Questions tagged [uefi]

For questions about the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, commonly used in later x86 computers as a replacement of BIOS, as well as in ARM servers and more. UEFI supports booting with and without Secure Boot enabled and legacy booting via CSM.

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ATC-605-UB11 Boot issues

I disabled SecureBoot and cleaned my Win 10 previous installation on this machine prior to attempting to switch to Ubuntu 14.04 in order to install Security Onion. I shoud preface this with the fact ...
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Changing Ubuntu Server 14.04.5 Server on Mdadm RAID 5 from BIOS boot to UEFI

I have an install of Ubuntu Server 14.04.5 LTS that was installed and running on an mdadm RAID 5 array across 4 hard drives. Originally all 4 drives were 2TB. I have upgraded one of them to 3TB (...
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How can I get boot into an existing Windows 10 from Grub?

I have a Lenovo Ideapad 710s-14IKB that I would like to dual boot but I'm having trouble. I apologize for the long-winded message but I believe it's all important information to understanding what I'...
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Windows 10 hides grub after booting, can you help me?

I have a Sony Vaio with UEFI bios (can be changed to Legacy) and dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 LTS/ Windows 10. The problem is the following: If I boot Ubuntu from GRUB, the next boot my computer boots ...
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Triple boot on MacBook Pro probelm

I first installed Windows 10 using BootCamp, everything was working fine. Then after I installed Ubuntu 14.04, everytime I try to boot into Windows using the Option key at the start-up I get this ...
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Unable to install latest LTS / GRUB2 install issue

I currently have 12.04 LTS installed and was trying to update to 16.04.4 LTS however I got myself in a bit of mire :(. I created a bootable USB containing 16.04.4 LTS and installation was going great ...
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MSI laptop install Ubuntu 17.10 on pendrive

I have laptop MSI GP70 and I am able to boot installation from first USB stick and install it on second USB stick, then when I want to boot installed system from second USB drive I am unable to do so, ...
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How to install on Dell Inspiron 15 5577

Things rapidly spiralling from bad to worse on this disasterous Dell Inspiron 15 5577. First, Windows got corrupted, twice, so I decided to install Ubuntu. Didn't have a USB handy and it doesn't work ...
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Ubuntu booting issue after getting rid of Windows

I used to have Windows and Ubuntu installed on my laptop but I've decided to wipe Windows and just go with Ubuntu. After installing Ubuntu with USB and wiping Windows I've gotten this booting issue. ...
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Install 16.04 as main OS - UEFI mode

I'd like some feedback if possible as I'm not an expert on this. I'd like to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTs on my desktop as the main OS (no dual boot etc). My motherboard is MSI 970 Gaming. In order to do ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu 16 and Windows 10 on different devices

I have used this tutorial to dual boot my system using Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16, both on GPT/EFI mode. First, i installed Windows 10 in EFI mode on my 256GB SSD, then installed Ubuntu 16 in EFI mode ...
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Boot failure after GRUB failure with no prompt (version 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7.2) and Ubuntu reinstall

I have a computer with a Ubuntu+Windows dual boot which has been working fine for years, but turning it on today GRUB is frozen and nothing I can try will change it... I have no prompt, and my ...
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Fix multiple grub loads

On my laptop I have a dual boot system with Ubuntu 17.10 and Windows 10. After having messed up a little my Ubuntu installation, I decided to install a new 17.10 from scratch, formatting the root ...
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Ubuntu budgie freezing

I'm new to linux. I'm trying to install Ubuntu budgie on my laptop and unfortunately it freezes randomly after a few minutes into it. I'm coming from a completely clean format of an SSD and I'm ...
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Problem after reinstalling Ubuntu

I have a PC with Ubuntu as the only OS in it. I installed Ubuntu 16.04.2, but I reinstalled to update it. Now I keep getting, This machine's firmware has started the installer in UEFI mode ...
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The flag 'boot' is not available for loop disk labels

I tried to make a bootable usb key, I followed the instructions in this link : How to create UEFI-only bootable USB live media? I run : 7z x ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso -o/media/user1/OCZ/ ...
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Realtek HD Audio Driver (Beats Audio) issue

My Laptop is "HP Envy 15-k020us" and this laptop has beats audio enhancement. I recently installed Ubuntu 17.10. But I noticed that Beats Audio is missing. The sound is too dull. I tried to find a fix ...
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Lubuntu installation gets stuck

I am trying to install Lubuntu 17.10 alongside the pre-installed Windows 10 on my Lenovo Miix 320. It seems that to get the live boot work I have to enable secure boot and disable Intel platform trust ...
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Question about installing Ubuntu on a UEFI system?

I am going to be installing Ubuntu on a UEFI system for the first time, however I a bit hesitant. I will be replacing Windows 10 (upgraded from 8) with Ubuntu I am going to disable secure boot as I ...
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USB Boot Drive never detected in UEFI

Recently I've been trying to install Ubuntu alongside my Windows 10 installation. I've already shrinked my C: partition by 200GB, so there's plety of space. However, after mounting the Ubuntu iso on ...
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Reinstall Ubuntu 16.04 with UEFI, LUKS encryption and LVM

I had a disaster following an ubuntu update that went wrong end result was my /boot dir got deleted it also seems that my /proc dir also now contains nothing when I boot the machine it just drops ...
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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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i Installed Ubuntu 17.10 alongside windows 10 But Windows 10 starts Automatically without showing OS Selection message [duplicate]

-> i installed ubuntu alongside windows10 -> both are installed in UEFI mode -> but it automatically start windows10 -> i have separate partition Named as EFI which contain EFI\Boot\ EFI\...
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Impossible to boot or install from USB stick (Ubuntu 17.10 - ROG G20AJ) [duplicate]

I want to install Ubuntu 17.10 on my Asus ROG G20AJ computer, equipped with the Nvidia GTX 980 Ti GPU and Intel Core i5 CPU. I've taken a USB drive with a live CD Ubuntu version (that I've already ...
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How to fix Ubuntu 17.10 BIOS corruption, after uninstalling Ubuntu

I have a Lenovo Y50-70 and apparently I am suffering from this issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147 The problem is I have recently removed Ubuntu by deleting it's ...
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16.04 satellite c55-c5268

I have been trying mightily to fix my wifi on this pc with a full Ubuntu 16.04 installation - no windows partitions; straight ubuntu. I have tried many of the suggestions including drivers bcmwl-...
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Can't start any linux distro from usb

Long story sort, I created a bootable usb of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (or Linux Mint) with rufus (tried with Unebootin and Etcher too). I start my pc, enter boot menu and choose to start from my usb on UEFI (...
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Dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 grub doesn't show up only can get to Ubuntu by F9 boot options

I've installed Ubuntu 16.04 alongside Windows 10 version 1703, on my HP-15-bw0xx, and made /boot, /, /home partitions. After few initial boots Grub stopped showing up. So when I press ESC button ...
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How can I repair my legacy boot of Xubuntu 16.04 (RESOLVED)

Some time ago, I installed Xubuntu 16.04 on a SONY VAIO SVE1512E6EW that had a pre-installed Windows 8. As I didn't succeed in having both in UEFI mode (no grub screen and allways started in Windows 8)...
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Ubuntu 17.10 - Can't change Bios settings, and can't boot into Bios from Grub

I'm running Ubuntu 17.10 with gnome on a Lenovo B40-70. This install is actually an in-place upgrade from Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 that I did the day 17.10 came out. After that, I never needed to go into ...
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Ubuntu boot mode conflict when installing to new (empty) SSD

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 from a USB onto my brand new SSD, but I get the following message (see below). I've seen a bunch of posts about this, but none involving installing onto a new hard ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a MacBook Air 7,2 keeping MacOs recovery

I am currently running macOs High Sierra on a MBA Early 2015 (7,2) and I would like to install Ubuntu on it as main, only OS. Is there any way to install Ubuntu (17.10 at this moment, but any recent ...
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Ubuntu boot failed and Windows Boot Manager boot failed

I had Ubuntu 17.10 installed beside Windows 10 and all things were working normally. I deleted the Ubuntu partition then the windows partition and finally formatted the hard disk. Now when I open the ...
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GRUB boots Ubuntu to dark purple screen, forced to override with Advanced options works but how do I set that as the default?

The Details I am dual booting Ubuntu 17.10 on a Razer Blade 14" that also has Windows 8.1 installed. On boot, it shows the dark purple-ish GRUB screen, stating "GNU GRUB Version 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu7" ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 not recognizing a partition set aside for Linux (dual-boot with windows 10)

I have a fairly recent DELL XPS 15 with Windows 10. I'm trying to dual boot Ubuntu 17.10. I've written a bootable USB using rufus but when I get into Linux (live version or the installation program), ...
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Cloning a Ubuntu installation (including repositories, held packages & keys)

From How to list all installed packages we learn how to backup list of installed packages. From How to See list of Repository? we learn how to backup list of installed repositories. But how do we ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 boot problem [duplicate]

Just now installed Ubuntu 17.10 on my desktop (dual boot with windows 10). I got the Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported problem. I could not get to Ubuntu. I tried to google for a solution ...
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Windows is in BIOS mode and dual-boot it with Ubuntu in UEFI mode [duplicate]

I have Windows 7 and I want to dual boot it with Ubuntu 16.04.2. But when I am installing from Bootable USB, it shows a message as follows This machine's firmware has started the installer in ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Boot-repair error Locked-ESP detected

I am using boot-repair from a live ubuntu session to recover my OS and getting the error- Locked-ESP detected. You may want to retry after creating a /boot/efi partition (FAT32, 100MB~250MB, start ...
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Unable to boot any Ubuntu based distro, Is it my motherboard?

I've used Linux before and was a big fan. switchbacked to windows for a little bit (5 months) and realized that I wanted to go back :). Sadly every distro I've tried (outside of fedora strangely) have ...
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Why can't i boot directly from a disk image i made?

I had a Kubuntu 16.04.3 installed on a computer but it was slow, so I put it's HDD into an enclosure and dd-ed it. The command was sudo dd if=/dev/sdh of=/mnt/KUBUNTU.IMG; sync. After that was done, I ...
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Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media after installing Ubuntu GNOME

I have finished installing Ubuntu GNOME 17.04, and restarted when it told me to. When I restarted, my computer rebooted back into the USB drive, so I turned the PC off, took out the USB, and turned ...
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Installation of Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 fails - USB error, graphics error? [duplicate]

I currently have Ubuntu 14.04 installed, but I want a fresh start. I am going to wipe the drive and install Ubuntu Gnome 16.04. Unfortunately I'm having no success at all. I downloaded ubuntu-gnome-...
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Ubuntu 16.04.3 installed but not starting; TPM error

I have a HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF (bought refurbished with Win10 Pro prepared). It has an SSD and started installation of Win10 after switching on. Worked fine. I've installed Ubuntu 16.04.3 from USB ...
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I got this weird message about forcing UEFI installation when trying to install ubuntu 16.04 alongside windows 7? [duplicate]

I am trying to install ubuntu alongside windows 7 using a usb flash drive and when I went to install it I got this message: "This machine's firmware has started the installer in UEFI mode but it ...
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Can't load Windows 10 after updating Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Previously, I have Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 installed on my laptop. Also I already configured the GRUB menu so it works perfectly fine. I was using Boot Repair once since my last problem and it ran ...
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Yet another dual boot problem [duplicate]

I was using Win10 for a while and now I want to install Ubuntu\Linux Mint as a second OS. But no matter what I do, I can't get into GRUB2 menu, each time it boots straight into Windows. I'm using ...
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Error when booting Ubuntu after installing

I want to install Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire E14 with the UEFI configuration. I ran the Ubuntu 17.04 installation successfully, but when I finished the installation process it asked me to restart. Up ...
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Suspend, resume, shutdown work in legacy but not UEFI in 16.04LTS on HP AMD/Radeon desktop?

I had Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit dual-booting (with Windows) on an HP Pavilion (see below for specs), and it worked fine. Since wiping and installing 16.04 64-bit as only OS...suspend, resume, and ...
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Dual Boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 Troubles

System: MSI X370 Sli Ryzen 7 32GB DDR4 Ram 1TB HD << this is where windows is already installed 500GB SSD << where I try to get Ubuntu I tried to create a dual booting windows 10 and ...
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