Questions tagged [dual-boot]
For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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22.04.4 Server - No Choice to Keep Existing Installs?
I have other partitions (data and OS) that must be kept intact on the only drive I can use on this PC. (Why I can't change things: This is for a 'home server'; not a company machine with lots of ...
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Windows files available in ubuntu, booting and bios problem
I wanted to have two systems installed on ososbian SSD drives. I installed Ubuntu twice. The first time, I divided the second SSD into partitions and unnecessarily initialized them in Windows. Because ...
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Unable to load into ubuntu in dual boot
I have recently got a dell XPS 8960 desktop, I have partitioned off the SSD in this and set up dual boot alongside windows boot manager as i have successfully done in the past on different machines.
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USB Drive Not Showing Up In File Dialog
I recently purchased a USB drive to load Windows 11 onto. It's showing up in Disks and lsblk (57.7G 0 disk). However, it doesn't show up in the Files GUI alongside my other drives so I can't drag ...
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Ubuntu server not showing free space tab
I tried to install Ubuntu Server on my laptop to dual boot with Windows 11. Everything went great until the part of storage configuration. I can see the local drive with the Windows partitions, but I ...
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Wifi connects but no internet access on Ubuntu, works fine with Windows dual boot
I have my desktop dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu 22.04. I have faced this issue before, but earlier it just went away. The issue is, my spectrum wifi connects to all devices including Windows on ...
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How to fix my kali linux machine that won't show the Windows dual boot [closed]
When I installed kali linux and created dual boot for windows and linux, my windows partition isn't showing on the grub bootloader. The options are just Run kali linux and Advanced options. I've tried ...
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Boot error Failed to Start Metwork Name Resolution
I have a dual boot of windows and ubuntu with linux 6.5.0-14- generic. The windows boots fine but when I try to start ubuntu it shows th ubuntu logo with a loading screen and then the error message ...
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Dual booting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Windows 11 without any bootloader
Is it a good idea to dual boot Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and windows 11 without any bootloader like grub ? .
I asked this question because each of the time during an update (especially firmware update , bios ...
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Dual Boot Linux/OSX with Shared Partition
How do I create a shared partition on a dual-boot OSX/Linux such that both have read/write access to that partition?
It's a MacBook 2015 running OSX 12.7.3. [edit] I would use the most recent version ...
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Why windows is asking to format my disk after i installed pop os on that disk? It is showing its file type as RAW [closed]
I checked the file type and it is showing this disk type.
help me fix this issue
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Dummy Output and No Input devices on 2017 iMac Pro
I am new to Linux and am trying to start using Linux on my 2017 iMac Pro that has an Intel Xeon W chip. I was able to successfully install Ubuntu 22.04.4 and dual-boot, however, it does not look like ...
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Cannot boot into any OS after upgrade - GRUB Rescue (10GBP reward for help) [closed]
I upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04 via USB. This seemed to work fine. I booted, made some changes. Switched my PC off. Now I cannot boot at all, and it goes to GRUB Rescue.
I have a Windows 11 separate HDD ...
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ntfs partition got stuck in hibernation (I believe) and I need to recover it or fix it somehow
TL;DR: The drive is hibernated? I cannot delete the hiberfil-file on the drive, as it is read only.
Ok, I'm not the most tech-savvy guy. So I'm trying my best to explain what I believe happened:
I had ...
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I'd like to know how to debug my Ubuntu boot sequence since some of my later GRUB boot options will not boot, they just hang, "for ever"
Some ubuntu linux kernels don't boot while others do. Would like to find out why and hence get information on how to debug, if possible.
When I boot my Ubuntu some GRUB entries will not boot, e.g.:
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Install Ubuntu onto Surface Pro 3 microsd without dual boot
I have a surface pro 3 and I would like to install ubuntu (22.04) onto a microsd card in the easiest most risk free way possible. I don't need dual booting. I would prefer to manually select the boot ...
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Virtualbox won't boot a Windows partition in a dual boot system: "failed to load Boot0001 UEFI VBOX HARDDISK: Not found"
So I have a system with one hard drive with three partitions: Ubuntu 23.10, Windows 11 and a shared exFat partition for data.
The dual boot via grub works fine, but I want to be able to boot into the ...
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Problem with ssd name in boot order
I decided to install Ubuntu next to Windows, but on separate ssd drives. Windows is installed by default on the SX8200PNP-512GT-S drive, and I installed Ubuntu on the second Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus ...
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Prevent UEFI boot order from being changed
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Dell XPS 15 9530 laptop. The machine is equipped with two SSDs, one with Windows (Bitlocker active, if that matters) and one with Ubuntu. Either OS installation was ...
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Can't Install Ubuntu 22.04 (Dual Boot)
I can't install Ubuntu on my Windows 11 machine for dual booting. Every time I get the error:
executing grub-install dev/nvme0n1p2 failed.
So far I've tried:
Unallocating the disk before the ...
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Screen blinking after boot and before login
Unlike the screen flicker that suggested to be solved with
sudo kernelstub -a "i915.enable_psr=0"
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sudo nano /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i915.enable_psr=1"
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Ubuntu is not booting in the HP laptop with i5 6th gen
I am getting the below error while booting.
Sometimes system is logging in, but sometimes it is stuck in the same error and not booting. Installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS.
Please help. dual booted with ...
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Ubuntu grub os-prober not finding Bazzite install
I've been dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows for quite awhile now and everything has worked perfectly fine. I have Ubuntu and Windows installed on two separate drives.
Recently, I added in another drive ...
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How can I clone a complex, dual boot disk? 22.04
My new SSD is defective. Surprising, but I've been all over it and that's my conclusion. Sometimes dd'ing to /dev/null errs out, sometimes it passes. I've arranged for a factory replacement.
Meanwhile ...
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Boot manager can’t select OS
I tried installing Ubuntu yesterday with the latest version on the same HDD with Windows 10 using UNetbootin and made it the default bootloader, but whenever I boot the computer I get to the boot ...
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Ubuntu is unable to boot due to ACPI BIOS Error
I get these errors every time I try to boot into Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. It stops booting and gets stuck at this screen.
I also ran Boot-Repair using a live USB and this was the output:
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Can’t installed Ubuntu
I have downloaded ISO on USB and installed with then Ubuntu on my laptop. It used 500GB but after I have lost 500GB and can’t find Ubuntu. Now I have only win10 on my Laptop. The ich test Boot ...
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Unresponsive GUI - dual Nvidia GPU
I recently installed a second RTX 3090 Ti GPU into my system and Ubuntu 23.10 cannot handle that change.
Whenever I start the system the GUI is unresponsive and every 5-10 seconds or so one of the ...
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GRUB removed after windows update
I have a dual boot dell XPS laptop with windows and Ubuntu 22. After the latest windows update GRUB is no longer in the boot options of the BIOS. I have also tried inserting a live USB of Ubuntu 22 ...
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Error during dual boot installation
I am trying to dual boot windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04LTS on my ASU’s tuf f15 laptop. I want windows on my internal hardrive and Ubuntu on my external Toshiba hardrive.
I am faced with this error ...
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Install windows after linux from hard drive
I have an Ubuntu on my desktop, and I'd like to install win11 onto it.
Sadly, I have no media to boot, so my idea is to install it from disk, if it is possible.
So, the plan is to extract the ISO, ...
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Moving an ubuntu installation to another partition
Mostly out of curiosity:
Say that I have a secondary partition, and I copy the current instalation to it with
rsync -av --exclude={/media,/home,/proc,/dev,/sys,/tmp,/run,/mnt} / /media/new
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Dual boot Ubuntu - Lost data when I booted from windows
I have a HP Probook 450 G5 laptop, and I have a dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10
The problem is after a while time of using Ubuntu and read/write from Partitions on windows (D: and E:)
I have decided ...
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Prevent GRUB from adding EFI entries to other disks [duplicate]
Some context to understand my situation:
I had this idea of a portable drive (in my case a SSD) containing a couple of operating systems that I could carry around and simply plug into any computer and ...
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How can I verify why I am getting a grub error (couldnt load kernel), if I have already verified the correct UUID?
I am getting the following GRUB (2.06) error when trying to boot:
"Error: File "/vmlinuz" not found, Error: You need to load the kernel first"
error message written from memory so ...
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Can't login to computer
My computer dual boots Linux alongside Windows. I'm stuck at the login screen on Linux, where my cursor has turned into a white box, I can't input my password, and the words "Authorization failed&...
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Installing Ubuntu 23.10 on a separate NVME SSD than Windows 11 with Bitlocker
Yesterday I tried to get some help on fixing my grub2 after removing grub customizer and was unable to do so with any of the responses and my question was closed as resolved. I have decided it may be ...
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Lubuntu/Windows 10 dual-boot always loads into grub rescue?
I have an HP Stream that is virtually worthless as a laptop because it only has a 20 GB hard drive, so I installed Lubuntu on it so that I could at least use it for watching videos or writing a quick ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 can't boot normally anymore
I have been using Ubuntu for several years, however since yesterday I have been unable to boot normally anymore, instead this message shows up.
The message says something about VirtualBox which I ...
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Trying to use a downloaded folder of Windows in Ubuntu on the same system
Trying to use a downloaded folder of Windows in Ubuntu on the same system.
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Grub error when updating after removal of Grub Customizer
After updating to Ubuntu 23.10 the Grub Customizer stopped working and since I have heard bad things about it I decided to just remove it. I tried removing it and cleaning up duplicated menu items on ...
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GPU died and when a different GPU was put in to test it booted to windows instead of grub
Recently I had a the GPU on my current rig have a bearing fail and I ended up killing the GPU attempting to replace the fan. I had to take it to a shop to confirm that it was the GPU and no other ...
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Windows/Ubuntu Dual-Boot - Adding Windows UEFI After Install
A few months ago, I had Pop!_OS installed on my third SSD (I have 3 SSDs: 250GB-Windows 2TB-Storage 480GB-Linux). I decided to give Ubuntu another go, but I've had some problems with this before, so I ...
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<< exFAT-fs: invalid fs_name >>
I recently bought a Dell computer (G15 5530) that came with one 1TB SSD. I upgrade it, and added a second SSD with 2T.
The 2T SSD was partitioned using ext4 and ntfs. In the ext4 partition, I ...
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Unable to install GRUB in /dev/nvme0n1
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 22.04 as dual boot in my laptop and I've been having some trouble.
I have a hp pavillion, with windows 11. I've just formatted my laptop, installed everything again. I've ...
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Dual boot with Ubuntu 22.04 takes too long to start
Recently I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a 500GB SSD in my laptop (running in legacy mode) so that I could dual boot my laptop and switch between both OSs and do work quickly. Now I have a dual boot setup ...
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I want to expand my root (/) partition on Ubuntu 20.04
The directory is 100% full. Is there any way to do this without using a bootable USB drive?
As you can see from the above image of GParted the drive does have some free unallocated space.
or ...
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Restart loop after Ubuntu install on USB
My laptop has become unusable, please help.
I tried installing Ubuntu for the first time on a USB stick to run from any computer.
Here are the steps I took:
downloaded Ubuntu from web on Windows and ...
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SOLVED - Completely frozen on bootscreen (unresponsive)
I think I have a code red with this one - it's frozen at the worst possible point where the boot options menu has been disabled, and before it has registered the power button.
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Dual boot Ubuntu and Batorcera
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a 9500hx SBC, everything is up to date and upgraded so let's get right into the issue.
I am adding a menu entry for Batocera through Ubuntu Grub (NOT using Grub-...
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