Questions tagged [dual-boot]
For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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Dual boot with Windows 10 - how can I stop Windows from erasing GRUB?
I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows several times, but Windows boot manager (WBM) repeatedly kept erasing GRUB. My solution was to immediately move WBM to a lower booting priority after installing ...
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Ubuntu not loading from boot menu
My HP g6 laptop has dual boot installed. Windows in SSD, and Ubuntu in external SD card. I wanted Windows load by default. So, I changed grub timeout to 0, and grub default to 2 (windows). And also ...
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grub rescue, blind mode
i updated osx last night and when i try to boot to linux, i get sent to the grub rescue prompt.
i have performed the following steps:
set prefix=(hd1,gpt5)/boot/grub (contains grub.cfg but mod
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No dual display obtion on my Ubuntu 22.04.4
I am using a Lenovo Thinkbook 16 G6 (2024 version) laptop. I tried to install Ubuntu 22.04.4 (dual boot with Win11), but when I needed to use dual display, I found out that my Ubuntu has no dual ...
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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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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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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
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Dual-boot windows and Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu on SSD, use it as my main OS, but want to install win10 on separate SSD for gaming and to learn how to do it:) Need some help (good videos/articles/guides/solved question) to do it ...
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Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows on Separate Hard Drives
I have an SSD in which I already have Ubuntu 19.10 and I also have a HDD in which I want to install Windows 10.
I read all the available relevant questions about this in here, most of which where ...
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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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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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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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Getting GPT detected. Please create a BIOS-Boot partition” while using Boot Repair
I'm trying to get my system setup for dual boot on 2 different SSDs on my system. One of the SSDs is an NVMe SSD. I can select and boot each one using the boot menu inside my BIOS, so the ...
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Bootable hard disk image locked my hard drive
I recently followed this guide
in an attempt to create a Windows bootable hard disk.
Without any warning or confirmation, the console command chose and locked up my middle/largest hard drive with 7 ...
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Keyboard working everywhere except Ubuntu
I use a Windows 11/Ubuntu dual-boot computer, and last night before I got off I started a Windows update and went to bed. I came back this morning to see my computer had been suspended all night and ...
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Input and Output Audio not Working. Speakers do not work and neither does microphone. Wanting to switch to Ubuntu, everything works with Windows 11
I recently switched to Ubuntu (Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Release: 22.04), but my input and output sound do not work. Nothing is muted and I have checked everything in ...
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(Legion-7-16IAX7) No Sound Dual boot Win 11 pro & Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (TAS2781 and Realtek )
There is no output on the speakers even after upgrading to kernel 6.5.0 on ubuntu lts 22.04.
I searched the internet and found some links regarding the issue.
But I can't seem to figure out what to ...
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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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Reset System Loop on my Hp elitebook while setting up dual boot
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I have set dual-boot system of windows 10 and ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop. After installation it said that it succeeded. But while rebooting it says "reset system" and keeps repeating that ...
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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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Unable to change UEFI boot order on Windows dual boot computer
I’ve just installed Ubuntu on an old Windows laptop. On boot it always boots into Windows. If I go into the UEFI boot configuration then the options are Windows, Ubuntu, and EFI.But there doesn’t seem ...
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I tried to install Ubuntu and it broke
I tried installing Ubuntu with Windows for a dual boot. I installed Ubuntu on a seperate hard drive but it somehow replaced the windows boot loader and grub corrupted after it did.
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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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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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why am I unable to dual boot windows 11 with ubuntu 20.04?
I was unable to install ubuntu 20.04 while dual booting and unable to detect the disks. can anyone please help.
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I Lost my ubuntu password with Dual boot mac os
I lost my ubuntu password. And I tried to recover it. Unfortunatelly, I wasn’t able to access the grub. It seems it is working differently With mac os dual boot. I would be very grateful if anyone ...
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Boot related issue on Ubuntu 22.04 when NVIDIA driver is installed
I have booting related issue everytime I install NVIDIA-driver on Ubuntu 22.04
So the main problem is everytime I boot, Ubuntu would either
(1) boot fine (25% of the time)
(2) boot takes long time(...
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Ubuntu Dual Boot - Graphics Device Startup issue
I am completely new to dual booting Ubuntu with Windows and Linux in general. Now I just downloaded Ubuntu 22.04 with Rufus and did the disk partitioning of 30 GB (went safe) and everything that all ...
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Im having trouble booting Ubuntu on dual boot
i keeps having the following issues:
iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WRT: invalid buffer destination
My GPU is: intel(R) xe graphics
I have already tried this from ask Ubuntu: Ubuntu not booting due to iwlwifi ...
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GPU problem in Ubuntu
I installed ubuntu on my system. But I cannot boot. I can only enter "recovery mode". I used the Safe Graphics fsection while installing. And I think the problem is my GPU. Previously, my ...
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No disk space on Ubuntu 22.04
I am new to Linux(Ubuntu), so please excuse my naivete. While dual-booting my computer (primary Windows 11), I allocated 150 GB, made a new disk for Linux, and booted Ubuntu onto it. But now, while ...
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Nouveau: unknown chipset
I just installed Ubuntu dual booting with Windows 11 on my newly acquired PC, the installation went good, but after restarting the booting got stuck at this screen.
I have tried a multitude of things,...
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Grub Bootloader cause touchpad and trackpoint not working
I have dual boot Windows 10 64bit and Ubuntu Mate 16.04 LTS.
A couple weeks ago in January 2017, after I did system update both for Windows and maybe for Ubuntu too (not really remember) my ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu Grub menu item duplication
Ubuntu 22.04 (already updated/upgraded) enabled grub menu with customer entry, however when selecting the entry the grub menu blips for a moment and creates a duplicate of the said menu entry item. If ...
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Cannot mount GPT Windows partition
I had a Windows 7 machine with 167GB. I wanted to install Ubuntu on it, so I shrank the partition into 111GB and 56GB. Afterwards I installed Ubuntu 14.10 32-bit in the newly created 56GB partition.
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Correct Way to update BIOS in dual boot machine
i would like to update my current BIOS version because my laptop is running rather hot in idle.
I have a DELL Inspiron 5547, single HDD, with Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1 installed (dual boot).
I went ...
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Boot-Repair - No repair recommended
I see a lot of questions on this topic, perhaps if I was more experienced I would be able to see a solution to my problem. I am running a dual boot with Windows XP + Ubuntu 14.04 for about 6 months ...
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No sound Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / Windows 11 Dual boot
I have recently done my first dual boot with Ubuntu and Windows. However, now I don't have sound with my speakers. I have tried all the troubleshooting steps I could find online, however nothing seems ...
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Is it worth booting another OS via grub if they live on different drives?
Foreword
This is technically not a Ubuntu-specific question but I suspect it's a valid question for Ubuntu users.
Actual question
Is it really worth booting a non-Ubuntu OS via grub, if it lives on a ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 not booting on Dell XPS 13 9320 after fresh install (Dual boot Windows 11)
I recently bought a Dell XPS 13 9320 with Windows 11 pre-installed with the intention to install Ubuntu alongside on dual boot, with encryption.
I followed these instructions: https://www.mikekasberg....
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Removing Windows and redundant partitions and increasing Ubuntu partition size
I have a dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu system, however, I want to remove the Windows partition since I do not use it. I previously had dual boot and I unfortunately broke it and had to start again with ...
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Charger suddenly stop working - Ubuntu 22.04 with Dual boot
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and I also have Windows installed on my machine I don't know why, but my charger stops charging suddenly;
One interesting thing is that the charger stops being detected by the OS ...
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How to change boot order in Mac OS and Ubuntu-Mate 16.04 dual boot from Ubuntu first to OS X first?
I installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my late 2011 MBP. The systems were autobooting into one another in an order and when I hold the option key I was unable to see Ubuntu partition.
So I followed this link to ...
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External HDD not detected on HP Laptop 15s-eq1
I connected an external hard disk drive (HGST 500GB) to my ubuntu laptop yesterday, the hdd took some time but connected successfully and I transferred a few of my files to it. I had one more hard ...
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Dualboot Ubuntu/Windows: "Error: file '/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi' not found"
I have a dualboot system with Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10 on one harddrive. Everything worked well for the last 4 weeks until an hour ago:
All of the sudden I got this error when trying to start ...
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keyboard not working right after installation or after updates
so I have a dual boot with windows 11. When I first installed ubuntu, my keyboard wasnt working and the only thing that helped was resetting my BIOS (shorting 2 pins on my motherboard), after that I ...
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wifi network is too slow but good in windows
i have recentaly installed ubantu and via a dual boot method the problem is that my 5g hostspot connection from mobile network works good in window but in ubantu i can't even play youtube videos ...
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Dual-Boot with Windows 11 and BitLocker
I want to setup a dual-boot of Ubuntu with Windows 11.
Currently I am using Microsoft account and BitLocker is ON.
Do I have to do anything to be able to successfully setup the dual-boot?
Or it is ...
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How to add bootable Windows 11 to Grub?
I am using Ubuntu 20.04. Because of a particular reason, I need to use Windows. I have a SSD containing bootable Windows partition and added it as second drive. So, I added to /etc/default/grub:
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Laptop shuts down after a random amount of time when running on battery
I just downloaded ubuntu a few days ago and I am completely new. The system works perfectly fine when dual-booting from usb, however, there is a problem when the system runs on battery. Whenever I run ...