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Linux GRUB2: How to resume from hibernation?
Moving to GRUB2 my Arch Linux no longer resumes from hibernation, because the actual resuming is no longer set up. In GRUB legacy I'd write:
/boot/grub/menu.lst:
kernel /vmlinuz26 ...
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Move Grub to a different drive
I recently added a new ssd to my machine which I intended to have as my main drive. I installed crunchbang and everything went fine, except I unthinkingly accepted updating/overwriting the MBR on my ...
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How to boot linux installed on external drive on macbook having dual OS installed internally
I have a macbook which have dual OS of OS X lion and Windows 7 installed on the internal hard drive.
I installed rEFIt to switch between OS, Now I have an external hard drive with Ubuntu 10.04 and ...
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Updating grub2 in a Debian VM
I am running a series of debian server VMs under Xen. I am using pygrub, so the kernels and initrds are within the VM itself.
I would like to continue using the automatic grub.cfg generation ...
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Installed Windows 7, then Ubuntu 11.10, and now I can't boot to Windows using grub2
I know a lot of people are having problems similar to this one, but I don't think this is a duplicate. My situation is a bit different and none of the solutions that are working for other people have ...
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Boot GRUB2 to GRUB or GRUB2 on another disk
I've got a couple of distributions installed, Gentoo with GRUB2, and openSUSE with some other version of GRUB.
OpenSUSE manages it's kernel entries, and I don't want to have to update my main Gentoo ...
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Linux installation won't boot due to GRUB “no such device” error
I think I've exhausted all I know to do, so I'm sending up the flares. I'll try to cover it all (albeit, in pieces), so please be patient.
I decided to install Linux Mint 11 where I previously had ...
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Backing up MBR on laptop disks with recovery partiitions?
Most of the Linux distributions I use allow me to override where GRUB is installed, but I now need to install Ubuntu on some Dell Latitude laptops, and on the test install I did on my old Vaio ...
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Does Grub2 support Memtest86+ iso files?
Does Grub2 support Memtest86+ iso files? If it's supported: How could I write a grub entry in grub.cfg in order to boot the Memtest86+ iso file?
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Burg/Grub2 boot WinPE
How can I boot WinPE from burg/grub2 with a drive formatted by fbinst?
The WinPE files are located on the unhidden part of the drive. What should the menu entry look like?
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GRUB2 boot failure: “Error: Out of disk”
Create two or more partitions in one USB disk.
Install any Linux system in second or later partition.
Install GRUB2 in the disk. Boot directory is the /boot on the partition where Linux system is ...
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Custom file in Grub 2
I have a image file which needs to boot along with my Ubuntu. When I open /etc/grub.d/10_linux for example, I see a lot of code written there.
What is the typical format for writing a custom file ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 (64-bit) won't boot. Forgot to install GRUB 2. Manual GRUB install fails
I cannot get Ubuntu to boot. I downloaded the Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit mini.iso and installed it in Virtualbox (v.4.1.2 running on OS X 10.5.8). When I installed Ubuntu, I selected "Command-line expert ...
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How can I use my Ubuntu on power-on via console ttyS0 from another PC using RS232 cable?
I have my PC with Ubuntu 11.04 installed, from this PC console port (RS232) another PC my laptop is connected. Now from my another PC i want to connect it and login and use it completely over RS232. ...
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How to safely use grub rescue> in Fedora 16? System does not boot anymore
When i boot my PC, i get this in my Fedora 16 distro. I have tried as following but none allowing me to boot anymore. Any help please? I am blocked completely.
Grub loading.
Welcome to GRUB!
error: ...
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How do I set up grub2 with Xen?
I am booting a new Xen kernel and it all goes fine up until some point during the boot process when the machine reboots without warning. Unfortunately, I don't see errors flash up just before that ...
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Recovering Windows Vista Partition after Ubuntu Natty N. install
I recently installed Ubuntu on my DELL's D Drive (Secondary Partition) and I lost the windows vista boot which was on my C Drive. Now when I boot my system directly loads Ubuntu, which seemed to me ...
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Why doesn't GRUB see my SSD partition?
I have a HP nc4400 laptop with an SSD drive in it.
Sometimes when I reboot I get a There is no such partition. grub rescue > prompt.
If I power cycle the laptop all is good and GRUB is able to ...
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What does Ubuntu Linux do with GRUB during a new installation?
I've been messing around with a cheap PC lately and now I have some questions about GRUB; what exactly does Ubuntu do with GRUB during a new install? Several times I've modified my partitions (moved ...
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Create custom terminal boot mode under ubuntu
I wonder if it would be possible to create a custom boot menu entry in grub under Ubuntu (11.04), that boots the system into terminal instead of the login screen.
The effect should be something like ...
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Fedora 15 - Kernel Panic not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root on unknown-block (0,0)
Fast to the point..
I have installed on my dystem a copy of Fedora 15 and Ubuntu 11.04. I first installed ubuntu on /dev/sda5 and grub2 was instaled at the begining of /dev/sda. Next i installed ...
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Truecrypt, windows 7 and grub 2 - pre-boot authentication (whole partition encryption) with separate windows boot partition
Currently I have following set up:
sda1 - SYSTEM_DRV (from what I understand it is Windows bootloader for multiple systems + some tools)
sda2 - Windows7OS (the system itself)
sda3 - Windows recovery ...
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What would be a healthy process for repartitioning my hard drive to add another Linux installation?
So, my computer currently has
1) Dell's RECOVERY partition;
2) A Windows installation;
3) A logical partition with
3a) My Ubuntu partition, and
3b) 8 GB of swap.
I would like to take some space away ...
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Grub installation problems
I was trying to reinstall Grub over my new Windows installation referring to this guide.
Unfortunately on the step where they said to enter this command:
sudo grub-install ...
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Problem with Grub on Ubuntu 11.04
I have installed Ubuntu 11.04 along with Windows XP. Grub is installed properly. When the grub menu loads I get a moving message window saying my monitor is not in the optimum resolution of 1280x1024 ...
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Fixing bad Windows partition and startup with Linux
Here is what happened:
Don't have enough space on my Windows partition
Delete the stock "recovery" partition to make space
Enlarge the Win partition
Software messes up the Windows boot
Go under ...
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Change the order of all boot entries in GRUB2, not just the first
It's quite easy to change the default boot entry through etc/default/grub. However, this only allows for the first entry to be changed. I want to be able to move all the entries in any order I like. ...
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Problems with Grub 2 booting priority
Right now I have this setup:
/dev/sda1 is NTFS where I store my cross-platform accessible pictures/videos/etc.
/dev/sda2 is my Windows 7 boot partition
/dev/sdb1 is ext4 partition with Ubuntu 11.04 ...
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Grub Autostart with timeout
On Ubuntu 10.4 LTS I want Grub to start the default OS after 5 Seconds. I'd like to see the output of the startup scripts.
Currently grub wait forever until I hit return and the output of the startup ...
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problems installing existing ubuntu 11.04 (guest) in VirtualBox on windows 7 (host)
I have successfully installed existing ubuntu 10.10 on win7 host ...
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How to boot Debian Testing when grub_env_export symbol not found?
After a recent run of
apt-get dist-upgrade
and subsequent reboot, I get just:
GRUB loading.
Welcome to GRUB!
error: symbol not found: 'grub_env_export'.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue>
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Grub2 pager colors
I have a section in my grub.conf which looks like this:
menuentry "GRML Cheat codes" {
pager=1
background_image
set color_normal=white/black
set color_highlight=white/black
cat /boot/doc/grml.txt
set ...
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“Fixing” GRUB2? Machine becomes unresponsive
When I upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04, every so often the computer will become unresponsive:
SSH server does not receive connections.
When I physically sit down in front of the computer, it's still running ...
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LiveCD Grub Parameters (isolinux)
I have to use pci=nocrs with my hardware to get my USB ports to work. But because I have to use an external USB DVD drive, I have difficulty booting without passing that parameter.
I am able to edit ...
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How can I identify which grub setting is used when booting my computer?
I have a computer with several Linux variants installed, each of them using a GRUB or GRUB2 setting.
How can I identify which GRUB setting is used when booting my computer?
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Stuck in Grub recovery after Linux Mint install
Every time I try to install Linux Mint XFCE my laptop freezes on removing the live packages, which happens just before the installation of GRUB2.
However: I've managed to manually install GRUB2. ...
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How to disable GRUB boot menu and boot in default OS
I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my system.
I want to configure GRUB so that it automatically boots into the default OS without displaying the boot menu; it should only appear if I ...
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How can I set the menu font in GRUB 2?
I've just been forcibly upgraded to Grub 2, and I'm having trouble because the fonts in the GRUB menu are ugly and small. I have successfully set the screen resolution with
GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1200x32
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How to disable the Grub2 menu from displaying
As part of my attempts to protect my computer from physical hacking by my client, see enter link description here, I am struggling with Grub2, specifically with how to prevent it from showing the boot ...
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After upgrading to Ubuntu 10.04, I've lost my Windows Vista boot option; GParted showing NO partitions
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525, on which I had previously had a dual-boot Ubuntu 9.10 / Windows Vista set-up (plus some other nonsense that came factor-installed).
There are some similar questions to ...
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Boot parameters
Is there a way to find out with what parameters did the kernel boot?
For example if I specify noexec=off at the grub command line? Can I see this sort of info after the system has finished booting?
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How to use grub to boot ubuntu after it is reinstalled
I recently added another partition to my hardrive where ubuntu was installed to and afterwards when I booted ubuntu I got sent to the grub rescue> terminal. The fix for that was that I had to ...
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Booting ubuntu from grub after reinstall [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
I can't boot to Ubuntu after installing Windows 7
Hello all, I recently added another partition to my hardrive where ubuntu was installed to and afterwards when I ...
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How can Win XP be added to grub when Windows 7 is installed? [closed]
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Will Windows 7 pick up XP when grub is installed
I installed first Win XP (on the first partition), then Win 7 (second) and finally Ubuntu (third partition). To boot XP ...
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What to consider when evaluating Windows MultiPoint Server 2011?
I want to test MultiPoint Server 2011. Currently, I have a parallel Win 7 / Ubuntu 10.04 installation with grub 2 as boot manager.
Can these two be used parallely to MultiPoint again using grub ...
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How to add Windows 7 entry to GRUB2
Just completed a new computer build. I installed Win7 on a 2-disk RAID0 fakeraid. I then unplugged those drives and installed linux mint on a separate drive. I did it this way because if I left the ...
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Fix MBR from installed Windows Vista
I have a quite strange problem. I had a system with Vista and Ubuntu installed. We always use Vista and Ubuntu was something we really did not need. BUT: to boot, GRUB was used (I guess grub2). Now, ...
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How do I recover my Grub 2 installation? The BIOS broke it
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7 on my hard disk and I had one boot loader for both of them, which is Grub2. I had some problems with my bios and hard disk that Led to my issue with Grub. I ...
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Grub os-probe showing deleted Windows installation
I recently purchased a Dell Vostro notebook with Ubuntu Netbook edition 10.04 pre-installed. I tried adding a partition and installed Windows XP but it didn't work out due to too many partitions in ...
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How to hide recovery partition from Grub2
I've installed a Linux distribution on a friend's PC. He does not know how to use Linux or even Windows very well, and I'd like for it to be as easy as possible. When I installed GRUB, it detected his ...
