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no boot after upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS … hangs with Microcode SW error
I tried to upgrade Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS on my laptop (Fujitsu/Siemens Esprimo Mobile with 2 GB of RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor). I did it just 2 days ago before the support on Ubuntu ...
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What do i do to fix this dual boot ?error: out of disc grub rescue>
I just instaled ubuntu 10.04 to my old computer that has windows xp sp3 and a new hardrive.at the end it said it need to reboot and when it did i got this.
error: out of disc
grub rescue>
How do i fix ...
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Unable to log in to one specific user account in ubuntu 10.04
Suddenly I am unable to log in into one of my user (user1) accounts, it is blinking after booting although for other user accounts I am able to log-in properly. My /home/user1 directory is 70% full. I ...
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ubuntu 10.04 fails to boot often
My laptop has ubuntu 10.04 and it fails to boot often. It will show me the boot loader menu and then it looks like it is loading, showing the ubuntu logo and the loading bar. Then the screen becomes ...
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Unable to enter single-user (recovery) mode
I'm running Kubuntu 10.04 on an x86 machine, most updates applied. I need to get into single-user mode to install the latest nvidia drivers to support my new dual-display graphics card, but nothing ...
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No gui after upgraded to ubuntu 10.04
i've upgraded to ubuntu 10.04 , after reboot it is displaying command prompt,gui is not displaying
sudo update-grub
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS installation not booting
I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on 2 hardware raided DELL SAS drives using a SAS Controller model Adaptec 6405E. After installing the OS and loading custom drivers so that the OS sees the RAD array, ...
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Disk drive for / not ready on boot after upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04
After upgrading (using the Upgrade button from the update manager) from 10.04.4 to 12.04.1, I cannot boot anymore. Upon booting, I am greeted with the Ubuntu logo and the error "The disk drive for / ...
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How to recover disk and files after 10.04 boot failure?
I have a 1TB HDD with four Windows XP partitions and a 120GB HDD with 10.04. While working in Ubuntu, due to delay and failure to shutdown, I switched off the system.
Next it failed to boot in Ubuntu ...
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Muted Boot on 10.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to boot muted?
Is there any way to set it, so the system is muted upon boot, to avoid making noise in libraries or lectures?
I have 10.04 LTS. I know this is ...
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Live without splash
I'm a newbie in Linux and wondering if it is possible(and how) to boot Ubuntu Live (10.04 LTS) directly without the splash -meaning no splash and no click on the Try Ubuntu- from USB (not only Ubuntu ...
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get files off machine in recovery mode
I have a virtualbox VM that is broken. It won't boot normally. I don't want to bother trying to fix it but I do want to get some files off it that I need.
If I hold down the shift key I can get to a ...
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Ubuntu boots to terminal on start up
For a long time I've been unable to get updates due to a "repositories not found" error. Yesterday someone fixed this for me but after installing 94 days worth of updates my system wanted to restart.
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Lucid hangs at booting after kernel upgrade
This weekend, one of our servers running Lucid has installed some upgrades:
libgcrypt11 1.4.4-5ubuntu2.1
linux-firmware 1.34.14
linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic 2.6.32-41.91
linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-41.91
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I can't boot Ubuntu 10.04 after a power failure
The problem is when I switched on my laptop a power failure occurred,and because my battery is dead my laptop turned off while it was booting. After that when I was attempting to start it the ...
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Can't mount drive in 10.4
My desktop pc crashed with a power failure.
Now I get this when I try to boot:
/root/sys failed: no such file or directory and target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init." No init found. Try passing ...
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Dual boot 10.04 and 12.04
I'm currently running 12.04, my 160GB hard disk is messed up, I'm going to completely format it.
Here is what I want to do:
Keep 10 GB for 10.04 /
Keep 10 GB for 12.04 /
Keep 4 GB for /swap
rest for ...
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I used boot-repair. Now my laptop is stuck on the grub screen. How do I boot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I have ubuntu 10.4 and win 7 installed. Because of a problem windows 7 wouldn't load but ubuntu ...
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after upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04 cannot boot with linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae
After upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04, I cannot boot with linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae: process gets frozen in a xubuntu initialization screen (I had qimo installed).
If I try the recovery mode (with the ...
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ubuntu 12.04 boot screen remained like 10.04
The system is upgraded from ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04,yet the boot screen is same.
It takes longer to boot than before and system checks disk drives for error on every startup.
can I get any help on ...
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how to restore boot folder?
No laughing!
I just did sudo rm -vr /boot/*. Is there a way to restore the content?
Just to clarify why I would do this: I have a SD-card with a boot-partition mounted at /media/boot that I wanted ...
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How to enable plymouth bootscreen animation?
My netbook, running Lucid, can't display bootscreen animation. I want to know how to enable it.
My netbook is Acer Aspire One D260. Intel Atom N450, 1GB RAM and GMA 3150.
I know a tool called rcconf ...
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10.04 wont boot after power outage
After unexpected power outage 10.04 won't boot, the following message appears
mount: mounting /dev/disk/by-uuid/***************************** on /root
failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /sys ...
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Can't boot from cd
I have an i7 PC with 16gb RAM running Window 7.
I want to learn to use Linux booting from the CD before I install it on a HD.
I downloaded the 10.04 LTS (64-bit) iso file and ran the md5sum check. OK ...
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“mountall: event failed” after a reboot causes system to become unbootable [closed]
My server crashed today and upon rebooting gives the following error message and will not boot:
mounted-tmp main process (700) terminated with status 127
mountall: event failed
and then hangs.
I ...
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2answers
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boot issues - long delay, then “gave up waiting for root device”
I've had this issue on and off for about two years now. I noticed it on a new (custom built) machine running 10.04 when that first came out, but then it went away until a few months ago. I've gone ...
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How to create Ubuntu *Server* bootable USB drive using YUMI?
This article suggest to select Ubuntu Server 10.04 from the list in YUMI(I'm using windows edition). However, the latest YUMI does not have Ubuntu Server 10.04 in the list. The only Server version is ...
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Install Problem (Ubuntu Server 10.04) with USB as it reboots when I hit 'enter' for 'Install Ubuntu Server' option! Help
We cannot seem to install Ubuntu Server with USB as it reboots when I hit 'enter' for 'Install Ubuntu Server' option.
My friend wants to try setting up a server so; we downloaded Ubuntu Server ...
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Ubuntu 10.04,10.10,11.10 boot but don't load after fresh install, graphics to blame?
I've been running ubuntu fine few months ago then decided to reinstall everything and get a fresh start. After about few months of windows I couldn't stand it and re-installed ubuntu.
It was all ...
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Ubuntu install fails reporting insufficient space on Asus Eee PC?
I have been running ubuntu on a virtual machine for a while now I'm trying to install it on an old Asus eeepc 1000he which has no Cd/dvd reader/writer.
I started by downloading Ubuntu 10.04 livedisc ...
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The volume “boot” has only 0 byte disk space remaining [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Free up more space on /boot
I am in Ubuntu 10.04.
When I install the software updates with "Update Manager", there is a pop up dialog which tells me "The volume "boot" ...
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My machine is not booting properly. How do I troubleshoot?
I have a Lenovo x120e that is not booting properly. When I turn it on, it just opens to a blank screen.
The machine is running Ubuntu 10.04.
Main Details:
I shut the lid of the computer while it ...
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Is there a way to determine progress on a disk check at boot?
During the boot process, a disk check can be run, but during this process there is no indication or detailed information available to gauge how far along the process is.
Is there a way to display any ...
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Ubuntu won't boot after plugging in wireless network card
I plugged a Skyr@cer Pro PCI 154 into a Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS and tried to boot. It won't get further that launching AppArmor, sometimes even not that far. Without the network card, everything ...
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How do I determine problems with bootup based on this bootchart?
So I've been having issues with lots of hard-drive usage during bootup and long bootup lately, and I installed bootchart to get these two bootcharts, but damn are there a lot of unfamiliar system ...
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How can I install 10.04 on Toshiba L675D-S7106? [closed]
I booted from a usb with 10.04 but I have a blank screen, blinking cursor and no grub.
Is it safe to shrink existing partition on windows 7 then reboot windows 7 to run checkdisk then install Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu USB boot failure [closed]
When trying to boot from a boot USB drive I got the message, "Vesamenu.c32:Not a com32r image." I was trying to boot a fairly new Toshiba laptop with a Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS created USB boot. I ...
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When I boot it says “No any drive found” and turns off after upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 [closed]
I did an upgrade on the weekend from Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04 (karmic to lucid). Now, when I restart my computer, it goes through the regular load screen showing my P5K Asus motherboard, just like before ...
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What's wrong with my bootchart? [closed]
Currently my Ubuntu takes quite a bit to boot ~1min. Windows is about the same, even faster I think.
I installed bootchart and ran it but not sure what to make of the results. Can someone take a ...
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Boot time over 20 minutes on a virtual server
I have a virtual server hosted by professionals with Ubuntu 10.04 installed. It is a standard server installation with LAMP package and no custom modifications.
After recent updates via aptitude boot ...
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Boot problem after upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 [closed]
I just did system upgrade form 9.10 to 10.04 using alternate CD described here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades#Upgrading%20Using%20the%20Alternate%20CD/DVD - I did it this way because ...
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How do I disable the boot splash screen? [duplicate]
I'd like to be able to disable the Ubuntu splash screen that I see on boot with the indicator meter of progress, and replace that with a text-only readout of the boot up process (such as you can get ...
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System is not booting even from windows Bootable original cd
Today I first installed Windows 7, then I installed Ubuntu 10.04. I installed Ubuntu as side by side. Then i restarted the system two times and both times I was able to login to Ubuntu. Then I thought ...
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define static routes at boot
I'm running Ubuntu desktop 10.04 and on every boot the machine cannot be accessed from outside the LAN. after running sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1 everything works as expected. Is there any ...
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“Error probing SMB2” 10.04 LTS startup message [closed]
When I boot up my laptop this text is always shown and the startup takes 10 seconds longer. It has always done that even since I first installed Ubuntu nearly a year ago.
My laptop is an Asus 1201n
...
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How to PXE-boot from Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop edition?
My aim is to Install the Ubuntu 10.04 desktop version on a remote machine using PXE-BOOT. I'm trying to apply the steps given in PXE-BOOT for Ubuntu 9.10
. (I know this is for 9.10).
In "Step 8. ...
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How can I repair a corrupt kernel if no others are installed? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to restore a system after accidentally removing all kernels?
I've been running Ubuntu 10.04 on my laptop for quite some time. When I went to boot it up this morning, ...
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1answer
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Computer won't wake from hibernate
So I have a pretty dumb problem...I accidentaly pressed Hibernate while trying to Restart...since then my computer wont boot into Ubuntu anymore (through normal mode or single user mode - rescue mode ...
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Why can't I boot from portable HD?
I've been trying to get Ubuntu 10.04-LTS 32-bit desktop installed onto a 250GB FreeAgent Go drive from Seagate.
I've been able to install onto a USB flash drive and boot successfully from this. I ...
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Boot error for custom compiled kernel - gave up waiting for root device
I have installed lucid on my Lenevo Laptop (Y 410 series , x86 platform) and it is working fine. Now I have compiled kernel 2.6.37 downloaded from the kernel tree. I followed usual procedure of ...
