Since RAM is a stateless memory, most computers have no way of executing programs from memory when they are first started. The bootloader's job is to take data from storage devices (such as hard drives or flash memory) and load that into RAM where it can be processed. Ubuntu ships with the GRUB2 ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu from dual boot / Change bootloader
I have a Win/Ubuntu 11.10 dual-boot setup, where I am running the OSes on separate partitions of my laptop HDD. I assume the best method of uninstalling is 'simply' a matter of deleting the Ubuntu ...
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HELP! Booting Ubuntu off Portable HDD, lots of issues with GRUB
I am new to Linux. I recently installed Ubuntu Desktop 11.10 onto my portable hard drive. Much to my surprise, it installed half of GRUB to the PC, and half to the PHDD. The PC does not belong to me. ...
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Make Ubuntu boot from a folder other than /
Is there a way that you can move an Ubuntu install to its own folder in a partition? If so, what settings do I have to change? (I imagine I would have to change grub settings and /etc/fstab.)
I'm ...
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winload.exe error. Feb 2012 [closed]
winloade.exe problem!
I installed ubuntu. formatting my partition so i have 1 partition.
so i reinstall making 1 ext4, i have 1 NTFS, and 1 swap.
When i tried to install windows 7 using a CD
i got ...
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How do I access a WUBI install after installing a third OS alongside Windows?
I have never got my head around the boot loaders and stuff.
I have three partitions C:, D: and E. I installed Ubuntu inside Windows (wubi) on the second drive D:. Yesterday I made an another ...
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Ubuntu installation GRUB/BootLoader error!
I've been looking around for hours now, and have not found a solution yet.
When I install Ubuntu on my Windows 7 machine using the CD, everything goes great until towards the end of the installation ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu Lost After Resizing its Partition
I had a partition (sda11) which Ubuntu 11.10 was installed on it.
I resized this partition from 34 GB to 150 GB.
Then I lost the GRUB menu.
I use the Boot-Repair application to fix it.
But now ...
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linux image broken in grub menu
I have ubuntu 11.10.
In my grub menu, I have following images:
linux 3.*
linux 2.*
linux 2.*
My linux 3.* image is broken (if I try to boot from first image, i.e. linux 3.*, I get my caps and ...
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How to install Ubuntu from a USB key using syslinux?
I'm making a bootable USB key for myself, and one function of it is to install Ubuntu.
I have downloaded the ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso file.
There is a pretty good method for installation of ...
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1answer
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Add /dev/sda8 to bootloader
I've set up another ubuntu on my computer.
So when I start-up my computer I can select from windows 7 or ubuntu 11.10.
But I've installed ubuntu 11.10 two times and I can't start the one which is on ...
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grub4dos shows up on boot after installing ubuntu alongside windows
I recently installed ubuntu 11.04 64x alongside win7 (ubuntu after win7) on my laptop. Ubuntu installed properly without any errors. When I booted the first time, I didn't see grub menu which should ...
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What to do to get grub multiple booting?
There is Win7 and ubuntu11.10 and i want to install kubuntu also (64bit). I have started installation on a separate partition and decided to install grub on this and not on boot-one, where it still ...
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How to fix windows bootloader after grub install?
Ok, so that's what I did:
I installed ubuntu and when I had to chose the partitions and grub install I clicked on overwrite "windows bootloader" or something like that, now everytime I boot, grub ...
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grub will not boot ubuntu
this is my first attempt at Linux. I'm trying to dual boot XP sp2 and Ubuntu 11.10. I have the following partitions:
Primary 115GB windows ntfs
Primary 1GB /boot ext4
Primary 25 GB / ...
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How to disable intel GPU on boot without using BIOS
I have a Pavilion dv6-3182ea laptop with an ATI/Intel hybrid graphics, and I would like to know if it is possible to switch the Intel GPU off when Ubuntu 11.10 boots, I have tried to mess around with ...
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Cannot boot 11.10 after 8.04 installation
I recently installed Ubuntu 8.04, before that I had 11.10. My intend was to use both of them.
After installation of 8.04, an item for 11.10 didn't appear in grub. What can I do to get it back?
PS: ...
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Win7 and Ubuntu refuse to coexist
I'll make this quick: I have an HP laptop with win7, I installed Ubuntu on a separate partition, and when I tried to boot win7 from grub I got the loading screen and no progress-ever. I did a /fixmbr ...
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How can I disable the purple bootloader splash at boot?
This question has been answered before, but neither of the methods in the accepted answer worked for me on 11.10.
First I tried editing in /etc/default/grub, and then running sudo update-grub. But ...
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Asus A6 won't boot after installation [closed]
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (Desctop i386) alongside Window 7.
After installation notebook don't boot: after BIOS loading i see just black screen and blinking cursor and nothing is going on.
If i press ...
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3answers
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Grub or Windows Bootloader for Dual Boot?
I've used Ubuntu using WUBI for a couple of months and decided that this was not what I wanted and that Ubuntu should have its own partition. I have it set up like that now. My dilemma deals with ...
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1answer
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Bootloader smashed
Yesterday i got a friend to burn a disk with the "try out/install" package of Ubuntu.
My problem is following:
Tried to install Ubuntu on another partition then the one i got windows installed on. ...
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1answer
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How can I reinstall the boot loader?
I've just installed windows 7, and I can't access Ubuntu any more.
Is there any way I can install the boot loader without reinstalling Ubuntu all over again ??
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bootwindow problem at startup
normaly, using windows and ubuntu inside it, i got a black screen whit white letters wit just 3 options, start windows, ubuntu or windowsrecovery.
now i installed ubuntu on an extra drive and now i ...
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How to Install Ubuntu with MBR?
Hello all, I have a very good question and I hope you can help me:
As you know there 2 or maybe 3 ways to install Ubuntu, the 2 ways that I know are:
Bootable Installation Ubuntu CD/DVD
Ubuntu Wubi ...
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1answer
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Why can't I choose Ubuntu at boot?
I installed Ubuntu along side windows xp, and at the choose OS screen my keyboard doesn't work. I can't even hit enter to just start xp I have to wait for the count down. Any ideas?
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3answers
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How to make Windows boot first? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I set Windows to boot as the default in the boot loader?
I want to know how to make Windows the default boot OS in Ubuntu 11.10, how to make Windows boot first on ...
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1answer
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Why does update-grub not find ubuntu 11.10?
I've recently installed Ubuntu onto my laptop.
With the intention of dual booting with Windows 7.
On installation Grub wasn't loading, the computer continued to boot straight into windows.
I loaded ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit and 32 bit on two drives
I recently acquired a 64 bit machine which works well (AMD 64 3800+). I had an old Dell P4 machine which I had configured to dual-boot 11.10 32-bit and Win XP SP3.
I wish to install the disk from my ...
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GRUB Drops to Rescue Shell - Fix MBR and Windows Bootloader
I shall just give a bit of background information. I updated a broken Ubuntu installation to Oneiric from the live CD a while ago, and everything appeared to be working fine. Because I don't use the ...
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1answer
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Can't log into Ubuntu 11.04
I recently dual booted my PC with Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows 7. It all worked fine for a few days but one day I logged in and instead of getting the log-in screen, I got this :
BusyBox v1.17.1 ...
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3answers
120 views
On which partition is my bootloader installed?
How can I check on which partition Ubuntu installed my bootloader from within Ubuntu?
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1answer
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Opening Syslinux to make a USB bootable?
I don't understand how to open and use Syslinux so that it can create a bootable USB. I am not familiar with a lot of the language on the standard answers, so less tech is better. I downloaded version ...
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1answer
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Unable to install boot loader
I am able to run Ubuntu from a USB thumb drive, but EVERY time I try to install Ubuntu, all is well until I get the error grub-install/dev/sda failed.
It gives me the option to continue without a ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 Boot loader's entry menu
I installed Ubuntu 11.04 on partition sda1,
and using Norton ghost to clone windows 7 into partition sda2.
So, my questions is:-
How to add entry in boot loader's entry menu .
Thanks
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Problems with BURG after upgrading to 11.10 [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install BURG?
After upgrading from 11.04 to 11.10 my computer boots with GRUB, though before the update I was using BURG. It most certainly is installed on the ...
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Where has grub's chain.c32 gone? I can only find chain.mod
I am trying to set up a chainload from my Arch's syslinux bootloader - but I can't find chain.c32 under /boot/grub in my Ubuntu installation.
All I can find is chain.mod, so I thought I'd try using ...
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How to prevent Xubuntu from installing a bootloader?
I'm trying to install Xubuntu on my ThinkPAD T410 using a few, erm, special options.
First off, I'm booting alongside Windows and Arch Linux. That's not really a problem in and of itself, but it ...
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How to solve: “Bootloader install failed”?
When I try to install Ubuntu 11.04 I get this message:
Bootloader install failed.
Sorry, an error occurred and it was not possible to install the
bootloader at the specific location.
...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 11.04 doesn't boot anymore. Nore from HDD, nore from live USB. Win XP boots fine
Booting normally, it drops my in a small shell... something like initframs, i'm not quite sure.
Booting in recovery mode dropes me to the same shell but constantly writes out error messages. Something ...
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How to set Windows bootloader as default bootloader?
I have a Win 7/11.10 dual boot system with Grub 2 as the default bootloader. However, I want to make Windows bootloader the default bootloader (grub 'dos' like interface scrares the hell out of my ...
4
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1answer
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Booting Ubuntu with GRUB2: how to add boot entry to GRUB2?
Last night, I decided to take the plunge, and install Ubuntu as complimentary part to my dual boot system (with Windows 7). Unfortunately, the entire process has been a struggle uphill, namely with ...
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1answer
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How to install a limited bootloader
When I installed Ubuntu on my USB flash drive (a proper permanent install, not a live cd with casper), the installer recognized the operating system on the host computer, a laptop, and made an entry ...
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3answers
685 views
How do I install BURG?
I found the source in launchpad for 11.04 and 10.10 but I don't know how to install or compile it.
4
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1answer
151 views
Is it safe to switch my bootloader to BURG?
I have Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows on a single hard disk. After reading it became clear that there are some options to have the bootloader changed into a screen with just the Ubuntu and Windows icon.
...
3
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1answer
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What is the correct way of removing a linux partition in a dual boot system?
I have setup a dual boot system in my home computer with XP and Ubuntu in that order. I want to know how to remove the linux partition without screwing up the bootloader?
I want to know this because ...
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how to restore windows bootloader that doesn't let windows boot after ubuntu 11.04 installation?
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 and chose the option of installation "alongside windows". Then I chose a drive where Windows 7, 64 bit was already installed. This drive had a capacity of 150GB. Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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What is wrong with my Ubuntu download?
I'm stuck at this place :
"grub-install/dev/sda"
Its saying that the bootloader is not downloaded. What should i do?
2
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2answers
396 views
How do you recover from formating your partition with grub?
I had my laptop's HDD separated in 3 partitions:
NTFS - Win XP install (primary)
NTFS - common space (extended)
ext4 - Ubuntu 10.10 (extended)
Running out of space, I deleted my 2nd partition, and ...
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GRUB/BURG hates Windows 7
Every time I try to access my Windows 7 partition from BURG, I get a "required device is not installed" error with an error code of 0xc000000f. The same thing happens in normal GRUB.
I am on Natty ...
2
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2answers
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How do I manually boot from the grub prompt after do-release-upgrade?
I read a couple of other questions on this topic and they both pointed to the Grub2 community documentation and installing grub configs from an install disk. I had some trouble with the ...
