Questions tagged [boot-repair]
Boot-Repair is a tool to fix Windows/Ubuntu problems either after installing Ubuntu or Windows. Use this tag if you used the software in any way.
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How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I installed Windows 7, which ate Ubuntu's boot file. When starting up the computer, it now goes straight to Windows, without giving me the option of booting Ubuntu.
How can I get Ubuntu back?
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Windows 10 upgrade kills grub and boot-repair doesn't help
I've just upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 on my partitioned laptop that has Ubuntu 14.04 installed. Grub no longer appeared on boot so I ran boot-repair from an Ubuntu liveUSB. This didn't ...
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How to install the Boot-Repair tool in an Ubuntu live disc?
When the bootloader (GRUB) is broken, I cannot access neither Ubuntu nor Windows.
I heard that an easy solution to fix this is to use the Boot-Repair tool from an Ubuntu liveCD (or liveUSB).
What ...
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How do I get my HP laptop to boot into grub from my new efi file?
I have an HP Pavilion Sleekbook 14 laptop that I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot with the original windows 8. I used boot-repair to get set up to boot into grub.
My issue is that I have not ...
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Which commands to convert a Ubuntu BIOS install to EFI/UEFI without boot-repair on single boot hardware?
Accidental BIOS mode install
I have Intel 64-bit hardware with UEFI setup utility. Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS was installed as the only operating system on the only drive attached. Accidentally Ubuntu was ...
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ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxxx does not exist. Dropping to a shell
I am using Ubuntu 14.04.
I ran in terminal sudo apt-get update. Then I rebooted the system. And now I see:
ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxxxxxxxx does not exist. Dropping to a shell
initramfs:_
I can'...
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Error on Ubuntu boot up - "recovering journal" [closed]
Trying to figure out what this means:
I got into the GRUB menu, chose Advanced Options, boot in recovery mode, login as root, and I did:
root@xps:~# sudo fsck -f /
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck ...
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Dual boot Win 8 / Ubuntu loads only Win
My computer is a Sony Vaio Notebook. I used Ubuntu and Win 8 with dualboot but windows somehow managed to remove the menu to choose the OS at startup. I think the BIOS is UEFI. Secure boot was ...
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Can't find boot-repair package for the newest version of Ubuntu
After upgrading Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04, grub failed to load Ubuntu and threw the error symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found. I followed the solution offered in the Bug Report but this failed ...
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"GPT detected. Please create a BIOS-Boot partition" while using boot-repair
Since I updated Windows to 8.1 my Grub menu disappeared. I ran Ubuntu using Live USB, I used Boot-Repair but something went wrong. If I click on Reccomended repair I get this error:
GPT detected. ...
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Does the Boot Repair output contain private information?
I have successfully recovered my system with the help of a software called Boot Repair. After the recovery, it sent some information to Ubuntu Pastebin, something like this one.
Does this kind of ...
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Windows 8 won't boot via GRUB after installing Ubuntu with boot-repair
I've just purchased a new Acer Aspire V3-771G laptop which came pre-installed with windows 8.
I shrunk the main windows partition and installed Ubuntu 12.10. I then had to run boot-repair to be able ...
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Unable to boot Windows 8 after Ubuntu installation
I installed Ubuntu on a pc with Windows 8 preinstalled.
After installation Grub showed Ubuntu entries and Windows 8 Boot Manager (or something similar), selecting it I got:
/EndEntire
file path /...
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Dual boot with Windows 10 broken after update
Until a few days ago I had a fine working dual boot with Ubuntu 16.10 and Windows 10, using Grub2. Then Windows decided it needed to perform some updates. After the update, my system booted directly ...
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Make boot partition using GParted in Boot-Repair [closed]
How do I create a BIOS boot partition with GParted? I am using Boot-Repair.
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Unable to boot newly installed Ubuntu 16.04 using UEFI mode?
I have a laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 installed in BIOS (Legacy mode).
sudo dmidecode
BIOS Information
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version: A16
Release Date: 12/05/2013
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System Information
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Grub and Ubuntu disappeared after Windows update
I had Windows 10 and Ubuntu 14.04 installed in dual boot.
Roughly 125GB each.
After the Windows update the PC only showed me the grub rescue terminal. I could neither use Ubuntu nor use Windows.
I ...
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Windows 8 UEFI does not boot [duplicate]
I've just bought a new Toshiba laptop, on which Windows 8 is preinstalled. I've installed Ubuntu Gnome 13.10 and GRUB2 correctly detects Ubuntu and Windows. But the strange problem is that when I try ...
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Cant enable gdm3 after following a tutorial on how to remove KDE from ubuntu
Every time I startup I now have to press ctrl + alt + f3 and type something along the lines of
sudo systemctl start gdm3
if I don't do that then my pc will just be stuck on the bios logo and nothing ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu 12.04/Windows 7
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 / Windows 7 dual boot. After installing Ubuntu my computer reboots straight to Windows. There is no option to boot Ubuntu.
Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU: Intel i5 ...
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Boot repair asking for 64 bit iso - what do I do with it?
I had dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu Precise Pangolin 12.04. I upgraded to Windows 8.1. It broke GRUB. So I used a live usb to run Ubuntu and ran boot repair. However, it tells me I have to download ...
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How to resolve the "GPT detected. Please create a BIOS-Boot partition" error when using boot-repair?
After installing Ubuntu, Windows didn't boot so I installed boot repair to fix this problem. But I am getting the message displayed below.
I tried to make a new partition with unformatted file system ...
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Why is "boot-repair" listed twice in the ubuntu documentation?
I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm going through the official documentation. Can someone explain why the command sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair lists "boot-repair" twice?
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Boot repair: "GRUB is still present. Please try again " message is displayed while reparing the boot having windows 8.1 and ubuntu 13.10
I was dual booting winodws 8.1 and ubuntu 13.10. I have updated my windows BIOS. After that i am always getting into windows. GRUB menu is not displayed.
So, Using UBUNTU 12.10 live CD (But i have ...
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How to disable hibernation and fastboot from windows so dual boot works in Ubuntu 14.04
I have SONY VAIO SVF15319SNB laptop with Windows-10.
I re-partitioned the disk to install Ubuntu 14.04.
Installation was fine but after restarting the system, I am not able to get the dual boot ...
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How to repair Grub if yannubuntu doesn't exist?
I am using Xubuntu live USB because I need to repair Grub (I am in mode grub rescue) but when I try to install boot repair it says this to me, with Wi-Fi online, of course:
xubuntu@xubuntu:~$ sudo ...
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/sbin/init : no such file or directory | Not able to boot ubuntu desktop
I have been using Ubuntu Desktop for a while now, but today for some reason I am not able to start it. Here is what I see.
Here is what I have already tried :
Tried booting in recovery mode
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No option to choose between Ubuntu or Windows at startup; tried many suggestions already
Yesterday I used a live cd to install Ubuntu 14.04 on a computer already loaded with Windows 8. The Ubuntu install did NOT recognize any operating system on the computer, so I chose Something else ...
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How to fix the error warning failed to connect to lvmetad falling back to internal scanning [duplicate]
My computer recently started giving me an error right after I installed gnome. It said:
WARNING: failed to connect to lvmetad. Falling back to internal scanning
I need help to fix the error.
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Unable to install boot-repair
I am trying to install Windows 7 on Ubuntu. I created NTFS partition for Windows 7 but I deleted a 5GB partition so I got a error message when I reboot Ubuntu.
grub rescue error
To solve this error,...
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13.10 on vaio pro with UEFI
I tried to install Ubuntu 13.10 on my vaio pro in UEFI mode but it failed (i.e. when I reboot, Ubuntu is not detected). So I installed boot-repair in a live session and used the recommended repair (...
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Getting grub menu to work on dual boot Ubuntu 22.04 Windows 11. Currently boots in a loop
My Situation is the following:
I want to install Ubuntu jammy jellyfish 22.04 LTS instead of manjaro on my laptop. The laptop already had a working dual boot and so I thought replacing one Linux-...
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Can not boot anymore after a boot repair
I upgraded from 12.04 to 14.04 on my Toshiba satellite z930. Ubuntu is the only OS on this computer (windows 8 was wiped right away).
Everything went great, except that the following message appeared:
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Will OS-Uninstaller delete my data?
I recently upgraded and currently I have 2 instances of Windows (1 in my HDD and the other in my newly bought SSD). Obviously I want to remove
Windows 10 from my HDD. Will doing that using OS-...
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Problem with dual boot Win 10 | boot-repair unsuccessful
I have a dual boot Win 10 - Ubuntu 16.04 on my PC and wanted to run Ubuntu after more than a year without using it. Choosing Ubuntu in the GRUB worked, but the initialisation process got stuck in the ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 won't boot when installed after Windows 10
I have the usual problem: Ubuntu won't boot. I will explain step by step everything I did as I am not sure what stuff is relevant and which is not:
I started with fresh install of Windows 10 during ...
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Grub EFI entries and Boot-Repair
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell laptop with OEM Windows 8 on it.
At first, my Grub menu didn't show at all, so I changed the /etc/default/grub file commenting the line GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0.
After ...
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Is there a repair only CD image(ISO)?
so basically, is there any way of creating live CD that has no apps other than ones necessary for repairing existing Ubuntu installation and fits in 700mb CD?
particularly Lubuntu 18.04 amd64 version ...
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boot repair disk not loading - boots into black screen
I am trying to fix a grub issue issue using the boot repair disk that I created with UNetbootin. I do this by plugging in the bootable disk into the computer, booting into BIOS, and setting the USB ...
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I would like to delete an accidental post I did on paste.ubuntu.com while using Bootrepair
I wanted to find out were the MBR physically is (I have a multiboot PC with several HD) and Bootrepair has done its job.
I then discovered that beyond my control private information was send to http:/...
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"A Disk Read Error" while starting Windows after Ubuntu upgrade + Boot Repair
I just upgraded to 12.10. After installing the files and rebooting I had come across following problem:
error file not found
grub rescue> _
This problem was easily solved by repairing the boot ...
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Error: no such device grub rescue
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I keep getting the error: no such device grub rescue, after installing 12.04 (erasing an old 12.04 installation beforehand, but using the old /home mount, from a different HDD)
I have two ...
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boot-repair not fixing boot issues
I have an ASUS laptop with Ubuntu dual booted with Windows 10 on separate partitions. The other day after booting into the Windows partition, I found that when I try to boot back to the Ubuntu ...
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Cannot Restore Grub After Windows 8.1 Upgrade
I have an Ubuntu 13.10 and Windows 8 dual-boot working properly, and upgrading to Windows 8.1 breaks grub2 as expected. However, this time boot-repair was not able to bring grub back for me. My laptop ...
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Initramfs boot stuck
I currently encounter the initramfs on boot "error". I tried several hours to recover from it.
At the first place I got the error, /dev/mapper/root does not exist. I got rid of that with ...
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Installed Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell XPS15; "No bootable device found"
I have a Dell XPS15 9570 laptop that came with Windows 10 preinstalled. I decided to remove Windows 10 completely and install Ubuntu 18.04.
I burnt the .iso on my USB drive. I had to change BIOS ...
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grub2 add entry for Windows 7
I have installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16 and I can see both on the bootloader, however I can only start Ubuntu. If I choose Windows in the bootloader it shows an error message and then reboots the ...
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Boot Repair doesn't work after Windows 8.1 Update [duplicate]
(The original title of this post was "Boot Repair doesn't work after April 2014 Windows 8.1 Update" since I wanted to highlight that this is not about the 8.0 -> 8.1 update, but the update for 8.1 ...
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Boot Repair - 'Close all package managers...' Dual Boot Installation
After almost a week, I've just about managed to install Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS alongside Windows 8 on a Dell XPS 14 Ultrabook.
I have created a partition in Windows to store Ubuntu, rebooted from Windows ...
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A Guide to Install Ubuntu 13.04 using a RAID 0
Getting the error: Unable to install grub in /dev/sda? Because you are using a BIOS/fakeRAID0?
If you manage to find this thread consider yourself in luck. I spent the last 48 hours trying to figure ...
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