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Launcher does not pop in - is out permanently [duplicate]
I have upgraded my ubuntu to 12.10 and the launcher is out permanently. It does not pop in thus my screen is smaller and very uncomfortable. Is there any setting i can change to make it pop in and out ...
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Can't boot into Ubuntu after upgrade from Ubuntu 11 to 12.04 on dual boot system, only black screen
I upgraded from 11 to 12.04 lte and while it was checking all the programs or add ons, I think my computer went into hibernate. Couldn't wake up so turned computer off and now when the window shows ...
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Ubuntu boot option does not appear while booting ; installed ubuntu 11.10 with Windows 8
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a separate disk , (that previously was unallocated space ) following the link:
Link to the installation guide
Running the installer from Try Ubuntu option. ...
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Ubuntu 11.10(on ext hdd) boots from one system not from the one I installed using
I came across a strange issue. I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 using Live USB on my HP ProBook with 500GB USB HDD, Install location for bootloader is MBR of 500GB HDD.
Set First Boot Device on HP as ...
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ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386 live usb failed in booting 2 cases
after making it bootable, with help of universal usb putting a persistent file ,, ive downloaded wine, themes, application so this must be stored in my usb. but when i shutdown my pc then turning it ...
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Multiple issues here. Will not boot live cd or boot into preinstalled ubuntu
I have a Dell Latitude D600. I've uninstalled windows completely and have had ubuntu 11.10 running on it forever. now suddenly it decides not to boot. so i tried to boot from a live cd i burned and it ...
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GRUB issue. black screen, blinking cursor
So i installed Ubuntu after windows was wiped out by destiny and everything was fine until I wasn't able to start Ubuntu: it would stuck in a black screen with a blinking cursor forever. I made a ...
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Booting Problem [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get Ubuntu to recognize my nvidia graphics card?
I recently installed 12.04 on my new dell laptop 3420 having 8GB RAM,intel i5,500gb HDD , nvidia 620m 1gb ...
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Ubuntu Live CD hangs on boot
I have burned 11.04 to a CD to set up dual-boot. But the Ubuntu screen just stays with the dots below the name and nothing else. I would really like to try it out. Any help would be appreciated.
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Ubuntu 11.10 boot: xhost: unable to open display
I've had this papercut for a while now, it's time it was fixed.
When I boot up Ubuntu, choosing "Ubuntu...generic" from the grub screen, Ubuntu fails to load. It just sits at the driver/module ...
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Lost power during upgrade; now unusually long time to boot, but can boot previous version
I was upgrading from 10 to 11.10 the other day when it shut down during the upgrade. When I boot my computer, it asks me to pick from a few options. If I go with the first choice, it takes an ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 doesn't boot anymore (Dual-Boot)
I'm not very experienced in using Ubuntu and I need help with the following issue;
I have no idea why, but suddenly everything I get after selecting Ubuntu in GRUB to start, everything I get is a ...
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Ubuntu install and boot failure 11.10
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my machine alongside Vista, and upgraded to 12.4. I decided I liked 11.10 better, so I tried to install that again as my only OS, except I increased the size of the swap ...
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How can I run Ubuntu off USB [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key?
I want to know if it is possible to install and run Ubuntu completely off a flash drive without using my computers hard drive. I ...
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Unable to Boot Live CD to resize disk partition
I have a working version of 11.10 installed on VMware but I need to increase my disk space.
I tried to boot from iso (on windows drive), but neither F2, F12 or ESC seem to work. I wanted to boot from ...
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Ubuntu isn't starting after unexpected shutdown
Due to power cut, My PC went off. Then, when I opened it, Ubuntu wasn't starting. I tried to run Ubuntu from live CD, it's not working. Now, what should I do? I can access BIOS and terminal from ...
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ubuntu 11.10 upgrade black screen with cursor on boot from CD and no keyboard access in grub
I hope something can be done.
I wanted to clean install the latest version of ubuntu (going from 11.04 to 12.04). I downloaded the image file, burned it on cd and tried to install, but it just loaded ...
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How to set default boot kernel in Ubuntu / Grub? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change the grub boot order?
I wish to set my installation of ubuntu server 11.10 to automatically boot into linux kernel 2.6.
The way I navigate to this option ...
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when I hit ctrl-alt-F1 i get a black screen
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop but when I boot it up I get the GNOME menu and then when I pick the first option, I get "Ubuntu 11.10" with five dots under it but it will go no further. I ...
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Loop Boot at POST screen
This may be a coincidence, but since I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 (dual booting with Windows7) now I have Ubuntu 12.04, my laptop doesn't pass POST screen sometime. This is what happens: I press the ...
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Blank screen when booting Ubuntu 11.10
This is a common problem I know. I know because I have been trying to resolve it for 2 days having trawled through many other threads and help to fix it without success.
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 ...
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Line 6 GX only works if I play during startup
Summary: I can't get any sound to play or record through my Line 6 Studio GX audio interface, UNLESS I play (my guitar) whilst boot.
Detail: If I play my guitar while the system is booting, it'll ...
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Boot Ubuntu on USB flash drive in Mac OS X 10.4… and Ubuntu
I would like to create an OS-agnostic installation of Ubuntu on a flash drive, that boots under Ubuntu and under Mac OS X.
Ideally the process would look like:
Install Ubuntu 11.10 (or 12.04 if ...
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How to boot ubuntu, when windows was reinstalled?
I installed Ubuntu inside Windows.
Windows was on the C drive. Ubuntu was on the E drive. I reinstalled Windows.
Now Windows is running but Ubuntu does not boot at start up.
How do I recover from this ...
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Windows 7 is not accessible or can't be repaired after installing ubuntu 11.10 using live USB
I've messed things up a bit.
I was running windows 7 ultimate 64-bit in my HP laptop. I was using live USB of Ubuntu 11.10 and then i tried to install Ubuntu on hard disk using the same live USB.
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How to Boot with no splash screen
Ubuntu 11.10 desktop up to date (Gnome 3)
To prevent answers in haste, please notice that
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" is set in /etc/default/grub
Tried also GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="acpi=off"
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Boot failure after shutdown during upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04
During the upgrade process Xubuntu downloaded all of the necessary files then it said I needed to disable the screensaver before continuing. I couldn't get to the screensaver settings, So I shutdown ...
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11.10 to 12.04: Post-upgrade boot failure [duplicate]
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My system is totally messed up. What is the best course of action?
When booting after upgrading to 12.04 from 11.10, it stalls with the ubuntu logo and the dots going. ...
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Installing Ubuntu 11.10 on laptop with Ubuntu9.04
I have Ubuntu 9.04 currently and I can't get the Ubuntu 11.10 install disk to work.
When I boot the 11.10 disc it hangs with the message: ISOLINUX 4.04 20110518 ETCD Copyright (C) 1994-2011 H.Peter ...
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ubuntu 11.10 crashed and i cant boot it
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 some time ago. I was watching videos in youtube, when it suddenly became unresponsive.
I waited 5-6 minutes, and restarted (with the power button on the pc). It open up the ...
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Can not boot Ubuntu 11.10 from external USB HDD
I've just installed Ubuntu 11.10 x64 on a 200Gb partition of my 2Tb external usb HDD. Everything went smoothly. After restarting the computer, I tried hitting F12 and choosing usb hdd. Something like ...
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USB boot is skipping and reverting the HDD
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 to a 16gb USB drive (Kingston DataTraveller G3), I know it is fully functional as I have tested after disconnecting my HDD.
My BIOS has all other devices in a higher ...
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Windows disk's partition(s) are misaligned: Can't mount
I have installed windows on a 500GiB Seagate SATA Disk, (on a new EFI computer) and once windows was all setup, I plugged my Ubuntu (11.10 x64) HDD in and booted it. All works fine, apart from when I ...
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Can't boot from USB after installing Ubuntu
I bought a Samsung series 5 notebook and a very strange thing happened: I installed Ubuntu 11.10 from a usb pen drive but when I restarted (I cleared the existing partitions) I stopped being able to ...
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Why does Windows 7 overall performance is better than Ubuntu 11.10?
I have a Intel i7 2600 processor, 8GB DDR3 RAM, nVidia GTX570 graphics card, and still Ubuntu taking 45-50 seconds to boot and 32-35 seconds to power off, while Windows 7 boots in only 20-25 seconds ...
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Ubuntu fails on Boot Up
I have a dual-boot of windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10. AMD Phenom-II 4-core processor, and an Asus motherboard.
So here's what happens, I turn on my computer my machine does its start-up process, then the ...
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How to install windows as my second boot (ubuntu 11.10)?
I have an asus 1215N netbook (No CD drive), currently running ubuntu 11.10. It's all working great, but time comes when the man needs some retro gaming, and well... I need a windows on the same ...
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How do I fix drivers in pre-boot Ubuntu installer disk? [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
My computer arrived yesterday, it runs perfectly fine with Windows 7, so I know it's a problem ...
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new installation dropping me to login prompt. No GUI
Just now i installed Ubuntu on my Mac and when i booted it after installation then it just gets stuck on Blue/purple screen. I rebooted and this time chose option of booting in recovery mode where i ...
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How to boot to Ubuntu desktop not tty1-6
I can't get into Ubuntu desktop, only tty1-6. How do I make it boot to Ubuntu desktop?
I did try ctrl-alt-F7
Version: Ubuntu 11.10 (the only os installed)
Very old PC:
Dell
Intel ...
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ubuntu shutdown command doesn't shutdown properly [closed]
I think I have problem with shutdown command. Using Ubuntu 11.10.
The shutdown command works and computer shuts down, but when I boot I get the following warning:
* * * * * Warning: System BOOT ...
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The disk drive for /tmp is not ready yet or not present [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I found some entries with the same error message (see above) but none really applies to my problem.
I'm running a stable version ...
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Onieric boot problems
New to Ubuntu, I've used 11.04 sucessfully for 10 months. Just upgraded, 11.10 is booting directly into gnu grub menu. The only way I can get her going is to select previous versions options, which ...
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Wubi install stuck at purple screen
Well, I installed Ubuntu 11.10 via Wubi on my MSI U270. Everything was running fine, I even got fglrx working after I manually downloaded a .run and executed it. Then I thought of running the complete ...
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i7 processor with 4 core, 8 thread system, how can i reboot Ubuntu?
I have tested Ubuntu in i7, i5 but lower then 4 core/8 thread CPU. In two system which has i7 processor with 4 core/8 thread i have the same problem. After reboot it never reboot itself auto.
I need ...
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NO MBR options in “Boot Repair” [duplicate]
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Can't boot XP after Ubuntu Installation, how to fix?
I started trying to fix my XP boot (can't get' earlier ques' Can't boot XP after Ubuntu Installation, how ...
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UBUNTU 11.10 will not boot after succesfully installed on 8GB usb 3.0 pendrive
UBUNTU 11.10 on 8GB USB 3.0 pendrive.
Drive Partitioned using gparted.
4GB BASE 3GB Home 600MB swap
Installation Ok. Restart blinking cursor.
Installed another distro on another USB 3.0 stick.
It ...
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Warning message during boot after installation of kernel 3.3: Kernel needs AppArmor 2.4 compatibility patch [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu Server 11.10 and after installation of kernel 3.3 (I just followed instructions from site www.upbuntu.com - How To Install Linux 3.3 Kernel In Ubuntu 11.10/12.04) It shows me ...
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GUI not showing after installation of 11.10 on virtual machine
Steps i did
1.) Specs of VM
512MB RAM
20GB HD
1Core
2.) Open ISO on VM
3.) Specify Username and password
4.) Boot
5.) Select English
6.) reboot after install
7.) the prompt told me that ...
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How do I demand a password on single user mode?
I have learned that I can boot into single user mode (or whatever it's called) by hitting Ctrl+e in the Grub2 menu and adding single to the correct line in the boot script. This is all good - it's ...
