Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Just made an updated machine unbootable - trying to remove wayland usage
Background:
I use VNC alot.
I VNC to a lot of my other machines (VNC viewer).
That is on THIS machine.
I want to try some new software and didn't want to do it on THIS machine.
I have another NUC (...
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Two separate session/user/{something}
New here, might be a repetition. Not even sure of correct tag. Thanks for bearing.
I have ubuntu LTS 24.04 LTS in my local machine. I want to have two separate {something} to solve my problem.
I am ...
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Grub menu advanced options entries are cut off
My default Kernel is not working anymore with my graphic hardware. But I can succeed with an older Kernel from advanced options. Unfortunately the entries for older Kernels all look the same, so I ...
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Lubuntu 24.04 boots to black screen
I've installed (by now even reinstalled) Lubuntu 24.04 and it boots pretty weirdly.
Most of the time it boots into a black screen only on very rare occasions it does not.
After looking around for a ...
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Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
I'm experiencing a critical issue with my Ubuntu system and need some assistance. When I attempt to boot my system, I'm confronted with the following error message:
Potential solution attempted:
I've ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS error during boot
Every now and then since I installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 in a dual boot on my hp omen 15 laptop this screen appears during boot that does not let me proceed further and after waiting several minutes ...
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Media test failure / BootDevice not found right after installing
I just installed latest Ubuntu 24.04 from a live USB and right after rebooting my laptop (HP Elitebook 840) complains saying PXE-E61: Media test failure. It then says Boot Device Not Found. This ...
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black screen after booting and i cant see login screen [duplicate]
Ubuntu version: fossa 20.04
I encountered a problem when booting Ubuntu. After seeing the line "/dev/nvme0n1p1 clean files, blocks", the screen goes blank and stays black. There's no error ...
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My Debian Only boots with USB and not from hard drive [closed]
I installed Debian alongside windows 10, at first it worked for a little bit then when I took out usb drive it doesn't boot just shut itself down. But when I plug in the usb drive it just boots ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 on VMware 17 Pro gets stuck on boot screen
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 on VMware 17 Pro, however whenever I reboot it gets stuck on the following screen:
[OK] Started systemd-logind.service User Login Management.
[OK] Finished sysstat.service -...
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can't signin to ubuntu due to sign-in loop
I am experiencing couple of errors on my ubuntu machine from the booting process to the sign in screen.
My Ubuntu is in emergency mode. Whenever I bootup my machine it shows the below message
You ...
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grub config for newly installed grub
I have installed grub from source code compile with 2.12 latest. For this install was on plain boot and later I copied all stuff to encrypted boot. It works fine for encrypted boot except it starts ...
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Booting into initramfs
Start computer and it only loads to a initramfs prompt. Tried reboot -f and i get to a boot screen with advanced options for ubuntu, memory test, and uefi firmware settings. I tried the advanced ...
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After upgrading Kubuntu from version 22.04 to 24.04 (kernel from 5.15 to 6.8), my Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop only boots with the 'nomodeset' parameter
I'm facing a frustrating issue with my Dell XPS 15 7590 after upgrading to Kubuntu 24.04 with kernel 6.8. The system won't boot normally and gets stuck during the boot process, but it does boot ...
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Kubuntu 24.04 fresh install not loading hardware drivers properly
EDIT || FIXED :
I'm terribly sorry... looks like i didn't (as i should have) double-check on Suse Tumbleweed properly as it wasn't pointing to the latest kernel yet(6.8.0-36-generic).
Just updated ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 pauses during startup with a small "Ubuntu 24.04" + changing dots
During Ubuntu boot up it has started pausing about a minute displaying nothing but "Ubuntu 24.04" above four colored (and changing) dots. This is near the upper left-hand corner of the ...
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System Program Problem Detected while trying to install Ubuntu
I'm trying to install Ubuntu for the first time. I downloaded the Ubuntu 24.04 iso file and created a bootable USB using Rufus on Windows but when trying to install the Ubuntu, I'm facing System ...
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My boot partition is showing /boot is 83% on Ubuntu Server, How can free this?
My boot partition is showing /boot is 83% on Ubuntu Server, How can I free this? Is it safe to execute sudo apt-get clean
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I messed up trying to install linux mint [closed]
I wanted to install linux mint just for fun but encountered some issues that dont matter for now.
However, I did get the live USB on and my friend was leading me to install it
However, he told me to ...
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after upgrading to 24.04, can't upgrade secure boot enforcement policy due to unsigned kerkels
I upgraded my system 23.10 to 24.04
however, it still shows me kernel kernel 6.8 can't be used
these below many screen shots for this issue
while now my system is 24.04
but on old kernel
How to allow ...
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Boot fails on Nvidia hybrid graphics
I have a Geforce GTX 960M + Intel HD Graphics 530 combo, and Ubuntu (24.04) only boots in "recovery mode".
I have prime-select set to Intel but that didn't help either.
I have written about ...
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Running fsck Manually Error code
I just happened to get my hands on a lenovo thinkpad L450, it was running fine for like 2 days after that i’ve been having continuous boot up issues. whenever i go to boot up or turn on my laptop the ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 freezes during installation
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 as dual boot with Windows 10. After creating a USB stick with the Ubuntu installation media I get this screen.
I tried all options but every time got the same ...
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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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Imaging Ubuntu to USB drive
I saw that to download the install file for Ubuntu is 6GB. Does this mean that I can install Ubuntu on any USB drive with a capacity greater than 6GB?
Thanks
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Can you help me? I want to install Ubuntu on my Sony Vaio laptop serie PCG-61A14L con Intel inside i5 y Windows 7 Homs premium, sin Windows oficial [duplicate]
I need to install Ubuntu on my Sony Vaio laptop Model:PCG-61A14L and I don't know how I am new to this and I can't find information or tutorials that show me correctly how to do it. Someone is kind ...
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I formatted the /boot/efi partition to upgrade Lubuntu and now I can't boot Windows
I have read several threads regarding this problem, but I can't solve mine.
Background
I wanted to upgrade my Lubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. My /boot/efi-partition's size was 150 MB and was working perfectly,...
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cannot install ubuntu studio 24.04 from live session - desktop installer never finishes loading
I have managed to boot into Ubuntu-Studio 24.04 live from pxe ,
so now I am running around in the live session desktop environment.
I can also see the "install" icon on the desktop , which -...
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I'm stuck on this screen and I'm not sure how to proceed
This is the weird screen so I'm a total newbie to Ubuntu, and I was trying to install BalenaEtcher, but things didn't work out, and I couldn't open any folders or find the folder app. I restarted my ...
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moklist error: which keys to remove from secure boot key management and How?
similar answered questions
https://superuser.com/questions/1841890/moklist-error-volume-full-cannot-boot-asus-laptop
Couldn't Create Moklist: Volume Full - grub doesn't start at all
MokListRT ...
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I installed Ubuntu 24.04 with the 6.8.0.35-generic kernel and the BusyBox message appears
I do not know what to do. When I enter with kernel 6.5.0.41 it normally enters the initial screen. What went wrong?
System Details Report
Report details
Date generated: ...
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Broken boot due to bad startup script
While trying to set up a usb key to unlock an encrypted OS drive on ubuntu 24.04 server, I accidentally created a broken script (typed rather than copy-pasting) and the system will no longer boot. I ...
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When I boot Ubuntu server I get all the server gibberish but after that my monitor goes to no signal screen. Can someone help fix the problem
CPU intel core i5 3570k
GPU EVGA GeForce 750ti
No signal after booting Ubuntu server
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Full Disk Encryption With Custom Storage Layout During Ubuntu 24.04 Installation?
During installation of fresh Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, when i select custom storage layout i can not see any option to encrypt the full disk and we are told full disk encryption is available during fresh ...
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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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Systemd service enable failure
I'm standing up a Trilium server. There are some issues in the instructions that I've worked through, but this one has me flummoxed. Everything works fine.
It's a docker based setup which looked like ...
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USB stopped working after upgrade from Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS to 24.04 LTS
Searching through various websites I did not find an answer to my problem, so I decided to start my own thread.
The problem is as follows, on my computer I was using Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, everything ...
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HP Microsever Gen 8 Ubuntu Server Issues
Really getting to the end of my rope here.
Recently came into the possession of the above model of HP Microserver, the OS of the previous owner had irrevocably corrupted, and with the SD Card reader ...
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Booting from usb and back to basic ubuntu
So i wil describe everything so hopefully someone can help me.
So basically on my pc ubuntu is installed and runs automatically by booting up my pc. But I made a bootable USB drive to boot Kali and ...
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Black screen after installing 24.04 LTS
I have an MSI B450M Pro VDH MAX with a Ryzen 3700X, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1070 and 1TB NVME drive + a bunch of HDD. It works with Windows 10 as a fileserver. I disconnected the HDD's and tried to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 is stuck at boot screen mismatch between UUIDs
I am having trouble booting my newly updated Ubuntu 22.04, i installed Ubuntu 20.04 a whilr ago on a dual boot configuration with windows 10, the installation did not went very smoothly as there were ...
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How to set Ubuntu Loaded USB as boot option through BIOS
My pc is black screen after the loading screen. I'm trying to set the usb with Ubuntu as the first boot option so i can get into the computer. I've tried going to boot options -> add boot option -&...
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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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How do I solve the black screen on boot of Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS?
I updated my software yesterday, as I always do. The computer needed a restart, so I did that. After this, however, my screen went black. Not even the cursor showed.
I restarted my computer, and ...
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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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Xubuntu 23.10 not booting after specific use
I've an old Dell E6410 laptop, Xubuntu 23.10 installed on internal SSD.
I used the machine to install 24.04 on an external drive, the laptop booted off a USB-stick with Xubuntu 24.04 installer.
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Boot screen graphics not showing and computer start times increased on upgrade to 24.04
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 I have noticed that the boot screen now only shows text on a purple background.
The computer eventually goes to a login screen but this is after nearly a minute of ...
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Incomplete mode parameter data not critical error every time I boot up
Every time I boot up I see the same error message
/dev/sdc refers to my brother printer
/dev/sda3 is my Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Linux Filesystem.
I have run sudo fdisk -l. Relevant results are below.
I ...
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Gdm.service preventing me to boot, ubuntu 24.04
I can boot all the way up till I keep getting the error of no space left on the device and then gdm.service fails, then I enter sudo to try
sudo apt install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
To fix my ...
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Failed to boot and tried updating plymouth but it didnt work
I had an error at the point of launching Plymouth on boot so I did the
sudo update-initramfs -c -k $(urname- r)
But it only says no space left on device so it won't update I tried
sudo update-...