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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How to get live USB to print verbose output during Linux boot
In the case of an installed Linux, such as Debian/Ubuntu or derivatives, it is possible to edit the Grub config file like this:
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
and comment out this line:
#...
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Strange folders name with GNU Grub Shell
Accidentally, I delete EFI partition or some partition that I don't really know (just bcz I didnt read docs carefully and delete a random one :<). However, when I reboot my laptop, it shows GNU ...
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Trouble booting Nix OS from USB device on a HP dragonfly g4 laptop
I come to you in a time of great need! I've recently upgraded my laptop to a Hp dragonfly G4 and am hoping to run linux on it (I'm in MS edge right now and ever two seconds windows pings me with some ...
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I accidentally delete UEFI partition and now I can't boot Linux Mint
I wanted to add more space for my disk partition, however, I didn't read carefully, and I accidentally deleted the UEFI partition. I still didn't notice how seriously it cause and after I rebooted, ...
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Ubuntu not booting properly at all
Today i tried booting my Ubuntu, but it seems like its not able to finish the boot process properly. In GRUB, when i select my kernel version it starts booting as usual but after a few seconds it ...
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how to disable UAS for usb without knowing prior device id in grub?
I have a usb hub with external USB HDD disks.
I found out that seagate HDDs do not give smart information if UAS is enabled specifically in linux (due to copyrights?). Here, read the discussion.
There ...
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Accidentally ran `mkfs.ext4` on my `/boot` partition (fedora 36)
I pulled a total amateur-hour move and ran mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p2 on accident the other day while trying to troubleshoot a hosed retropi sdcard. /dev/nvme0n1p2 was my /boot partition on my work ...
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How do I fix my grub issue?
A while ago I installed android shell alongside windows 10, but when I didn't need it anymore and tried uninstalling it, but I
didn't uninstall it correctly, and I left a broken grub behind and gave ...
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Blinking text in initramfs
I use
echo -e "\x1b[01;05;32m *** \x1b[0m"
for print blinking stars, and all works fine.
But when I try change resolution by kernel parameter
vga=0x0307
and\or grub options
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EFI/Bios/Grub: Notebook Doesn‘t boot neither HDD nor Fedora install media
I had a parallel installation of W10 and Fedora Linux. Was fine although prompting error of unknown TPM error the last time but the Notebook booted.
Then I Installed Fedora 39 immutable Onyx. Deleted ...
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Fix Minimal BASH like line editing is supported GRUB Error
So i wanted to try linus mint.so i installed it my laptop..so i already had windows so i created a differnt partition on a different drive and installed it there.later i switch to windows and saw that ...
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Problems with booting Ubuntu live CD in serial console in QEMU
I'm trying to boot up a Ubuntu live CD as a virtual machine, using qemu. The host system is also Ubuntu (Jammy). The system boots up OK in graphical mode, but (for reasons) I want to boot it in ...
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Trouble booting in any OS / USB disk
Recently, I have installed Linux MINT into a separate partition next to Windows. But then I realized that I installed the wrong version, so I deleted the partition MINT was installed on.
Ever since, ...
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Booting Batocera .img Using Grub
Objective : Run Batorcera from an .img created with dd from a working install on a USB. btc.img is a stored file on my computer and I would like to start up the OS using Grub.
I have tried these two ...
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Removing Standalone Windows UEFI Boot Entry
In short, Windows creates its own boot entry in UEFI. In my case this is not good because I wanted to have a single entry that takes me directly to my GRUB (where I can also start Windows) and I ...
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