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Ubuntu Flash Drive Will Not Boot
I created a bootable flash drive using Windows 7, Pendrivelinux, and ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-i386. I tried booting from it after changing boot option in bios to USB. System shows no errors but boots in ...
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How do I install Ubuntu 13.04 on a new partition?
I ask this question because at the moment I can't even seem to load my live USB (which has the iso I downloaded from the Ubuntu website) because I don't know which key(s) to press to log into boot ...
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How to burn / create a bootable USB or CD for UEFI-secure-boot
I used Lili (LinuxLive USB Creator) to create a bootable USB Stick based on the 64bit Lubuntu 13.04 iso with Windows 8 Uefi secure boot. The stick starts only in legacy boot, but not in Uefi mode.
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Cannot boot to USB after I installed plugins and such
So I blew one of my HDs and decided to set up a Ubuntu 12.04 standalone system on my USB HD. Worked fine, but then I decided to create a startup CD that would incorporate my basic setup needs, so that ...
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trying to downgrade from 13.04 to 12.04
when I attempt to boot from my USB stick, it try's to begin the install process, but throws an "uncompression error - system halted"
could this have anything to do with having encrypted my entire ...
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ubuntu 12.10 booting problem on axioo neon mnc laptop
Running from live cd or from thumb drive,
i experience a repeat boot loop.
my laptop is core 2 duo Axioo MNC neon with sis mirage graphics
could it be kernel problem
i can run blankon rote distro with ...
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Ubuntu Flash Drive cannot lock /etc/passwd
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a flash drive using the Pendrive installer. After working on it for couple of days and rebooting, the system won't load.
The question is simple. How can I repair it? ...
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How can I install Ubuntu 13.04 on my USB stick and make it bootable to Windows 8? [duplicate]
I used the instructions listed on http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows and I used a 4GB flash drive to try to install Ubuntu on my Lenovo P500 preinstalled with ...
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Reliable bootable USB creator in Ubuntu
I need a reliable application which will make usb pen drives bootable. Recently, I tried creating a bootable lubuntu-13-04-alternate usb on a ubuntu 12.10 system but ended up with 'boot error' when ...
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Kubuntu 13.04 Live Disk/USB not moving beyond GRUB…?
I recently bought an Asus K55N Notebook, and after replacing the HDD with a SSD, installed an OEM Win7 Home Premium copy. I want to install Kubuntu 13.04 in dual boot, but my issue is this;
Upon ...
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Black Screen when booting live usb (Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04) [duplicate]
this forum is my last chance. I have a Acer Aspire X3470 and I am trying to boot ubuntu live USB. I already tried to boot from the Ubuntu desktop image 12.10 and 13.04 but with the same result. When I ...
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Troubles Installing Ubunt 12.10 or 13.04 from live-usb as second OS
Most answers here on booting/installing problems from live-usb tend to concern older systems, which should not apply here since I want to first set up Ubuntu on a new computer.
So here my problem:
I ...
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User account problem
I am using ubuntu 12.10 and it is charming. I have installed several programs working smoothly all in a USB stick 32GB. However today I made an administrator account after that when I rebooted I was ...
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Issues Creating Bootable USB
I'm trying to get Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop onto a flash drive (formatted to FAT), to repair a Windows laptop I have. Per the Ubuntu site:
I've installed the Pendrive Universal USB Installer.
I had ...
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Black screen and flashing underscore while installing off a usb (10.10) and all other higher versions
Downloaded the .iso for 10.10 , ll.10, 12.04 and 12.10. i have then tried every single one of these versions on a usb (yes i did create the usb correctly (i have done this before)) but when i restart ...
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Can not boot UBUNTU on DELL Latitude 5520 [duplicate]
I can not start Ubuntu 12.10 from Live USB.
Dell Latitude E5520, Intel Cote i5, 4MB RAM, 256 GB HDD.
USB boot working well.
Live USB created in Untebootin.
The startup screen starts and I have options ...
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Can't run Ubuntu from USB
There is no option to run from USB, The menu shows grub 2.0 and the only options available are try without installing and install Ubuntu.The boot menu is UEFI and i'm using the 12.10 x64 version.
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Ubuntu live cd : black screen and blinking cursor
I try to install ubuntu 12.04 on my computer. I can get to the purple screen on the live cd but then, if I choose "Installing Ubuntu", I have a black screen with a cursor blinking (and nothing else ...
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Why LiveUSB wouldn't boot on Asus eeepc 1015cx netbook?
I'm creating a USB disk for Ubuntu by iso2usb and I can't boot. I choose USB disk from beginning and it says eject disk or another media and press any key to restart. No setup page, no nothing.
How ...
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Ubuntu boot USB flash does not work
MY laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5520 with a sticker of Ubuntu on it. i have downloaded Ubuntu desktop 12.10 64-bit and made my Ubuntu bootable USB flash drive. I restarted my computer. It gave a black ...
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When installing Ubuntu onto USB drive, mount point differs from when launching with it
So I installed Ubuntu onto a USB flash drive (like actually installed it, not made a LiveUSB. I used an existing liveUSB to press install and put it on the other USB drive instead of that one). Now ...
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Installation Ubuntu on HP Z1 Workstation (WM431EA)
How to install Ubuntu on HP Z1 Workstation?
I need instruction what I need change in BIOS for installing Ubuntu on HP Z1.
I tryed all combination with BIOS and Ubuntu (12.10, 12.04, 11.10, 11.04, ...
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Cannot boot into linux (HDD, LiveCD, LiveUSB)
My system specs are:
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
CPU Type: Intel® Core™ i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
CPU Speed: 3.52 GHz
System Memory: 15.89 GB
Video Card Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Video Card ...
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How to boot from Live-USB?
I've followed every step on: "Create a USB stick on Windows" but after it says everything is succesful, I open Wubi, which is opened in arabic. I understand some of it, and continue to choose the ...
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Why won't my netbook read by USB drive?
I have a problem installing Ubuntu via USB storage using unetbootin:
My notebook BIOS does not read the USB key, instead of another notebook that I tried that does.
I think the problem is that USB ...
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Why does Ubuntu always boot regardless of boot priority?
I am running Ubuntu 12.10. I thought I had installed 64-bit but somehow I had installed 32-bit.
I wanted to install 64-Bit Ubuntu over the current installation with my flash drive but whenever I ...
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where is my ubuntu 12.10?
i have 4 partitions.
1 system part of windows.
2 windows installed(7 x64).
3 i common drive for temp files.
4 my drive for my personal data.
i downloaded ubuntu 12.10 x64
shrinked my windows ...
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How to proceed installation after reaching at 'Try Ubuntu'?
I can successfully boot from USB, the ubuntu purple screen comes. 2 options pop up: Try ubuntu & Install Ubuntu. After Clicking install ubuntu, in the next step memory space allocation is made, ...
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How to analyze why “Try Ubuntu” does not launch?
I downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu Desktop for i386 since I like to run it on an older computer which does not support 64bit. I successfully following this tutorial on how to create a bootable ...
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12.04.02 USB Installer, x86 works, x64 doesn't
so I downloaded both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of 12.04.2 (MD5 checks out); don't want 12.10 since I prefer LTS. I used Universal USB Installer ...
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Unable to boot 12.10 AMD64 Live USB on GT5436E
This is my hardware
http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1009521/1009521sp3.shtml
I have refurbished the system with more RAM (3GB total now) and a new CPU(Core2Duo E2700 2x2.53Ghz)
When I try and ...
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Making bootable usb in Mac OS 9?
So I have an old G3 imac with mac os 9.2 and mac os 10.1.5 installed on it. I would like to use this computer to make a bootable ubuntu usb stick. However when I followed the instructions for using ...
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Acer Aspire 4755G 'Secure Boot not Enabled' while booting liveUSB Ubuntu with Ubuntu Builder
My Acer Aspire 4755G had a Windows 7 Home Premium pre-installed when I bought it. I immediately installed Ubuntu 12.04 alongside of it, with GRUB and BURG.
Now, recently, Windows 7 became very slow, ...
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How can I boot my ubuntu .12.10 partition after reformatting old C: VistaSP2 OEM
I formatted my Windows partition thinking I didnt need it but now I cant boot the volume I put Ubuntu on :(. To make it worse, I selected the setting in Ububtu 'Disks' to not boot my old C drive ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 12.10 with USB
I've downloaded the .iso file (ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso), and then used Unetbootin to make my 16Gb Kingston pendrive a live-USB. Then I restart my notebook (samsung r580) and access the BIOS. I ...
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Unable to try/install Ubuntu 12.10 from LiveUSB
I've got a computer that shipped with Windows 8, installed in EFI. I want to install Ubuntu in dual boot, so I have to install it in EFI as well. I disabled the 'Secure boot' in the BIOS.
I created a ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a Windows 8 UEFI laptop?
I have created an USB installer with UNetbootin for Ubuntu 12.10 Live (I'm not sure if that is the right one for this)
I disabled Fast Boot, but I didn't change UEFI to Legacy because nothing will ...
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Installing drivers using a live disc. Is it possible?
I accidentally removed my video card and forgot to reinstall it. After rebooting and splash screen ubuntu didn't start and o couldn't start it manually because it stops before i get to the terminal.
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How to fix ubuntu live not loading
I have placed Ubuntu 12.10 on a usb stick using Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.2.4.
Using the pen to boot an old computer results on Ubuntu hanging with those last lines:
[ 63.632550] init: failsafe-x ...
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Can`t install ubuntu 12.10 from usb stick
Have a laptop with x64 amd, 3 gig ram, win 7.
Downloaded the desktop iso file 12.10 x64 from ubuntu website.
Also universal usb installer and unetbootin win.
When I finished the first step => load the ...
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Ubuntu live boot 12.10 with USB hangs
I've been a good Ubuntu user since 11.4 on my 64bit Dell Inspiron N4010 laptop, and everytime installed with USB stick but this time, I can't install Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop. I had this issue again ...
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Ubuntu Live USB doesn't boot on Dell Dell Inspiron 17r
I am trying to boot an Ubuntu 12.10 Live USB on a Dell Inspiron 17r. However, after I boot from the usb, it briefly displays the red screen with keyboard and accessibility icon. It then goes to a ...
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Cannot get Linux to boot from usb
this is my first time trying to install Linux. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
I have tried two different Linux distos as well as two different programs to create the usb live key and have tried to ...
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How do I remove any data from a LiveUSB with data persistence?
I have miss-configured my LiveUSB installation and now when I run boot from it I get an error.
How can I erase LiveUSB data? Can it be done from the booting LiveUSB menu?
For some weird reason ...
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Boot into Ubuntu from Android Tablet with Live USB Drive
I have an Android ASUS Slider tablet. I have successfully installed UBUNTU to an 8GB thumb drive. I would like to boot into the thumb drive the same way I do with a windows system except I would like ...
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Ubuntu hanging at boot screen
I had Ubuntu 12.04 working fine with my laptop. Later i upgraded to 12.10. It was working fine for some time.
Then i installed some packages to make my MTS device work. This made Ubuntu crash. Later ...
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I can't boot the Ubuntu LiveUSB due to a device failure
I've tried to boot from my Ubuntu 12.10 LiveUSB, but it will always gives me this:
Selected boot device has failed. Please reboot.
I've disabled secure boot and I put my USB as the first boot ...
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USB Boot Failure after using pendrivelinux
I have created a Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop (32-bit) Live USB using the pendrivelinux.com Universal USB Creator. I selected the "Format Drive with FAT32" option, added maximum Persistent Storage, but other ...
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There is no boot sector in usb?
I had downloaded the Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop Iso file and used the USB installer provided at pendrivelinux.com to boot from the USB device. I cannot install Ubuntu from windows as I am having some ...
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Can't boot after successful installation of 12.04
Right now I'm on Ubuntu 12.10 x64 LiveUSB. I tried to install it twice but even the installation went successful, it just got stuck on the booting screen with blinking _
Maybe the GRUB is problem? I ...
