Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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advice on cybersecurity
I have been falling prey to cyber attacks for the better part of a couple of years. I live in a townhouse and am pretty sure the punk who is doing it is literally ten feet away from my equipment ...
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ubuntu 20.0 grub.cfg is overwritten by rescue cd with older ubuntu version
I inherited a ubuntu 20.0 system that the grub.cfg was overwritten by ubuntu 19.4 version (I think). the original grub.cfg is gone without backing it up. I see all the files in /boot/vmlinuz* and /...
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I installed slim on ubuntu server but after reboot it doesn't go to a splash screen, it goes to the console log in
Instead of the slim splash screen, it goes back to the command line login after reboot.
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Trouble when installing Ubuntu 22.04 LTS alongside Windows 11
I am trying to install Linux in my laptop. I have windows 11, and I'm looking to have a dual system with Linux. I have tried to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with a usb, I don't know how many times anymore....
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apt update stuck at "Generating grub configuration file"
Running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS for a long time now.. Never any problems, but today when I did an apt upgrade things seemed to get stuck (see further below for entire log):
update-initramfs: Generating /...
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Failure to get live USB 22.04 to boot
I am running dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows, with Ubuntu 14 in a separate partition. The computer has an Intel Core i3-4170 CPU.
I downloaded the Ubuntu-22.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso and have created ...
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Problems with Bootable USB on macbook pro w/ ventura 13.2.1 (Apple M2, 2022)
I'm a total rookie so please be patient. I'd like to try Ubuntu on my macbook pro laptop using a live version on an USB stick but there is no way it sees the USB when i restart in recovery mode
I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Raspberry Pi: /var/cache/fontconfig Gets Created Before /var Is Mounted
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish, ARM64) on a Raspberry Pi. After imaging the Pi's SSD, I re-partitioned the drive and mirrored the contents of /var onto the new partition (verified), renamed ...
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I get these everytime I boot into ubuntu, along with this it i have to always forget then re-pair with every bluetooth device
integrity : problem loading x.509 certification -65
integrity : problem loading x.509 certification -65
/devnvme0n1p5: clean, 4333973/4481024 files, 4971737/17920256 blocks
iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: ...
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Uuntu 22.04 on boot - "atom_execute_table_locked "
Then radionbios in loop.
This slows the computer till it locks up. Published fixes tried to no avail. If i blacklist radion my screen shows distorted texts and images.
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LUbuntu 22.04.04 - hibernate not working - acpi error couldn't enable sleep button event
When I click on Leave / Hibernate there is no action when I confirm the dialogue.
settings:
swap file (4GB) 2x physical memory (2GB)
note: file, no swap partition
Secure Boot is disabled
bios: HP ...
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error invoking "grub-mkrescue" - invocation fails
I am following along a tutorial on writing an OS and fail to create a bootable iso file. The tutorial uses grub-legacy but I use grub 2 since legacy is outdated.
The important part of the makefile ...
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Problems ubuntu live usb
I will preface this by saying that I am not extremely knowledgeable (in fact, I am not very knowledgeable, so my terms may also be wrong).
I installed ubuntu (dual boot) via usb and, once a few ...
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What does Ubuntu do differently than Raspberry pi OS when booting on a pi 4 [closed]
I have a raspberry pi 4 b+ 8gb that will not boot anything but Ubuntu. It will boot both the desktop and server version available using rpi-imager.
It will not boot any other OS.
I have repeatedly ...
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SOLVED Ubuntu 22 from external replaced grub from internal ubuntu 22
On my PC i have Ubuntu 22, WIndows 11 and Kali(installed later) running
I also installed Ubuntu 22 onto an external SSD using the same PC, but sice then the grub from my internal computer wont work ...
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Volume group "encrypted" not found - error message during boot - I did not set up any volume groups
It was working the previous days normally, but suddenly I got this error message during the boot somewhere around the end of init-premount or beginning of local-bottom or in-between.
Volume group &...
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Slow boot into Ubuntu only when external HD is connected
Have worked with a Ubuntu 22.04 system for months now without issue but have recently found booting into Ubuntu to take much longer than normal (~60s to >10 mins).
Through some trial and error have ...
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Boot into Ubuntu partition incredibly slow when connected to dock
Bit confounded with this one so hopefully someone can shed some light.
I run a dual boot system on my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.04 installed. Have historically primarily ...
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Debian OS writing issue [closed]
The installation of Debian Bullseye kde b39 on a single board computer, there is an infinite boot loop issue.
How can we solve this issue.
The last command lines looks like:
The root filesystem on /...
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booting from qemu with self-made bare minimum OS
I wrote a minimal OS to boot from in nasm.
org 0x7C00 ;because the OS is loaded at address 0x7C00
bits 16 ;because we start in 16 bit mode
main:
hlt
.halt
jmp .halt
times 510-($-$$) db 0
dw ...
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Ubuntu not getting Installed with WSL enabled
I was trying to install Ubuntu after enabling WSL in my Laptop with Windows 11. It shows as installed but on opening it shows the following error
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x8004032d
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Laptop says "GRUB" when trying to boot from bootable USB stick
I flashed Kubuntu onto my USB stick and tried to boot from it on my HP Pavilon dv7. Whenever I do that it only shows the word "GRUB" in the upper left corner and does nothing else. It's not ...
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Bitcoin node filled the hard disk and now ubuntu won't boot up properly
I previously accidentally synced my bitcoin node to my harddisk with insufficient space (https://community.umbrel.com/t/how-to-stop-bitcoin-core-sync-mid-sync/15183?u=james_nakamoto). I didn't know ...
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Trying to dual boot windows with (unsuccefull) Ubuntu broke windows booting
I don't know where to start with explaining, but shortly, I think I made a big mess of my system.
I did not have an USB on me so I googled and found a way to dual boot by making a partition on my hard ...
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How to force driver for 22.04.4 to run with Intel Arc?
I am completely new to dual booting Ubuntu with Windows and Linux in general. Now I just downloaded Ubuntu 22.04.4 with Rufus and did the disk partitioning of 30 GB (went safe) and everything that all ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS kernel panic [closed]
I have got kernel panic on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
During boot appears (below are 3 first lines):
Scanning for Btrfs filesystems
run-init: /sbin/init: No such file or directory
[...] Kernel panic - not ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 - How to set up hibernation with Secure Boot enabled
Working on a new Ubuntu install. On my ASUS laptop, Secure Boot is enabled (and likely may need to stay that way due to the pestilence of Windows 11). Reading from journalctl -b has some mention of ...
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Who to boot Ubuntu and load automatically the gnome GUI using WSL from Microsoft
I am trying Ubuntu using WSL from Microsoft . This kind of installation is different from using VMware or VirtualBox because when I get in, Ubuntu responds me with the command line. I want to get in ...
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Intermittent boot problems after upgrading Nvidia card 1660 - 4060
Symptoms: After GPU upgrade, some fraction (~25%) of boots work flawlessly with good graphics performance.
Other times - with no discernable pattern e.g. temperature - problems start at boot time with ...
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oracle linux instead of installing in virtualbox it runs emidiately I log in computer with lux pasword (here is stil ubuntu)
I installed Oracle Linux in a virtual machine, and because I didn't have my computer plugged in, it shut down. Now, when the computer starts up, I first have to enter a login code in Ubuntu, and then ...
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Ubuntu not booting after hard drive failure
I have a 4yo Lenovo IdeaFlex5 running Ubuntu 23.10, with umis rpjtj512mee1owx storage (some say it's SSD, but in ubuntu it was always /dev/nvme... so NVMe). It worked perfectly fine until it froze out ...
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Im having trouble booting Ubuntu on dual boot
i keeps having the following issues:
iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WRT: invalid buffer destination
My GPU is: intel(R) xe graphics
I have already tried this from ask Ubuntu: Ubuntu not booting due to iwlwifi ...
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GPU problem in Ubuntu
I installed ubuntu on my system. But I cannot boot. I can only enter "recovery mode". I used the Safe Graphics fsection while installing. And I think the problem is my GPU. Previously, my ...
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failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED. Should I replace HDD?
Unfortunately after a blackout my small home media server went down. Now when I try to start it up again I get various errors, among which I often get ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED. The ...
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Going from full encrypted system to unencrypted /boot and encrypted / - how to be asked for the passphrase?
I had a fully encrypted system with /boot and / on the same device (/dev/sd8 is root). / contained a keyfile under /etc/luks/ so that I only needed to enter a passphrase when GRUB started, not ...
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GRUB: Boot generic kernel instead of realtime one ONLY on next boot
I've been looking all over for this, it must be possible but the closest answer i could find is this one:
How can I get grub2 to boot a different option only on the next boot?
This is for a laptop ...
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GRUB: Boot generic kernel instead of realtime ONLY on next boot
I've been looking all over for this, it must be possible but the closest answer i could find is this one:
How can I get grub2 to boot a different option only on the next boot?
This is for a laptop ...
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Ubuntu Dual Boot - Graphics Device Startup issue
I am completely new to dual booting Ubuntu with Windows and Linux in general. Now I just downloaded Ubuntu 22.04 with Rufus and did the disk partitioning of 30 GB (went safe) and everything that all ...
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Error while booting Ubuntu 22.04
/dev/nvme0n1p1: recovering journal
/dev/nvme0n1p1: clean, 405263/18317312 files, 9003492/73241856 blocks
[ 2.634096] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WRT: Invalid buffer destination
[ 3.203295] iwlwifi 0000:00:...
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How to fix the screen loading issue in Ubuntu
After updating the Ubuntu version in my laptop and it said to restart. After restating the Ubuntu, I am getting this black blank screen with a blinking underscore on my laptop.
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How do i get busybox to start the system with specified device instead of the default vgubuntu-root?
My system drops me into busybox/initramfs terminal and tells me /dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root doesn't exist. But what does exist in /dev/mapper is nvme0n1p3_crypt so i probably need to use that instead of ...
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Error while lauching Ubuntu installed over Windows 10
Installed Ubuntu 22.04 and replaced it with Windows 10. While launching it, it shows some error, but after a few seconds it launches properly. Why am I getting this issue?
[ 0.416305] tpn_crb ...
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Ubuntu Mate Raspberry PI 4.0 will not boot after 23.10 update
I just completed updating my Raspberry PI 4.0 8G Ubuntu Mate to 23.10. After the reboot, a splash screen stops and the screen goes black. No recovery is possible. I have SD plugged into my other ...
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I can't boot into Ubuntu after installing it
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad t470s I followed the instructions to install Ubuntu but I can't boot into after multiple try I couldn't do anything
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Error on Ubuntu boot-up
I don't know why but this error keeps appearing to me, and the PC won't boot up. I reinstalled Ubuntu 22.04 it worked, but when restarting the PC same error appeared.
The error : /dev/sda3/ recovering ...
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I forgot username,so how recover username please tell me [duplicate]
System is showing that something went wrong contact a system administrator.then I find and get this,at first press- Alt+fn+ctrl+f3,after this I give my username and password but can't login.I am sure ...
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Is it worth booting another OS via grub if they live on different drives?
Foreword
This is technically not a Ubuntu-specific question but I suspect it's a valid question for Ubuntu users.
Actual question
Is it really worth booting a non-Ubuntu OS via grub, if it lives on a ...
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Raspberry Pi 5 (8M) problem updating Bootloader
Just got my Raspberry Pi 5 recently.
Installed Ubuntu 23.1 on USB flash drive 128GB.
Was fast, not a problem. But I am having lots of instabilities and problem since...
One of them is to update
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Upgrading Customised Ubuntu ISO
We have customised version of ISO with Ubuntu 18.04 version and it's get install without any user intervention using seed configuration. Now we have upgraded Ubuntu ISO from 18.04 to 22.04.
We have ...
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cant install 64bit ubuntu server on lenovo m71e thinkcenter
I tried to install the 64bit version of ubuntu server on my device and it would install properly but it wouldn't boot and simply wouldn't detect the system , the CPU is intel Pentium G630 and it has 2 ...