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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LTSP thin client to single user mode
Is it possible to boot a LTSP thin client to single user mode? I've updated the default entry under /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/pxelinux.cfg to read as follows: -
append ro initrd=initrd.img ...
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Login takes ages after upgrade to XFCE 4.10
I updated my Xubuntu to XFCE 4.10. After that my first login after reboot takes up to several minutes.
How do I find out the culprit?
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What grub modules are necessary to boot from LVM on a DOS partition?
I am trying to make my Ubuntu machine boot from a /boot LVM, and it seems that the default core.img does not support LVM, so I am trying to figure out what modules I need to supply to grub-mkimage in ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 takes long time to show desktop
I am creating an application by customizing Ubuntu 12.04.
And i'm using remastersys to create its backup to be distributed,
the customizations are,
My Application (Java) installed
Postgresql
ubuntu ...
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How to install-and boot-Ubuntu on my MacPro Tower?
I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, have NO intention of moving to 10.7 or 10.8, since Apple is turning the platform into a "toy" system with too many restrictions.
So, for the past 8 months or so, I've ...
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USB Keyboard and Mouse no longer work after GRUB boot
My USB keyboard and mouse don't work when booting into Ubuntu 12.04.
The keyboard is fine up until the boot loader (GRUB). I can select previous kernels or recovery mode. But regardless of the ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 stopped during booting
Good morning,
I'm very new to Ubuntu. I decided to change to Ububtu (12.10) for my old laptop (Compaq Presario R3000 with AMD Athlon XP 2800+) that previously used Windows XP. After the installation, ...
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Lightdm not working at all since bumblebee install!
I'm relatively new to Ubuntu, so please excuse me if my question is stupid...
So a few weeks ago, I bought a Gigabyte U2442N with Optimus Graphics (a 640M and a HD4000). I installed the stable ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 live usb boot hangs at Splash screen
I have created Ubuntu 12.10-amd64 bootable usb disk. It boots but when I select "Install on harddisk" or "Run without install", it just stops at the splash screen.
I tried -nomodeset, but same thing ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 12.10 on the GPT?
I have installed Win7 first and I was create GPT. Unfortunately, when i try to install Ubuntu 12.10, in the GParted, it just show all my HDD without any partition. In Window I still see the C,D,E.... ...
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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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How to set up a bootable Truecrypt USB with Ubuntu on it?
Oddly enough, I haven't found the solution to this yet, unless I've misinterpreted the search results I've been seeing.
I want to encrypt a USB flash drive so that I can select "Boot from USB" on any ...
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How to run a script immediately after the start splash screen appears?
I'm using Kubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I'd like to know where I can put the script of mine described below to run immediately after the splash screen of the initialization begins.
#!/bin/sh
contrast=`echo ...
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Time incorrect on Ubuntu and takes a long time to update
Iḿ really satisfied with ubuntu, but for job necessities I need Windows too.
The problem for me appears when I change from ubuntu to windows7, the time is incorrect and take a lot of time to adjust ...
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Problem booting Ubuntu 12.04 after hibernate/suspend
Linux 3.2.0-38-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 19 12:18:21 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
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How to analyze why “Try Ubuntu” does not launch?
I downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu Desktop for i386 since I like to run it on an older computer which does not support 64bit. I successfully following this tutorial on how to create a bootable ...
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Cannot get windows 8 to boot after ubuntu 12.10 install (different hdds)
I just took the plunge into Linux, with Ubuntu 12.10. Not knowing if I would like Ubuntu enough for it to become my main OS, I installed it alongside of my existing OS, windows 8. When installing ...
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Nexus 7 does not goes past ubuntu boot up screen!
Installing ubuntu on my Nexus 7.
PC showed success message and then I waited for few minutes some white text and then boom.. ubuntu logo.
After that the device went blank... now when I boot I see ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 slow boot
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 on my Samsung laptop which I bought a few months ago. Boot time is satisfying until the period from the login screen to the appearance of the Unity desktop and icons. ...
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Cant boot after uninstall amd catalyst beta
I'm running ubuntu 12.04 and I have installed the newest beta 12.11. amd catalyst driver. I noticed my computer freezes sometimes so I decided to put back older 12.10...and I removed driver by ...
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amd radeon stuck on boot
I recently tried installing Ubuntu, but it got stuck on the bootscreen with the purple dots. I pressed the ESC key for more info on where it hangs, and apparently it's with my graphics card (AMD ...
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How to change boot logo on a Live USB stick?
I'm making a little Live USB with my own distro, nicknamed "Hackbuntu" - it is basically a little bootable USB drive that you plug into a computer, boot it up, and then feel like a ninja when you're ...
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Why is there no EFI boot loader on the Ubuntu 12.10 x64 Netinstall? (mini.iso)
Im trying to boot the netinstall(mini.iso) toasted to an usb-stick, but there is no EFI loader in that iso image. so it is not possible to load that kind of installation type on an efi powered system.
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Stuck on Ubuntu boot screen clean install
I'm a new user of Linux. I made a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in my notebook Dell Inspiron N4010.
The intallation went ok, but after restarting it got stuck on the purple screen with the logo.
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How can I convert my LIVE Ubuntu 12.04 installation into a BOOTABLE version for CD or USB?
The subject tells it all.
*EDIT of original question *
While I am seeing many people having difficulties with dual-boot Ubuntu with Windows 8 I came to this idea (as my Linux partition is too small ...
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dmesg - how to make boot sequence faster
My system used to boot pretty fast when I first installed ubuntu almost one year ago, but now takes a lot more.
I used dmesg to see if I could find anything and there seems to be a 35 second gap ...
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Booting ubuntu falure: error: attempt to read or write outside of “hd0”
This is my first ever try with Ubnuntu. I installed dual boot with windows xp. When booting up on ACER Aspire 9101 I get the following message.
Booting ubuntu falure: error: attempt to read or write ...
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Cannot boot Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10
I cannot get Ubuntu to boot or run on my gaming build, while Windows 7 runs fine. 12.04 boots to desktop on live disc and says I have a network connection, but Firefox won't do anything but lock up. ...
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Error ¨Sheduled backup delayed¨ even though network is available
I get this message every time I bootup the machine
Schedule Backup delayed
Backup will begin when a network connection becomes available
The network is working fine and I can use the internet, also ...
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LiveCD Boot Failer comm: Swapper/0 cant mount VFS
Kind of a noob but anyway...
I'm trying to boot Ubuntu 12.10 livecd. I currently have Windows 7 x64 installed. I start computer to boot Ubuntu livecd and I get kernel panic. Something like:
cannot ...
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ubuntu 12.04 Booting error
i have ubuntu 12.04 downloaded along side my windows 7 sony viao laptop, ive used it for a couple of months, yesterday i decided to boot onto windows then it did something that messed up ubuntu. when ...
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How to recover the Windows 7 partition in Ubuntu 12.04
I had Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 in my machine, and after trying to mount and unmount a SD card, my Windows 7 "has hidden him self",
When i power on the computer,i can enter the Grub and choose
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remove tty0 and mv boot log to serial console
I would like remove tty0 console. I'm using ubuntu in embedded system. I want remove any logs that show on display(tty0).
Somebody can help me?
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Why GRUB is missing after update?
I am running an alternate install of Ubuntu 11.10. I just ran the latest update which required a re-boot. When I rebooted, my desktop stops at the POST (Power on self test). My computer is set up ...
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“hd0 out of disk” / “hd0 write error” (still boots)
I was doing a series of upgrades of my desktop which had 10.04, aiming for 12.04. Somewhere in the middle, GRUB began displaying "error: hd0 out of disk / press any key to continue", but the boot ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 live-usb won't boot
I own an Aleutia "Tango" low power PC. It uses a Intel Atom CPU N2800 @1.86GHz processor. I know there are Linux issues with the "Cedar Trail" graphics on this hardware but I can happily run Ubuntu ...
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Opencpn problem
I'm not really computer literate.
I use a navigation program called opencpn on my sailboat.
First it stopped reading the GPS. Then the tool bar went blank. Now it won't quit - I have to restart the ...
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How to fix GRUB on dualboot with Windows7 and Ubuntu?
I am a relatively recent user of Linux. I had several releases of Ubuntu installed on my laptop working in dual-boot and never had any issues.
Recently, I installed openSUSE because I thought it ...
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I get a “no default or ui configuration directive found” on boot
No default or UI configuration directive found.
I get this error when I tried to reboot Ubuntu with the DiskOnKey flash drive.
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Ubuntu wont recognize my internal SSD
I just bought a Lenovo u310 and installed Ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi to try it out. After a couple of days I decided to fully replace windows 7 and installed Ubuntu 12.10 fully with a usb drive in my HDD. ...
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10.04 drops to '(initramfs)' prompt on boot
I'm not sure what to do to solve the problem, I received this error upon boot.
mount: mounting /dev/disk/by-uuid/f60e3ce2-0237-45bb-bf07-581d0090cbc7 on /root
failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting ...
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Single yellow characters on Mac when Ubuntu is booting
I have burned a Ubuntu disk and am booting from it on my Mac. However, it keeps going to a black screen with a single yellow character on a burgundy background. Usually an S and a weird ñ.
When ...
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Is it normal to have a blinking white underbar for a long time while trying to install Ubuntu on Mac?
When trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from a disk, I elected to boot from the disk I mounted the ISO onto. After a simple load screen with a small graphic at the bottom center, it went to a quickly ...
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“BusyBox initramfs” prompt while attempting to install from live CD on 2nd HDD
I've created a partition in ext3 on my second HDD to install Linux.
However, when I come to boot the CD, I get directed to a BusyBox prompt with no other choice than help.
Other topics I've read on ...
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The disk drive for / is not ready yet or not present
Unfortunately I experienced a power failure during an update from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS (it was a power failure of more then 40 minutes so batteries charge of the UPS weren't enough).
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cryptswap1 issue when booting 12.04
When I'm starting my laptop which is running 12.04, most times recently I get a message saying:
its taking a while to mount dev/mapper/cryptswap1
If I want to wait or skip it.
When I skip, ...
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12.04 LTS USB wont boot
I've tried to install Ubuntu 12.04LTS parallel with Windows 8, on my laptop Clevo m767tu
But when I try to boot from USB it just stops when it's trying to read the files.
it stops and shows this ...
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Asus 1015cx netbook won't boot in 12.04 after installing additional drivers
I have an Asus 1015cx netbook with Atom dual core, 1GB RAM. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 with WUBI inside Windows 7 and everything was okay.
But when I installed additional drivers of Broadcom and ...
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Disk Boot Failure after power outage
I recently experienced a power outage whilst logged on to 11.04 with XP running on VirtualBox. When I now try to boot, I receive the Disk Boot failure, Insert System disk and Press Enter.
I have run ...
