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How to configure GRUB to load Windows 7 Install in UEFI mode
I have a Dual-Boot USB I created with Multisystem for booting into PartedMagic, Ubuntu 11.10 & Windows 7 Install. Problem is Windows 7 says it cant install on a GPT partition.
Googled, and found ...
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Fixing Lilo with uefi system and no optical drive
Recently I have been trying to boot into Slackware on a new laptop that came pre-installed with Windows 8. I have successfully installed Slackware and Lilo, but I have had great difficulty trying to ...
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grub2: how to bypass “press any key”?
I recently updated my motherboard and moved my grub2 onto EFI partition. I have same grub menu, but after I select a menu entry and press Enter, a message "Press any key" comes and the loading stops ...
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Why is USB not working in Linux when it works in UEFI/BIOS?
For background I have just built a new machine with modern hardware including:
AMD FX-8350
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard
16GB RAM
NVidia GTX 650 Ti
Kingston SSD
Given that, I tried to install ...
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Can't boot live USB of Linux Mint DE on my UEFI PC
I used the Universal USB Installer application to copy the latest ISO image from Linux Mint DE (64 bits) and install it on my PC, however when I try to reboot it I have the option to choose 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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Installing debian 7 besides windows 8
I ask this question in superuser but no one can answer my question, I hope any one can help me:
I bought a VAIO laptop which Windows 8 preinstalled on it in UEFI mode. Now I want to install Debian 7 ...
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Fedora 18 not working on an HP Dv7
I've recently installed Fedora 18 on my brand new HP Dv7 that comes with Windows 8 and secure boot. Before install Fedora I disabled secure boot in the BIOS. I've installed Fedora 18 and all is ...
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How to make UEFI bootable usb disk from bios bootable iso
Suppose you have an iso image that contains a bios bootable partition.
You can write this image to a usb disk, which is now bootable on computers with bios. For example
dd if=pmagic_2013_02_28.iso ...
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Ubuntu to Debian migration on UEFI system [closed]
I had a Ubuntu 12.04 installation. I migrated to Debian wheezy and messed up my entire system. Now the system boots with "Missing operating system".
Are there any links out there for migration on ...
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Cent OS 6.4 UEFI Dual boot
i'm really a beginner to Linux trying to study for RHCSA certification here.
I have Windows 8 installed on UEFI BIOS. When i installed Cent OS, installation went smoothly and then after restarting, ...
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The UEFI & SecureBoot impact, how severe?
I'm planning to buy a new laptop in the coming days, and I'm quite impressed with new, cool Ultrabooks. As a long-time GNU/Linux user, I'll of course install a distro of my choice on it.
Chances are ...
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Does UEFI increase battery life?
I've heard about a better power management when using UEFI instead of BIOS. Is that true? It was about energy consumption being more efficient or something like that.
If it is true, has the ...
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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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RHEL Installation issue with UEFI
I have bought a new Desktop HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF. It came with Windows 7 Pro installed.
Now I want to install Linux (RHEL) by dual booting it.
I have successfully shrieked the partition and ...
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Booting with UEFI in KVM [closed]
I would like to install Windows on my hard drive (which is GPT formatted) but I would like to be also able to run it virtually using KVM.
To clarify, the same Windows installation should be able to ...
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Installing the kernel EFI stub loader in kernel 3.2?
Kernel EFI stub loader support was added in kernel 3.3, but I'm stuck on 3.2 running an Ubuntu 12.04 64bit distribution. Is there a way for me to somehow bring that stub loader support into my kernel?
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Install Arch(Bang) - Create Usb - Uefi
I am pretty new to Linux and want to install ArchBang-Linux, but I fail at creating a bootable USB-Stick.
Can someone explain this procedure to me in a little more detail?
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