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Booting Ubuntu installer with UEFI (non-legacy) does not work [duplicate]
I’ve never successfully done this no matter what people say about how to do it online. I followed the Ubuntu UEFI-only guide. I searched everywhere else. Nothing works.
When I try to boot the ...
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Stuck in GRUB 2.06 command line after copying disk with CloneZilla
I have two identical HDD disks both have the same size. Because my main disk had some bad sectors, I decided to move my Ubuntu 22.04 system to another newer disk. Following the advice of people on ...
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Trying to repair an Ubuntu grub
Tried to install Ubuntu on an external drive. Took several attempts and eventually got it installed on sdb/sdb1. Unfortunately at some point grub has also been written to the internal hard drive (SDA? ...
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Problem booting just installed Ubuntu 24.04 on PCI-e adapter M2 SSD
Cheers
I have old mobo with intel z77 chipset and there no M2 slot for NVMe, so I use PCI-e slot adapter to connect Samsung M2 SSD with mobo. Also I have SATA SSD attached to regular SATA connector.
I ...
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Questions about install Ubuntu 22.04 lts in dual boot with windows 11 on dell precision 3571
everything good?
I want to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in dual boot on a Dell Precision 3571 notebook with Windows 11 Pro.
The notebook already has an SSD of almost 1TB and another just for data, the ...
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Installation issues with ubuntu 24.04 and 22.04 on HP Zbook 14 G2
I am trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 on HP Zbook 14 G2.
I tried it on all 3 boot options, 1. Legacy = where my boot drive doesn't get detected for some reason (MBR, Secure boot off, USB hard drive->...
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create new EFI partition on Ubuntu
I have dual-booted Windows and Ubuntu 22.04. My Windows has a 100MB EFI partition. I don't want to install the Ubuntu boot files on it. So, I created a separate EFI partition via the Ubuntu installer. ...
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USB device not showing up in boot menu
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my Windows laptop for dual boot option but the USB does not show up in the boot menu
I have been searching for a solution for several hours now and nothing I've found ...
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error during boot process
I get this error during the boot process to Ubuntu, after showing this error my PC restarts and it either opens Ubuntu or it show this error:
After showing this it again restarts and then it opens up ...
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Is it possible to make grub import a grub.cfg file and load it?
Imagine the scenario:
You are at the grub prompt for any failure reason (example a USB stick made only for BIOS and you are on EFI). This USB stick is correct and has some accessible disks to run ...
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Ubuntu Core - legacy mode
I am trying to run Ubuntu Core on an IoT device with an i5 6th generation processor. Since this device doesn't have EFI, I must use legacy BIOS mode. I tried ready images and self-made ones, but ...
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Ubuntu installer not working for legacy
Yeah, so im trying to install Ubuntu for my legacy bios device, but Ubuntu forcefully tries to install in uefi, even after i changed the boot settings to bios in rufus its the same issue. And i tried ...
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GRUB Does not detect Windows 11
Grub in ubuntu 24.04 does not see Windows 11, os-prober also does not find anything. Output of sudo fdisk -l: https://pastebin.com/0KTfUd9S
Windows is installed on /dev/nvme0n1p1, ubuntu on /dev/sda.
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Ubuntu Installation Resulted in "No Bootfile Found" Error on ProBook 4530s
I recently attempted to install Ubuntu 24.XX LTS alongside Windows on my ProBook 4530s laptop. Initially, Ubuntu installation seemed successful, but upon rebooting, I encountered a "no bootfile ...
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New install will no longer boot "boot file not found"
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 on a 1TB hard drive I had sitting around and had no problems at first, it worked fine installed games and programs all seemed good. After about three boots with it working ...
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Lubuntu no boot device on soft reset
Linux newbie here.
I have recently installed lubuntu v22.04 (Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS) on a HP t640 ThinClient.
AMD Ryzen R1505G
Radeon Vega 3
4GB Ram
16GB SSD
When i originally bought the machine, it came ...
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Boot problem Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron 7720 AIO
I would like to start with that I know very little of computers.
But for my remote job, I got an USB with my work environment that runs on Ubuntu. When I boot the UEFI, it starts like it should, but ...
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PC turns on but won't boot up, can't access BIOS
The computer: Dell Precision T7910
The problem: the computer was running Ubuntu 18.04 and I wanted to make it double boot so I followed this steps: How to Install Ubuntu Alongside Windows 10, where I ...
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How do I boot, in Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, when problem persists after using recommended Boot repair?
Running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on an iMac16,2 (from 2015), I started having problems booting. A dark screen would show a blinking cursor.
Please see these two images of the screen (via tty) for system ...
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grub, bless problems on dual boot Mac OS Sonoma 14.5 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
I am in the process of setting up an old iMac with a dual boot OCLP install of Mac OS 14.5 Sonoma and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
I am at the stage of getting grub working properly but am encountering errors.
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Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04 Noble Numbat update question
Good day everyone! Just a quick question I Had Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.10.. I was doing a file update that finished all good -- then a message came up that 24.04 was avail for update so I clicked that ...
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Booting in UEFI success but some drivers are missing
I have a legacy BIOS Kubuntu 22.04 install on a hard drive from another old Laptop, while I have another hard drive other OSs are installed on it in UEFI. However, From my mainbaord's BIOS/UEFI I ...
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Ubuntu boots ok if choosing boot drive after pressing F11, otherwise hangs at "Loading initial ramdisk"
I've already drained over two weeks on this rack server that had been failing to boot. After trying many things (memory test, re-clone drive, reinstalling OS, upgrading BIOS, switching UEFI vs legacy ...
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Kernel panic for normal booting, but boots ok if chosen after pressing F11, or add nosmp=1 in kernel param
[updated: May 19, 2024]
I just encountered an extremely strange problem -
one of my Ubuntu rack server gives me a kernel panic error when booting the OS on the installed NVME drive (/dev/nvme0n1) as ...
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"Reset System" when dual booting Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with TPM on
hope you're all well!
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen4 with 2 SSDs (let's name them Primary and Secondary). On Primary I have a Windows 11 that came preinstalled with the laptop, the Secondary was ...
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Can't enter grub menu to enter recovery(to fix Ubuntu no keyboard and mouse at login)maybe because of update?
Using Ubuntu 22.04
HP Bios
So here is my problem,
One day I start building programs from source (wxWidgets based KiCAD etc...) and after downloading a bunch of packages and I suspect mostly because of ...
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Ubuntu: cannot boot with USB
I had Ubuntu installed on a separate disk from my Windows. The disk had both the Ubuntu and the grub. I deleted it directly from the Windows disk manager because I wanted to re-install Ubuntu. But ...
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os-prober will not detect windows at all
I have a computer with ubuntu22 and windows 10 installed in seperate ssd disks, and I have used dual boot feature for a while. However after reinstalling the ubuntu 22, I have lost ability to boot to ...
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\EFI\ubuntu not found
First post here.
I just installed Ubuntu following the tutorial here: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#1-overview, and I erased Windows 10, so I installed it over the disk. In my ...
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Computer bricked - booting from live USB not possible?
I just got a Lenovo laptop (ideapad). To install Ubuntu I created an installation USB stick.
But when I try to boot from that stick, I get the following error:
Failed to open \EFI\BOOT\mmx64.efi - ...
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Why wont ubuntu boot from my SSD?
Recently a client of mine requested a unique system. He wanted a secure system with Mac anon, OS encryption and Windows VM and various other programs and applications. I configured the system with ...
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HP Elitebook g1 840 BIOS EFI issues
I've formatted my HP and reset the BIOS, and I have created a USB boot disk from a MAC. Now when I try to start the HP it doesn't find the EFI file. I've tried an external HDD as well, but that didn't ...
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I tried Ubuntu via USB once. Why can't I boot back into Windows anymore?
Recently I tried getting my PC to dual boot between Windows 11 and Ubuntu, however something happened. I booted from the Ubuntu USB, my PC hung on its corresponding loading screen (after making it ...
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Ubuntu existing installation / new setup - No disks found
I'm having issues installing or using existing installation on my new homelab setup.
I've looked many articles and questions on here and documentation about Intel RST but was unable to identify a ...
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Grub screen when trying to boot Ubuntu
I had this problem in the past. This is the third time I reinstall Ubuntu on my laptop.
Everything works fine but then suddenly(it could be after 1 month or 6 months) my laptop starts freezing and ...
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How to change the boot order for 2 ubuntu systems sharing same Grub? [duplicate]
The efibootmgr is not showing 2 ubuntu system but the Grub GNU does show 2 ubuntu systems, how can I change the boot order to bring the second ubuntu higher on the order as it my primary system?
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I'd like to know how to debug my Ubuntu boot sequence since some of my later GRUB boot options will not boot, they just hang, "for ever"
Some ubuntu linux kernels don't boot while others do. Would like to find out why and hence get information on how to debug, if possible.
When I boot my Ubuntu some GRUB entries will not boot, e.g.:
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Ubuntu grub os-prober not finding Bazzite install
I've been dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows for quite awhile now and everything has worked perfectly fine. I have Ubuntu and Windows installed on two separate drives.
Recently, I added in another drive ...
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How can I clone a complex, dual boot disk? 22.04
My new SSD is defective. Surprising, but I've been all over it and that's my conclusion. Sometimes dd'ing to /dev/null errs out, sometimes it passes. I've arranged for a factory replacement.
Meanwhile ...
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GRUB removed after windows update
I have a dual boot dell XPS laptop with windows and Ubuntu 22. After the latest windows update GRUB is no longer in the boot options of the BIOS. I have also tried inserting a live USB of Ubuntu 22 ...
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Can't boot UEFI on 22.04 - drops to initramfs prompt (can't find /dev/sdaX)
sda1 holds /boot/efi/EFI/, sda3 holds Ubuntu system, sda4 holds /var, sda6 holds /home.
From the initramfs> prompt I'd like to know the commands to boot the system. Trying to boot initially goes ...
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Uefi event logs
I am unable to get the event logs in uefi mode tried in different ways like from BIOS settings of Intel NUC board and tried using the UEFI application but failed to collect UEFI event logs also tried ...
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SOLVED Ubuntu 22 from external replaced grub from internal ubuntu 22
On my PC i have Ubuntu 22, WIndows 11 and Kali(installed later) running
I also installed Ubuntu 22 onto an external SSD using the same PC, but sice then the grub from my internal computer wont work ...
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How to set up hibernation with Secure Boot enabled
Working on a new Ubuntu install. On my ASUS laptop, Secure Boot is enabled (and likely may need to stay that way due to the pestilence of Windows 11). Reading from journalctl -b has some mention of ...
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Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 secure boot
I have a servers Dell server R650, which has been running Ubuntu 18.04 for couple of years with secure boot enabled.
When attempting to upgrade it to Ubuntu 20.04 using official ISO image 20.04.6 I ...
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Ubuntu dual boot setup unable to launch into bios or boot menu
I have a Dell computer running a Ubuntu 22.04/Windows 10 dual boot setup. It was working pretty well, but recently I've no longer been able to enter the boot menu to select which OS to boot or enter ...
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Boot using UEFI - no way to change grapics mode used in GRUB
If i set my BIOS/UEFI to boot in legacy mode, grub shows up in standard 80x25 VGA text mode, which is fast and usable. If i set it to UEFI, it's hard coded to use a very slow driver for my laptop (...
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Grub PXE boot - not looking for MAC/IP-based config
I am PXE-booting an Ubuntu 22.04 installation. For the grub image, I am using the one here .
According to the docs:
GRUB will search for its configuration files in order using the following rules ...
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Can't see Ubuntu on Boot Menu as an option. I can see only Windows [duplicate]
I have an ASUS TUF A15 Windows laptop and recently I installed Ubuntu(23.10) alongside Windows 11 as a Dual boot. From the time I installed Ubuntu, I had issues lining up. I am very new to Ubuntu so I ...
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problem showing boot list for dual boot
I have Windows 10 and installed Ubuntu 20.04.6 as dual boot.
Note: My bios is UEFI
Get 100 giga empty.
Download ubuntu.
Download rufus and burn ubuntu on it.
Restart and open bios.
Install ubuntu and ...
