GRUB2 is the next generation of the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Ubuntu has used GRUB2 as the boot loader since 9.10 (Karmic Koala). Commonly referred to as simply "GRUB".
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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 come the live USB scales tty to the correct resolution, and the actual resulting installation cannot?
Why do we have to go through so many manipulations to get the correct/native tty (and plymouth) resolution when the live USB is just fine upon booted?
And even more, why can't I get the native ...
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Live cd Grub generation with init sound
A bee p sound can be generated while loading grub by editing /etc/default/grub
I want to make a live cd with this feature as default usually in all live cds this option will be commented how can i do ...
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Attempted to install Ubuntu, now I have no boot menu
I attempted to install Ubuntu 13.04 onto my secondary hard drive. I say "attempted" because I had to cancel the installation after it hung on "update-grub" (or something like that) for two or three ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Stuck During Boot After Grub
I Just updated Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 today. Everything went smooth until after reboot,and now at the grub menu. If I picked the first option(which says Ubuntu) it goes to a blank screen with a ...
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How to boot into Windows 8 from Grub?
I just did a 50GB partition on my laptop thaty initially had windows 8 on it, every time i try booting Windows im getting an "invalid EFI file path" I just ran a boot repair and it gave me this URL: ...
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Can't choose OS, installed manually with partitions
So I guess this is the cause of grub not being installed, but how do install it? It's like everyone tells people to do it in a different way.
I really want to start using the ubuntu gnome :D
Kind ...
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Boot Issues with 13.04 & 12.10
I have two internal hard drives. Windows 7 is on sda. Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.10 on sdb sharing a swap file. I get a lag in booting 13.04, but it does boot. The message identifies my computer and ask ...
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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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How do I to remove or hide old kernel versions, to clean up the boot menu?
Every time I install a new Linux kernel, it gets left in the grub config, making the boot menu longer each time.
I know I can manually search through the installed packages and remove them, but ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit fresh install not booting at all,not detected
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 as a replacement to my old 12.10 installation from a usb pendrive.
The install went perfectly fine.However,when I rebooted,my computer did not detect ubuntu and got stuck on ...
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Windows 7 + Ubuntu 12.04 + Invalid EFI file path + Boot repair + Grub many entries
I've a ASUS N56VZ with Intel Core i7 - 3610QM, with Win 7 Home Premium x64 pre-installed. This computer come with EFI instead of the traditional BIOS.
When I bought it, I had 3 visible partitions. C ...
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how i can boot RT-lunix
Under UBUNTU 12.10, I just load the linux-rt kernel The installation seems to be uneventful.
Only now, at the start, nothing new, it directly boot on my current system without offering me bios menu.
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Dual-Boot failure with Grub (13.04 and 12.04)
I just installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside 12.04 and I'm not able to boot with it (I go straight to 12.04). I chose encrypt full drive and use EFI. In order to fix this, I think I should update grub or ...
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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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Trying to boot from USB on Asus q200e-bhi3t45 just brings me to grub menu
It's been a struggle every time I've tried to change my OS on this machine. I honestly don't even know how it works whenever it does. I've somehow managed to get Windows 7, Windows 8, Mint 14, Ubuntu ...
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Can't boot into Ubuntu 13.04? GRUB4DOS instead of GRUB2 menu?
I am trying to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04 along side each other. I installed 13.04 to a separate partition on the same hard drive as my Win7 install without any difficulties but after I ...
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Grub won't boot windows after update from 11.10 to 12.04
thanks for your time and reading this, here's the deal:
i upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04 and everything worked out until i rebooted, i had 11.10 sucessfully running as a dual boot with windows vista.
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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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Dual boot windows 8 ubuntu 12.10 grub problem
I installed Windows 8 on my laptop, partitioned the disc, and then installed Ubuntu 12.10. The grub didn't show up, so I installed it. After that it comes up but it shows only Ubuntu and no Windows (I ...
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Sony VAIO with Insyde H2O EFI bios will not boot into GRUB EFI
I bought a new Sony Vaio S series laptop. It uses Insyde H2O BIOS EFI, and trying to install Linux on it is driving me crazy.
root@kubuntu:~# parted /dev/sda print
Model: ATA Hitachi HTS72756 (scsi)
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 couldn't show login screen and lightdm, only blank black page [duplicate]
I cant access login screen or lightdm and showing text "couldnt write bytes = broke pipes
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grub rescue…delete ubuntu…windows 8…purple screen [duplicate]
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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I'd like to encrypt all my partitions and drives, but I'm unsure GRUB will handle this nicely
I'd like to use TrueCrypt to encrypt my SSD (which has my / Ubuntu installation on one partition and some other things on another), and both of my HDDs (one has /home for Ubuntu and all of Windows, ...
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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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No GRUB Screen or recovery mode on Boot after 12.04 Upgrade
I tried the live boot CD and boot-repair, also loaded the Desktop install CD, and it looks like all partitions check out OK.
However, when I try to boot Linux (the only bootable partition on the ...
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ThinkPad T520 won't boot from USB
This is cross-post from ubuntuforums.org but as I've received no responses there I'm hoping for better luck here.
Basically, I've installed the full version of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS on a 32 GB SanDisk ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu on a vaio with SSD, GRUB installation failure
I have installed and used Ubuntu in several computers. But now I have a problem that I don't know how to solve.
I have a Vaio (Product name: vpcz13c5e), it has a SSD 128gb. I decided to install ...
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How to use windows 8 bootloader instead of ubuntu 13.04grub?
I have dual booted my netbook with windows 8 pro and ubuntu 13.04.
i do not like grub and think the windows 8 bootloader is a lot more clean and sharp.
Is there a way to use the windows bootloader ...
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Ubuntu does not boot on retina Macbook Pro
I decided to install Ubuntu as my primary OS on my Retina MacBook Pro (2012), but sadly after installation it does not boot into the OS. Instead, I get the message "no operating system found". I only ...
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using mouse in grub2
can we use mouse in grub2, so that I am able to select Different Operating systems on my computer with my mouse. Thanks. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Any link to a variant of grub ...
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Failed Install on external HDD (bootloader installed at wrong place)
I installed Ubuntu using "Erase and use the entire disk" on my external hard drive.
Now the problem is that the bootloader was installed on my internal hard drive from my PC
instead of installing it ...
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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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Why isn't Grub2 using custom resolution?
I hope somebody can help me with this... Running Ubuntu 12.10 GNOME Remix
I am trying to get Grub2 to use a resolution of 1600x900...
I have checked vbeinfo and hwinfo --framebuffer which both ...
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Tried to remove Ubuntu, stuck with Grub [duplicate]
I need help. I tried to install ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 8 on the same drive (a ssd) but all it gave me was problems-- boots in low-graphics mode, gives errors on start up, etc. etc. I'm done. ...
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How I remove grub text in ubuntu3 version?
How I remove GRUB text
"Use the up or down arrow keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, 'e' to edit the commands before booting, or 'c' for a ...
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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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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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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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About grub rescue command line
Please help me..
I have two hard disk in my laptop..window 7 and ubuntu..
I have problem to back in option menu..because i enter one of the list of ubuntu..
In option menu,,have a list which operatg ...
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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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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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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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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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Ubuntu 13.04 won´t boot …help pls [closed]
i installed Ubuntu over Win Vista yesterday, and it all worked fine. No Problem due the installationsprogress. But now if i start my PC and choose Ubuntu the following Screen appears :
Gave ...
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how to break the GRUB password?
I am using Ubuntu 12.10. We all know that from the Restore option in the GRUB menu we can reset our lost password. We can also put password for GRUB to prevent other users ,to reset the password.
My ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 hangs at grab after upgrading
I met with a problem or two every single time I upgraded Ubuntu to a newer version. And this time, when I upgraded Ubunutu from 12.10 to 13.04 the new problem was that, the booting hangs at GRUB.
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