GRUB is a modern boot loader installed by many Linux distributions
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Cannot boot Fedora Linux
I cannot boot the operating system on my laptop. I have three versions of the kernel installed and none of them will boot.
Booting into Windows (installed in a separate partition) still works, so I ...
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Attempting to boot from Windows 7 Live CD on external HDD, PC ignores it and goes to GRUB
I apologize if this is the wrong location, but it seemed the most applicable.
I run Fedora 18 and Windows 7 dual booted. I just put a Windows 7 64 bit SP 1 live CD onto an external HDD, formatted ...
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Grub and usb serial support
How to access the grub menu using a usb serial converter?
I know it's possible to have grub menu in serial console, putting these lines in grub.conf:
serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 --word=8 ...
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grub rescue prompt after boot-repair
I want to run Windows 8 and Linux Mint 15 in dual boot. (I know this site is about Ubuntu but for my problem this shouldn't be much of a difference) After installing Mint I could no longer boot ...
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GRUB2 under Mint: Booting PC-BSD without chainloading?
Wanting to try several operating-systems, I installed the following on a MBR-partitioned harddrive:
Partition 1: FreeBSD on UFS split in root-slice and swap.
No problem booting...
Partition 2: ...
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Windows 7 to Debian Linux: install without CD/DVD or USB drive or net during install
Installed : windows 7 home premium. Now want debian linux.
Tried a couple of things (see question below). Got installer menu using win32-loader.exe of debian from the goodbye-ms site.
But I have a ...
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How to edit file from grub prompt in RHEL6?
I changed the file which is in /usr/share/xsessions/gnome.desktop and now I want to change it back to its original state from a GRUB prompt because now my system is not able to login.
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Theoretical cpu emulation built into boot-loader or kernel?
Is it a crazy idea to somehow make a blend of grub and qemu in order to boot linux kernels or any kernel of any cpu type supported by qemu or the built-in cpu? I know it might be impossible to detach ...
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Problem with openSUSE 12.3 dual-boot installation (with Windows 7)
I have a current Windows 7 64 bit installation that I'm using and I wish to create an openSUSE 12.3 partition on my HDD (not my SSD Windows drive). I used the Windows Disk Management tool to shrink my ...
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Installed Fedora 18 on UEFI machine, got lvm.mod not found error
I've installed Fedora 18 on UEFI system, when I boot the computer I get this error message:
File "/EFI/fedora/x86_64-efi/lvm.mod" not found
no server specified
What should I do?
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Getting error opening Windows. Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist
I've installed CentOS 6.4 on UEFI machine. Created /boot/efi partition and installed grub in it.
But when i open Other in the grub menu i get this error:
Error 1: Filename must be either an ...
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Kernel dependency on Grub in LinuxMint
I have several linux OS's on my laptop the main one being Ubuntu which I used to boot the other OS's with. I recently had to reinstall Mint Cinnamon, during the installation grub was installed ...
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Booting grub legacy via qemu using pxe
I have been trying to boot grub legacy via qemu using pxe. For some reason, the grub does not display the menu and enters into the command mode after displaying the following error.
Error15: File not ...
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grub error : “File not found” for separate /boot/efi partition
I've installed CentOS 6.4 on UEFI enabled machine, created /boot/efi partitions.
But my grub is not automatically starting, if I start the PC, I start in Windows 8.
I can only start CentOS by ...
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Add Ubuntu to list of Grub boot options
I have an old laptop with an old version of Debian. I would like to install Ubuntu as well. Is it possible to install Ubuntu from the HD (not a rescue CD or flash-drive) and have it reside as a Grub ...
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Unable to Boot into F17
I was currently running Win8 and F17 as a dual boot on my home desktop with an i5 chip and Asus UEFI BIOS. Unfortunately, while I was in Win8 I accidentally removed the partition that held my F17 OS.
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Real mode and loading linux kernel confusing
As far as know, protected mode will activated in kernel and in grub stage it still real mode. My misunderstanding is: In real mode, total memory available for use is less than 1MB but how grub can ...
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Clonezilla Grub
I am trying to restore a disk image with clonezilla. However, after I do so, a grub menu pops up showing the 4 standard options(os, recovery, memtest...). My original image did not have this and I ...
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VM restored from backup grub can't see
I can't explain this, I'm wondering if someone can help me explain it. When the VM is installed using virt-install, etc., grub can see it just fine. For example:
# parted /dev/mgtvg/cos64 print
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Install grub on LV container for VM
I'm having difficult time installing grub in LVM LV container for a VM. This is the partition table:
# parted /dev/mgtvg/linux2os print
Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/dm-7: 129GB ...
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How to make RHEL 6 to boot in Text-mode?
I am using RHEL 6.4 on a HP-Z620 Workstation.Whenever this machine starts up, it comes up with Graphics Mode e.g. Splash Screen,Red Hat Logo etc.
But I want my machine to start in Text Mode.
e.g. I ...
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Transfer a Fedora system to another computer
I'd like to transfer my Fedora to a remote machine. Fedora is under Grub 2.0 and on the remote machine there is a Centos system and Grub 0.97. In fact, I have two questions.
First is how to properly ...
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Linux Mint on laptop fails, gives grub error
I am trying to install the latest Linux Mint onto my laptop via a USB stick. The laptop previously had Ubuntu, and it had a separate /home partition. I'm overriding and reformatting the / partition, ...
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How to customize logout options under Kubuntu
I'm running a machine with Kubuntu and Windows XP in dual-boot.
I recently learned about the very useful grub-reboot command, and id like to know if it is possible to customize the logout options ...
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`find /etc/profile` in GRUB returns “file not found” [closed]
When GRUB loaded at boot, I entered c in the command window, then at the grub > prompt, I tried find /etc/profile. It returned "file not found".
Some other files also failed. However, I can find ...
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Grub does not fit the screen
I have a problem with my grub installation. The screen is "moved" to the left a couple of pixels, which means that I cannot read the first 20 or so characters of the entries when I boot.
I'm ...
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How can I configure grub (or a different bootloader) to use modifier keys?
To clarify, I am wanting to dual boot Windows and a Linux distribution. I already know how to set my laptop up to do that. However, I don't want the grub menu to display on boot. I would like for it ...
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GRUB reported “error: file not found.” when booting CentOS 5
I installed CentOS 5.3 by using a 4GB USB disk on an old PC that I used run a Debian on it.
After a series of housework on the fresh system, I reboot the system using:
sudo shutdown -r now
After ...
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Boot windows from grub rescue command prompt
Previously I had installed the Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7.
Now I logged on to Windows, opened thepartition editor and deleted the volume containing the Ubuntu (Thought it will delete the Ubuntu and ...
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GRUB can't find an existing file?
I'm trying to install GRUB, but when I try to boot, I get this:
error: file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found.
But that file exists on the drive I'm booting to. Why is it saying "not found" ...
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Manually copying MBR from one drive to the other GPT drive and configuring GRUB results in booting failure
I run CentOS 6.4. I have SSD 300GB for system files and RAID10 8TB for storage + backup.
SSD system drive is partitioned as follows: fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 300.1 GB, 300069052416 bytes
255 ...
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unionfs filesystem
I recently learned about unionfs and aufs and would like to put it to some real use. The scenario I have in mind is the following. Boot a machine with ubuntu on it which will serve as our base. Make ...
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Can I measure cold boot time using logs?
I want to measure the time it takes from loading grub until GNOME starts. Can I do this using existing logs?
What alternatives do I have to measure the time it takes from grub until GNOME loads?
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Update from Grub 1.98 to Grub 2
I currently have an OS called Backtrack installed alongside Windows 7, and I use Grub to boot.
The problem is the Grub that comes with this is version 1.98. I'm fine with it except for one thing: ...
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Use boot parameter to perform certain actions after boot
I'm asking myself if I can use Grub 2 to tell the Operating System which actions to perform after boot.
Background:
I have a HTPC with Debian Wheezy installed. Sometimes I want to use the System as a ...
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Grub error: file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found?
I recently install arch (hopefully successfully) on my machine. When I went to reboot however I had a problem. I got a black screen with text saying
Grub loading.
Welcome to GRUB!
error: file ...
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How is the kernel loaded?
I am trying to understand the Linux boot process, and after reading quite some amount of documentation there is one point that I still can't seem to understand.
So the basicis is BIOS -> Grub MBR -> ...
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How to recover grub after Windows installation
Usually when we install Windows after installing GNU/Linux, we usually lose the Grub. Which is the best way to recover grub when we lost grub or what are the possible different ways.
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grub waits for user input when booting as guest in virtualbox
I have several ubuntu guests inside a Mac OS X virtualbox host. When I start them, about half of the time they correctly boot and get to their login screens/start all their services. The other half of ...
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How can I prevent Windows from overwriting GRUB when using a dual-boot machine
I've been reading a lot about dual-booting, and it seems as easy as loading Windows and then loading Linux with GRUB, but everybody says that Windows loves to trash GRUB when it gets the opportunity. ...
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Rotate console on startup (Debian)
I want to rotate my console (not X Server) by 90 degrees (clockwise).
The following seems to work for me: echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/rotate; however, I'd prefer to use a kernel option in ...
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Any chance to fix dual boot after the stupid UEFI?
Long story short, I had a single Linux hard drive with a LUKS partitions and stuff which worked really nice for a long time.
Unfortunately, even though Wine nowadays works amazingly well, I couldn't ...
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Slackware Console Resolution when Dual Booting with Another Distro's GRUB2?
I am tweaking my new Linux Installs on a new home-built machine. I installed Linux Mint 14 first followed by Slackware 14 and Arch Linux on separate partitions. I don't think it matters, but the ...
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Grub loading slowly with SSD
Since yesterday, I added a brand new SSD in my PC, and I am experiencing a very fast boot from grub menu. The problem is before arriving to this menu, I must wait for a long time (~30s in most cases).
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Grub with two hard drives
I am trying to install Mint14 on my machine having two hard drives :
Samsung SSD PM830 SATA : 128 Gb ( sda ) - Windows 7 (i want to keep this)
ST9500423AS ATA : 500 Gb ( sdb ) - ...
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Mint 14 does not detect my first hard disk
I have two hardisks installed in my machine :
Samsung SSD PM830 SATA : 128 Gb
ST9500423AS ATA : 500 Gb
When I start Mint installer, it only showed me the 500Gb harddisk.So I partitioned it into ...
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Installing 12.04LTS Server on a Fake RAID10
Scenario
Install Ubuntu 12.04LTS Server on a RAID10 with boot on a RAID1.
4 - 2Tb SATA Hard Drives
3 Partitions (/boot, /, and swap)
boot (256Mb from each disk) setup in RAID1 /dev/md0
partition ...
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Kernel/grub : how override root parameter inside initrd script
I have an old kernel ( 2.4.37.9 ) and I want to override or substitute the root=XXXXX parameter to send to the kernel inside the initrd script.
I already made some attempt to do that but it seems ...
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Using a custom name for root device in grub
I'm working on old distro ( slackware 8.1 ) using a kernel 2.4.37.9 and I have the following problem.
I want to use a custom name for boot device, say for example /dev/root1, which can replace the ...
