Questions tagged [syslinux]
SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which runs on an MS-DOS/Windows FAT filesystem.
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How can I fix “can't open /dev/sr0: No medium found” on USB boot when installing Ubuntu 20.04?
When I try to install Ubuntu 20.04 on my Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop, I get can't open /dev/sr0: No medium found error when GRUB tries to load "Install Ubuntu 20.04".
I have seen similar kind ...
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Automatic mailing to warn about file permission change
I need to receive email notifications if file & folder permissions are modified by a user on one of my Ubuntu servers.
Is such a thing possible? If so how is it accomplished?
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how to install ubuntu server 12.04 through netboot using pxe
I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 installed as server. Also tftp server, dhcp3-server, syslinux and apache were installed on it. There are lots of clients which I am trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 on ...
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No filesystem could mount root
I am trying to boot a linux kernel 3.7.0 on virtualbox and it keeps telling me the same message: "No filesystem could mount root tried ext3 ext4 vfat fusebk". I put append root=/dev/sda in my isolinux ...
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Why does my Live-USB fail to boot with "Syslinux..."?
I having trouble getting to boot from a Live USB pendrive explained in Ubuntu.com website. I downloaded various ISO images and only had success in booting from Live a CD or DVD.
I've gotten newer ...
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NVIDIA Driver causing the resolution to be fixed in 1024x768 and takes a lot of time to load desktop after login
Letely i've been facing a trouble with my nvidia driver no matter the driver that i choose(even the nouveau) the resolution always get stuck at 1024x768 (or 800x600 if i use a 22" monitor)
[my ...
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Open file limit is not Changing in Ubuntu
I need to increase the open file limit size in my system,
I have made changes in the following files,
file:-/etc/security/limits.conf
changes:-
* soft nproc 990000
* hard nproc ...
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How can I enable fingerprint on my HP elitebook
I can't find the option to enable fingerprint lock on my PC, HP EliteBook 820 G3, I am running ubuntu 22.04.
here is the output of my lsusb
ubuntu@mypc:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:...
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Why i get this error while installing graphics file and how can solve it?
*** The sdl-config script installed by SDL could not be found
*** If SDL was installed in PREFIX, make sure PREFIX/bin is in
*** your path, or set the SDL_CONFIG environment variable to the
*** full ...
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How to edit xrandr code so you can place in into xorg.conf?
Could anybody help me format this, so I can put it into my xorg.conf?
function run {
if ! pgrep $1 ; then
$@&
fi
}
if xrandr | grep -q 'DP-1 connected' ; then
xrandr --output eDP-1 --off
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Ubuntu unable to reboot
I am very new to Ubuntu/Linux system. After installing systems and a few softwares I try to reboot. But the message below shows up and I can't do nothing about it.
It just keeps blinking on my ...
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ovsdb-tool: I/O error
whenever I run the openvswitch script, the out is like
openvswitch 66388 0
vxlan 37308 1 openvswitch
gre 14162 1 openvswitch
libcrc32c ...
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Can not install Console-setup , dependencies required
I had some issues with my Ubuntu 16.04 more specifically Python and it's dependencies, which I tried to fix by installing and removing packages using Synaptic Package Manager.
Without further due, ...
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Screen get black
I have a laptop HP EliteBook 840
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
When I work, the screen suddenly turn into black "it is still working". Sometimes it stays like this for 4 t0 6 seconds. And some ...
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Boot xubuntu from network
I am trying to make Xubuntu available to pxe boot.
I used dnsmasq and configured it to boot ubuntu net install. It worked well. But since I did not find Xubuntu's net install version, I configured the ...
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Where are the syslinux x86-64 files located on a booted up live medium?
I found a problem during creation of a live USB stick with a ESP to boot from.
I have to populate the ESP manual.
Therefor I need to copy the files from /usr/lib/syslinux/efi64/ to the ESP. Althrough ...
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how to improve cpu usage on Ubuntu server
I have two sessions running on Ubuntu 14.0x server, and I found that my program will take too long time to be finished. I used this instruction
root@ns3011857:~# top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | \
sed "s/.*...
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Use Parted Magic with YUMI
I've tried putting parted magic versions on an flash drive using YUMI but every time I get an missing file error stating:
This application has raised an unexpected error and must abort.
[45] File or ...
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PXE booting a syslinux Kernel
I got a small Problem with my Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Server.
At first i've installed this packages on my server : dhcp3-server , tftpd-hpa , nfs-kernel-server and syslinux.
Everything runs fine and i've ...
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Cannot boot to Windows 8.1 after installing Ubuntu
The issue is fixed, I had forgotten to change boot mode and boot priority in BIOS to UEFI and UEFI First, and also 'Optimize for' from 'other OS' to 'Win8 64bit'
First of all, sorry if this question ...
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Boot Options for Kickstart install method not recognized
I'm successfully installing 12.04 using PXE, as shown below:
label ubuntu12.04
menu label Ubuntu 12.04
kernel images/ubuntu/12.04-amd64/linux
append initrd=images/ubuntu/12.04-amd64/...
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SYSLinux Error on boot, ubuntu 13.04
Want to try out Ubuntu 13.04 on my HP Pavilion dv7 1132nr but I keep getting this error.
SYSLINUX 4.06 EDD 2012-10-23 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H: Peter Anvin et al
First of all, a few things:
I ...
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How to make an Ubuntu installation on external HDD boot on any system?
When installing Ubuntu 12.04 to an external HDD using Ubiquity, it installs GRUB2 to that HDD. Such installation works fine on the machine on which it was created, but on any other machine everything ...
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ubuntu cloud backup?
I want to back up a machine that sits in the HETZNER cloud
Once manually to have in case of disaster.
My website has 3 websites that are published in the world using WORDPRESS
Apparently I also need ...
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dhcp server on Ubuntu 23.04 failed
When I check for the status of my DHCP server with "sudo systemctl status isc-dhcp-server", the system shows server failed.
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Lenovo X1 yoga brightness changing itself
when i set a brightness level computer changes it to lower level then back to the level set constantly making the screen change its brightness up and down. What can i do.
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Running OpenVPN client version
I install OpenVPN version 2.5.5.
But I can't run its client version.
*I am using Ubuntu 22.04
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kern.log consuming all my disk space(entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe)
I get a warning that I am running out of disk space. I find that it is the syslogs, especially the kern.log(s) that are eating up disk.
It seems like my system is writing message over and over ...
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Linux application installed date
I need to get the installed date of linux applications from /usr/share/applications/ as I am be able to get the Name of the installed applications using this command
sed -ns '1F;/^\[Desktop Entry\]/,/^...
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Getting Failure to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/
While trying to install some packages of TB3 on Raspberry pi 3B+, And while giving the command "sudo apt install net-tools", I am getting the following two errors:
Failed to fetch http://...
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Syslinux Install Directory
I installed syslinux using the following:
apt install -y syslinux
I'd like to know where it was actually installed. I can't seem to find the files anywhere. I'm trying to set up a PXE boot server on ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS stucks on a black screen with a desktop
I work on a Desktop that has an Ubuntu 20.04 operating system. When booting, the screen is black and I don't have the option to choose my account. I tried doing Ctrl+Alt+F2 and logged in. The problem ...
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I have accidentally created an environment
I have accidentally created an environment and now it gives me another new partition. How can I delete that partition?As you can see in the picture, I want to delete this partitions which I ...
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Error while accessing my gmail account in Ubuntu
I was trying to access my Gmail account which is also my gnome account in Linux but it was showing this message
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Please tell me why do we get this...
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Static ip address issue
I gave a static IP address using following command
network:
version : 2
renderer: networkd ethernets:
enp0s3:
dhcp4 : false
addresses : 192.168.3.244/24
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cron is not running
I have written below mentioned code and given oracle path but still I am unable to run the .sh file through the cronjob:
export PATH
export PS1='$PWD>';
export LANG=C;
export LC_ALL=C;
export ...
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Ubuntu 21.04 LTS Server is getting choked
I am new to Linux, We have Lenovo SR650 Server 64 Gb Ram, 2 Processor silver and have Install Samsung M.2 (NVMe) Evo 970 Pro plus (1 TB) with RAID 10 which we have installed on RAID Controller PCI 3....
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Accidentally unmount my pendrive
I am new to the linux theme, practically I have not been using debian in the beginning but my computer was slow because it is old so I switched to lubuntu, what I liked but now I wanted to go to ...
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Cannot install app for ubuntu 16.04 on 20.04
Is it possible to install apps coming from ubuntu 16.04 in Ubuntu 20.04?
I cannot install sgdclient_5.40.935-ubuntu16.04_x86_64 on Ubuntu 20.04.
The error is:
dpkg: error processing package sgdclient (...
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DNS configuration is reset by a network manager
On one of the server the dns configuration in the /etc/resolv.conf gets changed by the network manager of daemon. Does anybody know the solution and why it is happening?
Thanks
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Ubuntu stuck on Black Loading Screen
I recently updated to Ubuntu 20.
After the update when I'm trying to reboot, after restarting it is stuck on the page saying:
systemd-rfkill.service
[ OK ] Finished Load/Dave Screen Backlight ...
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To access another user from a remote desktop while admin is logged in Linux in host machine
Suppose I am logging in as a admin and I want to login as a guest user which is present in the same machine using another remote desktop using any of the services??.I don't want shell using ssh but ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 freeze after log in (dark window and mouse frozen)
I am experiencing an error at the start of my Ubuntu session, and I cannot figure out what it is.
I dualed boot my hp pavilion 15 (windows 10) with a version of Ubuntu 18.04. I installed it with the ...
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How to access ubuntu server with apache open meeting from internet
I'm new and selflerner. I have configured a apache open meeting in ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu has been installed as VM guest using windows server 2016. Open meeting is running on ubuntu local host properly. ...
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Interaction within a shell script
I am trying to install docker on my ec2 instance via a shell script.
I have this in my shell script sudo apt install docker.io this is failing as I get a prompt After this operation, 258 MB of ...
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Customize Ubuntu syslinux CD Installation menu options
I wonder to remove Function options from syslinux on Ubuntu CD installation iso.
I am customizing my own distro and I want to remove those options which are useless for my case.
I have tried ...
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Cat and awk Commands
What does these commands mean in linux? GBPUSD30MIN and USDJPY30MIN are text files with data having 4 columns and 1000 rows.
cat GBPUSD30MIN | awk '{ print NF }' | uniq -c
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How multiple .so file added in ldconfig?
librcdev.so.1.6, librcdev.so.1 and librcdev.so files are linked with
librcdev.so.1.6.0 .
I updated ldconfig but after:
ldconfig -p | grep librcdev
All .so files are not showing.
(all .so files are ...
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Getting erros when I try to install or remove any program
sudo apt-get upgrade
A ler as listas de pacotes... Pronto
A construir árvore de dependências
A ler a informação de estado... Pronto
A calcular a actualização... Pronto
0 pacotes actualizados, 0 ...
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Clonezilla fails to find disk
I have an ubuntu 16.04 , build 1.48 installed on my laptop with a dual boot windows/ ubuntu.
I tried using Clonezilla to clone my disk bit it failes to find "existing or unmount disk".
Please advise ...
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