Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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PC didn't boot into either windows or Ubuntu, how to fix?
It is a lenovo thinkpad L440, 8gig ram, 500HDD. Running Windows 10 before. I was learning web development on the Odin project. One requirement is to install Linux. So, I want both OS on the PC. I ...
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Ubuntu does not start, a black screen appears, and recovery mode doesn't work
Ubuntu doesn't start, a black screen appears, and recovery mode doesn't work.
(initramfs) exit
Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems: Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
Check ...
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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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cryptsetup unlock skips pressed keys - first attempt fails
I have a strange problem. When I try to unlock my LUKS volume at boot, the first unlock attempt almost always fails, even though I enter the correct password.
It turns out some key presses are not ...
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zfs drive (not root) not automounting on boot
I run ubuntu 24.04 and formatted a drive with zfs and it works as expected. But it is not mounted automatically on bootup. Sometimes it does and sometimes not. If i boot up another distro och boot ...
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ubuntu cloud images not booting up
I am using cockpit to manage virtual machines under qemu-kvm and when I import an image downloaded from here for example https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/oracular/current/
The image doesn't have a boot ...
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Booting into recovery mode turns my screen into "Braille" hieroglyphs?
I am running a Ubuntu 22.04 with LUX full disk encryption in a VM. I just finished configuring GRUB to require a password using this answer, and to only require a password when changing settings using ...
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Auto-delete asp .net project file (Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS )
There are a few projects in storage.
I shutdown the PC and re-start it next morning. All files of project folder are gone. There are show folders only
(controller,view,Models,bin). There are no ...
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Kubuntu 24.04 Black Screen / Not Booting After Upgrade
I suspect this will be along similar lines to other folks, but in reading numerous posts I cannot find any that are really similar to my issues.
History...
Perfectly working Kubuntu system, no issues ...
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Ubuntu not booting due to several error-messages
I bought the new HP Omen Transcend 14 with an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, 32 GB RAM and an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. I am a total Ubuntu beginner and need Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for university. After ...
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Ubuntu Grub still can't detect CentOS install after update-grub
I have an old PC (Dell Optiplex 990) that I'm trying to repurpose into a Linux machine to get more familiar with Linux.
I'm setting it up as a dual boot machine (Ubuntu 22.04, CentOS 7). The system is ...
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{DURING INSTALLATION} kernel panic - not syncing attempted to kill init exitcode=0x00007f00
LOG
( No experience with Linux btw )
( I have windows 7 installed )
( BIOS not UEFI )
EDIT
( DESKTOP )
( Trying to Install Jammy Jellifish )
I am using Ventoy, so I am just copy pasting the ISO file ...
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tpm_crb MSFT0101 :00 : cant request region for resources
While booting try or install Ubuntu I get this error tpm_crb and TOCBLOCK error
This is the error message:
[0.449679] tpm_crb MSFT0101 :00: cant request region for resources [mem 0xe7bb6000-0xe7bb9fff]...
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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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No bootable image after installation Xubuntu
Let me preface that this is an old computer with a main board from 2009 (Intel DP35DP). As far as I know this predates UEFI, Secure Boot, etc.
I used Rufus to flash a USB drive and then proceeded to ...
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At boot: "Starting version 249.11-0ubuntu3.12", then hangs
My old Linux box, booting into an Ubuntu partition just says "Loading, please wait ...". then "Starting version 249.11-0ubuntu3.12" and hangs there forever.
I was able to start it ...
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Brightness not setting back to previous setting
Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome 46
Automatic brightness is turned off.
I set the brightness every time to minimum for the laptop screen.
Every time I boot up, the brightness is at 5% setting, I have to change ...
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Newer headers not booting with Gigabyte motherboard
I have a Gigabyte B450m, and the latest header files will not load past boot. Does anybody have the same issue?
Newer header doesn't work:
Older header version works:
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Hard restart recovery error
Good day!
I am new to Linux in general. I've been trying to fix this issue for some time now reading other posts but I've had no luck. Here is what shows up on screen:
Picture of issue
Since the ...
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Bootfehler: Disabling IRQ #9
I hope someone can help. I cannot boot my Ubuntu 20.04 on my Lenovo Ideapad anymore. The error is
acpi_irq
Disabling IRQ #9
Booting via "Extended Options", recovery mode works, but then ...
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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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Sudden Unresponsiveness in Linux System After Inactivity
My Linux system doesn't respond a few minutes after inactive.
It does not respond to keyboard press, mouse click and monitor does not detect (I have tried with other keyboard, mouse and monitor as ...
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Setting a Single User Password on Ubuntu 20.04 EC2 Image
I have an AWS EC2 FIPS compliant 20.04 instance, I have applied the DISA STIGS to this instance, except for one. Every time I set the password for Single User mode I am no longer able to boot the ...
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Black screen after the boot
I tried with the system from GRUB. I went to Ubuntu and entered to modify the line with Linux by 2 different methods, but nothing worked. It happened all of a sudden. Until yesterday it was fine.
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How to shutdown a PC at a specified time, with option to cancel?
I have been experimenting with the crontab file and making a .sh script file, but I haven't been able to either: cancel the shutdown or reliably show a message in the terminal as a "warning" ...
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Ubuntu doesn't power off completely
I am running ubuntu 24.04 and when I click the poweroff button top right corner, it doesn't fully shutdown. The screen goes off but the power light is still on and it seems to be still running because ...
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USB wired mouse stops working after first clic on bootup
When I start my PC with Ubuntu 24.04, the first click of my mouse works and then it freezes. I have to disconnect and reconnect it for it to work again. This only happens when Ubuntu starts; it's not ...
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Help me, my boot time is almost 2 minutes
My pc has 32gb ram, ryzen 7 5800x3d, and 4070 super running Ubuntu 24.04 . Yet for some reason my boot time is 2 minute :( I'm new to linux so if theres any other info/logs needed let me know plz
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Ubuntu 22.04 kernel 5.15.0 boots to zero screen brightness on Lenovo P51
I have a Lenovo P51 upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS;
It now boots to a black screen (subtle behavior, read on).
The graphics hardware available are Intel Corporation HD Graphics P630 and NVIDIA ...
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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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mdadm raid fails to assemble on boot (Ubuntu 24.04)
Mdadm raid is in inactive state after boot, with one drive missing (4/5).
$ journalctl -b | grep -E 'mdadm|md0'
(udev-worker)[706]: md0: Process '/usr/bin/unshare -m /usr/bin/snap auto-import --mount=/...
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Grub rescue mode after formatting Linux Mint partition
I wanted to remove Linux Mint and replace the space left after by extending Ubuntu into it, and so I did through Windows 10. I believe that lead me to mess up big time as I can't edit Linux partitions ...
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Xubuntu on MacBook2,1 2006 boots to grub tty
I’m trying to install xubuntu 22.04 LTS on my MacBook2,1 from 2006. I followed these steps to get the usb booting: Installing ubuntu 20.04 on MacBook 2,1 (2007) (couldn’t do step 3 and so on because ...
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issues with installing Ubuntu LTS on USB drive
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my USB 32 GB using erase the disk and install Ubuntu and did not install any updates or third party drivers during installation. My purpose is to use this USB as portable ...
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Ubuntu won't boot when plugged in
I installed Ubuntu (currently Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS) a few months ago on my Dell Precision 5570. When the power cord is disconnected, either the USB C that came with the laptop or a docking station, the ...
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Booting from encrypted disk image on USB drive
I'd like to make a USB drive on which I can store a number of liveCDs (ubuntu installer for example).
So far, I'm able to select an ISO in Grub, and boot from it.
What I'd like to do is either:
A) ...
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UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in /build/linux-1gzLWc/linux-6.8.0/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atombios.c:2718:34
This error occurred on my PC when booting Ubuntu from 22.04/24.04 in any flavor, in Zorin and also with Pop!_OS 22.04.
Looks like a new kernel issue. It seems to me that it has to do with Kernel 6.5, ...
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Trying to Install Ubuntu. Says 'boot file not found' but then loads into Ubuntu startup
I am a newbie when it comes to Linux and want to install it alongside Windows 11.
I have downloaded Ubuntu 24.04 onto my flashdrive, when I insert it into my computer (Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon x1 gen 11)...
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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 loops itself on HP logo after installation
My HP laptop doesn't boot Ubuntu automatically. I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 five times, but when I restart it or start the laptop it stops on the HP logo and then restarts again like it's in a boot ...
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Move /boot/efi and /boot to a separate disk
I would like to encrypt my root partition with the help of luks. For that I am thinking to move my boot partition to a smaller disk.
My current layout of the disk is:
$ lsblk -f
/dev/sdc
|-/dev/sdc1
|-...
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Troubles booting Ubuntu Studio
I'm having a problem with starting last Ubuntu Studio version (24.04), it often happens that when I turn on the PC and start Ubuntu, I come across a completely black screen and it doesn't go any ...
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ubuntu 6.5.0.34 won't boot
as summarized here:
I am posting a screenshot since did not know how else could address
Anyway, someone mentioned that 22.04 is 6.8 kernel. How to update?
I used boot-recovery and still nothing
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Unable to boot to Ubuntu Studio USB Stick [duplicate]
I created a USB boot stick with Unetbootin. I am unable to boot into the Ubuntu Studio 24 installer.
I read that it may be UEFI vs Legacy related. Have tried both with no success.
See attached.
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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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System freezes while working
I have a problem in the new Ubuntu version 24. When the system is working، it suddenly freezes and shuts down.
None of the resources is used and all of them are normal.
