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What do I do when Ubuntu 12.10 freezes while starting up? [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu to dual boot on my mac with Mountain Lion, but whenever I decide to boot Ubuntu I can make it all the way to the log in menu but when I log in it will freeze up. I am not sure ...
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Windows XP & Ubuntu 12.10 shutdown problem

Ubuntu 12.10 for some time has not been shutting down at all. It is showing some series of numbers and call trace message (I don't know anything about this). It did not shut down even after waiting ...
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12.10 not booting from grub line but will boot to generic version

I am new to Ubuntu and installed it as a method to access the internet while I attempted to repair my internet connection for Windows XP SP3. Dual boot for both Ubuntu and XP worked great. Failing to ...
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Unable to extend ubuntu partiton

I'm trying to expand my Ubuntu partition, I booted up my LiveCD, opened GParted and freed some space. But when I'm trying to expand the partition, it doesn't show any free space. It does this only for ...
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Would I benefit from switching to Lubuntu or Xubuntu?

I just settled down with my ideal setup, a dual boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu, but for some reason Ubuntu's running slow for me. I heard that Ubuntu was pretty small and resource light, but should I ...
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What should i get? [closed]

I have a different computer now and i am semi-new to ubuntu.my last computer was a sony vaio i dual booted.it had a single core 1.87 gz intel centrino with built in graphics,pretty crappy,and 1 gig ...
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trying to dual boot Win 8 and Ubuntu 12.10

I have been trying to install Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 ( 64 Bit ) on a Lenovo twist notebook. I have now installed Windows 8 ( with UEFI, secure boot disabled ) and I am following the instructions ...
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Dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10

I can't boot into Windows 7 from GRUB, or can't boot into Linux from Windows 7 I have 2 HDD, on 1 I have Windows 7 and on other I have Linux. Both HDD are working properly. Help me to correct dual ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 failing to boot

I'm having a problem launching Ubuntu. So I'm currently dual booting Ubuntu and Windows, and when I launch Ubuntu, the screen goes dead (not black, dead). This problem started recently, for no ...
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Two home folder. Ubuntu 12.10

Hi to all, Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.10. It's very nice and I like it very much. I have a few doubts about folders, as I was previously using Windows. In Windows, I have 3 local disks C,D,E. Now ...
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Drivers corrupted after update for first time?

I had dual booted Ubuntu 12.10 with Windows 7 on my Laptop. After installing I observed that the fan was on all the time, resulting in huge electricity usage. There was an alert that I had ~200 ...
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Ubuntu and Mint errno 5

There is no way I could install ubuntu right now. I have a laptop - samsung r580 I had: installed windows 7 on ntfs partition installed ubuntu 12.10 (12.04 upgraded to 12.10) - i dont remember if i ...
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Upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 affecting other systems

I'm quite new to using Ubuntu. I have a dual-booted computer, running Windows 7 & Ubuntu 12.10. I'm planning to get an upgrade to 13.04. In terminal, I know the command is "do-release-upgrade". ...
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I need some startup help with 12.10. (Full explanation below) [duplicate]

When I startup usually I get the purple screen and it goes black for 2-5 seconds and I can log in normally. Earlier though I got the computer back from Acer after they had to replace my dead WI-FI ...
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Windows 7, Xubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.04 triple-double boot :)

I currently have Windows 7 and Xubuntu 12.10 and that is working fine. Now I want to make some free space out of Windows partition and install Ubuntu 13.04 on it. So my question is: Would that be a ...
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Ubuntu hangs on start on system that have Windows 7

I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Live-USB stick on a system that have Windows 7 in Asus 1025ce, but after selecting Ubuntu in boot menu, system not started in first time and these messages ...
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problem with ubuntu 12.10 as it is not showing up in boot menu

i installed ubuntu 12.10 alongside windows 7. I alloted 25 GB for it. It installed well but when i restarted again I dont get to select Windows 7 or Ubuntu. It directly boots to Windows. When i put ...
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Dual Boot Win 8 Pro with Ubuntu 12.10

I have Win 8 Pro pre-installed on a laptop, and have a working 12.10 Ubuntu cd. The cd will run fine when I disable the secure-boot settings in the UEFI, but when I get it to try to install it from ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 boots to purple screen after upgrading from 12.04?

I'm new to the whole linux world. I had Windows7, so in order to not to lose it I made a new partition for Ubuntu 12.04. After the installation everything was good except a huge problem, my lapto has ...
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Partitioning ubuntu 12.10 hard drive [duplicate]

About a month ago i installed ubuntu 12.10 on my computer, but i installed ubuntu on my whole 600 gb hard drive because i did not like the partition of only 30 gb that i could create from windows with ...
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Dual Boot Mac / Ubuntu Mac Single User Mode?

I have a MacBook Air running Mac Mountain Lion on one partition, and Ubuntu 12.10 on the other. Whenever it takes me to the ubuntu startup option of: Ubuntu More Ubuntu Details Mac 32-bit Mac ...
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How to write Ubuntu in boot.ini?

I have windows xp. It has ntldr and boot.ini on multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 and load Windows from multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 3 I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on second hard drive and I ...
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Purple screen after installing to external hard drive

I have Windows 7 64 on my laptop (MSI GX660). I downloaded the 64 bit Ubuntu 12.10 install onto a 1GB USB drive, rebooted, and installed onto a 1TB USB external HDD. I followed this guide I then ...
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Not able to Boot into Vista. Trying to fix through Ubuntu [closed]

I downloaded a Boot-Repair program on Ubuntu Here is the Boot-Repair summary: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5719099/ However, I still am having no luck and still cannot boot into Windows Vista. Please ...
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12.10 only booting when I select older kernel version

I recently installed 12.10 in a dual-boot with Windows 8 (no UEFI or anything) and all worked well until the first update. I've been having trouble with Nvidia drivers for the past couple of versions ...
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu 12.10 (32-bit) and replace it with 12.10 (64-bit) without breaking my dual-boot with Windows 8?

I have a 64bit laptop running win 8 on my main partition and Ubuntu on another. My motherboard is UEFI if that makes a difference and here is my problem... The current Ubuntu install is 32-bit. Since ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 on Lenovo Z480

I bought a laptop few days ago, Lenovo Z480 with Windows 8. After some hours I could finally install dualboot windows 8 and ubuntu 12.10, one thing is that I need to change BIOS setting each time I ...
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No grub menu in dual boot with Windows 7

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10, and once I restarted and changed the boot order to normal, it just went like a normal boot into Windows 7. I couldn't even select which OS I wanted to boot into. So ...
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Installing Ubuntu 12.10 on my HP-Pavilion G6 Issues

I've recently bought a HP Pavilion G6 preloaded with Windows 8. I don't like Windows 8 so I want to install Ubuntu. Im new to Linux and have been looking though the Askubuntu and have noticed that ...
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How to remove ubuntu partitions and use them to install windows

I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop, but would like to install windows for the purpose of gaming (Hallelujah). But I haven't left any unpartitioned parts of the HDD so now I am stuck on (How to ...
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How to remove Ubuntu 12.10 from dual boot with Win 7?

I have dual booted Ubuntu with Windows 7. I wanted to uninstall Ubuntu. So as per an answer for one of the related questions on this site I did the following: Deleted the Ubuntu Partition through ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 i386 installed on MacBook but not working at all

I have searched through a lot of questions but it looks that nobody had the same problem. I have successfully installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my MacBook (mid 2009) from a burned DVD. While keeping a 450 G ...
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How do I partition my hard drive to manually install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8?

I have a Windows 7 machine I upgraded to Windows 8, so as a result I have BIOS and not UEFI. I attempted to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8 yesterday, and accidentally used wubi without ...
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Cannot log into Ubuntu after installation [duplicate]

I have Dell Inspiron 15R Special edition (7520) lap with windows 7 installed. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 in a separate partition. After installation it restarts but no grub shown. It directly log into ...
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Replace ubuntu boot menu (iMac)

I have a 21.5" iMac (Intel based), and I recently installed Ubuntu on a 90GB partition. After I installed Ubuntu, I noticed that whenever i boot my machine I get GRUB where I can select my OS (Mac or ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 installer doesn't recognise Windows 8 partition on Toshiba C850 Laptop

I purchased a Toshiba C850 Laptop and I'm trying to install the 64 Bit version of Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8, allowing me to dual boot. I burnt a Ubuntu 12.10 DVD, disabled Secure Boot on the ...
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Booting Ubuntu 12.10 from usb to fix boot manager and get the running in low graphics mode

Ok, so I already installed ubuntu 12.10 a little while ago and while trying to fix windows (main OS) microsoft had me do the start up repair which erased or made the boot manager dissapear (not sure a ...
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Seperate /home on Virtual Installation

I currently have Lubuntu 12.10 installed on my computer in a dual boot configuration with Win 7. I mostly access it by loading the Linux partition with a mapped vmdk in VirtualBox, but sometimes I do ...
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Can't boot into Windows 8 from Ubutnu boot screen on startup

So yesterday I installed Ubuntu 12.10 along side Windows 8 on a separate partition. The installation went fine but now when I turn on the PC (Asus S200E) I get the Ubuntu boot screen asking for my OS ...
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Deleting A non working version of Ubuntu from Kubuntu

I had Ubuntu 12.10 to replace Easy-Peasy, however some packages broke and the screen would come up blank after booting/BIOS, I installed a dual boot of Ubuntu 12.10 which works and switched to the KDE ...
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Pre Installed Windows 8 on one hard drive and Ubuntu 12.10 on separate hard drive. Is this Possible?

I recently purchased a HP Pavilion with Windows 8 pre installed. I purchased a second hard drive and want to run Ubuntu 12.10. Is it possible to boot from second hard drive and run Ubuntu without ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 boots into grub command prompt in dual boot

I'm running a Dell Inspiron 3520. I decided to install Ubuntu on this alongside Windows 8, because I need it. I downloaded the amd64 iso since my laptop is 64 bit. I put it on my usb using UNetBootin. ...
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How to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu 12.10 on HP pavilion 14-b010TX [duplicate]

I've used Ubuntu on my old Compaq V26633TN for a few years but it's wearing out after 9 years use. I've bought a replacement HP Pavillion 14-b010TX (CD58PA) with factory installed windows 8 and mSATA ...
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Windows 8 not booting from grub 2

I have done a fair amount of research, and started of by disabling the secure booting UEFI settings as well as the Intel Smart boot. I partitioned the drive accordingly and when I restarted the ...
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I can't find a solution to make the sound work in 12.10. Can I revert to 12.4

I can't find a solution to make the sound work in 12.10. I have tried all the fixes I could find. Can I revert to 12.4? Will I need to reformat the partition or in some way uninstall it? It is set ...
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Windows 8 and Ubuntu dual boot using wubi [duplicate]

I set up a partition for Ubuntu 12.10 and used Wubi to install it. It installed fine, but when I try to boot into Ubuntu It tells me The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a ...
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“Missing Operating System” - Dual boot, 12.10 on MacBookPro4,1

I followed these instructions for installing Ubuntu Dual-Boot with OSX Lion, but when I finished and restarted it said "Missing Operating System". I restarted a few more times and I got the same ...
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Dual Boot Win7 Ubuntu 12.10 use 2nd HDD for all My Docs

My current setup is that I have: 1TB HDD split with Windows OS and Ubuntu OS (with system and Swap of course) 2TB HDD for all my docs What I want to be able to do is whether I am in Windows or Ubuntu ...
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Grub doesn't recognize Windows after Ubuntu 12.10 installation

I've got a problem: After installing Ubuntu 12.10 grub doesn't recognize Windows 7 and I only can boot Ubuntu. I wrote the windows entry into the grub config, but it didn't start also. I don't know ...
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How can I install Windows XP alongside Ubuntu on an External HDD? [closed]

I have Ubuntu running on an external USB harddrive disk. My Acer Aspire 5100-5023 notebook has known issues with it's hardware. There is a fixed disk error on boot that is attributed to a faulty ati ...

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