Questions tagged [mbr]
master boot record (MBR)
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Trouble with partition on a USB flash drive
Xubuntu 14.04.3, USB flash drive 4GB. After using the standard tool for writing flash drives in Linux Mint 17.2 MATE i've installed Xubuntu, but when I decided to format the flash drive i got this:
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Help me install Ubuntu 18.04 (No root file system is defined error):
I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10. I use Legacy BIOS partitioning and my disk partitions are MBR.
/sda1 NTFS Primary Boot Windows 10 104 GB total 33 GB used 71 GB free
/sda2 NTFS ...
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Error message 0xc00000001 while booting Windows 8 after installing Ubuntu
After I installed Ubuntu 14.04, as I switch on my computer I only receive one message which is:
Windows Boot Manager, Windows failed to update: status 0xc00000001
What should I do?
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GRUB Doesn't detect windows: Disk is MBR but booting via UEFI [duplicate]
I dun goofed. I thought my Windows was booting using UEFI, and I installed Ubuntu using UEFI. But now I think my Windows was booting using MBR, and GRUB can't detect it.
I'm confident the disk is MBR:...
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Combining UEFI Ubuntu with MBR Windows
After searching the internet for quite a while without finding a satisfying solution, I decided to ask a question here myself.
I'm running Windows 7 and Ubuntu 18 in a dual-boot system on my computer ...
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Is there any benefit in using UEFI GPT instead of Legacy MBR? [duplicate]
Is there any benefit in using UEFI GPT instead of Legacy MBR?
Many thanks in advance!
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How to make grub2 boot another drive MBR? [duplicate]
My laptop (DELL Vostro 3350) has two hard drives:
Main one (/dev/sda), is a ssd mounted on SATA-HDD slot with Ubuntu14.04 (grub2 installed to this MBR). Installed on normaly hd bay
Second on (/dev/...
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How to create disk partition starting at 128 sector?
I have accidentally lost partition table after inserting my USB flash to some faulty computer.
For this flash testdisk can't find anything and says that Partition sector doesn't have the endmark ...
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how to install ubuntu 18.04 alongside with windows 10 with mbr disk partition
tried to install ubuntu 18.04 alongside with windows 10 but i can't make disk partition that recognized by ubuntu when i tried to make the installation, I tried through windows and also through ubuntu ...
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What do I select for "GRUB install devices" after an update?
After running Update Manager, a debconf window (titled "Configuring grub-pc"), popped up, requiring me to select the appropriateGRUB install devices for my system. I've made no changes to grub or ...
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GPT HDD is only writable when formatted with NTFS, is read only with EXT4
I have a 1TB sata gpt hdd that I removed from an apple time capsule and I am attempting to use it with Xubuntu 18.04. It initially had HFS+ partitions on it however I wiped those and made the whole ...
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How to create a GPT partition from Ubuntu [duplicate]
I have different partitions on my computer:
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 623128575 623126528 297.1G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
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Cannot access Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu
I am new to Linux and I had Ubuntu installed using some instructions I found on the internet, I got my drive partitioned and once I had it installed, I can't find my Windows 7.
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Free space selecting problem
When I select free space, I can't click on + or change or anything and can't create anything. I have created my free space from tutorials.
$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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Can't install Windows 10 alongside Ubuntu (MBR error)
I have Ubuntu 14.04 installed for now long time and I need a Windows 10 so dual boot would be perfect.
I don't want to reinstall Ubuntu and install Windows 10 first so I lets try it my way. Why? ...
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How to restore booting on second Ubuntu-SSD after removing Win10-SSD from dual-boot system?
Most questions and answers I’ve seen so far (like this one) are addressing solely booting problems after removing one OS from systems with a single SSD/HDD, but multiple partitions.
In my case, each ...
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Dual boot system (Windows10-Ubuntu 18.04) on Uefi pc? [duplicate]
I own a Aspire E 15 laptotp where I installed Ubuntu 18.04 because I fell in love with this OS.
I later discovered that games doesn't run very well on this system because they are simply not designed ...
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To create a dual-boot system: which OS should I install first? [duplicate]
I want to reset my laptop's hard-drive and create a dual-boot system, using both Windows 10 (for gaming) and Ubuntu 18.04 (for everything else). Currently my PC uses Ubuntu 18.04 as sole operating ...
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Is Ubuntu Server able to boot partitioned as MBR?
I have a modified Dell Inspiron 530 (A Legacy Model) and I cant seem to install the server on it. Anyone able to help?
If there is a way to get it to work, give me (relatively) dumbed down answers, ...
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How do I dump disk sectors?
I want to see the content of the sector 0 (mbr) of my hard drive. It is possible?
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How do I move my / partition without moving my /home?
I had one (Ubuntu) partition with /home and everything else. I wanted to separate my /home onto a new partition, but due to the size of it compared to the rest of the data, I tried to move my / to a ...
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Unable to install new OS (Possibly MBR related)
I am trying to make my system dual boot. I am currently using ubuntu 16.04 and my linux kernel is 4.15 . I use an asus laptop (year old model) although it says "Asus Bios Utiliy" i am pretty sure this ...
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Convert ubuntu 18.04 MBR to UEFI boot
have my ubuntu 18.04 booting in MBR mode. How can I convert it to boot UEFI with Secure Boot without having to reinstall it?
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Remove Old Operating System from Boot List
I was trying several Linux Distros. I finally decided to install one and completely wiped the disk that had the linux distros on it.
Now in Bios the boot Manager tells me of an old distro no longer ...
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GPT vs MBR. Why not MBR?
I am a Linux user. I don't have Windows on my laptop. Also the hard drive size is less than 2 TB. Then why should I use GPT tables? Can't I go with old fasioned MBR?
I will be having two root ...
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how to format a partition containing Master boot record in Linux 12.10?
few days ago I have installed Linux 12.10 in my 16 GB USB drive. It was working fine. After some days, I wanted USB for my other uses, so I tried to format it. Whole USB gets formatted but the ...
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Execute Windows MBR repair on Ubuntu disk by mistake
I got notebook with broken Windows booting and I have found some tricks how to repair it. I copied CMD from web and paste it to terminal. Imediately after pasting the CMD it executes with wrong disk. ...
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Messed up grub/mrb of Lenovo U410 and can't access bios
I have a Lenovo U410 and it comes with one of those intel hybrid HDD's that has a 32GB SSD in it. I figured I would unraid it and try out Ubuntu on it for the first time.
I got it installed and ...
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MBR or GPT partition when making ubuntu bootable live usb
I just want to clarify.
When making the ubuntu live usb using Rufus, do we select:
GPT partition scheme for UEFI
MBR partition scheme for UEFI
I currently have windows 10 pro installed and would ...
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How to keep the Master Boot Record when installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 10? [duplicate]
Recently I tried out Ubuntu in a virtual machine, and I really liked it. I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10, but because Grub overwrites the Master Boot Record, I'm scared that I might not ...
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How to repair (not recover) my HDD's MBR and/or corrupted partition table
I have a serious problem going on with my HDD
[SAMSUNG SP1644N- 160GB HDD - real 149GB]
I wanted to reinstall my Windows so I used Parted Magic's Partition editor to format it...
I made an extended ...
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In 2018 and with Ubuntu 16.04 installed, can I still make a backup of the MBR with dd?
A few years ago I used to backup the MBR of a (now old) laptop with:
dd if=/dev/sda of=mbr_63.backup bs=512 count=63
Well, this was the first 63 sectors, a bit better than the MBR only, I think.
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UEFI not seeing SSD
After installing Ubuntu alongside windows 10 (windows 10 on one SSD, Ubuntu on the other SSD), I modified the MBR via my Windows following instructions online, I cannot remember why I was modifying my ...
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How do I take a backup of my Master Boot Record (MBR) and Partition Table (PT)?
I'd like to know how to:
take a backup
do a restore
of all the MBRs and all the PTs of all my disks to a file so I can easily back them up using rsync or a comparable program.
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cli_scangpt: detected a non-protective MBR
I am running clamscan on my system with following command
sudo clamscan --max-filesize=3999M --max-scansize=3999M --exclude-dir=/sys/* -i -r /
received the message
LibClamAV Warning: cli_scangpt: ...
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Wrong path when try to restore MBR with dd ! Any way to fix? [solved]
My laptop hawe 1TB hdd, with few of partition. Ubuntu is 125gb and hawe few others.
I backup my MBR with command:
dd if=/dev/sda1 of=mbr.bkp bs=512 count=1
Today, after some issues i try to restore ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 bootload grub2 problem?
Ok, I have an internal SSD installed with Ubuntu 16.04 on it. Upon installation I deleted both partitions on both disks and installed Ubuntu on the SSD. I have a Lenovo V570 with the CD Drive replaced ...
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Install ubuntu in MBR single boot
Before marking my question as duplicate I'd like to say that days ago when my problem showed up until now I've been searching for a solution to it but it seems a special situation (at least for me) ...
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Installing and using Grub2 in free space after MBR
Note: I feel the two questions below are basic questions, however I could not find a clear answer searching the web.
Background
I would like to install Grub2 in some free space after the MBR. I ...
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Move a logical partition to a primary and change MBR to GPT without data loss
After long search, I havent find anything so ive decided to create my own post.
This is a gparted screenshot:
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/IdlCO.jpg)
I have 2 question:
How can I move my logical ...
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How to know if bootstrap changed [closed]
Worry if the virus changes grub2 in the first 446 bytes of disk where is grub2. If it get changed, how do i notice?
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How to move GRUB from the MBR to another partition?
So, I'm fairly new to Ubuntu. My current set-up is dual booting Windows 10 and Ubuntu, what I want to do is move the GRUB from the MBR to another partition so I can encrypt the Windows 10 partition ...
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How to fix the MBR for Windows 7?
I have installed Ubuntu as dualboot with Windows 7. Now I'm no longer using Ubuntu so i removed the Ubuntu partition and added the unallocated space to my Windows 7 partition.
But after I restart my ...
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Black screen with blinking cursor unresponsive keyboard
Removed my mbr because it was currupt. I had intended to replace with an uncorrupted copy but after l removed it I just got a blinking cursor without ability access command line. Keyboard will ...
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Installation of Windows 10 alongside Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (32 bits) (Windows after Ubuntu) [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (32 bits) installed in my Laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 300) and want to make a dual boot with Windows 10. The reason is that I need to use a software (Clip Studio Paint) which only ...
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Gparted can't create partition table
Here's what the problem is.
About a day or so ago I used Gparted live cd to create 3 NTFS primary partitions on my external 500 gig Goflex and one extended with 2 logical partitiones.
I had planned ...
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Laptop boot stuck on MBR 1FA
I followed a guide to restore MBR. The reason for doing this was because I originally had a Sony vaio which has Windows on. I installed Linux on it then wanted to revert back to Windows and read that ...
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Install Ubuntu to hard disk without overwriting mbr?
What's the best way to install Ubuntu without putting GRUB on the MBR? I would think I can install to another partition (logical?), and then install GRUB on a bootable USB. When I want to boot to ...
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Problems with content of the MBR file [closed]
I'm trying to look at the content of MBR file.
I save its content to some file, for example mbr.bin:
sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=mbr.bin bs=512 count=1
Then I use file utility:
file mbr.bin. I expect to ...
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Unable to change GPT to MBR
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo gdisk /dev/sda2
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.1
Partition table scan:
MBR: MBR only
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: not present
Partition table scan displays ...
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