Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Ubuntu Server 18.04.2 stuck on boot after install
So I just installed Ubuntu Server 18.04.2 on VirtualBox, and during the install reboot, it froze at:
[ OK ] Reached target Cloud-init target
I gave it 1GB of memory, 1 core of CPU, and 500GB of ...
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Nvidia card on an ASUS ZenBook Flip 14 sometimes boots to a purple screen
I recently dual booted ubuntu (with windows 10). My computer has a nvidia geforce graphics card and that has been the root of my problems with ubuntu for the past few weeks. I have the proper nvidia ...
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There isn't any "recovery mode" line on the GRUB menu using my USB drive with Kubuntu
I'm very, very happy using my new USB drive with Kubuntu 18.04 and persistent storage, but I have this challenge. I've read the documentation linked below but there isn't any "recovery mode" line on ...
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F12/F2 not working & Lenovo logo not showing after installing Ubuntu (Single-boot) [duplicate]
I have a Lenovo Edge 15, of which I installed Ubuntu on (removed Windows).
I have to access the BIOS. However, the F12 key won't open it, and the Lenovo logo won't even display. Instead, it goes ...
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HP envy x360 install issue
So my laptop is an HP envy x360 from 2014 with an intel Haswell processor. I flashed ubuntu on an usb drive and when I get into the grub installation screen and hit “try ubuntu without installing” I ...
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Upgrading from 19.04 to the next release version [duplicate]
Since 19.04 will only have support til January 2020, how would I upgrade to the next version (19.05 or whatever they label it)? Would I be able to run a terminal command or would I need to reinstall ...
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Unable to boot from USB/SSD on ACER Nitro 5 AN-515-42 with Radeon RX560
I tried to install Ubuntu 19.04 via USB-Boot on my new notebook.
It is a new Acer Nitro 5 with its own Linux (Linpus Lite) system. But whether this already setup Linux boots nor the USB device with ...
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Is it safe to upgrade to 18.04 on a dual-boot Windows 7 machine
I have an installation of ubuntu 17.1 in dual boot with Windows 7 pro on a homebuilt AMD machine. It has been working fine both ways. Now, when I log in to ubuntu, it tells me that I should upgrade ...
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Trouble unlocking disk due to keyboard layout
im new to Linux, so i do apologize if im not explaining this well.
using Ubuntu, with Linux 4.15.0-43,45, and 46.
gnu grub 2.02.
while trying to unlock disk sda5_crypt, every time i hit a number key ...
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End kernel panic - error while trying to boot
So, while trying to boot Ubuntu (or any Linux), I get this error message.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/ytqG7.jpg
"end Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exit code=0x00000009"
I've used ...
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Return to Windows from Ubuntu 18.04
I have no experience at Ubuntu or any other Linux OS. Yesterday I tried to upgrade my Windows 7 to Windows 10 and some problems occurred. I couldn't install Windows 10 and I even lost my Windows 7 ...
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How to remove Lubuntu and GRUB
So I broke my entire Ubuntu install (uninstalled Python3), and now I need to re-install Lubuntu. My only issue is that I'm pretty sure that if I reformat the partitions, GRUB will freak out, and won't ...
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Ubuntu 19.04; no automatic graphical login screen shown on boot
I recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 19.04. Since then, when I boot up my machine I get a screen showing the boot log, but not then switching to the login screen.
I can manually start the login ...
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dual installation of windows and ubuntu stuck on GNU GRUB
i have a windows hp laptop that i installed ubuntu 16.04 on (side by side with the windows OS).
it worked fine for a while, but now its stuck in the first screen that asks you which OS to load. it ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 fails to boot even in recovery mode (stuck on loading initial ram disk) on ASUS UX433FA
So I had a working dual boot set up with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10, when I ran an apt upgrade and now I can no longer boot into Ubuntu (windows works fine), with the recovery mode output stuck at “...
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Ubuntu won't boot, not sure what I did this time!
Let me vent for a sec and then I'll ask my question. This is the last straw with me and Ubuntu. I reinstalled this OS about 10 times, other times I've successfully fixed it's booting issues (about 3 ...
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18.04.2 load initrd into ramdisk
I am trying to create a PXE boot kernel for CloneDeploy. I have a NIC that needs some drivers that do not work out of the box, but work fine on an Ubuntu install, so I thought's I'd simply PXE boot ...
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Stuck on "Loading initial ramdisk..." after upgrading
Running Ubuntu on a Zenbook Pro 14 UX480FD. Its been working okay for the past months but since running sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade just earlier the other day, it's stopped booting ...
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I'm having issues with finding the right nvidia drivers for Ubuntu 19.04
I have:
32GB DDR4 RAM
3TB Seagate Barracuda
2TB Seagate Barracuda
500GB Samsung 860Evo
ASUS Prime B350-Plus
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Nvidia GTX 1060
When I enable basically any nvidia driver in the ...
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Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task! Ubuntu 18.04.2
I had this problem after a regular package update; when it finished it asked me to reboot and while it was turning off it didn't reboot, so I forced the shut down and boot it up again, and then this ...
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Failed to start login service
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 2 days ago, shut down the laptop, and when I started it the next morning, I got the error message on the black screen.
Yesterday, I did a fresh install of ...
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My computer boots to a black screen without press Tab? what can I do to fix it?
My ubuntu is 18.04, and if I boot my computer with the press of the Tab(It just show the purple screen, then display the login screen) and it will boot normally.
But if without press the Tab(This ...
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How do I install Ubuntu on my laptop that has a new unformatted hard drive
I've checked the system setup for priority of boot devices and still get a message saying a boot device can't be detected. I downloaded Ubuntu onto both a DVD and a USB stick (flash drive). The laptop ...
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Cannot Dual Boot Ubuntu and Windows from Windows 10
I am using the Dell XPS 15 laptop, and I have Windows 10 installed. I attempted to create a dual boot from a USB and install Ubuntu to my laptop. However, I've been experiencing the same problem ...
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changing the login screen background crashes login screen after rebooting
sorry i'm new here. here's (quite, sorry about that) a bit of background info for this post: basically I used to run zorin 12 core but it effed up somehow after I did a sudo apt-get update/upgrade and ...
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Ubuntu LTS not booting on late 2009 IMac
I am new to the Linux scene and am having a problem booting my mac with Ubuntu LTS 18.04.2. I have a late 2009 iMac running macOS High Sierra and I can't get my Ubuntu USB to boot. I run into the same ...
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Booting directly into a test program
I need to boot a computer several hundred times a day in order to do production-testing of computer peripherals.
I have an Ubuntu 16 test system where I ran sudo systemctl set-default multi-user....
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System problem detected [duplicate]
Recently, after booting the window appears "System Problem Detected" - and I choose "Report problem". So how can I find out what actually is the problem? Otherwise everything works as expected. ...
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Schroedinger's Disk
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 on a desktop using a 128GB SSD. Because there is not so much space, I also have a slower 1TB HD. This drive consists of one single Ext2 partition. For unknown reasons, I ...
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High DPI and dual boot
I’ve installed Ubuntu on top of a Windows10 install and successfully now have a dual boot system. However the boot menu that allows me to select the OS to boot from is extremely tiny. How can I fix ...
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Added nouveau.modeset=0 now black screen and nothing
Running Ubuntu 18.04.2. My system is crypt.
I was having an issue where Ubuntu didn't seem to be waking up after screen idle timeout and lock. I would have to hard crash the system and then reboot.
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Fail to install ubuntu 18 on Workstation hp Z8 G4
I have workstation hp Z8 G4 and trying to install ubuntu 18
*Z8 G4 specification
-hp linux-ready
-os load to sata/sas
-intel 6136 xeon3.0 *2
-nVidia Qdr GV100 32GB *2
First, I inseted USB with ...
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Blackscreen after GRUB screen right after upgrading Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
I have a problem with my installation of Ubuntu. I installed it fresh using a live USB stick to another USB stick with fast boot and secure boot disabled.
I'm using an Asus Zenbook UX562F with an ...
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Dual boot with two separate Ubuntu installation on two separate hard drives on the same physical machine
I have one physical machine and two hard drives. In the beginning, I've installed an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on each of them (without having the other hard drive attached). Everything works fine as long as I'...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 boot stuck on purple screen after updates
Summary of Issue
Last Friday, I installed updates to Ubuntu 18.04 with sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade. Some of these updates required a restart. Upon restart, after GRUB, boot got ...
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Can't boot into Windows 10(Dual-Boot)?
Hello, Since today, I am not able to boot windows 10 for some reason. Yesterday everything worked as normally.. I have ubuntu 19.04 and Windows 10 on the same SSD installed (240GB). As I start the ...
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Ubuntu freezes on purple screen [dualboot, nvidia graphics]
I recently tried dual booting Ubuntu on my laptop. I followed this guide and was able to successfully install and login to ubuntu. However now when I try to login, I get stuck at a purple screen with ...
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(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
So I wanted to install Ubuntu on my PC using a USB-Stick. I thought it would be easy because I have already done it multiple times in the past (not on this specific pc, but on my laptop). I followed ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 stuck at initialising ramdisk after fresh install and subsequent update/`sudo apt upgrade`; Potential broken package
Specs
Asus Zenbook 14 UX433FN (NVMe PCIe SSD)
Ubuntu 18.10 and Windows 10 dual boot, Windows 10 working fine.
Background
Today my Ubuntu 18.10 suddenly gave me a "purple screen of death" after I ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 new installation won't boot and GRUB issue with Windows
I am fairly new to linux and want to know the system better. I attempted to install Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS on my computer, but got a couple of issues.
Some background:
I have Windows 10 installed on a ...
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Different error messages on Boot (nouveau, hdaudio)
I've been trying to fix this for about 4 hours now and I'm not 100% sure how to phrase the problem, so bear with me.
Background
I've been using my Laptop with Linux for a couple of months now and ...
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Windows 7 won't boot after Ubuntu installation
I know there's multiple threads for this problem, but it seems I've tried everything with no help. I'll start at the beginning.
My desktop computer is running Windows 7. I shrank the disc to create ...
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The Ubuntu filesystem became read-only and I can't boot into it anymore
This has occurred twice now, in Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 19.04, I ran both alongside windows 10 on Dual Boot.
I had Ubuntu 18.04, I was moving data to my external hard drive and a file couldn't be ...
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Failing to restart my laptop after installing Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS and "bug: soft lockup" appears [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS on my laptop Asus Vivobook s15, 8gb ram,i5-8256U CPU,256 Gb SSD.
After installation, this shows up:
I am new to using Ubuntu and I don't know what this means. ...
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grub2 boot iso from raid 1
how can i boot the iso files from the raid 1 in grub2?
i have a raid 1 (intel raid, ntfs) with some boot iso files. once i selected the entry in the grub2 boot menu say ubuntu iso, it booted and the ...
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Able to install Ubuntu 16.04 but not 18.04 on brand new laptop
I'm trying to install the install Ubuntu 18.04.2 on a brand new laptop that came preinstalled with Windows. After reaching the booting menu, no matter what I select, I get the following error (...
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Cannot boot into Ubuntu after dual boot
My main OS is Windows 8. I have replaced my optical drive with the second SSD drive and installed Ubuntu 18.04 there. However, after finishing the installation process and restarting my laptop, I ...
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Failed to install bootloader for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on Dell G3. How to repair bootloader?
I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on my Dell G3 3579, with an Intel core i7 processor. I have 1 SSD (256GB), 1 HDD (1TB), and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI GPU.
I have a an Ubuntu live image on ...
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Ubuntu 18.04lts boot up locks-up, then boots fine
Using 18.04LTS, and last month when it updated and needed to reboot to 'finish', it locked-up upon reboot and has been doing this ever since - I go to boot up, it gets to the blank screen where the ...
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Ubuntu upgrade from 16.04lts to 18.04 no reboot
I have upgraded Ubuntu from 16.04 LTS to 18.04 and cannot boot in the system. it shows me as per the attached screenshots
Can someone help me on that? Thanks