Questions tagged [boot]

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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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How do I disable the boot splash screen, and only show kernel and boot text instead? [duplicate]

I'd like to be able to disable the Ubuntu splash screen that I see on boot with the indicator meter of progress, and replace that with a text-only readout of the boot up process (such as you can get ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Asking for cache data failed | Assuming drive cache : write through. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS GUI doesnot appear

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my hard drive partition of 10 gb. I was uninstalling some software and after that this messages started coming up on a black full screen. Asking for cache data ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Reset System Bootloop

Hey I just installed my 22.04 Ubuntu and the installation was successful. Unforetunately I seem to be stuck in a "Reset System" boot loop which I can't seem to get out of. When I boot the OS ...
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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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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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Initramfs + Luks - only one password prompt

What I want to achieve: Being asked for a password, only once during boot time; The other (non-root) partitions to use the keyfile inside the /root/ directory. What I have achieved so far: (A) The ...
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startup hangs at message x86: Booting SMP configuration

Ubuntu 17.04 hangs at start up when running on battery power. Trying to boot with recovery, it is possible to see that it always hangs with the following message x86: Booting SMP configuration similar ...
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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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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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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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The ubuntu stuck on boot screen, terminal works but GUI doesn't

I just performed a clean installation on my Computer, and it stuck on the loading screen at first startup. However, the terminal still works. I have tried update the graphic drivers (nvidia gtx 760), ...
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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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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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Failed to set MokListRT: out of Resources : import_mok_state()

I'm facing a huge problem with MOK manager. After a install Ubuntu 19.10, with third party drivers install enabled, I rebooted the system. On boot, MOK manager was launched normally, but accidentally ...
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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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RPM Euro Games keyboard backlight not working in ubuntu 20.04

I have tried using xset led 3 but the light is not glowing. How to fix this?
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Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 secure boot

I have a servers Dell server R650, which has been running Ubuntu 18.04 for couple of years with secure boot enabled. When attempting to upgrade it to Ubuntu 20.04 using official ISO image 20.04.6 I ...
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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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Out of range on monitor

After installing Ubuntu 16.04 on a server machine I get an error on my monitor. It tells me that the input is out of range I've tried following the other suggestions on here but not of them work. I'm ...
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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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System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate

I use WSL2 on Windows 11. I want to run the systemctl command in Ubuntu 20.04, but it gives me the following error: System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Kernel Panic - not syncing: No working init found. Try passing init= option to kernel

Eror msg: Kernel Panic - not syncing: No working init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. I installed Ubuntu MATE 22.04, successfully. However once I cold or warm boot, the system fails to do ...
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Root filesystem check failed

While updating ubuntu my system crashed and after restarting and entering to ubuntu I get the message Root filesystem check failed.Very much similar to the post Ubuntu 13.04 to 13.10: Filesystem check ...
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kernel panic - not syncing; error loading shared libraries: lib.so.6; unable to find persistent home medium

I have been trying to find posts with the same issue as mine, but I had no luck yet, hence I'm posting. I have Ubuntu 20.04 (ubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso) installed on 64GB USB drive with help of ...
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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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Check GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER

I deliberately erase totally windows os also efi partition from my laptop to create ubuntu as a default os but after that error like this is showing Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect ...
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Assistance Needed with Ubuntu 23.10 Internal Clock Issue

During boot-up, I'm seeing an error message stating "internal clock never stabilized." This message is followed by a brief delay of 2 to 3 seconds before the system proceeds to boot normally....
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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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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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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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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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sbd asking for cache data failed

BACKGROUND: I have been trying live USB versions of Ubuntu on my "Dell inspiron mini" for several years. None of the previous versions were able to detect the high resolution screen (1366x768). ...
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GRUB image not found

I have been attempting delete Windows 10 and clean install Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS on my Samsung R730 laptop. While the installer ran without an issue, when booting from hard drive the only response was a ...
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Clone multiple partitions without re-creating them manually

I'm migrating from Windows to Linux but I have to keep a working Windows installation for backup. The source HDD is this: $ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdd Disk /dev/sdd: 465,78 GiB, 500107859968 bytes, ...
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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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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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Boot another OS from terminal

I am running Ubuntu 13.10.I had another two Os's installed on my HDD. avinash@avinash-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z500:~$ sudo os-prober /dev/sda1:Windows 8 (loader):Windows:chain /dev/sda8:Ubuntu 13.04 (13.04):...
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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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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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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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