Questions tagged [grub]
GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader) is a multiboot bootloader from the GNU project. This tag is for questions relating to the legacy version of GRUB. Use the GRUB2 tag for questions dealing with GRUB2, a rewritten version.
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grup error while installing windows 7
i changed my HD and i can not install win7 from the DVD even if it is the 1st boot in bios it always get to Grup and give an error: No sash partition, any help with this?
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Fedora 17 : grub prompt : Cannot boot
I have a dual boot - Windows7 and Fedora16. I deleted one of the Windows7 partition and now
Fedora16 cannot boot. However using
configfile (hd0,5)/boot/grub/grub.conf
I could get back the options ...
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Kernel panic involving an unknown_bootoption maybe an underlying error that stall the processor
My server (home hosting) was working correctly until a weird kernel panic appear. It's an old computer (1 Go of memory only) and it's running on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
I can login, but after a few minutes, ...
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Two hard drives with windows and linux, windows won't boot
I recently installed fedora 17 to one of the hard drives in my computer. Before hand, I had windows 7 on my other hdd in the same computer. Now, when I try to boot the windows 7 hard drive, I get the ...
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GRUB: ELF sectors outside core
I just recently installed Xubuntu 12.04. Instantly after installing it I updated all my packages, however one package, grub-pc, failed to install. I'm not sure what caused it to fail, but here is the ...
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Grub error 21 on windows machine?
So for some reason my computer freezes and on restart i get this error (grub loading stage 1.5 grub, loading please wait, error 21) and can't resume to windows. Only way to be able to boot to windows ...
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Restoring a Ubuntu Linux LVM drive
Scenario: I have a hard disk with a bootable sda1 partition and an Linux LVM. I seem to have corrupted the MBR? or Grub? not sure. I know it no longer boots and even with boot-repair and a Ubuntu ...
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Make GRUB boot to Usb pendrives
I would like to boot usb pendrives using grub.
An example is using a VirtualBox VM with a minimal install of Debian (Just the console).
Debian will install GRUB by default, i would like to use the ...
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repair windows partition on GRUB boot + IRRT managing SSD disk on mini pci express
You see it in the post, my system is not the simplest one. I have an HDD and a SSD, the SSD being on the mini-pci-express interface, while the HDD is on a usual SATA 2 interface. I have windows 7 on ...
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Ubuntu Linux freezes after boot up
After a fresh installation of Ubuntu Linux 11.04 under Lenovo G570, when I choose Ubuntu Linux 11.04 in grub menu, Ubuntu freezes in a black screen and even hiting ctrl+alt+f1-f10 didn't make any ...
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Linux mint GRUB issue
I installed linux mint 12 and when I restared 'No such partition ' messgae came and entered into 'Grub rescue' mode.I entered commands and booted successfully.
How to repair GRUB now?
Because ...
Sudhagar Sachin
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GRUB2 rescue boot into windows
I had got 2 partitions on my harddrive:
1. win7;
2. Ubuntu 11.10;
As it can be predicted the GRUB loader was in the second partition and this partition was formated from ext4 to ntfs.
Now I get this ...
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Change splash screen on GRUB 0.97
I'm running a Linux from SuseStudio. I would like to change the background image at the GRUB screen. menu.lst contains the line gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/message. When I strings the file, I see the line ...
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Erros installing archlinux on macbook air
I have "installed" Archboot on my MacBook air, and I am getting screen problems after it loads UDEV, it is last thing I can read.
Basically I am following these instructions. But then I got error ...
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After installing debian 6 on my laptop along with windows 7 64bit , my laptop only boots to debian what should I do?
I've installed Debian 6 32bit on the same HDD but different partition along with Windows 7 64bit, and now my laptop only boots to Debian 6 where I want both Windows / Debian.
How can I edit GRUB to ...
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Make a grub menu for 3 hard drives
I have a machine with a 3 hard drives in it, each with a windows server 2k8 install on it. I'd like a grub menu where you can select which hdd to boot to.
I've already used ubuntu to put grub onto a ...
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Using xsplash in ubuntu lucid 10.04
Is there a way of using xsplash in ubuntu lucid 10.04? I know there's lots of information out there on the internet stating its impossible, but as we all know, nothing is impossible. If there's a step-...
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Grub on Centos 5.2 PC shows "Starting up" on VGA display
I have a CentOS 5.2 PC with Grub. Output is redirected to a serial console.
A snippet of my grub.conf:
title CentOS (2.6.18-92)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-92 ro root=...
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How can I make gfxboot work with grub2?
There is a bunch of guides for the old grub but nothing for grub2.
I tried installing gfxboot and gfxboot-themes-ubuntu but nothing happened.
In case it is important, the grub is on Ubuntu Natty ...
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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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md5sum using grub command line
I'm new to grub and having issues doing some simple usage tests.
from the grub command line I run
insmod hashsum
I have several partitions mounted, we'll be using msdos2 for this example ...
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Ubuntu/Windows dual boot
After Installing Windows 7, I lost Grub and was unable to boot Ubuntu. After booting Puppy Linux using live CD by mistake I also deleted the boot/grub folder on the Ubuntu partition. How can I boot ...
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"A disk read error occurred" after choosing to boot into Windows XP from GRUB
"A disk read error occurred" appears on screen after choosing to boot into Windows XP from GRUB.
[root@localhost linux]# fdisk -lu
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/...
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Grub4Dos booting ISO's via 2nd Partition
Im looking for a way to temporary map an ISO to a partition VIA Grub
Basically have 110GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive that stores mainly ISO's and some Installable software such as Windows Office etc....
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Ubuntu grub fails to start, error: out of disk
My computer has become quite strange the last days,
last week grub stopped working and just halted at the grub prompt.
I can manually start the system by writing
insmod /boot/grub/linux.mod
linux /...
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GRUB very slow after changes in partitions
I moved my logical partitions recently (see Disk operations freeze Debian for details), and all works fine after the change. However as a weird side-effect GRUB started to take really long to load, e....
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Translating GRUB entry to GRUB2
I'm trying to boot a multiboot-compliant image file (of mzscheme over OSKit) using GRUB2, but the instructions I have are for GRUB. I can get it to boot, but I'd like to have some command-line ...
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ubuntu 9.10 on an external usb drive: grub1 does not work
I have installed Ubuntu on a partition of my external usb drive. Since I had problems with grub2, I have uninstalled it and installed grub1. But then the usb drive didn't boot anymore, and I am forced ...
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taking advantages of grub
I'm thinking to install Ubuntu on my laptop just to have grub in order to boot from the EISA partition. What do you think? Do you think that might be a good idea? How will affect grub or ubuntu the ...
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Grub error 18, gparted not showing anything
Some week ago I started having some problems with my pc, sometimes it just freezed not allowing me to do anything. I had to turn it off and on and sometimes do it a couple of time even at startup.
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How can I tell a fresh ubuntu 9.0.4 install to boot from an external Mac OS X usb drive?
I have a reformatted Mac mini containing only a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.0.4. The Apple boot loader as been removed, so I can't hold down option, or the c key to get it to reboot form the install DVD....
Richard Dyce
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Disable dedicated GPU device in GRUB
I need some help. :(
My laptop has Ryzen 5 2500u with Vega 8 graphics card and a dedicated gpu RX560x.
The OS is Linux Mint Tricia Cinnamon based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
My dedicated gpu is momentarily ...
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Windows does not boot after dd to new disc
Because I want to use a new hard drive, I copied windows like described in https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/disk_cloning with dd if=/dev/sdb2 of=/dev/sda1 status=progress. The partition of windows ...
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Veracrypt multiboot option not available
I have two SSDs in my laptop, one for Windows and one for Linux.
Both are set up for EFI boot, where I first boot grub and then Windows or Linux.
When I not attempt to encrypt my system drive in ...
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Boot with wimboot a Windows x64 image on UEFI 32 bits
I have a Tablet PC that runs Windows x86 and Ubuntu x64 (mixed mode) on UEFI 32 bits with GRUB2 installed.
I've tried to boot a Windows x64 WinPE image using wimboot program on GRUB2 because it ...
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Accidentally deleted Windows 10 boot partition
Today, I wanted to install Kubuntu alongside Windows 10, but I got an error that had something to do with an existing GRUB on one of my hard drives.
I removed the partition which I thought was GRUB, ...
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low resolution on Ubuntu and nomodeset before it
when i was in grub of the USB flash every time i chose try Ubuntu live or install Ubuntu the screen goes black i searched for solution and i found nomodeset option for it,
i installed Ubuntu normally ...
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How to fix Truecrypt MBR using Command Prompt or Linux live USB?
I was playing with TrueCrypt and decided to make a fresh installation of Windows 7 from USB stick.
Unfortunately Windows 7 installer: "setup was unable to create a new system partition"
My entire ...
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no boot logo on windows after dual boot fedora
I dual booted fedora 39 with windows 11 the boot logo (vendor logo lenovo) during windows boot is black just the loading circle is there.
But when i boot to fedora or screen before grub the logo is ...
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GRUB not showing support for all possible video modes
GRUB not showing support for all possible video modes. (Using Debian 12) GRUB only shows support for 1280x1024 maximum, but once GNOME is up, 1920x1080@60 shown per the XWAYLAND0 device.
Why this ...
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Why is Macbook Pro 2019 with Intel & T2 NOT recognizing live USB for dual booting Linux using T2Linux ISO image?
Macbook Pro 2019 is NOT recognizing live USB for dual booting linux using https://t2linux.org ISO image
If I use 'Option' key, it will just show the single option, Macintosh HD and boot into MacOS
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Linux Distros not booting, import_mok_state() not found
I have a MS Surface Book 2 with Debian, running the Linux Surface custom kernel. While trying to reinstall the kernel I clearly deleted some package I wasn't supposed to (linux-surface-secureboot-mok ...
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Can't load Nobara installed alongside Windows and Ububtu
I had windows and Ubuntu installed and tried to install Nobara. After installation I restarted the device and couldn't see Nobara in dual load window. These are the only options:
Ubuntu
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What is the difference about BIOS, UEFI, Bootloader, Uboot and GRUB?
I want to better understand a few things.
What is the difference about BIOS and UEFI?
In PC, there is BIOS and Bootloader (such as GRUB).
But why is there no BIOS in the embedded system (most often ...
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Create a dual boot with an already existing windows partition
For the past few months I had an ubuntu with main OS and a windows 11 that I used with kvm/qemu. The whole data is on a distinct partition. Now I want to switch back to a dual boot with windows and ...
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Centos 7 How Grub2 Reinstall on Raid 0 Disks
My dedicated server was not responding so I rebooted the server (CentOS 7). Now its showing there is "No bootable device found" . My system have 2 HDD's connected by hardware raid And 2 SSD'...
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After installing Debian on USB stick, stick does not boot on MacBook
My goal is to install Debian to be bootable from a usb stick on a MacBook with two usb ports. To do so I booted from Debian Live flash on the first usb port. Next I used to Debian installer to ...
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Ubuntu (ZorinOS) boots only into tty1 terminal after delering all default keyrings
I am attempting to boot my computer after utilizing Seahorse to remove all of the default keyrings. Regretfully, the only thing I receive in return is a terminal that appears only on my secondary ...
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How do I leave free space for grub when copying a whole system to a new media?
I've tried to copy a whole system to a new media. Like the existing layout, I'd like to use an everything-in-one-partition approach.
This is what I've tried:
create a partition table and one single ...
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grub rescue unknown filesystem
i am dual booting Win11 and artix linux(or trying to do so..)
i have celan installed win 11, shrunk volume of drive, and w rufus created USB to install artix with
after restart n selecting USB i just ...
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