway I ...
