[other_os] Broke my Windows partition while attempting to dual boot, please...
**Windows 7 Professional** **Ubuntu 12.10** While trying to set up dual boot, I chose the first option in the Ubunutu by accident that said "Replace Windows 7". Out of panic, after I saw something...
View Article[ubuntu] Updating to 12.10, grub rescue prompt displayed
Hello, I've just tried upgrading Ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10, when the system restarted the "grub rescue" prompt was displayed. I've tried booting into ubuntu through a live usb, installed boot repair...
View Article[ubuntu] Unable to install 13.04, overheating problem
Hi, I purchased an Acer EeePC 1215N laptop a few years ago, with nVidia ION2 graphics. I've installed Ubuntu without too much problems on this thing before. I'm now trying to install 13.04 on it, but...
View Article[ubuntu] Cannot upgrade to 13.04 -- not found?
When I run "Software Updater" from the GUI, it tells me: The software on this computer is up to date. However, Ubuntu 13.04 is now available (you have 12.10). So I go ahead and click "Upgrade" and the...
View Article[64 bit] after 13.04 upgrade /home is empty
This is something I've never seen before. I just upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04. Everything seemed to go OK, no error messages at least. But when I tried to login after reboot I kept getting recycled...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing Ubuntu on a Windows 8 Disk Without Dual Boot and UEFI
I seem to be trying to do the reverse of what many people are doing (trying to dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu). I have a disk drive that came out of a new computer that came with Windows 8...
View Article[64 bit] Just installed Ubuntu on my Win 8 PC to dual boot but after install...
Hi there, I had a perfectly working Windows 8 pc installed on a 1TB HDD then downloaded latest Ubuntu. I burned it to a DVD, rebooted, chose to install alongside my Win 8 and was hoping to get the dual...
View Article[SOLVED] Ubuntu installer doesn't recognize Windows partitions
Hi, I just attempted to install Ubuntu Studio alongside my existing Windows 8 installation. It is a Lenovo Y500, but after I did a clean install the disk appears to be MBR and boots in legacy mode....
View Article[ubuntu] Problem with Xtrlock compiling with new hide command
Greeting to all people it's a pleasure to be here !! i'm Antonio i would like to ask you all a question ... I found a patch http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=571985 which adds two...
View Article[ubuntu] Does Gnome look like Unity now?
On a VirtualBox VM, I have installed the Gnome variant of Ubuntu 13.04 (64-bit), but it looks like Unity: There's no menu, just an Activities button on the top left that switches to a screen with a...
View Article[ubuntu] 64bit Ubuntu 12.04
Hi to all.Would like to have some help with 12.04/64bit.Right now i use 32 bit,like to install 64 bit but do not want to lose any of my saved bookmark or any of my pics.Thank you for your time and...
View Article[ubuntu] Fresh 12.04 Install Video Black Screen
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 on an old Acer E360 with an Nvidia graphics chipset. It ran fine from the CD prior to installation, but after the install completed all I get is a black screen...
View Article[ubuntu] install 13.04 on asus ux32a, problems with usb boot
I can't seem to get the machine to boot from the usb disk that I made. I suspect it has something to do with this UEFI disk setup but I have no idea how to fix it ... I get "This is not a bootable...
View Article[ubuntu] Device descriptor read/64 Unable to enumerate USB
I have run into some kind of strange problem. I know this is not a hardware problem because I'm using the same hardware with a different hard drive, but the same kind of OS Ubuntu 12.04 What I did when...
View Article[other] Resizing partitions for a dual boot install
Hello i have windows 7 on my computer but it is getting slow so i decided to try linux. I would like to install ubuntu 13.04. But when i installed windows 7 i have set two partitions 1. for os,...
View Article[ubuntu] como puedo solucionar este problema de instalacion
ya revise el md5 y esta vien si coinciden los valores 05-12 19:11 INFO root: === wubi 11.04 rev211 === 05-12 19:11 DEBUG root: Logfile is c:\users\lab~1.los\appdata\local\temp\wubi-11.04-rev211.log...
View Article[ubuntu] No option to boot from USB on Asus UX31A Touch
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 on my Asus Zenbook prime touch (I'm not trying to dual boot, I just want linux) And I've done some reading and done everything people say I should: 1) I've updated...
View Article[ubuntu] Boot-Repair
I'm on an Asus UX32vd and was looking to install Ubuntu on my 24Gb iSSD. It looks like the files are there, but I don't get a grub menu, it goes straight to Windows each time....
View Article[all variants] Does upgrading to the next release write to the MBR?
I have Ubuntu 11.10 and Debian. Debian is what I use every day, and is what the GRUB 2 installation on the Master Boot Record points to. If I upgrade Ubuntu to 12.04, will it overwrite the MBR with...
View Article[ubuntu] Software installation on multiple computers
Hello, I've computer lab with 30 computers, all of it running Ubuntu. And also Ubuntu server computer. When it is need to install new software, or update Ubuntu for a new version(For ex: to 13th) all...
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