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Fully formatted HDD still detects Windows 7 BCD is missing and won't load USB boot drive [closed]

Exactly as the title says. A completely formatted hard drive, with Windows 7 previously on it, still detects that the BCD is missing and it won't boot from my USB even when the USB is set to load ...
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Version 12.04.2 crashed when booted from a USB

I've been trying to run Ubuntu 12.04 on my new bespoke computer. I don't have a HDD as i am saving for a decent one and have been trying to run Linux of off a USB boot disc. I can load up on the "Try ...
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Run Ubuntu from SD Card on Android Tablet

I'll be acquiring my first tablet in a few weeks, and haven't tinkered with Android much besides my 1st gen Motorola Droid (I had an HTC Sense, but a power surge fried it and turned it into a brick, ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS boots to command line of some kind

I recently built a computer, then installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (Desktop, AMD64)using the Universal USB Installer from pendrivelinux.com. When it was first installed, the Unity bar (at the left) was ...
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How to install AR5523 chipset wifi in Ubuntu 12.04?

My usb wifi device is OvisLink Evo-W108USB lsusb Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0cf3:0002 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5523 (no firmware) I tried to install rpm from manufactured after convert to .deb ...
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USB external drive not opened any more

I'm having a problem to access an external usb hard drive in Ubuntu 12.04. I had been succesfully using this HD both at work and home in my two Ubuntu 12.04 computers. I had to add the following line ...
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How to set up a new user with admin rights on a USB Ubuntu 12.04 installation?

I have successfully installed 12.04 LTS on a USB stick with persistence and it is working well. I have even managed to add Flash player and get wifi working. I would like to password protect the ...
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Ubuntu can't see my Android phone!

I'm on Ubuntu 12.04, and trying to connect my Samsung galaxy Gio (Model # GT-S5660M) with Android 2.3.4 (GINGERBREAD_MR1). When I plug my phone in,via USB, it will charge, however Ubuntu will not ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 won't mount Samsung SE-218BB

I can't seem to mount the drive even though Samsung advertises it as being Linux compatible when switching it over to AV mode (by ejecting the tray and holding the eject button until the LED comes on) ...
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My MacBook Pro does not show Ubuntu USB while holding Alt/Option Key

I'm unable to see my newly created 12.04 in the list after holding alt/option when restarting my MacBook Pro
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Cannot mount USB Drive on Ubuntu 12.04

I have a WD 3TB external drive I used with Windows 7 just fine, and now want to use it on my laptop as a FTP accessible drive. For some reason though I cannot mount it (I get an error when attaching ...
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How do I mount an encrypted /home directory on another Ubuntu machine?

I've done something a bit, well, strange. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 directly onto a USB thumb stick, encrypting the /home directory as given the option during the install. The filesystem is btrfs, I ...
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Having trouble booting ubuntu 12.04 desktop from usb in windows 7

I have written the image onto my usb drive. Everything went through, however once i restart my pc, it wont read the disk. Do i need to open safemode to boot? Or should I reformat the drive and rewrite ...
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USB Device first mounted as root, then by user

When I connect my Kindle, it shows up as an usb0 media, which I can read but not write (owner = root). However, if I do sudo umount /media/usb0, usb0 gets unmounted and a Kindle media gets mounted ...
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Cannot Create Bootable USB Drive from .iso file

I've tried formatting the flash drive as FAT as well as Mac OS journaled through diskutility but still cannot successfully create a bootable drive. I'm following the directions here exactly: ...
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Booting from USB and mounting a HDD is resulting in strange partitions

I just built a new HTPC and to keep costs down I decided to use a USB 3.0 thumb drive as my boot drive. I had got most things running pretty smoothly and my next task was to mount a 2TB storage drive ...
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USB NTFS pen drive and hard drive not working after plugging them into Ubuntu

I connected a USB key (NTFS formatted) with data in it, on 12.04, after I disconnected it, I was no longer able to access the USB key neither from Windows nor from Ubuntu. The system asks me to format ...
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USB Pendrive doesn't work

I have a Kingston 8GB pendrive, earlier when I connected it to Ubuntu, it was identified by the system. But now when I connect it to Ubuntu the drive isn't identified any longer. Please help me to ...
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Unstable after moving headless server from usb-hdd to usb pendrive

Ubuntu server 12.04.1 running from usb-hdd is rock solid for months. After copying the partitions to a Kingston usb pendrive the system will only run for 3-4 days before some services fail. Is ...
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chmod: cannot access New Volume Trash 1000 Input output error

i try to make my flash-disk able to save data and everyone can use it but when i check my chmod it say what is .trash-1000 about and why its say input/output error how to fix it ?
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Pen drive cannot be mounted

I get the following message when I insert my pen drive to USB port. I am unable to format it as well. (This pen drive earlier used as a bootable drive for Ubuntu 12.04) I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. ...
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How to grub-install ignore specific drive/partition

Is it possible to use grub-install or update-grub to just search on specific disk/partition? (or ignore specific)? I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my hard drive, but i wished to do some testing on it ...
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Pendrive USB Ubuntu installation - black screen on boot [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? I see many posts on this, but no solution. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my 16GB USB flash drive ...
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12.04 doesn't recognize pendrive

I have new pendrive which I've used few hours ago. Now my Ubuntu (12.04) doesn't recognize it. USB ports are right because other devices plugged to them works. When I check lsusb, it returns: Bus 001 ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on pendrive

I've got a problem with installing Ubuntu on Pendrive. Steps I made: Downloaded ISO from Ubuntu site. Burn it on DVD. Run PC from the DVD (pendrive is plugged in). Followed instruction on the ...
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Is there another way to verify Ubuntu 12.04 settings for Flash Drive handling than System Settings?

I have two identical Acer tablet Netbooks with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed, and being new to Ubuntu, I have tried hard to keep their settings in sync, so I know better through changes if the system ...
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Ubuntu doesn't copy video files to Sandisk USB Flash drive

I recently purchased a new SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32 Gigabyte flash drive. I tried to put movies on the flash drive, and it seems to work, but when I plugged it into the PS3, the video files did not ...
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Accessing DVD or USB drive [closed]

When I insert a DVD or USB drive into the computer it does not open. Are there additional drivers that I need to install? I know the USB drive is working because I installed Ubuntu using it.
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External USB hard drive makes noises when the computer is turned off [closed]

I have an external USB hard drive of 500GB. I can't tell what model it is exactly, as nothing specific is written on it and I don't have the box anymore. I use it as a backup disk. It works absolutely ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 missing files while trying to boot?

I've been trying to dual-boot Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit alongside Windows 7, but I'm having a really hard time. I'm using pendrive linux to install it to a usb drive, however when I go to boot into it, I ...
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How to fix the device names of USB storage devices?

I would like to try building RAID system using two or more USB drives for just an experiment. But, the device names of USB drives will be changed whenever they reput or the system reboot. For ...
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Is there a way to make Launcher read icon from usb?

Gnome in 10.04, and Nautilus still today under 12.04, read the autorun.inf file from my USB drive and display correctly the (.ico) icon for the given drive. However, Unity's Launcher shows a generic ...
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Multiple OS on one flash drive

I currently have an Ubuntu 12.04 copy on my flash drive, but I'm wondering if I can also have another OS on the same flash drive as well. If I put another OS on the drive, how will it distinguish ...
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Ubuntu in USB.. Boot from fixed HDD?

I am having Ubuntu 12.04 minimal installed on my USB pen-drive; which I use on several systems as portable OS. I was thinking to edit the boot parameters so that before the main Ubuntu OS is loaded, ...
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Boot Ubuntu on USB flash drive in Mac OS X 10.4… and Ubuntu

I would like to create an OS-agnostic installation of Ubuntu on a flash drive, that boots under Ubuntu and under Mac OS X. Ideally the process would look like: Install Ubuntu 11.10 (or 12.04 if ...
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Howto boot into console with Ubuntu 12.04 USB Stick?

A Lenovo G575 laptop freezes during boot since I upgraded to 12.04. The same, when I boot it with a 12.04 live USB stick. I guess that it freezes when the GUI is initialized. So I would like to boot ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 installed on hard disk using USB pendrive does not boot from hard disk

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 using USB pendirve but it only boots if that USB is connected. It does not boot from the hard disk. Any solutions?
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Unable to install from CD or USB drive

Ubuntu installer in some place shows that one of the files is corrupted or something. After picking the "Retry" option it continues, and at the end of installation it shows Unable to install Ubuntu. ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 does not recognize Kingston DT108 16GB memory

I bought a Kingston DT108 16GB and Ubuntu did not recognize it.What should i do?? Output of dmesg | tail after connecting pen drive [ 1455.253010] CPU5: Package power limit notification ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 with Pendrivelinux?

What are the steps to install Ubuntu 12.04 with Pendrivelinux, universal USB installer exactly?
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Ubuntu will only boot off of a USB

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 today from a USB and the install went fine ( I replaced Windows XP with it). But when I tried to restart my computer nothing happened; a couple of minutes later I tried ...
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AMD64 slower than i686?

Hm... I Installed 12.04 B1 before it promptly crashed and corrupted my drive, but before that, it seemed much slower than a 32-bit version of 11.10 which I installed before. I bought a new drive, and ...