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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Repair grub mbr and /boot using ubuntu 9.04 live CD
I have broken my boot sequence on my XP/Vista/Ubuntu box. I wish to restore the system back to the way that Ubuntu 9.04 (last installed OS) had it setup. I want to do only the mbr and /boot on the ...
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Installing Windows 7 on a dual boot machine
My current setup is a dual boot of XP and Ubuntu 9.04. Installed Ubuntu after XP and dual booting with GRUB. I want to install Windows 7 now to make it a triple boot system without disturbing my ...
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Could you have a hard drive imaging option in Grub?
I really like HD imaging programs, such as Norton Ghost, but I find that I don't run then as often as I should.
Would it be possible to have, in Grub, the following menu items: ?
Boot from hard disk
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Changing the background image of linux mint boot screen
I suppose the boot manager for linux is called grub, how do I change the splash image for it?
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the methods mentioned don't quite do what I want. This grub is customized for linux mint it ...
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How To Remove/Add Windows Options from Boot Loader
I am having windows vista and ubuntu operation system on my laptop . I just want to remove that option from my boot loader ( grub ) and i need to know how add back that option. I would like to Do ...
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Ubuntu dual-boot installation Grub error 18
I'm trying a dual-boot installation of Ubuntu 9.04 parallel to an exisiting Windows XP. On first Ubuntu boot I get a Grub error 18. As I already found out the reason therefore is a unfortunate ...
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on dual-boot system, Ubuntu stopped booting; it now just goes to Grub
I have a dual-boot system, Ubuntu and Windows XP.
Ubuntu has been freezing occasionally. I've just been turning the computer off and back on when that happens.
The last time it happened, I turned ...
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How to make Windows bootloader the default?
When I got a new computer, I installed Ubuntu and Windows XP on it. When I turn it on, GRUB shows up and lets me choose between the OSes. All right so far.
A while later, I decided I don't want ...
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Dual booting Windows 2k3 Server and Linux MBR
I have Windows Server 2003 and Linux installed on one hard drive [on separate partitions]. My first partition is the linux boot partition, and maintains Grub. When I boot the Windows partition and ...
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How do I prevent two OSes from clobbering grub files?
I want to install Linux and OpenSolaris on the same hard disk in different partitions. I'm worried because OpenSolaris seems to actively manage the grub data when updating the OS (part of the "boot ...
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How to fix "GRUB error 17" problem on laptop without working CD reader
I broke the laptop. How did I break it?
I remember feeling happy about wubi. Now I feel bad about wubi and everything that I did.
I used the partition editor within Windows (System Tools - ...
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How do I get grub to boot Windows from a second hard drive
I normally boot into Linux using GRUB and have Linux on the first hard drive in my machine. I have Windows installed on a second hard drive and am trying to get GRUB to boot the second hard drive.
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