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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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My question is about getting error mesage while starting my laptop on dual boot ( windows 10 and ubuntu 22.04.3)

i do have dual boot on my laptop Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.04.3. I am getting this message on my laptop's display. Can you guys please explain me what wrong on my laptop and how to fix this?
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DBX Secure boot keys and windows time boot

Last week, i installed DBX Firmware update through ubuntu 23.10 update, but after that, i still face problem with restart windows os which take long time to boot. So, is the dbx have relation to this ...
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How to make space in /boot/efi/

Ubuntu informs me there's a firmware upgrade for my Dell Optiplex 7070 system, but when I try to install it, I get an error saying there's not enough space: /boot/efi does not have sufficient space, ...
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Screen divided (vitually) into four color parts. with different problems

enter image description hereDetails Laptop :- Asus Rog Zephyrus g14 Model :- GA401IH (2020) Os :- dual boot Windows 11 and pop I installed pop OS a month ago. I was using it as a daily driver. ( ...
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Ubuntu firmware bug on boot

Error Log [ 0.079511] DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can cover this RMRR [0x000000007a000000-0x000000007c7fffff], contact BIOS vendor for fixes [ 0.107935] Spectre V2 : ...
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Firmware Bug when booting Ubuntu involving ACPI region and SGX

When I boot to ubuntu, I get the following errors shown in the picture below. I have deleted ubuntu, but even when I wanted to install it again from flash drive, I got the same errors. I have the ...
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GRUB Menu not visible after firmware update on Windows10

A few days back, Windows prompted a firmware update, and after the update, my laptop directly boots into Windows10, and GRUB Menu has gone. To fix this, I changed the boot order in BIOS to Ubuntu ...
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Asrock Firmware Update slowed down Ubuntu boot

I updated my ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming4 Board to the latest Firmware as it is described on their homepage. After that my Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS takes a lot more time to boot: ➜ ~ systemd-analyze time ...
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Unable to boot into Ubunutu after firmware update

I have been booting into Ubuntu 20.04 for some time now on a Dell Latitude computer also running Windows 10 Enterprise. I restarted the computer just now and it attempted a firmware update then shut ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 firmware problem

I'm a newbie Linux user and I've just had installed Ubuntu 18.04 alongside Windows 10. It was installed not 100% succesfully because everytime I want to install a new program (e.g adobe flash player), ...
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Ubuntu isn't booting up after installing 20.04

I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 in my dell 5567 laptop and after installing it is just showing a black screen when I select Ubuntu in the GRUB menu. I have noticed some errors while restarting the ...
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19.10 5ghz speed slow compared to dual boot windows

I am running dual boot ubuntu 19.10 and windows 10 pro. When I'm connected to my home internet(500mbits up and down) via 5ghz, I am getting the following results: Retrieving speedtest.net server list....
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UEFI Firmware Update Failed (18.04 dual boot with Windows 7)

Thinkpad X1 Carbon 4th, Windows 7 I just set up a dual boot with 18.04, and some UEFI incompatibility put me in limbo between OSs; I had to "try ubuntu" and use boot repairfor it to recognize the ...
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Should I install firmware update from the Ubuntu Software Center?

I have a Dell XPS 15 9560 (2017) running Ubuntu 16.04 in dual boot with Windows 10. Usually, I install firmware/BIOS updates using the Dell update tool in Windows. However, I just noticed an ...
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Ubuntu gets stuck in loading screen

Whenever I try to boot Ubuntu I get a firmare bug that says the ACPI region does not cover the entire command / response buffer. Thats followed by soft system lockup for 22 seconds on cpu 2 followed ...
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Dual boot Dell XPS 13 fails to boot into Ubuntu after firmware update

A year ago, I bought a Dell XPS with Windows 10 installed in the factory. When it arrived, I added new partitions to the internal hard disk — boot, home and swap — and installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 Gnome on high end computer (NVMe)?

I'm about to build a heck of a PC and was thinking of dual booting with Windows, but, i just might "single boot" it only with Ubuntu (17.04 Gnome that i'm currently dual booting with Win10, as we ...
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Getting ath10k error on fresh boot of Ubuntu (Qualcomm Atheros wireless)

Trying to step up dual boot on my Windows machine. I'm getting an error about firmware. I've chased a bunch of leads with no real solution. From REF sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade ...
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Wireless network says no firmware and so I can't connect to the Internet

I am running 12.04 LTS alongside Windows 7. When I boot into Ubuntu, it says that there is no firmware for a wireless network, and it shows "no wireless network" and I can't connect to the Internet. ...
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Error message "E: unable to locate package firmware-b43-installer" [duplicate]

I am using an Acer Aspire 5002WLMi laptop and set up a dual boot with Windows XP and Ubuntu 12.04. Wi-Fi is working well in Windows XP, but when I start Ubuntu I will get the below error. [ ...
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