For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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Cannot get windows 8 to boot after ubuntu 12.10 install (different hdds)
I just took the plunge into Linux, with Ubuntu 12.10. Not knowing if I would like Ubuntu enough for it to become my main OS, I installed it alongside of my existing OS, windows 8. When installing ...
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How can I avoid having to pair my bluetooth mouse all the time?
I am dual booting Ubuntu and Windows 8. I have a Microsoft bluetooth mouse. It is working properly in both OSes but I have to pair every time when I switch OS.
Is there any way to use the bluetooth ...
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Kernel Panic While installing Ubuntu 12.04 from burnt CD
I'm having problems installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on my laptop.
I once had it installed on my laptop with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, but LightDM got weird so I was forced to erase the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Wired Connection Not Working
I am a beginner to Linux and Ubuntu, and my laptop currently dual-boots Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. Neither of my wired and wireless connections are working. My wired network was working, but when I ...
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is it possible to install ubuntu 12.04 on usb drive while retaining windows 8 on HDD?
Let me explain what I am trying to do in detail...
I want to install ubuntu 12.04 (or 12.10) on a 320gb usb drive, and set the boot order to boot usb first. That way, if I want 12.04 to boot, I just ...
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How to fix GRUB on dualboot with Windows7 and Ubuntu?
I am a relatively recent user of Linux. I had several releases of Ubuntu installed on my laptop working in dual-boot and never had any issues.
Recently, I installed openSUSE because I thought it ...
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Dual Boot installation error “no root file system is defined” for 12.04 LTS
I am trying to install ubuntu 12.04 using WUBI.exe from within windows 7. All goes well but when it restarts and installation proceeds it gives and error "No root file system defined".
I have tried ...
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Dual boot 12.04 and XP
I installed 12.04 alongside XP and when I restart it says ubuntu is not there and ONLY choice I have is XP without booting from CD for demo, I reinstalled thinking I missed somthing but no luck. What ...
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Installation Problems Acer 4750G Ubuntu 12.04 Dual Boot
I've been playing with Ubuntu the past few weeks via WUBI and finally decided to give it its own space in my HDD through dual booting via separate partitions.
After installation, the system could ...
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ASUS laptop won't reboot on Windows 7/Ubuntu dual boot after running Windows
I shrunk my HDD and installed Ubuntu 12.04. Everything worked great, but if I reboot and run Windows and reboot, all I get is the "ASUS" screen and a cursor int the top left corner for a few seconds ...
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Early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" Ubuntu Does Not Boot
Just a little info on my computer: I have the early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" with Intel HD 3000 graphics. On my internal HDD, I have OSX and a small partition of Windows 7 that I dual boot with. I have an ...
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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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GRUB2: When I choose Windows 8, error invalid EFI file path
I had a problem with install Ubuntu 13.04 next to Windows 8. I have a Dell inspiron 15 notebook with UEFI.
In Boot-setup I changed to Legacy Boot on and switched UEFI boot off. Then I installed ...
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grub2 C/H/S value error on Laptop Second hard drive (ODD)
I was living happily with my one hard drive in laptop then I installed a SSD as my first (hd0) then installed the old drive in laptop's second hard drive caddy in CD/DVD drive bay.
now I can't boot ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu 12.04 After Windows Install - grub related, boot-repair unsuccesful
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 alongside Windows 7 on a new Samsung 840 SSD.
I have tried the installation twice from scratch, but the same thing happened twice: windows works fine, then I ...
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No sign of a dual boot after installation
I tried to install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 7..everything went well, and it said that I had to restart the system. I restarted & took out the USB, but it booted directly to Windows 7. I ...
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Boot issues after attempting dual-boot setup with Windows 8
(I did quite a bit of messing around before asking for help, which in retrospect was a mistake, so the BootInfo might be more useful than my retelling of the events: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5659500/)
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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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Ubuntu can only hibernate once?
System:
Lenovo Y500 running Dual Boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04
For some reason, I can only hibernate 1 time after (re)booting up the system. If I hibernate after the first time, the system goes ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 sees NTFS partition but not Windows 7
Trying to install Ubuntu on a Windows machine running Windows 7. I started by using the WUBI, but when I restarted the computer it just went straight to Windows. Then I went into the disk management ...
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How do I dual boot OS X and Ubuntu using an external DVD or USB?
I've installed rEFInd and it works. I've allocated free space on my internal harddrive. I've burned an Ubuntu 13.04 DVD and I'm using an external DVD drive. rEFInd recognizes the DVD but when I ...
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How do I get the touchpad working on a Toshiba P850?
The synaptics touchpad is not working after a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04.2 on a Toshiba P850. It works fine under windows 8 (it's a dual boot machine).
It appears to be recognised OK in ...
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Problems with GRUB install
A few days ago I did install Ubuntu with 3 partitions, swap / and /home, then I disconnect the hard drive and I installed Windows 7 on another hard drive. The problem is: does not show the GRUB to ...
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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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Dual booting UEFI Acer Aspier S7 Win8/Ubuntu 12.10
I have an Acer Aspire S7 which came with Windows 8 (UEFI) installed. I went ahead and installed Ubuntu 12.10 via a LiveUSB and everything seemed okay. After I rebooted, however, I couldn't boot 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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Can't boot Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit yesterday and now I can't boot my Windows 7. What can I do now ?
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How to get windows 7 and ubuntu 12.10 to boot on my macbook pro
I have a macbook pro retina and I have apple, refit, windows 7 and ubuntu 12.10 installed.
When I first installed Ubuntu I got the error missing operating system. But windows 7 and mac was ...
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initramfs prompt after boot
I used 'Windows installer" for ubuntu 12.04 TLS. All went well and it asked me to reboot. Once rebooted, I received some NTFS error in flash and it goes to 'initramfs' boot prompt with a lot of help ...
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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 use Integrated GPU for Hybrid Laptop Intel/ATI?
So here's the problem, I have Lenovo Laptop Y460 equipped with Hybrid GPU that is an Intel Integrated GPU and an ATI Radeon HD 5650 as Discrete GPU. Basically I can switch the GPU either by switching ...
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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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How can I repair the GRUB using Windows 8?
I am running on a HP Envy DV6 laptop with an AMD A8. It has windows 8. I installed Ubuntu from a LiveUSB that I created, but it wont give me the option to boot into it.
I disabled secureboot and ...
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error “Could not load application or operating system” when installing on windows 8
I partitioned my hard drive allocating enough space for ubuntu 12.10 and turned off the secure boot but still it gives that its unable to boot ubuntu because there are some files missing
The error is ...
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Dual booting Ubuntu with windows 8 on machine with SATA ssd cache controller ( DELL XPS )
System info: Dell XPS 8500 SE with 2TB HD and 32GB SSD SATA RAID cache
Hello,
I have been at this project for a couple days now and have hit a brick wall on researching the issue. I can't find an ...
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Dual-booting Lubuntu with Windows 8
I've got an older laptop (HP G62) that has Windows 8 as it's primary OS and I want to dual-boot it with Lubuntu. It does NOT come with Secure boot nor does it come with UEFI.
I've been looking at ...
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Ubuntu running extemely slow
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my Toshiba Satellite P20 and it runs extremely slow and jerky with freezing at times. It is running along side windows 7 ultimate and it may have something to do with ...
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Boot issues with Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 - BIOS Setup lost!
I got a new laptop (a Vaio S series) which came with Windows 8. I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows, so I used a Ubuntu CD, booted from it and installed Ubuntu. Installation finished ...
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Issues with installing Ubuntu next to Windows 8
I've tried installing Ubuntu 12.10 via Wubi on my Windows 8 computer. The computer used to have Windows 7, but I upgraded it and made a clean install.
Now when I choose Ubuntu in the Windows boot ...
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windows 8 wont boot after ubuntu 12.10 installation even after boot repair
I've bought a dell inspiron 660 preinstalled with windows 8. When I install Ubuntu 12.10 and use boot repair I am able to boot into ubuntu but not windows (invalid efi file path)
I have tried ...
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Trying to install ubuntu on mac. Black SCreen of DEATH
There is no purple screen. Straight to black screen with endless blinking cursor. All of the solutions to this black screen suggest that I see a purple screen before this black one. Is there a way ...
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Ubuntu won't boot after installed
I installed Ubuntu on my Compaq CQ58 (pre-installed Windows 8) with the UEFI Diabled and with a LiveUSB. I did the partitions on my pc and used 100GB for Ubuntu. Ubuntu installed and said that i had ...
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“Different filesystems on the same disk” issue on Community Ubuntu Documentation guide
Reading the Partitioning/Home/Moving guide (about to move my /home to a different partition), I came across this notice:
If you're moving from Windows and your new home partition is going to be an ...
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I broke hibernate when I set two distros to use the same swap space
I use Ubuntu as my primary OS, but I have also installed Fedora to see what all the hype is about. I made the stupid decision of making them share swap space, not thinking of the consequences on ...
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How do I find out on which partition is my Windows?
I have fully functional Windows and Ubuntu that is broken (I accidentaly broke it) and want to do reinstall. With Live-CD, I can see:
3 NTFS partitions,
one ext4 and
one unknown.
How do I find out ...
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Cannot find installation.iso?
I've been attempting to install Ubuntu for a few hours now, and I keep getting an error after the reboot telling me the installation.iso wasn't found.
I've tried using the Wubi installer, and tried ...
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12.04.02 USB Installer, x86 works, x64 doesn't
so I downloaded both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of 12.04.2 (MD5 checks out); don't want 12.10 since I prefer LTS. I used Universal USB Installer ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 install doesn't detect Windows 7 for dual boot “no operating system found” on primary partition
Installed Windows 7 on a newly assembled PC (yesterday). Runs fine.
trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64bit from DVD but installer does not give me an option to install "alongside" Windows 7. I only get ...
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How to partition my hard drive to have a Ubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 dual boot with UEFI?
In the "Allocate drive space" step, how should I partition my HDD? I want to keep my current Windows 8 installation.
link to the image
Do I need to create another EFI partition?
I'm thinking in ...
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No windows boot launcher when startup
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/install-ubuntu-with-windows
The last step says I have the option to pick Ubuntu or Windows as my OS
When I start my computer up, I goes straight to Ubuntu. I think ...
