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Install ubuntu 13.04 issue
I've been trying to install ubuntu 13.04 unsuccessfully for almost a week now. I've tried almost 10 installs, none of which worked. I have a regular setup, with a ssd of 250 GB (sdb) and a hdd (sda) ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 - OEM installation - UEFI mode
I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 in a laptop with a Windows 8 preinstallation in UEFI mode.
I followed the instructions here and I use a 64bit iso of 12.04.2.
When I boot from USB (in UEFI mode) the ...
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need to re-install grub2 to /boot pbr (not mbr). Use live cd and the grub-install?
I have dual boot system(Windows XP and Ubuntu 12.04) that was running fine until an auto-update of grub2 this past week-end.
I had been using the Windows boot loader to choose the O/S, which allowed ...
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How to point grub to usable EFI vmlinuz files.?
On trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop amd64 to a desktop pc using a ga a75 ud4h motherboard (which is using an AMD 3870k APU with a new 1TB HDD) following the advice in the motherboard manual and ...
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File not Found Grub Rescue after install [closed]
I'm having problems with Backtrack 5 R3.
After the installation of the system on my external disk, when i restart the computer the Grub Rescue Prompt appears after File Not Found. And when I type "ls ...
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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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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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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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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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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 [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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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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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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Installing Ubuntu on a USB hard drive from a USB stick
I am trying to install Ubuntu on a USB hard drive from a USB stick (as I understand installing from CD should be much easier, but CD drive is not working, unfortunately).
First I tried to install ...
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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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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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How to mount image.iso and create an option in Grub to install?
Every now and then new versions of os are released. I want to try them out but what I don't want to have to burn a new CD/DVD or create a bootable USB, every time.
I don't want to use usb or cd/dvd.
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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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Want to repair Grub [duplicate]
I have ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8 installed on my system. The main boot manager is grub, also the ubuntu and windows are installed in separate partitions. I want to install windows 7 back in place of ...
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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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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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What have I to do to change from BIOS to (U)EFI after installation?
I have here a new bought laptop. It's the first device with (U)EFI I was working with. At first I did not get the installation running, so I switched back to BIOS legacy mode and installed ubuntu in ...
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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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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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“SFS detected” - Windows Dynamic Disk help
After install of ubuntu I got a problem. I can't go to the OS selecter (Think it's called GRUB2). I tried the Boot-repair tool but got following message:
'SFS detected. You may want to retry ...
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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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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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/casper/initrd.lz: read error when booting from live USB
When I try to boot 13.04 from a live USB it immediately goes to an error message that says
/casper/initrd.lz: read error @ 21612272
I tried redownloading the iso and putting it on a different ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 & UEFI mode
On a new Dell XPS 8500, I tried to install a fresh xubuntu 12.04.2 with EFI enabled but it did not work: the 'grub-efi-amd64-signed' package failed to install in /target/
As specified in ...
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new to ubuntu and have massive problems getting it to install
So I'm new to ubuntu and I'm having some problems with the install of linux. It woks fine from the CD and seems to install but I get this message when I restart the computer:
GRUB loading ...
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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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“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 ...
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Ubuntu not booting after upgrade failed [from quantal to raring]
I am having a big time getting my laptop to boot again. I have launch the upgrade process yesterday before going to sleep and today upon waking up, I saw that the upgrade somehow failed to complete ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 installed but always start only Windows 7
I'm tring to install Ubuntu 13.04 on my PC desktop but when i restart my PC, it always starts Windows 7, without asking me which OS would i like to run. I've got 3 HDD on my PC:
1: 200 GB with ...
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Installing Ubuntu 13.04 after installing Windows 8
I have made a BOOTABLE USB installation of Ubuntu 13.04 using pendrive linux.
I also have Windows 8 on separate partition. After I finished installing Ubuntu 13.04 from the USB, it went straight to ...
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Windows 8 does not appear in my grub list
I have been unable to get my windows 8 partition to appear in my grub list. I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 64 bit. My machine is a toshiba satellite s855-s5378 and is a secure boot system. I have secure ...
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Failed to mount /boot/efi
I just downloaded the lastest Version of Ubuntu13.04 from the official website(of course it is amd64)and my Computer is the ASUS-A45V Laptop.I used the universal usb installer to creater a boot usb ...
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since Quantal , I can't boot after an install. No grub menu
I have an issue with Ubuntu since Quantal, Raring is concerned too.
After the Install I can't boot to the system. I have no Windows on my PC, I just have Ubuntu on both partitions : One as main ...
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Disabled Secure Boot and Enabled UEFI for dual-boot on Acer?
I have an Acer Aspire M laptop, which comes preinstalled with Windows 8, so it has this new UEFI stuff.
To get the Ubuntu LiveDVD running, I had to disable the UEFI completely and switch to legacy ...
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Dual booting windows 7 and pear os 7 [closed]
I have 2 hard drive, on 1st hdd i installed windows 7 and on 2nd hdd i installed Pear OS 7.
I can see windows 7 entry in grub menu but when i select it,
it says disk read error. press ctrl + alt + ...
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Ubuntu doesn't boot after Windows 7 installation?
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit on my hard drive, then decided to install Windows 7 alongside on a 25 gb partition. I shrank my Ubuntu install by about 25 gb with a GParted Live USB. Ubuntu booted ...
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I can't install Ubuntu 13.04 on a new computer [duplicate]
I'am trying to install 13.04 via usb; however, when I boot to grub and press install Ubuntu, my screen will flash repeatedly between white and purple and will no proceed any further. So I pressed "e" ...
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Dual boot in ubuntu with pre-installd windows 8 in hpg6-2301ax [duplicate]
I have a hp laptop with windoows 8 pre-installed.
I installed ubuntu-12.10 with wubi.exe, I got screen about about OS selection.
But when i choose ubuntu, it crashes saying wubildr.mbr file missing.
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What do i do to fix this dual boot ?error: out of disc grub rescue>
I just instaled ubuntu 10.04 to my old computer that has windows xp sp3 and a new hardrive.at the end it said it need to reboot and when it did i got this.
error: out of disc
grub rescue>
How do i fix ...
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Where I should install GRUB bootloader, and chainloading bootloader?
I wanted to install Ubuntu Studio, and I'm confused where I should install GRUB. I wanted to chainload bootloader (because I want to dual-boot) and keeps Windows Bootloader, because I'm using EasyBCD.
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problems while installing ubuntu?
I want to install Ubuntu with window 7 as a dual boot PC. I am new to Ubuntu.
After Booting from pendrive when I choose "intall ubuntu on Hard disk" , then installation window comes, I choose "do not ...
