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aptitude ugrade does not change my kernel

Sorry if the title is not very clear. This is rather new to me. I have ran this 10.04.4 LTS server for over a year now. I have dutifully used aptitude update / aptitude upgrade on a regular basis ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 13.04 (two Xeons) w/out nolapic parameter

Whenever I attempt to boot, I get as far as the following messages and then it appears to freeze. BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found EDD information not available. Based on other ...
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One O/S, 2 Machines

quick question, Is it possible to share my Installation on my SSD between my main PC, and my laptop for when i go away, that way everything I need is still there, and dont have to worry about syncing ...
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How can we restore If all kernel has removed by mistaken it has RAID10

how we can restore the server if we removed the all kernels, and I have the RAID 10. in this case I try to recover with live-cd but I am not able to mounting partition because I have RAID10 ...
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How to boot from GRUB 2?

I was using Ubuntu yesterday fine, as Windows was not booting up, but now when I try and boot Ubuntu, in gives me the message: Minimal BASH-like editing is supported along with some information ...
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I broke linux kernel. Cant boot

I ran out of space last day and couldn't update so I decided to remove old kernels. I don't know why, it told me I had problems ??? I decided to reboot and I couldn't, it entered into a ram test loop. ...
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12.10 only booting when I select older kernel version

I recently installed 12.10 in a dual-boot with Windows 8 (no UEFI or anything) and all worked well until the first update. I've been having trouble with Nvidia drivers for the past couple of versions ...
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Deleted the kernel and unable to recover it [closed]

I have accidentally deleted the kernel that I was using (linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic) and after rebooting the system it didn't boot anymore. Fortunately I still have some of the old kernels ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 GUI does not start on boot, hangs on purple loading screen with Ubuntu logo and five dots

It started like this: I wanted to install Adobe Reader (.bin file) via Terminal. After I created a folder for installation files and started the whole process I suddenly realized that I don't even ...
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Kernel Panic error: Attempted to kill 'init'

After making a update on my Toshiba Satellite L300D laptop I started getting this error message: Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode =0x00000007 I am currently running ...
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Grub Menu opens on boot

Just recently, I installed Ubuntu on my laptop. I am dual booting ubuntu along side of Windows 7, in which ubuntu is dedicated 22 GB and Windows is dedicated the rest. So like the normal startup, you ...
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How to lock grub2 default selection?

This morning linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic was installed during a software update. On my laptop this proved to be unusable after 10 minutes. I changed to linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic and all seems ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 not using current Kernel

When performing the sequence of commands: sudo update-grub Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default Testing for an ...
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Please explain to me what a kernel is and how to load it on grub

Background: Please excuse bad grammar. English is not my first language. Also explain the answer like I am five because i also know nothing about linux. I'm a complete linux noob and I wanted to get ...
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How do I upgrade the kernel?

I have to upgrade to the new 3.7 kernel from 3.5 on Ubuntu 12.10 (3.5.0-24-generic kernel default) while also leaving the previously installed kernels and allow their optional selection during the ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu - Kernel panic

I was installing Ubuntu 12.10 but my computer shut down and every time I tried to install, showing the following:
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how to add kernel boot parameters [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add a kernel boot parameter? I'm looking for a way to fix this bug the way described here. But I don't know how to edit boot options in Kubuntu. In my ...
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GNU GRUB doesn't boot

I have install ubuntu 12.04 LTS through a clean install on HP mini 110. Everything goes well. But after restart, My computer doesn't automatically boot. It instead goes to GNU GRUB. There I've to ...
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disable initramfs in order to accelerate boot process

I was wondering if it is possible to disable initramfs on an ext4 partition in order to reduce the time it takes Ubuntu (12.04) to boot. See source here! Instead, setting up the root device directly ...
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How to switch to a generic kernel in a headless Ubuntu Server 12.04?

I just got a dedicated server with Ubuntu 12.04 installed with a custom compiled kernel. Since I would like to install VirtualBox and this custom kernel doesn't support dynamic module loading (for ...
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cannot mount root filesystem on 10.04

I tried to apply the recommendation of question: Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) After running that command: sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 taking too much time to boot

Ubuntu 12.04 is taking much time for booting, Here is the system kernel message while booting .It is showing that some anacron was killed ,why ? and how to fix the problem ? [ 2.241047] scsi6 : ...
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What's the right way to remove old version kernels? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I to remove or hide old kernel versions, to clean up the boot menu? The old version kernels in ubuntu 12.04 occupy large disk spaces of my laptop. So I want to ...
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How to start console session with password request using GRUB init=

I need to implement something like secured (under password) rescue mode. Simply adding option init=/bin/login into GRUB menuentry works, but there is Kernel Panic when running anythink with sudo ...
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How can i modify my Grub 1.99 configurations to install a new kernel?

I have configured kernel 3.2.x and made some changes in the kernel. I have compiled it and have the compiled image of the kernel with me. The problem i am facing is as in how to modify the boot ...
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How Grub top title can be changed

I am just wondering that 'How I can change the title on very top for Grub' - where it's written like 'GNU Grub version 1.99-21ubuntu3.4'? I am not asking for the menu entry, or to change labels of ...
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Unable to boot Ubuntu with new Kernel but it works fine with old kernel

I recently acquired a Samsung Series 9-900x3c and installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it. Now I wanted to upgrade to the most recent kernel and after grabbing the packages from ...
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3.2.0-31-generic version doesn't boot

12.04 used to work just fine a month ago. Since August, I installed all of the available updates. Since then my Mac Pro is acting weird. If I restart the computer, the screen gets stuck in the ...
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10.04 server won't boot off latest kernel

I'm maintaining a 10.04 server that is still booting off of the 2.6.32-28 kernel even though a bunch of later kernels are available. My best guess is that the immediately following version was purged ...
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Kernel missing after update, reappears after using Live USB

I run 12.04 on a ASUS laptop that's about 3+ years old, that has a bad battery. (Requires constant AC power.) I recently did an update that included a kernel. I ran the update and rebooted, and for ...
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libstdc++.so.6:version GLIBCXX_3.4.15 not found required by compiz

I got this error: /opt/quartus/linux/libstdc++.so.6:version GLIBCXX_3.4.15 not found required by compiz I am also unable to work with apt-get.
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Can grub handle same release (3.6) but new rc (rc5)?

Can grub handle newer kerner rc? I am running 3.6.0-rc4 ok, grub update definitely recognizes all required files for rc5, but edit of grub.cfg only shows rc4 after grub-update. D/N matter whether I ...
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ATI propriatery drivers install latest 12.8, broke my kernel. Stuck on kernel 3.2.0-26

I messed up a bit. Hoping some here can help me. I tried to install the newest catalyst 12.8. Sadly, this broke my system. I was stuck in low graphics mode. I finally managed to restore the ...
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Starting grub produces: Kernel panic - not syncing : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

I'm a developer and not a sys admin so I'm new to all this. I was thrust upon it when the machine I was working on suddenly killed my virt-manager window. That happened after another person ran a ...
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How do I install kernel 3.5.2 in Ubuntu 12.04?

I want to learn how to install kernel 3.5.2 in a simple step by step way; I also want to know how to configure and compile grub. I do everything through the terminal in Ubuntu. Note: I have a i386 ...
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Boot fails and drops to 'initramfs' prompt after upgrade to 12.04

I ran my server (Intel DG45FC, Core 2 Duo) with 10.04 LTS server without any problem. Yesterday, I upgraded to 12.04 and now the system doesn't boot any more. With the new kernel it drops directly ...
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Need to switch back to windows 7. and remove this error to resolve grub: Panic occured, Switching back to text console

I am having Acer aspire 4755. I initially had windows7. But tried Ubuntu 12.04. It was working fine. But when I tried to install Windows 7, i got this grub error. I am sure, I must have screwed up the ...
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Removing old kernel entries in Grub

I regularly delete old kernels leaving only the latest two entries using Synaptic. I'm using Precise. However in my Grub "previous Linux version" menu there are quite a few entries labelled 2.6.8. I ...
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Old kernel in grub and /boot but not uninstallable

I have kernel 2.6.38 still visible in the grub menu and I see abi-2.6.38-11-generic config-2.6.38-11-generic initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic (among the respective files for ...
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Just built a computer; trying to install Ubuntu from a flash drive

I've just finished assembling my PC and I'm trying to install Ubuntu on it (there is no operating system on this machine). I downloaded Unetbootin on my Mac, downloaded the .iso image, and ran ...
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Can't boot after kernel upgrade to 3.2.0-27 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? I've a new Dell Inspiron special edition with Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM and Ati Radeon HD 7730M. I'm ...
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WUBI Ubuntu 12.04 boot, No kernel, GNU Grub, nothing works

Yesterday my Ubuntu 12.04 (Wubi) system was working completely fine. But today when I tried to boot I was brought to a GNU GRUB screen. Typing boot yields no kernel specified or something along those ...
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How can I disable “Previous Linux Version” entries in the Grub menu [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I show all kernels in the Grub2 menu, ie disable submenu (“Previous Linux Versions”)? I know that, most of the user liked the new grub2 feature of ...
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Updates fail due to “/etc/default/grub: splash”: not found” error

I upgraded Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 LTS immediately after its release (april 2012). Since then updates (new kernels and others) succeeded regularly, but recently, suddenly, updates fail consistently. ...
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How to set default boot kernel in Ubuntu / Grub? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I change the grub boot order? I wish to set my installation of ubuntu server 11.10 to automatically boot into linux kernel 2.6. The way I navigate to this option ...
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Grub is not presenting kernel 3.2 as an option

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. This morning after a long-overdue reboot for a long-pending kernel update, I discovered that I could no longer start up any VirtualBox machines; long story short, this lead ...
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How do I change the number of kernels that stay on boot menu?

I'm having an issue with the current kernel and was recommended to install the newest mainline kernel. However, with only two kernel boot options (3.2.0-24 and 3.2.0-25) I'm afraid I'll lose the ...
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VFS: Cannot open root device [UUID] or unknown-block(0,0) / Kernel panic not syncinc VFS

I am running Ubuntu 11.10 x86-64 in Virtual Box. While shutting down the last time the system ran normally, it seemed to have hung up, so I just killed the system. When I wanted to boot it again, ...
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How change what kernel boots Ubuntu XEN VPS?

I have a VPS running Ubuntu server 12.04. A while ago, my host installed an alternative kernel (one of Amazon's EC2 kernels) to fix a boot issue I was having. Now, 2 Ubuntu releases later, this kernel ...
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GRUB configuration not responding

Recently, I tried to reconfigure GRUB to boot kernel 3.2 instead of 3.4, but by booting, GRUB is not responding to any changes I make in the grub.cfg file. Editing /etc/default/grub and updating it ...

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