Questions tagged [grub2]
GRUB 2 is the next generation of the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Ubuntu has used GRUB 2 as the boot loader since 9.10 (Karmic Koala). Commonly referred to as simply "GRUB".
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Dual boot ubuntu 14.04 with ubunut 14.04
I had ubuntu 14.04 with windows 8.1 and I deleted windows 8.1 partition with system reserved partition and when I reboot the system it did not boot.
Then I used a live usb and try to save followed ...
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Problem with ubuntu / W8 install and grub
I recently made a mistake when installing Ubuntu 14.04 on an external hard drive plugged to a Windows 8.1 laptop. My problem is that now if I have the external hard-drive plugged I can choose on which ...
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How to make Windows 8 appear in a boot menu when dual-booting with Ubuntu?
I want to ask how to create GUI for choosing OS when booting my notebook.
I have Windows 8 preinstalled on my notebook, and I wish to have a dual boot system with Ubuntu,
However, after Ubuntu ...
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Grub takes forever to show up
I just installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on my MacBook Pro 5,3. Everything works fine so far except for GRUB. It takes 5-8 minutes to just show up. The rest of the boot process goes as expected. I'm also ...
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A bit of a keyboard problem
So I've looked all over but I can't seem to find a solution anywhere nor can I find a problem exactly like mine so maybe someone can help me.
I want to be very specific just in case I did something ...
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I have no idea what's going on. :(
*Please note that my phone is the only way I can connect to the internet right now. since my PC is having an error which will be explained below.
**I might be able to borrow my friend's laptop if I ...
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Dual Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04 on 512Gb SSD GRUB Error
A client bought a Crucial MX100 SSD (Solid State Drive) 512Gb to be installed in their laptop and wanted a dual boot system with Windows 7 Professional 64-BIT on a 100Mb and 150Gb Primary Partition ...
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Uninstall ubuntu from external hard drive + remove bootloader from internal hd
I have created a bootable usb stick with linuxlive and Ubuntu.I then tried to install ubuntu on my external harddrive. However I guess I wrongly picked the drive where the boot section is installed, ...
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Ubuntu partition "unallocated" and Win7 BSODs
I've successfully used Boot Repair to get out of booting binds in the past, but this time I'm stuck and was directed by Boot Repair to share the following web address in a trusted forum such as this: ...
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Windows is not in grub menu after trying to put password on
so I put a password on my menu entries followed this How to password protect grub menu entry? guide exactly and now I don't see Windows 7 in grub on a reboot the ubuntu installation is password ...
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Windows 7 Drive Not Showing in BIOS Boot Menue after Ubuntu Install
I've looked through many problem solving techniques for similar problems, but with my set-up it appears none of them are quite relevant.
My computer is a HP Envy Phoenix with 3 drives installed: ...
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Boot-repair (Or ubuntu grub) somehow stopped bios setup
I am using Ubuntu 14.04 since it launched. All of functioning of bios and grub where running properly. One day I used boot-repair for some reason. After few days I noticed that Bios set-up doesn’t ...
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How to set up GRUB after 14.04 and Windows 8.1 are installed?
I have installed Ubuntu x64 bit on my Toshiba Satellite laptop. If I turn off the UEFI boot and change to CSM boot, Ubuntu will load. If not, Windows loads like normal which is fine.
My other ...
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Installing grub boot on Uefi 64 bit HP LAPTOP
Could I clarify an installation choice. I am installing Ubuntu 14.04 to an existing W8 installation with 'secure boot' disabled as I could not get the Uefi to pick up the live Dvd.
There is an ...
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The UBUNTU Graphics Catch 22
Trying to use a Live DVD to run Ubuntu 14.04.1, I get the "Monitor signal out of range" error.
I hit ctrl-alt-F1 to bring up the command line.
I do sudo nano /etc/default/grub and remove # from ...
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How do I stop ubuntu updates from taking over the MBR?
I have a perfectly wonderful multi-boot setup with a stand alone grub2 partition booting from the MBR and from that grub2 menu I can boot other operating systems on other partitions (using, for ...
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Wrong name in grub
This question is at least partly about linux mint but it also has Ubuntu in it so I decided to ask it here. I recently update linux mint 16 to 17. I did this using apt instead of a fresh install. It ...
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How to uninstall ubuntu grub after formatting ubuntu partition in windows 8?
So I tried uninstalling ubuntu from my dual-boot of Windows 8 and Ubuntu (GRUB booted everything)
I formatted the partition for Ubuntu from Windows
I tried booting into windows afterwards and couldn'...
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Windows 7 won't boot after side-by-side installation of Ubuntu 14.04.1
I installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 from a DVD I burned. Ubuntu runs perfectly, but when I select Windows 7 from GRUB, the screen goes blank (with some coloured lines at the very top of the screen). From here, ...
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Changed part I on type, can't boot into my operating systems
Changed partion type from "logical" to "primary" and now I get the grub rescue command Line. I can't do anything with my computer at the moment so it would be appreciated for some help.
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GRUB2 /etc/grub.d/ 40_custom multi-boot
I am adding GoBoLinux to Windows Vista and Ubuntu 12.04 with GRUB2 on the MBR but I am not clear on the script or how to devise a script to replace 40_Custom. Loading the GoBo GRUB to it's own root ...
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Ubuntu with system on mdadm, broken grub, won't boot
My old disc started failing so I decided to change it. While moving data to a new disk, seeing how big it is, I though it would be a good decision to split the disk and add some insurance with RAID1 ...
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Blank screen trying to boot from CD for install
I am pretty convinced as to why LINUX flavors will never be mainstream for general consumers. It is because of problems like I am encountering.
I download and the installer ISO and made the CD to ...
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GRUB-Problem – Ubuntu on SSD, Windows on HDD
I googled alot but didn't find a solution for my certain problem.
I installed windows and ubuntu on my SSD and used my HDD as a NTFS to be able to save data to it from both Windows and Linux.
Now I ...
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Win7 /Ubuntu 14.04 on 1 drive; Win XP on 1 drive -- Boots into XP
I'm so close to finally having Ubuntu up and running.
The first time, I let boot-repair do its thing automatically http://paste.ubuntu.com/7804480/ then couldn't boot into anything.
I had a fiddle ...
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ubuntu 14.04 boot from san
I installed ubuntu 14.04 on iscsi target and after reboot i get grub rescue prombt after error
Boot sector id not valid
error: no such device : c098787-4839-34bh-3d4f-b3eef9i3j9f
any advice ?
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Trouble Installing Ubuntu 14.04 on MacBook
So I had Ubuntu 14.04 installed on my Lenovo laptop. It worked perfectly but screen resolution was terrible so I wanted to use it on my old 2009 unibody MacBook. I transferred the SSD hard drive ...
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iPlymouth Broke GRUB
I followed the steps in this thread:
What happens if I disable and unistall Plymouth?
Now GRUB is broken. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.4 without a GUI and when my server boots now, I get a screen showing ...
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Multiple problems with GRUB disk partitions Ubuntu login after update
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I have some problems which began with the lost+found folder and space which I could not get rid of even after I did dd (from live sdcard) with complete zero overwrite to the whole disk and ...
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Problem with the installation on ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I had a computer running Windows7 and wanted to change to Ubuntu.
So I installed the 14.04 LTS version and all seemed to have gone cool. (I'd like to make clear that I want just Ubuntu in the ...
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error messages upon installation of new ubuntu 14
1) I have a link to ubuntu (for previous version) on the boot menu. However when I click on that link I get a black screen (no writing). My guess is that ubuntu crashed and disappeared, since I can ...
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How to fix/install GRUB?
I'm facing a problem of not being able to boot into Linux. I get the "grub-rescue" crash (as the one mentioned here. But my problem is really very different. I don't have to /boot directory on my hard-...
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Does a new Grub install modify cleanly the master boot record?
When you reinstall Grub through the installer, does it automatically edit whatever existing boot record is there so that there is nothing left dangling (code-wise)? Or, do you actually need to clean ...
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Windows 8 and Ubuntu 14.04 (Windows will not load - Loops prepairing to repair windows) Asus ROG G750JW
I have windows 8 on my first drive which is 1 TB and Ubuntu on the secondary drive which is 500 GB. I attempted installing grub2 and updating. (See pictures below to see partitions)
I followed this ...
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Install Grub on USB drive / Vaio Pro 13
I'm somewhat inexperienced with Linux. I'm having quite a hard time booting Ubuntu 14.04 along side Windows on my Vaio Pro 13. I've tried using every method I've found on forums but no matter what, I ...
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After install grub boot loader does not show
I' m having some trouble finalizing my Ubuntu setup.
I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Windows 7 Acer, K95V and I just can't get to the boot loader.
The current situation is that it just boots up ...
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cant boot windows 8 or ubuntu!
I 've recently bought a laptop with windows 8 and can't stand it. Though I need to keep it for some software I use at work..
I was advised to install ubuntu and have it set as dual boot. One ...
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Installing single OS Ubuntu 14.04 in EFI mode
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a Tohiba laptop from a iso image written to USB. The original OS was Windows 8, but when I was installing the Ubuntu, it said that no OS is detected. I did not care, as I ...
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Software raid 1 on ubuntu 14.04 desktop
I am trying to setup Sofware RAID 1 for my ubuntu desktop (14.04)
Unfortunately desktop installer no longer supports RAID1 configuration. Therefore I am trying to manually set this up.
I followed ...
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passphrase failed for encrypted disk after GRUB menu
I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Kubuntu 13.10 on two separate physical disks (SSD).
I have two partitions for Ubuntu: an unencrypted "/boot" and an encrypted "/".
Everything was working ...
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install ubuntu on an external hard disc
Not long ago I bought a new PC brand Lenovo. I make W7 install because some Windows programs interest me and I need them. From the Ubuntu website I downloaded 14.04. LTS and I burned on a DVD.
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Grub 2 wont show window8
I installed Ubuntu 14. 04 on my Lenovo ideapad 580 (4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, i3, Windows8 preloaded). I switched from UEFI to legacy mode. Then I had a grub issue and Ubuntu won't load at all. I tried boot ...
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Every time to boot my system, the brightness get reset to 100%
Earlier , I couldn't even change the screen brightness by any means(Fn keys and Brightness settings).Then I came across a solution , which required me to edit the following lines
File:/etc/grub.d/...
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After installing a new Kernel in Ubuntu 14.04, rebooting takes me to busybox initramfs. How do I mount a filesystem after that?
I have a virtual machine with Ubuntu 14.04 in it. I recently built and installed linux-3.14.5 kernel on it, and tried to boot into it, but it drops me to BusyBox v1.21.1 built-in shell.
Here's what I ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Boot-Repair Error
I always like to start by apologizing just in case this is a duplicate question, but I don't really know what to ask, so I don't know what to look for. With that being said, I'm running a Lenovo V570 ...
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GRUB problem after creating new partition - not able to boot live-cd
I've created a new NTFS partition under windows - after reebooting I've received the following error:
Unknown file system
Entering rescue mode
Grub rescue >
I would've booted one of my ubuntu live ...
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no GRUB menu bootloader option
I have used Ubuntu distribution in my HP laptop along with Windows 7 dual-boot before. But due to some mistakes while partitioning using windows default partition tool, I formatted my system drives ...
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Computer Shut Off During Ubuntu 13.10 -> 14.04 Upgrade. Please Help
So my computer was originally running windows 8 when I got it and I installed ubuntu (13.04 or 13.10 i think) along side it so I could dual boot. Tonight I did the upgrade to ubuntu 14.04 and my ...
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Accidentaly formatted boot partition
I accidentally formatted the partition that contained the GRUB loader, so I cannot boot into Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Background to the saga:
I have an iMac with OSX and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed side by ...
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Ubuntu 14.04LTS after updates can't boot
My desktop has the following OS installed on each of the harddrive:
Windows XP Pro
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Linux Mint 10 Julia
1 is SATA drive; 2,3 and 4 are SCSI drives.
It has been ...
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