Questions about the bootup process in Ubuntu. Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Four GUIs off USB Boot
I am booting Ubuntu on a mac off of a USB drive. When I start it up there is a black screen giving me the options to try Ubuntu, install Ubuntu, or 2 other options. I select try Ubuntu and four GUIs ...
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Boot issues after attempting dual-boot setup with Windows 8
(I did quite a bit of messing around before asking for help, which in retrospect was a mistake, so the BootInfo might be more useful than my retelling of the events: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5659500/)
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I installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit but It won't boot up
I installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit twice already but it won't boot up. i know my computer is 64 bit but it still wont work. How do i fix the problem?
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Problems installing Ubuntu
I've recently tried to do a clean wipe of my old OS(vista) on my spare PC and go with Ubuntu. Unfortunately after I download the iso image and use Universal USB Installer-1.9.3.3, to format my usb ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 boot time is 1 min 20 seconds!
I have a lenovo z370 notebook (i5...6GB RAM..750 GB HDD) and running Windows 7 dual boot with ubuntu 13.04.
The boot up is very slow and I have tried many things in this forum (for e.g disabling ...
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How to boot from secondary internal disk on mac by using mac default bootloader? [closed]
I installed Ubuntu on that disk, but I cant boot it anymore, but the the auto-booting after the installation. Does anyone have idea how to fix it please?
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QUESTiON: Dual Boot Launch Windows Noramlly Ok? [closed]
Ok I am new to Ubuntu and have a question. I have a Ubuntu live CD and copied all the files from it except for Wubi on to my 500 GB external har dive. I changed my boot option for #1 as being ...
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Full disk encryption & boot partition from a CD
I would like to try enabling Full Disk Encryption under Ubuntu 13.04.
I would also like to put my boot partition on a burnt CD-R, rather than unencrypted on the HDD. A CD-R has a number of advantages ...
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Launcher does not pop in - is out permanently [duplicate]
I have upgraded my ubuntu to 12.10 and the launcher is out permanently. It does not pop in thus my screen is smaller and very uncomfortable. Is there any setting i can change to make it pop in and out ...
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network interface doesn't come up at boot 12.04
I have to disable networkmanager and enable eth0 (and virtual IP for eth0:0)
Following this link the eth0 comes up at boot
but the eth0:0 does not.
which enables the safefail and makes the system ...
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13.04 Only booting on occasion
I've been having an awful lot of trouble with Nvidia drivers recently. I've managed to get almost everything working nicely except for the fact that the system only seems to boot when it feels like ...
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blank screen during booting [duplicate]
I'm using ubuntu 12.04 along with windows7. After choosing Ubuntu from boot manager, many times i'm getting only a black screen. I'm not able to get gui or command line. Startup Ubuntu logo is not ...
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Difficult Problem - I'll Try To Explain [duplicate]
OK, so my husband and I have had Ubuntu 13.04 I believe for about a week now, or whenever they released it. Yesterday, turn on the computer and his "user" and everything with it, was gone. Mine, still ...
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Crash on startup
I have a computer running 13.04 64-bit. It used to work fine. Today, however, I pulled open the case and put in some more RAM. After I did this, I put things back together, started up, and experienced ...
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Windows 8 doesn't boot after installing Ubuntu (UEFI)
I installed Ubuntu with my UEFI installation of Windows 8 (with windows 7 boot-loader because I don't know how to recover it), and after grub installed, I was no longer able to boot Windows 8.
I tried ...
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What do I do about the “haziness when booting up Ubuntu?”
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the Windows Installer method, and when I restarted and booted up Ubuntu, it was static and hazy. I rebooted back to Windows 7.
I did like Ubuntu for about two ...
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Can't boot into Ubuntu after upgrade from Ubuntu 11 to 12.04 on dual boot system, only black screen
I upgraded from 11 to 12.04 lte and while it was checking all the programs or add ons, I think my computer went into hibernate. Couldn't wake up so turned computer off and now when the window shows ...
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In the recovery menu, how do i Enable Networking and then go into the root shell prompt?
Whenever i click on "Enable Networking" it just seems to open me up to a permanent command prompt, not letting me go through any of the Recovery Menu options. I'm pretty sure it's a simple solution, ...
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Can I use a different graphical driver while booting, and the proprietery NVIDIA driver once my computer has started?
I have a bit of a problem in that as I am booting my PC, the boot screen isn't exactly pretty because I am using the proprietary NVIDIA drivers.
I am wondering if there is a method to use the VESA ...
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Not able to boot after upgrading to 12.10 in Sony laptop
I am using Windows 7 Home basic and Ubuntu 12.04 on my SONY laptop, Ubuntu is default boot OS, today upgraded to 12.10, after this not able to boot latest version of Ubuntu and previous versions also. ...
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Customizing Boot Menu
I have a dual boot system: Windows 8/ Ubuntu 13.04.
I have multiple questions to ask regarding the boot menu:
There are two instances of Windows 8, how do I make it to 1?
The default OS is Ubuntu, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64bit will not boot after upgrading Motherboard, will donate $10 to Ubuntu if someone helps resolve before Monday [duplicate]
I'm running ubuntu 13.04 64 bit on a custom computer. Yesterday I upgraded my mobo, cpu and memory. My old configuration was asus a8n-sli deluxe mobo and a AMD athlon 64 FX-60 Dual Core processor x 2 ...
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Unable to boot into Ubuntu
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 and then dual booted it with Windows. Now, when I boot into my system, the selection menu does not come up. Instead, it directly boots into Windows. Is there any way to have ...
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Can I make an already partitioned USB flash drive bootalble, without reformatting?
Can I make an already partitioned USB flash drive bootalble, without reformatting?
1st partition: 262MB FAT32 which I do not want to touch if I don't have to
2nd partition: 3.7GB which I plan to ...
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Help with boot screen
I want to have a different boot screen when I start my computer right now it just is a black screen saying starting this and starting that blah blah. I really want to have a graphic design like the ...
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Just installed Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 7. Unable to boot Ubuntu
When I start my computer, windows 7 boots up as it would usually do before I installed ubuntu. So, it is not giving me an option to boot ubuntu instead of windows. I have Windows 7 Professional 64-bit ...
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Cloning via Clonezilla gives Grub Rescue unknown Filesystem AFTER first boot
I have two external hds one 80gb 2nd 160gb. I want to clone 'disk-disk' from 80gb to 160gb. Now because source is smaller I manually partitioned my 160gb using fsck in cmd mode of Clonezilla. The ...
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Error message when booting ubuntu on windows 8
I have installed Ubuntu onto my Lenevo idea-pad, and it says when i choose to boot Ubuntu that its missing a file, or something. I free'd up about fifteen gigs of memory for Ubuntu to run but there is ...
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Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 on dell Inspiron 15R 3521 in UEFI mode
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R 3521 Laptop come with windows 8 in built.
I want to install Ubuntu 13.04 in UEFI mode to dual boot.
I have read to much on this and looks like every machine or laptop ...
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Ubuntu freezing during installation
I planned on upgrading my PC to Ubuntu from Windows 7, and erasing Windows 7 completely. I ran through the installation, choosing to erase my current OS and install Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS.
After a while, ...
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Boot error after installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
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I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, but when I boot without using the cd the following error occurs:
Error: File not found
grub rescue>
And then I do not know what else to do, can someone ...
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only load ubuntu from recovery mode… after like the 10th time
I run an ASUS laptop and dual boot between windows 7 and ubuntu. For some reason, I can only boot to recovery mode in an older version . Usually though, I get a watchdog error and have to unplug my ...
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How to enable “Try it / Install” screen when booting from USB Live Session?
I built a .iso to usb/DVD that always opens the linux desktop directly. The official procedure of Ubuntu is different, it firstly shows a screen "Try Ubuntu" or "Install Ubuntu".
I don't know which ...
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Dual-boot Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8: Windows doesn't boot
I have installed Ubuntu with dual boot to a preinstalled windows 8 on a Lenovo E-135. I disabled fast start in windows 8 before installation and shrank the partition to give place for Ubuntu. All went ...
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cant boot due to encryption and hibernate
Recently I set up Ubuntu on my notebook (with an encrypted home partition) and had the glorious idea of enabling syspend-to-disk and suspend-to-ram, so i installed the package 'hibernate'.
Now I ...
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iMac (4,2) won't recognize Ubuntu cd
I've recently recieved an old iMac from a friend (model: iMac 4,2). As I enjoy fiddling around with pc's I decided to install Ubuntu on it to relieve some of the pressure the current OS (Mac 10.4.11) ...
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What have I to do to change from BIOS to (U)EFI after installation?
I have here a new bought laptop. It's the first device with (U)EFI I was working with. At first I did not get the installation running, so I switched back to BIOS legacy mode and installed ubuntu in ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 stuck at Plymouth
I did a Wubi install of Ubuntu 12.10 in Windows 7. It worked properly, but now, when I try to start the Ubuntu, it shows me the Plymouth, but nothing more. I waited for very long time, but nothing ...
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13.04 freezes after booting [duplicate]
so after this Ubuntu 13.04 random boot
which I haven't successfully solved I only made ubuntu crash on boot less with 304 nvidia drivers...
I had today 2 crashes after x server starts. The moment I ...
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GRUB2 unable to change/find my grub [closed]
I have MINT 14(ubuntu based) Linux installed, dual boot with windows 8. After Mint install, I've been able to change my grub with grub-customizer, worked...Then I, for some tutorial of battery saving, ...
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How do I get Windows XP to display a boot menu at all?
When I started up my Dell Dimension 4500 with Windows XP again after I installed Ubuntu, I don't even get a boot menu to choose. How do I make one appear?
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Booting into ubuntu 12.10
When I first installed ubuntu 12.10 the boot loaded quickly without going through a long loaded screen. Now I get the long screen of all the drivers and recovery before it finally boots. Is there a ...
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Ubuntu not showing up outside My Computer
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 (I think) with my Dell Dimension 4500 running Windows XP, but the only way I can find it is to look in My Computer (C drive). I looked for an executable file, and since ...
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boot-folder too small for upgrade from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04
When updating my Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 I get the message
'Your boot folder is too small, make more space'
although my harddrive has still plenty of place left.
How can I make that boot ...
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I need help reviving an old old PC
I have bee months trying to revive a PC that is so old, people that I told about it just say to junk it. But I believe that there is a Linux OS out there that can help me out.
The Type of PC that I'm ...
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Boot randomly fails after upgrading to 13.04
A few days ago I upgraded Ubuntu from 12.04 LTS to 12.10 and then 12.10 to 13.04. After doing that, all things work perfectly, but sometimes the boot process hangs. It doesn't happen every time I ...
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Ubuntu efi portable
I need to install Ubuntu on my USB pendrive 3.0 in order to have my "portable computer" everywhere i go. BUT i need it to work also on EFI systems. I've tryied by installing ubuntu on a VirtualBox hd ...
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Why won't honeyd start on boot?
I have installed honeyd on my machine and configured the appropriate settings to get it to run as a service. The service will run fine and functions as expected if I start it with command:
sudo ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Boot problem! [duplicate]
Im using Ubuntu 12.04! parallel to Windows7! My default loader is windows loader! When i select ubuntu grub loader comes up! when i select the normal ubuntu boot! the usual purple'ish screen comes up! ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a HDD
I recently purchased a 2TB WD MyBook external hard-drive with the intention of installing Ubuntu on it in a way that will allow me to simply plug it in to any computer and boot MY Ubuntu from ...
