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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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Trouble with GRUB in dual boot
so I'm fairly new to linux and I have a problem after installing Ubuntu on my PC. I've dual booted ubuntu and osx before on my mac without trouble. I would be given the option of which OS to use. Now, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 don't boot with Windows 7
So I just installed the Gnome, I used the Gparted to make the partitions because the basic mode to install side by side with windows was not working. Ok, I made the partitions and installed, no ...
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How to install Windows 8 on top of two Ubuntu OS
I am currently having both 13.04 64-bit and 12.04 64-bit installed using GRUB2. 13.04 is the main one and I allocated 100GB volume for 12.04.
I am trying to add a Windows 8 64-bit OS on top of the ...
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grub rescue…delete ubuntu…windows 8…purple screen
Okay so I noticed I am basically screwed and have been working on this for hours. I tried to dual boot my windows 8, but I am still a beginner and failed. I am at the point where I delete ubuntu, get ...
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Installing Ubuntu help
I have a PC with 2 HDDs, and want to install Ubuntu 13.04 . Unfortunately, my active partition is not on my Windows XP partition. I assume my drive list when boot from LiveUSB similar like this:
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Easiest way to stop using a separate partition for /boot?
I have an older machine that I originally set up as a dual boot with Windows 7 and Lubuntu. Part of that setup was establishing a small partition for /boot. The partition is 89 MB, and with recent ...
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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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Can't boot Chromium OS from USB! [closed]
I've recently downloaded the vanilla chromium os from hexxah and have written it on my usb stick. I followed every step and plugged it into my laptop. After I changed the boot order I managed to boot ...
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How to boot into Linux on a regular basis with a grub that has Windows as the default?
In a PC using Windows, I'd like to schedule a boot into Linux every x days (alternatively every x bootstraps).
Is there a way to have Grub2 make this timed, cron-like, boot?
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(U)EFI > Ubuntu vs Windows 8 - problems with booting Windows
I have a problem with a screwed dual-boot of ubuntu 13.04 and windows 8 on a new DELL XPS 12 (EFI/grub2) System not loading windows8 at all,... here is a story:
I've got a new DELL XPS 12 System with ...
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Windows 7 is not shown in GRUB menu after 13.04 install
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on a secondary hard drive, which has succeeded. But there is no GRUB entry for Windows 7 as an option. Boot-Repair and update-grub did not appear to help.
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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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Fixing Windows 8 after removing ubuntu
I tried installing Ubuntu (successfully) on my Windows 8 machine so i could develop in c and it worked decently for a while. I did this without wubi. However, I later got a virtual machine to run ...
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Issue while installing ubuntu as dual boot [duplicate]
I have Windows 8 professional presintalled on my hp pavilion m6. I need to install ubuntu 13.04 as dual boot. The windows partition i created is not detected on ubuntu installation. How do I install ...
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Change GRUB2 boot device
I have a MacBook Pro, and I use rEFIned to dual-boot Ubuntu and Mac OS X. In case I ever messed anything up, I installed Ubuntu on an external hard drive. However, I messed up the setup so I installed ...
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Reinstall ubuntu dual boot windows xp [duplicate]
I got a ubuntu 10.10 dual booting with windows XP. Everything was working fine, but since 10.10 is no longer supported, i want to upgrade it to 12.10 or 12.04.
In the past i have had loads of problem ...
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Grub wont load. cant boot either OS
I'll start by saying I'm not the very tech savvy, so I'll really need help with this!
Problem: I cannot load either my Ubuntu OS OR my Windows 8. when i start my computer, a few lines run saying ...
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UEFI mode problem with windows 8 on sony vaio
This is Manorath. I tried all the options explained in the help page regarding uefi mode when I boot my sony vaio which already contain windows 8 in uefi mode when I am using the ubuntu cd as my first ...
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Bootloader help [duplicate]
I am new to Linux. I am sure if I searched enough I could figure this out but, I keep running into the same issue. I have just recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I unfortunately have only one ...
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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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QUESTiON: Dual Boot Launch Windows Noramlly Ok? [closed]
Ok I am new to Ubuntu and have a question. I have a Ubuntu live CD and copied all the files from it except for Wubi on to my 500 GB external har dive. I changed my boot option for #1 as being ...
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Customizing Boot Menu
I have a dual boot system: Windows 8/ Ubuntu 13.04.
I have multiple questions to ask regarding the boot menu:
There are two instances of Windows 8, how do I make it to 1?
The default OS is Ubuntu, ...
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Unable to boot into Ubuntu
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 and then dual booted it with Windows. Now, when I boot into my system, the selection menu does not come up. Instead, it directly boots into Windows. Is there any way to have ...
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burg error after removing entries
Hi I installed burg lately using commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/burg sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install burg burg-themes
sudo burg-install /dev/hda
sudo update-burg
and later ...
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Dual-boot Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8: Windows doesn't boot
I have installed Ubuntu with dual boot to a preinstalled windows 8 on a Lenovo E-135. I disabled fast start in windows 8 before installation and shrank the partition to give place for Ubuntu. All went ...
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GRUB2 unable to change/find my grub [closed]
I have MINT 14(ubuntu based) Linux installed, dual boot with windows 8. After Mint install, I've been able to change my grub with grub-customizer, worked...Then I, for some tutorial of battery saving, ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Boot problem! [duplicate]
Im using Ubuntu 12.04! parallel to Windows7! My default loader is windows loader! When i select ubuntu grub loader comes up! when i select the normal ubuntu boot! the usual purple'ish screen comes up! ...
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Installed Ubuntu 13.04 on Windows 7 but it loads straight into Ubuntu
As you can already tell, I am a Ubuntu newbie...trying to make the big switch from Windows to Linux. I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on a partition aside from Windows. I was waiting for a prompt to ask me ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 crashes at boot and can't access windows 7 boot
Yesterday I installed ubuntu 13.04 on my pc. Previously there was two windows 7 installations. One on a HDD and another an SSD. I brought the pc from a friend and it came with one 2TB HDD. I removed ...
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No operating system will boot after attempting to install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 8 on a Lenovo T530
I've had to retry this a million times, and it's doing my head in. Please help me.
I resized my partitions from within Windows 8, and disabled everything I was supposed to, I installed 13.04 from a ...
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updating ubuntu while dual booting win8
ive had great help from u guys and you guys are doing a gr8 job ..thanks for that
i had a small doubt ,
i have a laptop that comes with win8 pre installed ,so the UEFI crap is there ... :(
i have ...
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No such parition, grub rescue
I have a sony viao laptop with windows 7. I have no access to Windows CD/DVD now. I dual booted with Ubuntu 13.04 and everything was working fine. I then copied all my data from windows C drive to ...
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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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Install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 8 [duplicate]
I want Windows 8 64bit (system-builders) and Ubuntu Linux 13.04 on different partitions on the same drive in my new self-built machine. I've previously been using only Ubuntu 12.04LTS and no once my ...
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How do I install Ubuntu 13 without risking damage to windows 8? [duplicate]
I am trying to install Ubuntu 13 on my laptop, which came with Windows 8. It also came with an empty partition, along with the three that windows 8 uses. I want to install Ubuntu on that partition. ...
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Updating Ubuntu to the latest
I've been using Ubuntu for quite some time now and I absolutely love it.
I recently purchased a laptop (Dell Inspiron 15r 5521) which is supported by Ubuntu (I checked in the certified hardware list). ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu after hard reset. (GRUB issues) [duplicate]
I have a laptop with both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 installed. Windows crashed, and I have to get a repair disk for it, so in the meantime, I'm using Ubuntu, however when I went to boot Ubuntu I got ...
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Won't load Windows 8 from Grub 2.0(Ubuntu 13.04)
Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few ...
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Ubuntu installation and startup problem [duplicate]
I am a newbie to Ubuntu. I just installed Ubuntu in my friend's computer and it completed successfully. But when I tried doing the same in my computer, it didn't turn out to be successful. I installed ...
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Wont load Windows 8 Pro from Grub 2.0(Ubuntu 13.04)
Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few ...
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Lenovo Y500 Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows 8: Stuck on Purple Screen
I'm installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Lenovo y500 with nvidia geforce 750M using uefi. What I've done so far
Regular install with Ubuntu disc. (through legacy)
Boot repair (recommended) (through ...
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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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Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu UEFI! Can't load windows 8 anymore
I have a samsung laptop with windows 8 single language pre installed and since it was bugging so much I decided to dual boot with ubuntu following this guide : ...
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Loading Grub2 from a different location?
Before I explain my issue, let me start by saying that I am relatively new with Ubuntu so please be patient with me !
I had a Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 dual boot system, and everything was running ...
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Install Ubuntu on a second harddrive without messing with other drives or main Windows 7 bootloader?
Lets just say I have 3 hard drives:
c: 500 gig windows 7 with win7 boot loader
d: 1tb nothing on it (but I want a Linux os on it... Ubuntu, debian, fedora ect)
g: 3tb random stuff
I want Ubuntu and ...
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Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04 dual boot, GRUB menu not showing
I have Windows 7 Home premium 64bit installed on my laptop, Now I have installed Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 from bootable flash but Ubuntu GRUB menu not showing.
When I start my PC, after normal boot, ...
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Dual Boot - Grub2 not detecting Ubuntu Server (10.4, 64 bit) after installing Ubuntu Desktop (12.04)
Requirement
I have a computer which runs Ubuntu 10.4.3 (64 bit server) installed over LVM and /boot filesystem and I wanted it to dual boot to Ubuntu 12.04 (desktop, 32 bit).
Completed Successfully: ...
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“error: no such partition, grub rescue>” How do I fix this? [duplicate]
I had a dual boot with windows 7 and ubuntu 12, and I deleted the ubuntu partitions, along with GRUB 2. Now i get this error and can't boot to windows.
I have a bootable usb with ubuntu.
Will simply ...
