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I'm running Chrubuntu on C7. I'm having a couple issues. Help? [closed]

First off, This is my second time installing a ubuntu partition on my c7 chromebook. I re installed it to see if I could bypass the issues this time. NOPE. One issue is an error message at startup, ...
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how to load ubuntu 12.04 from grub after update on 04/26/13

Computer Details: Toshiba, natively runs Windows7 64-bit. I currently dual-boot Windows 7 / Linux and have a virtual hard drive of Windows 8 (rarely used) Background: I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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System no longer boots, gave up waiting for root device, (initramfs), /dev/mapper/gnome-root does not exist

After installing an update, my system no longer boots. I have full disk encryption (the one the installer sets up for you) enabled so it usually asks for the key only seconds after booting past GRUB. ...
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Kernel Panic error: Attempted to kill 'init'

After making a update on my Toshiba Satellite L300D laptop I started getting this error message: Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode =0x00000007 I am currently running ...
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How to lock grub2 default selection?

This morning linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic was installed during a software update. On my laptop this proved to be unusable after 10 minutes. I changed to linux-image-3.5.0-24-generic and all seems ...
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How to get rid of confusing configuring grub-pc GRUB install devices

I've deployed a number of Ubuntu machines with Clonezilla. After an update they ask the user to install grub on sda or sda1. I assume it has to do with the hard drive changing as this is a cloned ...
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Installed new updates and now can't open Windows from grub

Just after I installed the updates for 12.04. I restarted my computer. A few hours later I tried to boot Windows and when I clicked on the Windows partition in the Grub a purple screen was visible and ...
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Running “update-grub” doesn't update GRUB!

When I run either sudo update-grub or sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg, it proceeds as normal, but when I check /boot/grub/grub.cfg, the file is the same as before even though I have ...
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Software updater fails to update grub

Amongst the latest updates I received tonight for my 12.04 install, was something that triggered the updater to try to update grub2. A graphical dialog box popped up listing the drives in my computer ...
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Ubuntu update deleted entries from grub

My computer currently has Fedora, Ubuntu, and Windows installed. I just updated Ubuntu 12.04, and on restarting, the Fedora entry was gone from GRUB. Ubuntu and Windows remained, though. I have ...
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GRUB broken after 12.04 upgrade and again

After upgrade to 12.04 my GRUP was broken. I thought that a single problem so I booted from Ubuntu CD, mounted my Ubuntu disk, then grub-install, restarted PC and everything was fine again. But I've ...
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ubuntu partition cleared after a windows update

Some days ago I'm working on windows and decide update something of the system, then when I reboot I see that the grub disappeared and my Laptop doesn't start, and the screen say grub rescue, ok, I ...
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Kernel missing after update, reappears after using Live USB

I run 12.04 on a ASUS laptop that's about 3+ years old, that has a bad battery. (Requires constant AC power.) I recently did an update that included a kernel. I ran the update and rebooted, and for ...
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How do I install kernel 3.5.2 in Ubuntu 12.04?

I want to learn how to install kernel 3.5.2 in a simple step by step way; I also want to know how to configure and compile grub. I do everything through the terminal in Ubuntu. Note: I have a i386 ...
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Fedora login gone after Ubuntu updates on a dual boot [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ubuntu does not put Fedora into GRUB menu After a software update for Ubuntu, my dual boot with Fedora will not show Fedora in the start menu. It just boots into Ubuntu ...
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When updating Ubuntu 12.04 after fresh install, it stays at boot screen

Today I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 and after logging in, the update manager popped and and had lots of updates. So I installed. After rebooting, I can not go into the newly updated version of Ubuntu ...
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How do I permanently reduce Grub waiting time?

I edited /boot/grub/grub.cfg to reduce the Grub waiting time, but after recent update resets grub.cfg file to its initial state. I know there is a way to make it permanent, but I don't know how. ...
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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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Why won't grub load my newly upgraded kernel?

I upgrade my kernel when I run update-grub, these are found Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-3-generic Found kernel: ...
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12.04 upgrade broke grub? (not wubi related)

I just updated from 11.10 to 12.04, with no major problems (it took a while to get past a request to restart ssh, mysql and some other services, but I did no fiddling by myself, everything was done by ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 then 12.04 then 60+ updates then boot only shows grub

I had 11.10 x64 installed on AMD 4core with NVidia card. I had problems changing screen resolution. I have just over-installed 12.04 x64. It went well. Screen resolution changes worked well. I ran ...
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Error on boot: unknown command 'gfxmode'. Pressing any key continues

When I boot into Linux, I get this: Error: unknown command 'gfxmode'. Pressing any key continues It takes about 5 secs to boot after that. Pretty slow compared to 11.10, I think. Anyway, my Ubuntu ...
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How do I publish updates? [closed]

A common issue with Unity is the suspend feature, which reboots some computers when resuming. I have figured out how to fix it, tested it, and it works. You change line 11 of /etc/default/grub to: ...
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Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) after apt-get upgrade [closed]

I'm using Ubuntu 9.1 server edition, I get this error during boot time after I ran sudo apt-get upgrade when checking my kernel version, uname -r returns 2.6.31-14-generic but when i run dpkg -l ...
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problems downloading boot-repair

I upgraded my laptop and when I reboot it, I have problems with grub. I put the live CD and tried to download the boot-repair, by putting in the terminal sudo add-apt-repository ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 stuck on loading screen, does not boot [closed]

I have been using Ubuntu without a problem for a short while, then after a reboot sometime down the line, perhaps after an update, Ubuntu is stick on the booting screen for an age and does not load. ...
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Unable to update Ubuntu 10.10 installed in MacBook Pro with dual boot

So, this is my problem: I was able to install Ubuntu 11.10 in dual boot in my MacBook Pro 5.1 with rEFIt. I had to do it twice because first time I installed GRUB in /sda instad of in /sda3. Anyways, ...
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After updating kernel to 3.0.0-14 the system does not boot

After the updatemanager gave me an update of the kernel from 3.0.0-13 to -14 i am not able to boot with that new kernel. I have to manually select -13 from older kernels. This is even true for ...
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how do I uninstall old kernel options listed in Grub2? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a way to remove/hide old kernel versions? I installed Ubuntu Tweak in Ubuntu 11.10, went to Janitor, and selected and removed old kernels that appeared there ...
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Ubuntu option disappear from grub 11.10 after update on a dual partition

After today's update Nov. 22, 2011 Ubuntu option disappear from grub 11.10 on my dual partition. some of fdisk -l: Device Boot System /dev/sda1 * HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda2 Extended ...
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Dual monitor setup can cause boot problem?

I have a two monitor setup, one 22" (1680x1050 res., 16:10) and another 19" (1280x1024 res. 5:4). I've installed ubuntu 11.10 beta2 x86, and the installation worked fine, the system boot was ...
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Why does Grub2 break EVERY time I update my laptop?

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. I just don't understand it. It doesn't matter if it is a kernel upgrade, or an Adobe Flash update. The next time I restart my computer Grub2 breaks. All I get is a blinking ...
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Impossible to update grub2 entries

I installed an Ubuntu Studio in one of the partitions that I had for using Gnome3. The Grub2 that was installed by the default Ubuntu Studio changed all the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file creating its own ...
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GRUB error: no loaded kernel

I'm quite new to Linux, so please bear with me. On my pc I had installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04, I then switched to Kubuntu 10.x, and yesterday I installed the new main update 11.x and I left the ...
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How to fix the boot loader with an installation disk at hand

I recently messed up my Master Boot Record and my system is not booting. I was dual booting Windows and Ubuntu. Both of them are not loading now. I don't care if I lose my windows, but I want my ...
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Grub Doesn't Load after Update

After I updated ubuntu (I believe it was most likely a kernel update) and restarted I selected ubuntu from the windows boot loader (I am using wubi). At this point I would usually land on the grub ...
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Prevent new options being added to grub after kernel updates?

Every time I new kernel update is installed to my system, it adds itself again to the boot menu. Right now my boot menu has 3 linux option, one for each kernel version. how can I avoid that new ...
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Why is my boot menu getting longer?

This question is going to be little incomplete but I am sure you will guess what my problem is. So 2 days back When I restarted my machine I got 7 options on the Boot Screen instead of 5. Earlier ...
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Hibernate to a swap file

I have configured a new Ubuntu 10.10 installation in a Notebook to use a swap file, instead of using a swap partition. For default is not possible to get Ubuntu to hibernate using a swap file, so i ...
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Grub no longer boots after kernel update (second time now)

Some weeks ago I configured a dual boot laptop to run Xubuntu 10.4 on the third partition of my disk (i.e. I had to set the installation location manually). Everything was fine until I had installed ...