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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Linux no boot after cloning partitions
I had and old HP Compaq laptop I wanted to upgrade because the IDE HDD was dying inside. Previously I had set up a Windows XP / Lubuntu 14 dual boot on it. After cloning the drive with Rescuezilla to ...
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Python APP OS error: failure reading sector 0x10e6c8 from hd0
This is a Verifone Ruby2 POS. I have an Ubuntu boot flashdrive and another Ruby2 (main register).
My question is can I repair/recover the hd0 (which is 2GB solid-state SATA Flash)?
Or, copy Python App ...
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Grub script how to remove menuentries
I made a grub script to detect bootable disks and show them on grub menu. It is working but I want to put a rescan button and to make that first I need to remove old menuentries. How can I do?
My ...
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My UEFI doesn't boot normally after a normal CMOS reset
It started with my computer hanging at the posting screen (the HP logo with a text under it that says: "protected by hp sure start"), it kept hanging for MINUTES before it goes to boot my OS....
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GRUB finds OS but doesn’t list it as a bootable option. Also not available in motherboard menu
I have been using EndeavourOS as my Linux distro for the past 4 months and it has worked fine.
I recently updated my BIOS and since then it is not an option. My PC is dual boot here is a quick outline ...
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Windows 10/11, Manjaro Dual Boot: WIndows lagging, freezing not booting and suddeny windows partitions missing
My PC has quite a view issues, and already a view Problem fixes couldn't resolve the issue.
Also symptoms varied a bit over time from OS-lags, to OS-freezes, to getting this crapmachine to boot.
So It'...
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Dual boot machine, not obvious how the boot sequence finds GRUB or how to remove it
I have a dual booting system (Windows and Ubuntu) where I am trying to remove Ubuntu and its partitions.
The internal drive (laptop) is divided as follows:
350MB System Reserved (mounted as P:)
150GB ...
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Windows OS manager changed boot settings after UEFI firmware update
I've dual booted my HP laptop with Debian and Windows 11, and GRUB boot menu was shown on boot as usual.
Recently, my HP laptop got a UEFI firmware update; due to which, now Windows boots directly ...
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Rebuilding grub with LVM2 and UEFI
Trying to restore my grub boot loader for Ubuntu 22.04, but a weird anomaly during the rebuild process changes the boot menu to CentOS. I have tried several rebuild attempts from many different ...
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How can I boot a live system iso on a partition of an USB drive
I am a linux and windows user, and I'm going to build up a USB drive(/dev/sda, got 3 partition already) which contains a windows PE and a linux livecd. I have got two iso files, and I'm trying a new ...
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How do I install a triple boot Archlinux / Windows 11 / Kali Linux?
I'd like to ask for your help with a "special" installation. I'm looking to install Archlinux, Windows 11 and Kali Linux on the same SSD. I've succeeded in the first two installations, but I ...
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Advice with installing grub bootloader to another disk from a working Linux OS
I am trying to install grub from my functioning Debian-12 system to another disk in my PC.
Problem: I have two disks, disk1 and disk2. Disk1 with working Debian 12 (As mentioned.) and the other Disk2, ...
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Does fsck.mode=force in GRUB overrides 6th column option in fstab?
I set fsck.mode=force fsck.repair=yes against GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub file. Will this option override numbers set in the 6th column of /etc/fstab? For example, will my root ...
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How to install any linux on acer aspire a515-48m which refuses to boot any live linux usb past grub (amd ryzen 5 cpu)?
Using a live linux iso made with unetbootin, the aspire a515-48m gets as far as the grub menu, but refuses to boot linux from grub menu, from grub command line, and from uefi shell (running the .efi ...
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Total memory exceeds memory limit on Hyper-V with dynamic memory
I have virtual machine with Centos 7 x86 on Hyper-V (Host RAM: 64 GB), it has these memory parameters:
Physical RAM: 4096 MB
Dynamic memory: yes
Minimum RAM: 512 MB
Maximum RAM: 1048576 MB
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