Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Blank screen after booting Ubuntu [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
On booting my Ubuntu System I see an Ubuntu startup symbol , after that the screen goes blank like it's ...
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Cannot boot Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10
I cannot get Ubuntu to boot or run on my gaming build, while Windows 7 runs fine. 12.04 boots to desktop on live disc and says I have a network connection, but Firefox won't do anything but lock up. ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 boots to purple or black screen but intermittently boots fine [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 64bit dual booting with Win7 64bit.
Windows boots fine every time....
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ubuntu is not booting, after dual boot installation with windows 7 [duplicate]
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How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
Recently i bought a lenovo u410 ultrabook. It has given along with windows 7 and 4 primary partitions....
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Ubuntu 12.10 will not boot!! please help
Okay ive been at this for about 6 hours now, linux has never given me problems before, im installing from an isodvd going from window7 to ubuntu12.10, the installation works fine, everything loads ...
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Can I prevent an IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command to a specific device at boot?
This is related to a previous question related to installation that is now resolved. I'm opening a new question, because I still need to get my DVD drive working.
Problem:
Failed boot when my ASUS ...
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Problems booting because the HDD is full. How can I get stuff off my hard drive? [duplicate]
I have used up all the space on my hard drive and when starting up the computer says the only option I have is to start up in basic graphics mode. On the screen it then says
stopping system v ...
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Still asking whether I want to boot into Ubuntu although there is no Ubuntu partition any more
My Ubuntu partition is gone but when I boot up, Grub still asks if I want to boot into Windows 7 or Ubuntu. To put it simply how do I get it to stop asking for Ubuntu and only have 7.
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Can't uninstall Ubuntu and install Mint [closed]
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10. I've "Mint" bootable CD. I just want to delete Ubuntu and Setup Mint.
Firstly, I inserted my "Mint" disk and rebooted my PC. The installtion didn't start. Then I changed my ...
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Invalid or damaged bootable partition [duplicate]
I downloaded Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website and copied it to a pen drive. On booting it I'm getting an error stating Invalid or damaged bootable partition. How can I resolve this problem?
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If I Boot From A USB Drive Will I still Be Able To Use My USB Drive For Other Things?
i want to try out ubuntu but i want to load it onto a USB drive first, if i do this can i still use my USB drive for other storage or will it become completely dedicated to running ubuntu?
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Failed to load file, won't boot
I am a new user of Ubuntu and don't know much about computers. I have used Ubuntu for about 3 weeks now, everythings been fine, but I got this message today:
microcode: failed to load file amd-ucode/...
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Booting Ubuntu Failure : error: attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 in a Western Digital external hard drive (320GB). This is a complete installation, not a live USB.
When I plug it in my HP desktop I go to the BIOS settings and boot off ...
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Does installing Ubuntu overwrite windows bootloader? [duplicate]
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Is it possible to boot Ubuntu using the Windows bootloader?
So there's the question. I want to preserve my original Windows 7 Loader.
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Unable to find a medium containing a live file system with boot from iso
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system:
reset/press Shift/c (command line)
grub> insmod iso9660
grub> loopback l (hd0,6)/lubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso
grub> set root=(l)
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Grub rescue after installing Ubuntu on a external HDD from USB
I have Windows 7 installed in my internal HDD and wanted to try out Ubuntu so I have an USB to put Ubuntu LiveUSB on and installed Ubuntu on a external HDD and everything worked out fine.
Now the ...
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Blinking cursor on boot after upgrade
I have a blank screen with only a blinking cursor after upgrade via deselect responds to nothing! Have tried options F2, still zip on reboot
. What do I do?
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes after boot
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 but I am having a hard time. First, tried from WUBI (Windows installer), all went fine, dual-boot worked, but as soon as Ubuntu boots, it freezes - even before the ...
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Installed Ubuntu on separate partition using wubi, can I delete my Windows partition entirely?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 (updated to 12.10) on a separate partition from inside Windows 8 using WUBI.
I would like to use only Ubuntu. Can I simply delete the partition where Windows is located?
I'...
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boot problem with ubuntu and windows 8
i have a hp dv6 system. on which i was having the windows 8 installed.
as i was interested in downloading the ubuntu 12.10 along with windows 8(not inside) .i have made separate partition in ubuntu 12....
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Stuck at GRUB command line after editing grub.cfg and other changes [closed]
I was playing around with GRUB, then I tried to reboot and I can't enter my operating systems (Windows and Ubuntu).
It looks like I've rewritten something very important because it only shows me the ...
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Asus n56vm ssd boot issues
New Asus n56vm laptop with an SSD (Samsumg 830) installed instead of the HDD it came with.
Ubuntu is the only OS installed on it and its installed in EFI mode.
The problem is that it will boot ...
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GRUB Rescue Command Problem [duplicate]
I did originally have Ubuntu installed on my Laptop, however I then installed Joli OS, since I did not want it any more, I formatted the disk which had Joli OS on, thinking that it would revert back ...
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Ubuntu won't boot on windows starter
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS yesterday from a usb, but it only boots into Windows unless the usb is in, then it boots into the Ubuntu loader where I can choose Ubuntu vs. Windows. What's the problem?
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Doesn't boot after installation
Downloaded Ubuntu 12.04.1-alternate-amd64
Installed to USB stick
Integrity check fails on ./install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/pxelinux.cfg/default but that seems to be a known bug where the ...
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Getting error - This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinsta
I am sorry if I am repeating this issue. But I am a layman and cant understand the answers posted.
I want to do away with Windows XP Professional (I have lost the product key) that I have on an old ...
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Boot failure: failed: command IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE
Trying to install from CD desktop image and getting:
ata8.00: exception Emask 0x52 Sact 0x0 SErr 0xffffffff action 0xe frozen
ata8: SError: { blah blah }
ata8.00: failed command: IDENTIFY PACKET ...
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How can I triple boot Xubuntu, Ubuntu and Windows?
Triple Booting Xubuntu, Ubuntu and Windows
I'm an avid Xubuntu (Ubuntu + XFCE) user but I also dual boot with Windows XP. I originally created 3 partitions and wanted to use the empty one as a ...
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Low graphics error unless I boot via recovery mode [duplicate]
I recently upgraded to 12.10 (fresh install). I am a facing weird problem:
When I boot, I get a message notifying me of low graphics. For now, I have been switching to console using Alt+F1 and then ...
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How to delete GRUB entirely from GRUB rescue and boot Windows only
I installed Ubuntu (twice actually) onto the same drive. I wanted to 'try again' since one of them didn't install correctly and the other installed differently, but it worked.
I was getting ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 failing to boot
Can someone please help?
I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 perfectly fine for the past 3 months. For no apparent reason it is failing to boot and I am getting the following messages just before the ...
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12.10 boots to black screen [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
Sometimes(most of them), I get a black screen after the booting. It's doing that since last monday after ...
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can`t boot to win7 x64 after formatting ubuntu12.0.4
I got a new laptop Sony VAIO E-series with win7.
I installed ubuntu12.04 x64 but I formatted Ubuntu partition due to some booting problems. From then I'm unable to boot with previous win7 and ...
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Ubuntu 12 does not boot off live cd [duplicate]
Am trying desperately to boot ubuntu 12.10 off a livecd. I get to the startup screen and choose the "Try" option. It just goes to a black screen with a flashing cursor. I have tried "nomodeset" option ...
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I have broken the fstab file and now I can't start Ubuntu, how can I fix it?
I changed fstab and now Ubuntu (Precise Pangolin) does not start up. The screen goes blank and nothing happens.
I have a copy of fstab, but I don't know how to replace the current version with the ...
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Is there a ".d" directory to use to load modules at boot time, opposed to /etc/modules?
I am automating some configurations on my systems using Puppet (however, that is not really relevant here). For a group of machines I want to load a kernel module at boot time. The most elegant way ...
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My Ubuntu LiveUSB won't boot after formatting it on Windows XP. HELP!
I formatted because the Windows XP I was using wouldn't let me view the drive in the window without formatting first, so I just said what the heck.
Turns out, after using the Linux USB creator, ...
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Ubuntu is not booting - "No init fount. Try passing init= bootarg." , Install from Windows (Wubi)
Ubuntu 10.04 installed from Windows 7 (Wubi filesystme), Now Ubuntu is not booting giving this error.
Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init.
No init fount. Try passing init= bootarg.
BusyBox v1....
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Dual Boot Ubuntu and Windows 7: BOOTMGR is missing when I tried to boot in Windows
So, I don't know what exactly how I managed to delete the MBR record on windows partition. But let me explain what I did next, I ran the ubuntu boot repair tool and now Windows is not even listed in ...
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Custom Boot Logo Only Works On Shutdown
For some reason my custom boot logo is only working on shutdown. When booting up, it just displays the standard purple Ubuntu screen with the orange dots.
Any ideas why this might be happening?
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Why is my fresh Ubuntu install (from USB drive) stuck on a blank screen with a blinking cursor? [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I am about to use Ubuntu for the first time and I have successfully installed it from my USB drive. ...
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Adding program booting options to the OS
I am building a flight simulator box, off of Ubuntu 12.10, but I am trying to make the OS essentially invisible, I just want the machine to boot into the Flight Sim, which, that part isn't really that ...
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Ubuntu (LiveUSB, not hard install) "suddenly" won't boot from USB stick after Windows XP format
I formatted because the Windows XP I was using wouldn't let me view the drive in the window without formatting first, so I just said what the heck.
Turns out, after using the Linux USB creator, ...
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problem with creating bootable sd-card for PandaboardES
I have followed instructions https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/ to write the image for Ubuntu 12.04. I had already done this before once in the past but with 11.10 Ubuntu sever Ed. Now I would like to write ...
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Installed ubuntu over windows vista..cant reinstall windows [closed]
I recently used the "compress hard drive" option within windows. i got the horid "boot mngr is compressed" after the restart. i tried booting my system back to windows vista but it doesnt read the cd ...
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Problems with booting Linux after updating kernel
After updating linux headers from 3.5.0-19 into 3.5.0-20 i faced booting problem. I don't know reason, sometimes boots normally, but sometimes i need to reboot 3-4 times. I tried to boot with recovery ...
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How to change Ubuntu boot manager on dual boot?
I am having both Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows7 in my system. The problem is when it is booting the boot options very ugly and it shows 6 options. But there are only two options only for both of the ...
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How to boot windows 7 after installing ubuntu 12.10 alongside?
I'm new to linux and am interested in learning it so I installed ubuntu 12.10 yesterday. Installation went smoothly and I chose "install alongside windows" option and I set about 50 gb using that ...
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