Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Kubuntu loaded a new login screen and cant access my system
While I was using it, it suddenly turned black, I restarted it and this appeared. The commands I used before this happened are
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt autoremove
Even if I enter the password it ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 takes over 3 mins to boot on a 2010 MacBook Pro
Booting up Ubuntu 24.04 spends a very long time (around two minutes) while apparently detecting various USB devices.
I have tried to identify the devices printed out during this slow process and ...
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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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It sent me to this screen, I can’t use it anymore
It sent me to this screen. I can't use it anymore. I was sent to this screen and I want everything to go back to normal again.
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suddenly setting terminal wifi option got disappeared And now I'm stuck on big black screen check the photo isn't there any offline method solving
This is a big black screen where there are 2 option telling me to choose one, I was chose the 2nd option and then things start getting worse, because wifi is not working and I can't install stuff ...
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unlocking LUKS root partition with FIDO2 Yubikey (and ideally without dracut)
I enrolled my FIDO2 Yubikey device as a way to unlock my encrypted partition:
/etc/crypttab
dm_crypt-0 UUID=78768999-69dd-44ba-8858-dd0c2ecbc2b5 none luks
dm_crypt-0 UUID=78768999-69dd-44ba-8858-...
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Ubuntu 24.04 installation error
My Laptop has two hard disks, SSD and HDD, the SSD with 256GB has Windows installation, and the HDD with 1TB is divided into two partitions D and F, each of which has nearly half.
I noticed that the ...
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Installation of ubuntu 22.04 for Jetson Agx Orin
I recently bought Jetson Agx Orin and our environment needs installation of ubuntu 22.04 on Jetson. But I have some problems.
I have a problem with making usb memory for ubuntu 22.04 image.
I ...
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I want to boot Ubuntu from the ISO file (to get to the live session to resize the virtual disk)
My setting for Ubuntu 20.4 VM looks like here.
Every time I boot it started with standard booting to the login screen (i.e. not the live session). Can you please advise on how to boot through the ISO ...
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What is the difference between a Ubuntu server install vs a Ubuntu desktop install that is set to boot into systemd multi.user.target?
I am using Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS.
To set Ubuntu to boot into "text-mode" as i call it (r̶u̶n̶l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶3̶.t̶a̶r̶g̶e̶t̶/multi-user.target):
I use sudo systemctl set-default multi-user....
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Ubuntu freezes when loading
I had a scary incident the other day. My system crashed after a BSOD. It was so bad that the system re-installed the original Bios. The bios when I bought the motherboard. Yes it was really scarry. ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 graphics fail to load after few boot ups on Ryzen 5 5500GT based system
I have a AMD based system with Ryzen 5 5500GT with onboard Radeon Graphics. Ubuntu 24.04 GUI based installation works fine, with support for proprietary drivers enabled during installation. Updates ...
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after installing 5.15.0-107-generic Ubuntu 22.04 stopped seeing Ezernet
After installing 5.15.0-107-generic Ubuntu 22.04 stopped seeing Ethernet,
must start with 5.15.0-106-generic.
What can be done to system see Ezernet after boot Version 107?
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Ubuntu 24.04 won't boot on Nvidia 500-series drivers
After, installing Ubuntu 24.04, the system didn't boot and it got stuck on the ASUS bootloading screen:
I eventually found out that this was caused by Nvidia graphics latest 535 driver for the ...
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Deleted grub partition, is my Windows partition still bootable?
(Ubuntu 23.10, Windows 10 dual boot) While switching Linux distros for the first time I was having a lot of issues and accidentally deleted the grub partition that allowed me to dual boot.
Is it still ...
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Ubuntu not booting from booting option?
Earlier , I installed Ubuntu on my PC and a booting option called "Ubuntu" appeared on the my booting options when pressing F9 (HP notebook)but then I deleted the OS by deleting the ...
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I installed over Windows, but I still see Microsoft logo at boot up/down
I still see the Microsoft logo when I power up/down & if I reboot with the volume up button engaged, I still get to the Microsoft BIOS/UEFI screen. Did I not install Ubuntu correctly, or is this ...
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I'm trying to download Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS and create a bootable USB using balenaetcher, but it's not working
I'm trying to download Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS and create a bootable USB using balenaetcher, but it's not working.
help me :(
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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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Odd graphics driver issue on Dell Precision 7540 running Kubuntu 24.04
Recently after a windows game I was playing through proton crashed on me something seems to have broken with my graphics driver. After this crash my laptop only boots using the safe mode grub option ...
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Problem with NUMLOCK on Ubuntu-Mate boot
I have a dual-boot system with Ubuntu (22.04 LTS) and Ubuntu-Mate (24.04 LTS). My numlock setting in BIOS is ON. When booting, the numlock initially comes on, but when selecting Mate from GRUB, it ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 Only Booting to Network Image
I have an HP 2570p laptop that has been running Ubuntu 23.10 successfully until I tried updating to 24.04.
Having updated, on every boot the laptop tries to load a network image instead of booting to ...
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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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Issue Installing Ubuntu on Lenovo ThinkPad T470
I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my Lenovo ThinkPad T470, which originally had Windows 10. I removed Windows to install just Ubuntu, but I'm facing issues with both versions 22.04.4 and 24.04.
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Ubuntu logo doesn't apear in boot screen and stays black after upgrade to 24.04
I recently updated Ubuntu version from 23 to 24.04, then had problems with Nvidia drivers because some libraries were missing.
After a reboot the Ubuntu logo doesn't appear and, after a few seconds, ...
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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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Ubuntu Server 24.04 black screen during installation
I'm able to select the bootable drive, then "Try or install Ubuntu Server", then it begins installing. Everything seems good without any errors until it suddenly black screens. last frame of ...
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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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Key 1 not working, and many 1s appear when the machine is booting. No light too on the keyboard. Reinstalled but not helpful
My keyboard's 1 key stopped working suddenly and then I had trouble with the restart. Many 1s would appear during the boot like it was being pressed. I tried disabling the keyboard too using xinput ...
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Booting 24.04 from USB with UEFI fails with: "Initramfs unpacking failed" and "Kernel panic"
I am currently running Ubuntu 20.04 on my UEFI Bios PC in dual boot with Windows. Everything works fine. Since the support for Ubuntu 20.04 is almost at the end of its life, I wanted to replace it ...
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Plymouth Screen Freezes After Installing JetBrains Toolbox on Ubuntu 24.04
I'm having an issue where my Plymouth screen freezes (I hope I'm using the right term). Attached is a screenshot of the problem (https://photos.app.goo.gl/te1yDE1TqPhNeNa5A). This has happened to me ...
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Help me troubleshoot slow boot since 24.04 upgrade
As stated in title, this is since 24.04 upgrade.
Before the upgrade, total boot from POST to desktop manager was around 15-20 seconds. It is now 70-80 seconds from POST.
Here are some outputs that I ...
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Unable to boot into gui mode
It happened during an upgrade to v 24.04 and now I'm unable to boot into Gui mode and it shows
[ 0.084915] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
/dev/sda5: clean, 579229/26476544 files, 38972830/105903872 ...
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Grub Menu not showing after clean installation of Windows 11
So , I dual boot my laptop with Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11. Today I made a clean installation of Windows 11 , due to some issues. Before that whenever I turn on my pc, it shows the Grub Menu, 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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external monitor out of range in linux
I recently installed ubuntu 22.04 desktop in my laptop and after installation when I connected my monitor it is saying out of range when I change the monitor's resolution to 1024x768 then the display ...
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Function lock on each startup in ubuntu 24.04 lts
I'm using asus laptop in that there is option to turn on and off the fn lock (Fn+esc).i'm dual booting the windows and the ubuntu 24.04 lts,the function lock is always turning on each startup,...
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"Security violation" Issue during boot (Rufus) [closed]
I have had this laptop for a while, and it sucks.
It is the hp laptop 15-dy273dx
I'm having an issue that hasn't been here before. It would boot into Zorin installer fine when etched with rufus, but i ...
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LUKS decryption of root disk during boot with key over wifi
The setup is a laptop connected to my local network via wifi, and a tang server in the same network providing decryption keys.
The laptop runs Ubuntu 22.04 and has its root disk encrypted with LUKS. ...
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My First M.2 Drive Boot Issues
I'm using a 2TB WD Black SN770 NVMe SSD on an MSI MAG Tomahawk B550 mobo. The system boots, but it takes way too long (approx. 3 minutes) and it will NOT reboot from the $ reboot command nor from the ...
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How to make a given kernel line default on Ubuntu 20.04?
I have two kernel "flavors" installed on my Ubuntu 20.04 system: linux-generic and linux-generic-hwe-20.04.
$ dpkg -l | grep linux-generic | grep '^ii'
ii linux-generic ...
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Boot problem with 20.04 and 24.04
I recently installed a new SSD and installed Ubuntu 20.04 but ran into problems when the installation was complete and I restarted the computer. The computer did not boot as expected but returned ...
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Installing Ubuntu 22.04 on USB Pendrive on Legacy system
I am new to Ubuntu, I already installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a USB pendrive and everything was fine because the system is Eufi. I tried many times to install Ubuntu on USB pendrive to use it on a Legacy ...
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While installing Kubuntu, boot/EFI is been allocated windows EFI partition rather than the partition I created on different disk
I installed Kubuntu on my other harddrive. It was working fine but as soon as I check me file system using 'df', it showed all the files are in their respective partion in other harddrive but boot/EFI ...
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How to fix boot though grub> and initramfs> command prompts?
First signs something was wrong : a file wouldn't save and a browser bookmark was not recorded.
du -h
Said the partition was 100% full. I didn't think that was true, but I deleted 4 full-feature ...
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Slow booting after update on Mantic Minotaur
This is the screenshot (Lenovo Thinkpad x250) I've been stuck at this 4 hours long, whats wrong, what should i do?
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How do I install Ubuntu 20.04 after the installation failed?
I tried to download and install Ubuntu 20.04. I got stuff I don't understand when I tried to boot. How do I try again?
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Is my SSD dying?
I have a home server that I use for Home Assistant with Ubuntu Server. All was good but someday the server stopped responding. I plugged it into a monitor and it was requiring a manual filesystem ...
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Kernel 5.15 working but 5.8 does not?
I recently got Ubuntu dual boot.
Reasons being i want to try the fragattack:
https://github.com/vanhoefm/fragattacks?tab=readme-ov-file
In the documentation kernel 5.8 is supported and not later ...
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Why does my Ubuntu start up with the following black screen error?
/dev/sda3: clean, 377907/7831552 files, 6437337/31325184 blocks2.398015] systemd [366]: /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/netplan failed with exit status 127.
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