Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Growpart and resize2fs not automatically running on boot of Ubuntu Server 24.04 (amd64). How to fix?
I am running Ubuntu Server 24.04 on a PC. Every so often I like to remove the drive it is installed on, and use ApplePi-Baker on my mac to shrink the root partition and then back up the entire drive ...
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Ubuntu boots into a blank screen when NetworkManager is enabled
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I stumbled upon a peculiar situation in Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.4: If the NetworkManager service is enabled, the PC boots to a gray-colored blank screen, like when the display monitor is off. I ...
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How can I fix xhci on kubuntu 22.04.3?
I had this fixed for a while when I was running Kubuntu 20.04.5, but after replacing a failed Gigabyte 970A-DS3P motherboard and upgrading to 22.04.1 (August or September 2022) and ever since, I get ...
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Unable to Install Ubuntu 24.04 on a Biostar motherboard
I've been attempting to install Ubuntu 22.04 onto my new Biostar motherboard and I keep running into the issue where it's saying "Failed to start systemd-journald. service • Journal Service"....
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Startup USB for Ubuntu 24.04 does not finish booting
I've tried this twice with the Ubuntu 24.04 ISO, written with dd and the startup disk creator to a thumb drive.
When I used dd, I used the following command:
sudo dd if=ubuntu.iso of=/dev/sda bs=1M ...
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Boot iso from android Data partition
I want to install Ubuntu, but my device does not have any ports. It is a x86 Android tablet (Lenovo Yoga tablet 2), It has 16GB of SSD and an Intel Atom (baytrail?) Z3745 processor.
Usually to install ...
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How to increase the size of /boot partition?
Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
Upgrade to 24.04 LTS fails due to lacking around 45M of space in /boot
# uname -r
6.7.6-060706-generic
# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
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Initramfs wants to start ATA-over-Ethernet before mounting local (!) root partition
I'm on 22.04 and just did a dist-upgrade to upgrade some helt-back packages, which went through fine. However, my boot now seems to depend on acquiring a DHCP-lease on my ethernet interface.
(Side ...
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Dual booting two versions of Ubuntu
I have a version of Ubuntu 22.04 installed on /dev/sda. I installed a new copy of 22.04 on /dev/sdc hoping that the system would dual-boot but it only recognizes the new installation. When making the ...
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Long boot time (loader takes ~3 mins) 24.04 LTS
I have installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS onto an external SSD (Adata Elite 500 GB) with all component too (boot etc)
CPU: i7 9700K
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: i7 9700K + RTX 4070
SSD tested in USB 3.1 and 3.2 as well ...
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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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"No Bootable Device" error messages
This is a very old computer (~20yo Gateway). Previously I have had various versions of Ubuntu running on it just fine.
I had Ubuntu 20.04 running fine on this machine until I erased the drive and ...
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Windows and Ubuntu are recognized as installed in the same drive
I have 2 SSDs. Let's call the first one C and the second one D.
When I installed Windows first on C and then installed Ubuntu on D, everything went fine.
But I had to reinstall Windows for some reason,...
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Problems to configure the BIOS to boot the computer from an Ubuntu LiveUSB
When I turn on the computer I get this message:
Could not create SbatLevelRT: Volume Full
Could not create MokListTrustedRT: Volume Full
Something has gone seriously wrong: import_mok_state ( ) failed:...
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Slow boot - Ubuntu 24.04
I'm a beginner and I installed Ubuntu 24.04 recently, my boot time is high than before. I was using the previous LTE version (22.04) earlier which was pretty fast comparatively.
Here is my system ...
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After installing Ubuntu 24.04, why does my graphics card apparently get shut off?
My computer is a home built. Intel Core i5-760, ASUS P7H55-M LX motherboard, AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card.
After installing Ubuntu 24.04 on an empty drive, when I try to boot it up, during the ...
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Server not booting after reboot
I have had a HP server running in my home for a number of years, just acting as a smb share for the most part. Recently, the share had stopped working, restarting the service had got it working, but ...
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Ubuntu on a MicroSD
I installed the latest Ubuntu on a MicroSD card successfully, but my MSI GP68 doesn't see any SD card when looking for bootable devices. I guess that it cannot boot from such SD card.
I wonder if ...
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The OS reoot it self automatically
Iam using ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and it is rebooting it self automatically from times times to times. The reboot append mostly when the baterry is low and i plugin the AC adapter, some times it append ...
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Laptop keyboard won't function after suspending
I have a Dell Vostro laptop running Ubuntu 20.04. The keyboard works fine initially but as soon as I suspend it and then turn it on, it no longer functions. I have to add an external keyboard to do my ...
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Kubuntu 22.04 on MacBook Pro 2011 - updated firmware in Discovery, now it won't boot
I run a dual boot Kubuntu 24.04 on a MacBook Pro 2011. I use rEFInd 0.12.0.
Everything was running fine. Then Discovery popped up with new updates. I just installed them as normal. I noticed it was ...
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pd-mapper: failed to open remoteproc class: No such file or directory
bt92200@BTRPI-5:~$ journalctl -u pd-mapper.service --since 2024-05-02T12:00:00
May 02 17:14:05 BTRPI-5 systemd[1]: Started pd-mapper.service - Qualcomm PD mapper service.
May 02 17:14:05 BTRPI-5 pd-...
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24.04 Black Screen with AMD
Identical hardware works perfect with 23.10 so its 24.04 related.
Same issue with Kubuntu so its not KDE or Gnome specific
Ryzen 5950x, AMD W4100 (GCN1,CapeVerde) GPU, EFI booting
I've managed to ...
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testdisk "unset' all the partitions on my device
I dual boot Windows and Ubuntu, and I was trying to recover data from my Ubuntu Partition, which was lost. So, I followed a tutorial on the internet and used testdisk for the task. I selected only the ...
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Cannot boot after Ubuntu 24.04 recovery mode
Please help me saving my data on my hard drive. And please excuse me as I'm not an expert in Ubuntu but can follow instructions.
I have a lenovo ideapad 330 with 1 tera hdd that have dual boot of ...
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What is the best tool to make an identical, possibly bit by bit copy of a Linux system SSD with all the partitions and boot menu etc.?
Kubuntu 22.04. I in the process of learning that not having a backup is a super bad idea.
The SSD I use to run the Linux system is this.
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 1.82 TiB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 ...
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Handling Mount Unit Failures on Boot in Ubuntu 22.04 Without Impacting System Performance
This issue arises during the boot process of Ubuntu 22.04. Despite the system operating normally without any significant performance drawbacks, I consistently encounter a series of error messages ...
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why did this way to "repair" the grub after installing Windows worked?
I've read this answer here on how to repair the grub.
In my case though, I accessed to the boot loader and put Ubuntu as first option to load. Then, Ubuntu prompts me to either use Windows or Ubuntu ...
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Why is my BIOS not detecting the hard drive where is Ubuntu installed?
I have an acer travel mate laptop with windows and I wanted to also have Ubuntu, so I downloaded the 22.04.3 image and used rufus to make a booteable USB. Then I proceed with the instalation in one of ...
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GRUB_TIMEOUT=3 # Ignored?
Newly installed Ubuntu 24.04, I'm in the process of adapting it to my liking...
One thing is to delay minimally at the grub menu, though always show it.
Hope the info below can tell what might be ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad E14 Gen 5 not booting installer
I am trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in Thinkpad E14 and am trying to dual boot Ubuntu 22.04 LTS alongside Windows.
My USB drive has a Ubuntu image, but when I try to initialize with a USB drive it ...
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Linux not booting up/not showing any gui
When ever I try to boot up Linux it does not show any GUI. all it shows is some acpi bios errors like this https://i.sstatic.net/OLMhD.jpg. I can still go into the virtual terminals and my files seem ...
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Ubuntu persistently boots into error with blinking character. Ctrl+Alt+F(1-6) works only sometimes
About a week ago I installed a new SSD Ubuntu 22.04. While also dual booting it with another SSD containing Windows 11.
Shortly after I began having issues at boot with an error and blinking character....
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screen issues / Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS kernel 6.5.0-28-generic
I suddently started exepriencing very annoying display issues (black screeen / flickering) in my HP elitebook. I have no dedicated graphic card.
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS with kernel 6.5.0-28-...
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Boot Persistent USB to ram in Read only mode to use with USB unplugged
Need to be able to boot an Ubuntu USB with persistence and make changes to the OS, and then when needed, have an option in grub that boots the system to ram with said changes loaded so that i can ...
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Suddenly can't boot my Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 (laptop HP Victus15 fb0xxx)
I can't boot my Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 (laptop HP Victus15 fb0xxx)
ACPI BIOS error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.28.EC0], AE_NOT_FOUND (20230331/dswload2-162)
ACPI Error: AE_NOT_FOUND, ...
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Boot problem: black screen after grub menu
When i switch on the pc I have automatically the Grub menu. If i click on "Advanced options" I can use Linux 6.4.0-28 and 6.4.0.34. if i boot with the first one it doesn't give me problems, ...
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Editing the size of partitions of the disk where the OS is mounted
I'm using a Linux OS that is a built using Ubuntu. I want to decrease the size of partition 4 and increase the size of my home partition i.e partition 2, however my OS is installed in this disk, so is ...
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Help With Ubuntu 24.04 LTS! [duplicate]
I Need Your Help With Ubuntu 24.04 LTS! I Worked with Linux for about 4 years and i know how to work with it. It was so good for me and i was comfortable with it; But Ubuntu 24.04 looks so weird! It ...
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Display Loses Signal After Splash Screen - Ubuntu 24.04
When I turn on my computer, I see the splash screen and after a few moments the monitor loses signal and turns off. In order for it to work, I have to unplug the HDMI cable from either the computer ...
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Recovering data from VM instance that is not booting into recovery mode
I have got Ubuntu (Arm 22.04.03) installed on my VMware Fusion (v13.5.1), on a Macbook M1 Pro. When I boot normally I get this error:
This was caused either after the hard disk became completely full,...
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Why is recovery mode not read-only?
I have just run rm and removed a file I am now attempting to recover - alas, I have not implemented a git version system. So, I am booting into recovery mode. The problem I have is I can write to the ...
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How to remove “error: failure writing sector … to hd0” warning when booting Ubuntu 22.04.3 read-only using overlayroot on write-protected hardware?
I am trying to boot Ubuntu 22.04.3 read-only using overlayroot on write-protected hardware such as Kanguru Solutions WP-KFT3-32G flash drives.
I do following to make sure disk is read-only (meaning ...
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Ubuntu Studio boot from live usb failed: "Initramfs unpacking failed"
Booting Ubuntu Studio 24.04 from live USB freezes and gives the error:
"Initramfs unpacking failed: invalid magic at the start of compressed archive"
Unlike other posts, this is not from an ...
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Latest, Ubuntu, with Linux 6.5.0-34-generic boot issue, black screen of death without any error message
I'm using mini pc device and I had installed ubuntu os latest as for April 27, 2024, on it. And just today April 28, early this morning the PC won't boot but on the advance boot option the Ubuntu, ...
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Ubuntu is not starting even it's booted
I booted Ubuntu 23.10 on my Lenovo X230. Before I had Linux Mint and it worked perfectly. So I wanted to try out Ubuntu.
After I booted Ubuntu my laptop always goes to the booting settings without ...
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No operating system found
I tried installing windows 10 on my external hard drive but now Ubuntu 23.10 won't boot... I do I resolve this. And the boot sequence is no longer showing any operating system
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Several installation issues 24.04
I have always been a Windows and Debian user. Windows for the desktop and Debian for my servers.
I have always tried to switch to Ubuntu desktop as soon as there is a major version. I have always ...
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How to Recover Bad Super Block? Write Lock Corrupted Nvme
This morning I had problems booting on my laptop. I force power cycled it and the disk was no longer detected. I booted to a live ubuntu drive to try and repair the disk.
This disk is a Samsung 1TB ...
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