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How to reinstall newest Linux Kernel?

Hello I upgraded all packages on my Ubuntu 13.04, and kernel also. But in upgrading process kernel upgrade failed, and I must always after grub load select older kernel. It is a terminal command to ...
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How to automatically uninstall older kernels so that “The volume 'boot' has only … MB disk space” does not appear?

I work with Ubuntu 13.04 ("64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image"). On updates/upgrades, I quite often get messages of the type The volume "boot" has only 11 MB disk space. I then uninstall older kernel ...
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How to free up space in /boot when I have only one kernel installed?

Every since I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04, Ubuntu's been complaining that /boot is full. Now, it's pulling a racket when I'm trying to install packages. For starters, I've looked around for similar ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 13.04 (two Xeons) w/out nolapic parameter

Whenever I attempt to boot, I get as far as the following messages and then it appears to freeze. BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found EDD information not available. Based on other ...
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Which kernels from Ubuntu 3.5.0 can I remove? [duplicate]

After reading some very helpful information on your forums, I now know how to remove unneeded kernels to free up disk space for updates. Can any of you tell me which of the following I can safely ...
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How to Correct My Kernel Version?

My question is how can I reverse back to a kernel version. I have installed the brand new kernel version, that is 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.4.0-30400, I did the correct procedure. How to Upgrade Kernel ...
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During boot - gpio_ich: failed to claim resource 0

During booting up to my Ubuntu, after about 20 seconds of black screen with blinking cursor. I get the message: gpio_ich: failed to claim resource 0 This makes my boot very slow. Does anyone know ...
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Purple then black blank screen Ubuntu 13.04 boot fails [closed]

I upgraded to 13.04 from 12.10. After boot I go to a purple screen and then a black screen. The problem is exactly same as this but my graphics driver is not proprietary and is from intel. I tried ...
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How can I get beyond the boot logo (Updated to 13.04)?

I've updated to the new version and after that I am stuck on the boot logo , cannot even run the older kernel it also stays on the boot logo, how do I fix that.
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13.04 Kernel panic on boot

I'm having an issue booting 13.04. I did a search on the forum but nothing popped up. Basically, it installs fine but upon a reboot into the installation I get a kernel panic: not syncing: Attempted ...
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Which files able to remove in /boot [duplicate]

I have a problem when upgrading kernel because of /boot is 100% usage so, can I delete some files? More info: Command: uname -r Result: 3.2.0-39-generic-pae Command: ls -l /boot Result: total ...
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Stuck at Purple Screen for some Kernels, but not for all

After updating the Kernel the usual boot gets stuck with a purple screen. If I choose to start from the Kernel 3.5.0-17 everything still works fine, but it is not possible to start from newer kernel ...
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How to boot from GRUB 2?

I was using Ubuntu yesterday fine, as Windows was not booting up, but now when I try and boot Ubuntu, in gives me the message: Minimal BASH-like editing is supported along with some information ...
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I broke linux kernel. Cant boot

I ran out of space last day and couldn't update so I decided to remove old kernels. I don't know why, it told me I had problems ??? I decided to reboot and I couldn't, it entered into a ram test loop. ...
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latest kernel 3.2.0.40 breaks system. black screen

My system has been working fine for about a year now on 12.04 LTS, But after installing the latest updates, (kernel 3.2.0.40) my system won't boot, dying on a black screen (non responsive, even not a ...
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When Logging in I get a broken tube error?

After I log in my screen goes black an it says several things, including that it is checking the battery status, and that it has a "broken pipe". If you know what is causing this or how I could fix ...
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12.04-server update failure after full /boot, apt not working, unmet dependencies to non exiting linux-image kernel

Unattended upgrade failed after full /boot partition. Creating disk-space by deleting old kernels with the recommended command sudo apt-get purge linux-image-x.x.x-x-generic does not work and gives ...
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Unmet dependencies when I tried to free up unused kernels

I am running 12.04. I read this http://askubuntu.com/a/90219/18876 as reference. I checked all the one I have. yeukhon@fubini:~$ aptitude search ~ilinux-image i linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic-pae ...
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Installed kernel, and printer driver - No Unity?

I ran installation of printer drives for Epson Stylus S22 (From original website) The most recent installs are: 2013-04-10 12:06:53 install linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic:amd64 <none> ...
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Kernel crash 3.2.0-40 — takes Window Manager with it

My last Ubuntu 12.04 kernel upgrade may have led to a series of problems. There were intermittent error warnings indicating sudden crashes of applets such as Gnome Time Tracker and a few others, the ...
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cannot upgrade linux kernel to newest version

My current kernel version shown by uname -r is: 3.5.0-17-generic. However, there are files related to newer version kernel 3.5.0-26 in /boot. So I want to upgrade the kernel to 3.5.0-26 by running: ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 GUI does not start on boot, hangs on purple loading screen with Ubuntu logo and five dots

It started like this: I wanted to install Adobe Reader (.bin file) via Terminal. After I created a folder for installation files and started the whole process I suddenly realized that I don't even ...
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How can I remove old kernels/install new ones when /boot is full?

I know this question is asked many times before, however with me it is just a bit different I guess. # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 224G 5.2G 208G 3% / ...
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install/boot issue [duplicate]

first off let me say any help is greatly appreciated. alright, every time i try to run ubuntu(or a derivative of ubuntu) i freeze at the black screen before it even loads. this is the same for wubi ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 not using current Kernel

When performing the sequence of commands: sudo update-grub Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default Testing for an ...
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Major issues trying to clean up /boot

12.04 LTS here, first off let me start with a uname -a output for you 3.2.0-35-generic-pae #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5 18:04:39 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux So my boot partition was at 100%. ...
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Booting thin client from Compact Flash card: udev errors, udma settings and kernel modules

I am trying to get Ubuntu 12.04 server to run on Fujitsu Futro S220 thin client and I have reached the point where I need some help. Hardware specs CPU: Crusoe Transmeta TM5800 800 MHz processor ...
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Please explain to me what a kernel is and how to load it on grub

Background: Please excuse bad grammar. English is not my first language. Also explain the answer like I am five because i also know nothing about linux. I'm a complete linux noob and I wanted to get ...
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Ubuntu 12.04/12.10 won't boot [closed]

I've made 3 USB installers; and none of them have installed? I don't understand what's happening?
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Ububtu 12.4.1 unable to boot from CD

I have been trying Ubuntu for the past 5 days and have faced tremendous failure..... I tried booting it from a pen drive using LILI USB creator .......but the message was that "No Default or UI ...
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Version 12.04 takes forever to boot into kernel 3.2.0-36 [duplicate]

As you can see from the title, I am having trouble with booting into the newest kernel of Linux (3.2.0-36) from the grub. I am dual-booting Windows 7 Pro with Ubuntu 12.04 and running Ubuntu as my ...
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enumerate usb devices ubuntu after kernel upgrade

after kernel upgrade to 3.6.10-030610-generic on boot i see error msg unable to enumerate USB device on port 6 on kernel 3.5.0-22-generic This message does not show I post my lsusb and dmesg usb i ...
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My laptop only boots with the acpi=off parameter. How can I fix this?

I managed to install Ubuntu 12.10 with the option acpi=off, as it didn't work without. Now it boots only with this option. Is it possible to solve the problem for the need of this option? With this ...
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Ideapad Z580 won't boot kernels above 3.2.0-32

I'm running Ubuntu 64 bit 12.04.1 LTS. I see either a blinking cursor or a black screen if I try to boot all kernels beginning at 3.2.0-33 and later. Safe mode fails for those kernels as well. ...
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The latest kernel update broke my Macbook Air; how can I fix it?

I installed 12.10 on my 11-inch mid-'11 Air without a hitch. I removed Unity and installed Cinnamon in its place. I purged every Unity-related package from the system. Today, the kernel updated and ...
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Sandy bridge + 12.10: tricks

Are there any tricks (like boot parameter or unofficial kernel or anything), which would improve Ubuntu 12.10 on sandy bridge with Intel HD 3000? It is not totally bad now, but maybe there is ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 failing to boot

Can someone please help? I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 perfectly fine for the past 3 months. For no apparent reason it is failing to boot and I am getting the following messages just before the ...
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Is there a “.d” directory to use to load modules at boot time, opposed to /etc/modules?

I am automating some configurations on my systems using Puppet (however, that is not really relevant here). For a group of machines I want to load a kernel module at boot time. The most elegant way ...
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Problems with booting Linux after updating kernel

After updating linux headers from 3.5.0-19 into 3.5.0-20 i faced booting problem. I don't know reason, sometimes boots normally, but sometimes i need to reboot 3-4 times. I tried to boot with recovery ...
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LiveCD Boot Failer comm: Swapper/0 cant mount VFS

Kind of a noob but anyway... I'm trying to boot Ubuntu 12.10 livecd. I currently have Windows 7 x64 installed. I start computer to boot Ubuntu livecd and I get kernel panic. Something like: cannot ...
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Ubuntu boot error

Ubuntu 11.04 After failed try of installing Windows on same machine, Ubuntu doesn't boot. GRUB starts well, but when I try to choose Ubuntu only "Killed" message appears on the top left corner . If ...
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Kernel panic after Ubuntu update. [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Cannot boot because: Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! I updated Ubuntu and when I rebooted, it won't boot. I get a black screen with the error Kernel ...
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Installation of Ubuntu 12.10 not sucessful in Samsung np100 notebook

After installation of Ubuntu 12.10 from USB made using the Startup Disk Creator, on new Samsung NP-N100S-E01IN notebook it does not boot. On booting the system just runs an update and stops with ...
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How can I set up a regex to rename files automatically for Atftp?

I've a question about the package named 'atftp'. I've got the atftp daemon finally working. Previously I was using tftp-hpa with a custom rule that replaces filenames with capitals into non-capital ...
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A few problems running Ubuntu on Aspire 722 netbook

I'm still a noob to ubuntu and don't know exactly what I'm doing so sorry if these are all my fault. First problem - booting. Ubuntu boots correctly about every second time. After the grub loader it ...
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kernel panic - not able to boot into recovery too [closed]

I installed additional drivers for ATI and Ubuntu Tweak and after some time, I shutdown the laptop and after that, when I tried to turn it on it gives me kernel panic. I am not able to boot into ...
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Save kernel on Acer Aspire One270 with Ubuntu 12.10 - Booting Issues

I did search the forums for quite some time, yet did not find any answer to my problem... I have an Acer Aspire One D270 with Windows 7 Starter and I've installed Ubuntu using the Wubi installer. ...
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Boot computer to text mode using kernel parameters

Referring to this question: How to remove the graphical user interface? The answer of modifying /etc/default/grub to have GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text" would be great, but unfortunately I don't ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 with kernel 3.5.0-18 failing to boot

I had 12.04 with kernel 3.0.2. Today I have updated my system and got 12.10 with kernel 3.5.0-18. Now when I boot my machine with 3.5 kernel, it starts until the page where I enter my password. Within ...
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Which kernel version to use if the latest has problems and what's next?

I had problems when I installed the latest updates on Ubuntu 12.04 a few days ago. My computer didn't boot correctly. I read many questions here and I got to work with an older kernel version: ...

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