Questions tagged [dual-boot]
For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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Bootable USB doesn't boot in UEFI mode but it does in Legacy mode
first of all thanks for your time and sorry for my english and my lack of computer skills. I have a problem with my HP Pavilion g6 Notebook. I made a Bootable USB with a Lubuntu 18.04 ISO using Rufus. ...
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Correct way to move a Linux partition to SSD
I have a HDD with dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 in BIOS mode. The following is the representation of the partition layout:
| boot | Primary | Extended Partition ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 can not find hard drives or Windows
I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 alongside Windows 10 Pro on my new Lenovo P920 ThinkStation, however I have some problems which I think is related to mounting of the hard drive.
Windows works ...
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How do I install program files on a separate partition?
Since I know next to nothing about how Linux actually works, I'm gonna need step-by-step instructions if you have any.
I have 2 partitions on my 32GB flash drive, an 8GB one for the full Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntustudio 18.04 installation hang at 'saving installed packages'
I'm hung up at saving installed packages during install of Ubuntustudio 18.04. Message is a loop stating
ubuntu-studio ubiquity: unknown information field 'Original-Maintainer' in input data in ...
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My external hard drive is working fine in Ubuntu but not on Windows10
I have an external HDD that I formatted from the get go to work in a dual boot situation between Ubuntu 17 and Windows 10. Following is the details of the drive.
It's working fine and as expected on ...
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Install nou showing any install "type" options
I have an HP Pavilion laptop. Windows 10 Pro installed. I shrunk the partition with windows disk manager and left it as unallocated. I created a bootable USB using Rufus and Ubuntu 18.04.1. I boot the ...
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Can't figure out how to boot from Windows installation media on /dev/sdb2
I'm trying to install Windows 10 on a separate partition alongside Ubuntu. Here are the steps I've taken:
Download Unetbootin and GParted
Use GParted to create 2 partitions, /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb2 ...
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UEFI boot manager missing
Boot manager problems, an eternal classic.
I'm here with my new HP Pavilion 14-bf110NS. It had Windows10 pre-installed. I installed Ubuntu 18 too. After that, it loads directly to Win.
In the BIOS'...
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I deleted ubuntu and now I can't boot into windows! [duplicate]
This error comes up everytime
failed to load image grub error efi
failed to start image
Then I get redirected to boot menu and every option has the same effect i.e the same error. I even tried ...
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PCI WiFi module for Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10?
I search PCI WiFi module for Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10. I found modules which support Windows 10 but not support Ubuntu, or support Ubuntu but Windows 7(and less).
This module https://www.asus.com/...
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Can I install Linux if in Motherboard spec say only about Windows support?
I'm starting research components for my new computer which should work with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10 at the same time. But in the specification motherboard, I saw only Windows 10 64-bit support.
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After installing Ubuntu 18.04 alongside Windows, I cannot boot it
I have Dell XPS 15 with Windows 10.
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 from a USB stick in a new partition.
I got a message that the installation was successful.
Now, after I reboot and click F12, I see the ...
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Dual boot problem: different disks and boot mode
I have a problem while booting on Windows 10.
I have :
Ubuntu budgie: /dev/sda1 (UEFI)
Windows 10 : /dev/sdb1 (Legacy)
I can only boot to Ubuntu in UEFI mode and when I change to legacy boot I get '...
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VirtuaBox in Ubuntu 18.04 Issues with Win10.ISO Installation
I'm running Ubuntu/Windows10 (both with latest updates) on an ASUS Intel i7 with 8gb Ram and a 1Tb HDD.
I'm intending to dump Windows completely and just go with Ubuntu. However, I have 1 piece of ...
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No Primary partition
I have just installed ubuntu and during installation, I have set all the partitions as logical even the swap and root. Will it cause any problem later. I have windows dual boot system.
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Want to boot Ubuntu from integrated SD card reader
The title pretty much says it all, but I will give a little more detail.
I have an Asus Transformer 3 Pro which is currently setup with Windows 10 & Android-X86 installed on the SSD. If possible ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - No Wifi networks found
I have Ubuntu 18.04 Dual booting with Windows 10 on my HP-EliteBook-745-G2, and for some reason, I cannot seem to find WiFi networks through my WiFi adapter, but Ethernet works (however, Ethernet ...
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How do I switch back and forth between Ubuntu Classic and Core
To switch to Ubuntu Classic from core:
sudo snap install classic --devmode --edge
sudo classic
But how do I switch back to core?
I acknowledge that the purpose of Core is for IoT but Classic is ...
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Windows 10 doesn't work in Ubuntu/Windows10 dual boot
I've been running Windows 10 for a while and thought that a dual boot would be something I'd like to try. To make a long story short, I messed something up hard and don't know what to do.
I can boot ...
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How to download a driver on Windows, install on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
This is kind of an odd question and I'm not sure how to word it well, but I'll try to give as much detail as possible.
So recently I've gotten interested in Linux and installed Ubuntu on my PC ...
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How do I install Ubuntu onto a 32gb USB drive in legacy mode?
I have a pc with Windows 10 64 bit and I'm fairly certain it's installed in legacy mode for booting. I heard somewhere that in order to install Ubuntu on my flash drive, I need to have it installed in ...
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GRUB has no option for Windows 10 [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 18.04.01 LTS alongside Windows 10 but GRUB doesn't have an option to boot Windows.
When I hold shift to bring up GRUB there is no option for Windows 10.
I tried to boot to the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with dual boot Windows 10 hangs up with initrams
I have a daily problem with dual boot OS(windows 10, ubuntu 18.04). Always after windows 10 was turn off, I can not boot into graphics mode of ubuntu 18.04. The process hangs up on initrams. But ...
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Can't boot to windows 10 after install ubuntu 18.04
I have installed windows 10 on second drive before (sda2 - second drive has two partions)
After that i have installed ubuntu 18.04 on first disk (ssd drive). But now only boot to ubuntu, cannot go to ...
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Can't Boot From DVD or USB Stick after Boot-Repair [duplicate]
http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dW45nTKbZq/
I have a dual boot with Windows 10. I was unable to boot Ubuntu from disk. I have a bootable USB stick and that worked. I booted from the USB and then booted ...
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Exact step by step instructions, 3 Ubuntu versions + Debian on second HDD, please
What I want to do is create the following testing environment on an "old" eMachines EL1850G-42w with a second hard drive, without USB or CDs/DVDs. I do not have any USB sticks, or any DVDs. I do not ...
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Can't boot into WIndows 10 after installing Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
I changed the boot order in the BIOS. Since then when I try to boot Windows from GRUB it shows
cannot load image
I've tried disabling secure boot and nothing changed. I tried booting from the f9 ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu on HP omen 15 laptop
I bought the new HP omen 15 laptop with windows 10 x64 pre-installed and I have problems while installing linux. I made 2 partitions on my laptop . A 15Gb partition on my ssd for "/" and another 85Gb ...
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How to get dual boot (Ubuntu/Windows) option enabled? [duplicate]
My first disk has windows and second disk (not partition) has Ubuntu.
But the first disk was removed during ubuntu installation and plugged back after installation.
Now my system boots with only ...
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Triple-boot GRUB superblock problem
I had a dual-boot system with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04.1 and I wanted to try Kubuntu 18.04.1 as well.
So I've edited my partition table, created ~12GB for that cause, installed Kubuntu on it and my ...
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Black screen, no grub, dual boot
I have just installed the latest version of Ubuntu from a USB alongside Windows 10.
I am unable to boot into Ubuntu. I get a black screen. Neither Esc nor Shift will cause the grub menu to load.
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How can I recover from installation of Lubuntu 18.04?
I have (had) Lubuntu 16.04 installed on an SSD. I tried Lubuntu 18.04 from a pendrive, and then decided to install it alongside 16.04, on an internal HDD, to allow further testing.
I selected '...
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is ubuntu 18.04 Windows friendly and keeping it [duplicate]
This is a near duplicate of Ubuntu won't boot with windows 7 & Unable to boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu, how to fix? but the focus is slightly different. As commented, it is probably ...
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Read-only file system mkdir
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘ssss’: Read-only file system
I got that error after installing windows 10 next to Ubuntu 18.04.
Any help please to fix that ?
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Windows 7 won't boot from dual-boot menu [closed]
I have a dual-boot system which was working well with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. But, later, Ubuntu refused to shut down and I had no other option than using the reset button. Now, when choosing ...
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Can I run Ubuntu solely from an external drive?
I have an older laptop which has the GRUB menu setup and dual boots Ubtuntu 17.04/Windows 8.1. I need to replace the hard drive in it because it's only a 5400 RPM. The new drive will have Windows ...
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vmlinuz-4.18.12-041812-generic has invalid signature
I upgraded my kernel today with ukuu, and since then I cant boot because i'm getting this errors:
error: /boot/vmlinuz-4.18.12-041812-generic has invalid signature
error: you need to load the kernel ...
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Skipping First Password Prompt when Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows 10 with Encryption
I currently have both Ubuntu and Windows 10 installed on a system, successfully dual booting.
Windows uses bitlocker on the system drive and Ubuntu uses LVM on LUKS.
GRUB2 is used to boot the ...
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Grub2 Ubuntu dualboot/multiboot
I have three ssd's (ssd0, ssd1, ssd2). ssd0 and ssd1 have Ubuntu 18.04 installed on them via this procedure in the Ubuntu installer:
Erase disk and install Ubuntu
(checked) Encrypt the new Ubuntu ...
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After motherboard replacement on Dell XPS 13, hard drive is not accessible
I have (well, had) a dual boot setup on a Dell XPS 13, with windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. The motherboard died and was replaced by Dell. As always, this hosed my grub setup. I proceeded in ...
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Grub disappeared after Python 3 removal
Grub has disappeared.
A few days ago, I removed Python 3 and that screwed up the whole Ubuntu graphical interface. I fixed this by reinstalling Ubuntu-desktop.
However, the Grub menu does not ...
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Install Ubuntu 18.04.1 on external Thunderbolt 3 SSD connected to Dell XPS 15 9570
I have a Dell XPS 15 9570 running Windows 10.
I purchased an external Dell Thunderbolt 3 drive to enable me to boot Ubuntu without touching the Windows 10 install on the internal SSD.
I have ...
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Windows 10 October 2018 Update Wiped GRUB + GRUB Can't Be Repaired or Installed on fresh Ubuntu Installation
I have a laptop using Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18 LTS.
Yesterday I updated my Windows 10 via Windows10Upgrade Assistant.
After this process, my dual boot is gone.
I tried to re-install grub to ...
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Problems in partitoning the hard disk using Gparted
I was trying to increase the size of my Ubuntu(ext4) using Gparted, and while I managed to increase the size to 270GB I noticed that I have too much unallocated space. I am attaching the image below(...
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I can't install Ubuntu 18.4 in my laptop
I want to install Ubuntu 18.4 on a separate hard drive in a dual boot but when I used this link How to Install Ubuntu on separate hard drive in a dual boot? but after I start, installing my installing ...
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How do I return back to my home screen
So one day I had opened my Iview Maximus 2 laptop and I saw it said, UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1
It also said below it,
EDK I I
UEFI v2.40 (INSYDE Corp. , 0x54420052]
ERROR. No mapping found
Press ESC ...
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How to restore booting on second Ubuntu-SSD after removing Win10-SSD from dual-boot system?
Most questions and answers I’ve seen so far (like this one) are addressing solely booting problems after removing one OS from systems with a single SSD/HDD, but multiple partitions.
In my case, each ...
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Dual boot system (Windows10-Ubuntu 18.04) on Uefi pc? [duplicate]
I own a Aspire E 15 laptotp where I installed Ubuntu 18.04 because I fell in love with this OS.
I later discovered that games doesn't run very well on this system because they are simply not designed ...
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Is it possible to overwrite ubuntu from windows? [duplicate]
I had Win10 on my SSD and installed Ubuntu afterwards. All I did was insert an Ubuntu USB and partitioned the disk and installed.
In the meantime, I've read some articles about this and and a few ...
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