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After bootup I am stuck on a black screen with a text cursor and a mouse cursor on 13.04
I have a Zenbook ux31a with a core i5 and the Intel HD 4000 gfx card. When I press esc during startup to enter the grub2 menu and choose a kernel from the advanced options menu ubuntu starts up ...
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Confused about Bumblebeed startup
I have bumblebee installed in my optimus enabled laptop. Recently I Installed bum (boot up manager) to tweak the startup applications. I found inside that "Bumblebeed" is not checked as a startup ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 startup waits on splash screen and loads desktop only after pressing TAB
Ubuntu on startup shows the splash screen(with the dots rotating animation going on and on).
And only when I press TAB key it stops and the desktop loads.
What may be the problem?
Am having ubuntu ...
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Start and stop parameters in init script
I have .conf a file in /etc/init/ with this code at the bottom:
start on (started network-interface
or started network-manager
or started networking)
stop on (stopping ...
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Can Windows boot from Ubuntu?
I am thinking about using two SSDs. Install each OS on one SSD. Then set the boot order to the Ubuntu one first. Then, is it possible to boot Windows from Ubuntu? This should be simple right?
I will ...
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After installing VirtualBox my host slows down
After installing the Virtual Box 4.1.18 my host (Ubuntu 12.10) boots about 15 seconds lately than normal. A blinking underscore("_") takes the time before the Ubuntu start up page. How to figure this ...
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How to find out why my ubuntu 12.10 boots slower than before
I have a fresh copy of ubuntu 12.10. This is the only operating system in my notebook. It was fast when I first install it. but now a black screen with blinking cursor takes some considerable time, ...
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“mountall: event failed” on startup
I have shrunk my root partition (/dev/sda1) and expanded my home partition (/dev/sda2) using the free space gained from the root partition.
Then, every time I boot my machine I get this error, ...
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Startup application entries cannot be added
I want a few apps like Synapse, Goldendict, etc to start up on boot, so I tried using the Startup manager and using the command of the apps found in usr/share/applications, then right ...
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Need to know what program is writing to the console on start, logout and shutdown
I would like to know what program is responsible for writing messages to the console during the start, logout and shutdown process. What I'm referring to is that black console that comes out and spews ...
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How do I make Ubuntu boot up in CLI? [duplicate]
I want to boot up in the command line instead of Unity. How?
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Ubuntu Reboot issue
i have been running a minecraft server on my Linux box and it keeps crashing so i logged in with ssh and did sudo reboot because i'm not at my moms house so i cant do it physicly.
When i do that ...
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My computer needs two reboots in order to successfully boot into Ubuntu. Please help
So, I have been running Ubuntu for about a month now. I chose to encrypt when I installed, so I am prompted for the password I set when I boot.
My problem is that every time I shut down completely, I ...
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Why can't I boot into Ubuntu installed alongside Windows 8?
Once I reboot it after the installation, it brings me to a screen to choose Windows 8 or Ubuntu. When I click Ubuntu it brings me to a screen with this options:
Reinstall windows
Change the language ...
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Ubuntu boot showing Resume: libgcrypt Version: 1.5.0
My boot is very slow, when it is loading displays Resume: libgcrypt Version: 1.5.0
After ~20 seconds it continues booting and lets me log in.
Here is a video that I made showing what I mean.
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run a command as user at boot time Ubuntu 12.04
I want to run a command at boot time that basically looks like this:
python /home/me/.hidden/commnd.py
Also, this needs to run as me, not root.
I know it can be done, but my google-fu is weak ...
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How to boot into Windows 8 after Ubuntu installation? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new to Linux & today was the first time I used Ubuntu (I loved it). Now my laptop is a new one & came pre-installed with windows 8 (& the UEFI complexity as well). So I made a ...
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12.10 freezes on boot [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my mac and I tried to use it but it gets stuck at the blurry screensaver thing. My mouse also freezes and I have to hold the power button down on my computer to shut ...
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Initialize Script on Startup
Is it possible to initialize a script upon startup in Ubuntu (precisely, Ubuntu Server 12.10)? I need to initialize a script to let the network card work, and so far I couldn't find a way to do so ...
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time out in ubuntu
When I switch on my computer,my computer goes black for ten seconds and starts to boot.
This happens because ,I tweaked in start up and session to time-out for 10 seconds.But when I tried to change ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 wont start after manual restart
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 with no problems for the past 2 months. A few hours ago, when i restarted my PC, it just hanged with black screen for more than 10 minutes. So I did a hard reset by ...
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Why am I being asked for an unknown username & password during startup?
I installed an updated version of a graphic driver and then restarted the computer to complete installation. During the next startup, the plain purple Ubuntu screen was replaced by a black screen ...
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How to prioritise dual-boot to Ubuntu over WIndows?
As the titles suggests, I have no idea how to change the dual-boot to making ubuntu load over windows, any help would be appreciated
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Cannot automatically start JIRA via init.d script
I am running Atlassian JIRA on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin). I would like to automatically start JIRA whenever the system boots. For this purpose, I created script jira in /etc/init.d, similar ...
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How to create a bootable USB stick on windows but to install on linux
after a powr failure when upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 I have a completely deficient system. It is read only and despite many attempts I failed to remount it read write, fsck and mount -o rmount, rw ...
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Accidentally set GRUB_TIMEOUT=0, cannot boot into Ubuntu now
I have a dual boot system of Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 7. Stupidly, I set my default boot OS to Windows 7 using this method and set GRUB_TIMEOUT=0. Now when I boot, the Ubuntu red/purple screen flashes ...
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Ubuntu Stuck at the Startup Screen; how to get it working?
After since I cancelled the updates in the last stage (making changes to database<setting AppArmour>) and hard-rebooting my laptop with ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) is stuck at the startup screen :- ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 very slow boot up
I don't know why but when I power up my system Ubuntu starts very slow and after waiting for 15 minutes it only gives me the terminal.. If then I power it down, and turning the computer back on it ...
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Removed Java replaced with newest “Sun Java”, disc won't boot, and won't let me re-install grub using boot repair disc
Had a minor problem with my Stock market platform. Set-up screen would freeze program. Called their tech support, got their "Linux guy", who advised remove all Java and replace, not with synaptic ...
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Adding program booting options to the OS
I am building a flight simulator box, off of Ubuntu 12.10, but I am trying to make the OS essentially invisible, I just want the machine to boot into the Flight Sim, which, that part isn't really that ...
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ubuntu boot confirmation
i wanna know is it possible to disable ubuntu for boot selection on start up, because sometime after reset (usually on power loss) it needs to be confirmed, I would like to make ubuntu to boot ALWAYS ...
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the same daemon script, but works on only Ubuntu server 12.04.1
I would like to run Perforce Server (p4d) as daemon.
so, I copied a /init.d/p4d file from /init.d/skeleton file and modified to run /usr/sbin/p4d -d
It is worked well by manually run it.
$ ...
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Errors during start-up: “Scanning for Btrfs filesystems”
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 desktop on three systems and one virtual machine. On every system I have opted for a single Btrfs partition.
During start-up I get the following two error messages. It ...
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How to change ugly gray startup animation screen that KDE installed?
I have Ubuntu Unity 12.04 installed. I decided to add the KDE desktop, just to try it. It changed the startup animation to an ugly gray screen with a squashed logo (the circular logo is way out of ...
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Xubuntu boot time slowed after upgrade to 12.10
I run xubuntu 12.10 on a HP netbook N455.
Before the upgrade a few days ago my xubuntu was responsive at boot after 58 seconds - the desktop showed up a few seconds earlier.
Now, after the upgrade to ...
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How to fix 12.04 purple screen error on boot?
When I boot up my Ubuntu, it hangs on the purple screen. All I can do is press Shift on start up and it gives me these 3 options.
Normal Boot
Perform Disk Scan
Restore Factory Settings
I can also ...
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Can't start ubuntu without USB boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can’t boot without Flash Drive plugged in
Installed ubuntu with USB boot, but when I restarted, the laptop was unable to detect it on he HDD. When I boot from the USB ...
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How can I recover files inside a Wubi install before re-installing Ubuntu?
I failed to inter Ubuntu with this error
GNU GRUB VERSION 1.99-21........etc
I spoke with technical support at www.ubuntu.com he was really nice and he served me will I thank him very much.... but ...
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GNU GRUB version 1.99-21ubuntu3 with windows installer
I have this problem after damage I think hit the OS
GNU GRUB version 1.99-21ubuntu3
Minimal bash-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. ...
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Ubuntu dual boot OS crashed my computer. Now my computer won't boot. Please Help [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I've just tried to install ubuntu 12.04 dual boot OS with Windows 7 and it finished installing in ubuntu. However, it said that the ...
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Ubuntu slow at boot because of gnome-set~ngs-daemon
When I boot my computer, the process gnome-set~ngs-daemon need a lot of disk access, according to sudo iotop, it require 100%...
Any idea how I can solve it?
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Howto enable boot messages in ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to enable boot messages to be printed on screen during boot up?
Hello when I do reboot or init 6 in console under ubuntu 12.04 my system does not start correctly. it ...
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how to setup nouveau driver at boot time in ubuntu 12.04?
I would like add nouveau driver during boot time but I don't know where is the place in ubuntu 12.04 to add modprobe nouveau.
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When laptop turned on, and Ubuntu is chosen for OS, I get a blank purple screen and can't log on. How do I fix this problem?
I turn on the computer.
I can select either Windows 7 or Ubuntu.
When I select Windows 7 it works well.
When I select Ubuntu, it normally works well.
But right now when I select Ubuntu,
It leads ...
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unable to find /home/user [closed]
I am not able to boot Ubuntu. I am facing four problems in serial and I am stating each one below:
1) When I switch on my computer the Ubuntu boots than at starting it says:
the disk drive for ...
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Is it possible to run an application as superuser within boot without input?
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop machine running as a server with no input devices accessible after initial setup. I need to place any application that I want to run within the boot process. I have one ...
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Computer will no longer load 12.04
My computer ASUS M5A99X Motherboard, 8GB RAM, Seagate hard drive, ASUS GeForce video card. I had 12.04 LTS 64bit loaded.
Now when I boot, it will go to the Grub screen, and then reboot, return to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS boot problem - (won't startup after install)
I installed 12.04 64-bit on my new PC. The installation says its completed, I got the CD out of the PC and then when it restarts it just goes to a purple screen and stays like that forever. I can't ...
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Scripts slowing boot
Inspired by the "How fast" video, I've recently been trying to speed up my boot up as much as possible.
I've been reading many forums on different approaches but I've recently hit a wall with a ...
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Strange startup behaviour Ubuntu on iMac
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my Intel iMac. Except the keyboard everything is working fine out of the box. There is however one thing I like to be solved, that is strange startup behaviour. When I ...
