Questions tagged [boot]
Bootloader issues: what happens before the operating system itself starts.
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Fix Linux grub with boot-repair with an old BIOS PC and a GPT drive?
I have a GPT formatted SSD Drive that I have moved from a rather new laptop to an older one that has an old BIOS. The Linux systems installed on it work fine (Kubuntu 22.04 and Mint 21), although I ...
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lilo: Fatal: raid_setup: stat("/dev/nvme0n1")
I have booted Debian Live CD, and I am trying to create lilo boot record on my disk
The disk partition is mounted as /mnt/root and has the linux kernel and /etc/lilo.conf:
boot=/dev/nvme0n1
root=/dev/...
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How to solve the following error from petalinux?
I have tried to use petalinux to boot a zynq 7000 board but falied to boot. I have found the following error in the petalinux and never found a solution.
Connection refused
while executing
"error ...
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Black screen at boot time after a kernel update/upgrade or a clean install
Yo there, I have been experiencing a black screen problem after a clean install, an update of the kernel or upgrade of the distribution (opensuse tumbleweed). Recently what it struck the issue was a ...
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What needs to be done, based on the following to correct the system failures in order to successfully boot into the system?
After pressing Fedora, boot device in UEFI BOOT, then selecting the kernel, Fedora Linux (5.19.16-200.fc36.x86_64) 36 (Workstation Edition), during boot the output is:
[FAILED] Failed to start ...
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Kali Linux always boots in grub
I've installed my Kali Linux several times, but I boot into grub. Then I have to use the following code to get into the OS;
set prefix=(hd0,gpt2)/boot/grub
set boot=(hd0,gpt2)
insmod normal
normal
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How to parametrize Linux kernel boot to entirely miss any video?
I am trying to boot a linux kernel without switching to any vga mode. So, I only want the character display. Can I somehow do that? Actually, some like a vga=off or similar would be pretty okay.
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Kernel panic on boot, only when ethernet adapter connected
Hardware:
Late 2013 MacBook Pro Retina
16gb RAM, no swap space enabled
aftermarket 2TB SSD
Brand new Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter
Software:
Fresh install of Ubuntu Server 22.04.3, with GNU/...
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Linux Mint fails to install GRUB
I'm a complete beginner.
I recently wanted to try to dual-boot my computer that already had Windows 11 on it, adding Linux Mint. I created a USB using Rufus, choosing GPT, as my system is recent. I ...
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Stuck in GRUB on Mac mini booted with ubuntu ONLY. corrupt partitions
To start, I am NOT familiar at all with Linux. I needed it for school, and it was having issues booting onto an older intel Mac mini (2018). The Mac was 100% excellent and running Ventura perfectly. ...
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Geting error during bootup
Hello I am getting following error during boot-up (debian12) on black screen:
[ 0.079398] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
[ 0.213198] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0....
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Windows 11 Pro laptop does not boot an external SSD with LinuxMint on it
I have a Windows 11 Pro laptop and I created an external SSD with LinuxMint 21.2 on it. The external SSD has the full Grub bootloader on it as well. I tested the external SSD on two other laptops, one ...
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CentOS 8 won't boot after kernel and nvidia drivers updated
After I updated kernel and installed nvidia drivers via official repository, system won't boot and all I see is an infinite aer message loop:
snd_hda_intel 0000:41:00.1: AER: aer_status: 0x00000001, ...
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Error: extent not found. When booting from btrfs using grub2
I recently attempted to migrate from ext4 to btrfs,
made the @ and @home subvolumes, copied over everything to those subvolumes,
chroot into the installation and run mkinitcpio - P and grub install ...
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VFS: cannot open root device "nvme1n1p4" or unknown-block & Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
I was in the process of upgrading my Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. Unfortunately, I made an error during the upgrade process. I decided to restart the computer hoping it would fix the problem. Now I'm unable ...
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Failure to start system from EFI shell
While attempting to install Mint 21.2/Manjaro 23.0.1 on Irbis TW60 (system specs) I was dropped into an EFI shell. Booting from it is not possible, as outlined below.
What is known:
Secure Boot is ...
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how to clone UEFI bootable USB disk onto another disk (possibly of different size)
How can I clone my existing UEFI bootable disk, so that the copy is identical?
I have tried creating new bootable disk, using same procedure, same label name, and same UUID and PARTUUID labels for the ...
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I installed debian and got into GNU GRUB, Need help booting
I installed debain got into grub. The installation was perfect, at last it told me to restart. I restarted and the got into GNU GRUB. I have reinstalled debian 10 times now. I need help in booting ...
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Kali linux doesn't boot automatically
Kali Linux, which I installed recently doesn't boot up automatically when I turn on the computer. It ends up with grub prompt each time after restart. ls -l in grub shell outputs:
Device proc: ...
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Ubuntu 14 VM Stuck after boot with blinking underscore
Ubuntu 14.04 - Stuck after boot. Screen shows blinking underscore. Even recovery leads to the same screen. Here is the screenshot. Even I cannot access the terminals.
What should I do to safely login?...
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How to boot from fully encrypted root partition using systemd-boot - PopOS style?
While attempting a dual-boot setup on my laptop, I accidentally deleted the original bootloader that was automatically installed with the GUI. I followed this guide: System76 Bootloader Guide. However,...
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Ubuntu 20.04.06 autoinstall freeze while using packer variables like {{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}
Trying to install ubuntu 20.04.06 with packer in hyper-v 2nd generation vm.
When trying use boot_command like this:
boot_command = [
"<esc><esc><esc><wait>&...
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systemd: lightdm.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE / How to log whats happening in a early stage of the booting process
I've upgraded Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 on my ARM (32 bit armhf) Chromebook. While Ubuntu 18.04 works perfectly,Ubuntu 20.04 has some kind of problem. I think that during the upgrade something broken.
At ...
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How to boot into a terminal in arch
I ran sysctl disable display-manager.service and rebooted arch thinking it would boot into a terminal. Now I'm locked out of the machine.
I've tried adding init=/bin/bash to the boot options but it ...
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Linux booting - VBR and GRUB
I am trying to understand the booting process in linux. Let me show what is my understanding right now about it, which of course may be wrong:
After powering on the device, BIOS is handling POST, ...
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Linux Kernel (first) boot hangs/stalls - never prompts for login
I have built a custom kernel using the mainline source, latest version and this config.
I've created an image of Bullseye as suggester here
And then I ran it in QEMU (setting the relative environment ...
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Problems with booting same Linux installation on both physical System and VM for dual use
The question basically boils down to "how does a Linux installation need to be setup in order to be able to do boot from both VM and the physical machine?"
I try to achieve 2 goals with this ...
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How to revert intel-microcode
A couple of days ago I received an update notification for intel-microcode and duly installed the update. Prior to that, I was getting clear (cold) boots. By this I mean that errant "^[k" ...
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Make a custom, signed EFI executable? (safeboot.dev)
I'm new Linux, I've used Xubuntu for the past three months so I only know the basics. Recently I came across safeboot, which basically wraps up complex stuff to secure your system.
While reading the ...
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systemd-journald.service fails to load during boot
I've accidentally unplugged my NAS and after plugging back it fails to boot because of the following error:
[ 105.556720] systemd[1]: systemd-timesyncd.service: Main process exited, code=killed, ...
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booting on linux failed, swap and root not found
I have an issue booting after an upgrade.
I am using Fedora 38.
I recently updated my machine using dnf --refresh upgrade but unfortunately the newly kernel installed would not boot, I am getting the ...
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Problems with insydeh20 setup utility rev 5.0 after installing fedora os 38
I have installed fedora OS 38, before that I had windows 11, now I want to install windows again through bios, but my boot options became strange, I decided to look up boot options and came across ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu from salvaged drive
Long story short, a Panel PC connected to some industrial machines failed. (It died because of a power surge.) I recovered the SSD and after cloning it to a USB drive with Etcher, I attempted to boot ...
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Sometimes cannot boot because a disk is mounted under the wrong /dev number
Hopefully this is not a duplicate question, I have found some similar ones but none that exactly match.
I have an Arch Linux installation dual booted alongside a Windows installation, both on ...
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Centos7 Linux system hangs on boot
Here's what I did:
sudo yum update
A kernel update was not in the list; basic stuff and video drivers (problem ?)
dracut gave some error during update – do not recall specifics
At this point, /boot ...
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Linux stuck at boot after updating opensuse tumbleweed
I installed opensuse tumbleweed, updated to newest version, installed amdgpu for opencl usages. Rebooted, worked correctly. Updated via "sudo zypper dup" and there were some kernel changes. ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 unable to shutdown
I am having an issue, I can't shutdown my ubuntu laptop. Looks like it just gets stuck. I looked in multiple forums without luck and I thought maybe I could find help.
To be able to see the log I have ...
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Removing old kernels seemingly removed graphics driver, is it safe to reboot?
Removing old kernels seemingly removed graphics driver, is it safe to reboot?
While doing a routine sudo apt upgrade, I received a No space left on device error. It turned out that kernels kept ...
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cannot mount vfat partition after running efibootmgr
I have created partition on my USB disk with parted
parted /dev/sdb
mklabel gpt
mkpart boot fat32 0% 1024MB
set 1 esp on
set 1 boot on
then I formatted the partition
mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdb1
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scsi timing out command, waited 300 seconds
I am booting rescue system on a server, which has defective HDD or controller.
The kernel boot process times out with following messages:
scsi timing out command, waited 300 seconds
eventually it ...
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create a UEFI bootable CD with ISOLINUX
How can I create a UEFI bootable CD ?
ISOLINUX has no mention of UEFI:
https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=ISOLINUX
while SYSLINUX does, but specific to syslinux:
https://wiki.syslinux.org/...
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Ubuntu 22.04 doesn't shut down
I am using an Lenovo ThinkPad with Ubuntu alongside Windows 11. After updating Windows, Ubuntu doesn't shut down and I am stuck at following screen.
I tried to edit the grub file, however this didn't ...
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My new HP laptop with Fedora 38 takes too long to boot
My new laptop takes more than a minute to load with fedora 38. I tried with different kernels, but according to bootload statistics I got, firmware seems to be the problem here.
My laptop: HP 250 G9 ...
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Grub listings from two separate drives
I have an NVME drive with Windows 10 and Linux Mint installed on it. The grub recognizes both. I just moved an old HDD with Manjaro and Kali installed into my pc. The grub from the NVME does not ...
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Emergency Mode Issue on SUSE Linux HPC System
I have a head node and 4 worker nodes for high-performance computing (HPC).
Recently, I had to turn it off for maintenance at our data center. I tried to turn the system back on, but I encountered an ...
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Laptop freezes occasionally while booting
My laptop is an HP Omen 15 with KDE manjaro and win11 dual boot ( I have added output of inxi --admin --verbosity=7 --filter --no-host --width below) (I use windows rarely and only for some light ...
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How do I clone/merge a Linux Mint partition to a Windows installed SSD and still keep dual boot?
So I have Linux Mint installed in a SSD and Windows 10 installed in another SSD, got dual boot running perfectly, but now I need to give away one of my SSD, so I need to merge everything to a single ...
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PXE boot has OS image size 1GB limitation?
In my experience, if the OS image size is too big, the PXE boot will fail.
I am not sure which size is the limitation.
ref:
https://www.syslinux.org/archives/2002-March/000249.html
Does iPXE fix the ...
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How to stop Linux from automatically unmounting CD Drive right before shutdown
I am using Pop OS on my laptop and whenever I poweroff, it automatically unmounts the CD drive. As a result every time I turn on the laptop the CD drive gets stuck in a loop of making a small noise it ...
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Gave up waiting for suspend/resume device ubuntu 22.04
My laptop has ubuntu 22 and windows OS installed. Ubuntu was logged in. Mistakenly, I forgot to plug the charger and battery drained. When I tried to restart, I can see grub menu, but then it loads ...
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