[ubuntu] Dual-boot Ubuntu/Win8
Hi, I am trying a simple dual-boot setup on my Lenovo Y500. Unfortunately, I am having a ton of issues, and bootloaders are not my strong suit. What's worse, the system is EFI, and I've never had luck...
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Cannot Boot into New Linux Partition
Hi, I recently attempted to install Linux Mint 13 alongside Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Windows 7. The medium that I used to do this was a flash drive that I burned the Mint iso to using Code: dd During the...
View Article[ubuntu] Laptop (Thinkpad T500) won't turn off!
Now here's a problem I've never had before - my Lenovo Thinkpad T500 won't turn off. If I choose "Shutdown" from the menu, or enter "sudo shutdown -h now" at a console, the machine obligingly shuts...
View Article[ubuntu] Failed to install firefox mobile os b2g in ubuntu13.04
Hi, I am trying to install firefox mobile os b2g on ubuntu . I have downloaded and installed gaia. But when I am trying to run firefoxmobile b2g I am getting errors. Can anyone please help me in...
View ArticleUbuntu 11.04>12.10 upgrade
Hi All, I am trying to make a dist upgrade by command line and I am getting the following error : root@SPB-MMH:/usr/bin# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree...
View ArticleUpgrading BIOS with FreeDos
Hi, I have been trying to upgrade the BIOS for my HP Envy laptop last weeks and I am not advancing. The task and concepts are too difficult for me and I have a hard time understanding articles related...
View Article[ubuntu] Automatically logging into Windows 8
Hi, I installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 on my Sony laptop which came with a Windows 8 OS. I disabled SecureBoot and used a LiveUSB to perform the installation. Initially the system logged into Windows 8...
View Article[ubuntu] No more NTFS partition after installing Ubuntu 13.04 alongside...
I installed Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 7. At the reboot the system started in Ubuntu, without showing the Grub loader with options for Ubuntu or Windows. I have tried using Boot Repair but I had no...
View Article[64 bit] How to "make" a software in 32 bit mode
I have to work with a software which needs an x86 architecture to work upon. But my machine is x64 and ubuntu installed is amd64 one. How can i 'make' it in 32 bit mode.
View ArticleGreetings: I'm new to this - Repair-boot with link
Hello all, I installed Ubuntu 12.04.3 amd64 onto my Toshiba Satellire A305-S6839 labtop. After installing and restarting I get the following message: Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try...
View ArticleHelp installing 13.04 alongside Windows 7 - Partitioning issue
hi all, I have an old work laptop that I want to install 13.04 on alongside windows. The machine has a 320GB disk that is partitioned into the following /dev /dev/sda1 356MB (Windows 7(loader or...
View Article[ubuntu] install ubuntu on virtualbox with EFI
Hi After installing Ubuntu 13.10 on a virtualbox using EFI boot option, the install process finish but after the first reboot it's impossible to go forward. Already try with rEFInd and boot-repair but...
View Articleinstallation on asus k53z fails
Hallo! I created a Ubuntu Install Disk with the ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-i386.iso file. I inserted this CD into the DVD Device of my Laptop ASUS K53Z and started it. Than it starts reading this DVD,...
View Article[ubuntu] "No Boot Device Available" after running Boot-Repair
I have Dell Inspiron with pre-installed UEFI enabled Windows 8. I created a live USB to install Ubuntu 13.04. After installing Ubuntu I restarted my machine but it didn't display any Boot option and...
View Article[ubuntu] Grub dont load after installation
I`m tryeing to install ubuntu on my new pc, that already has windows 8 running. But everytime I install ubuntu, it`s dont recognize the grub and or boot direct to windows or give me grub rescue. Used...
View ArticleDual boot with Windows 7
Ok so I decided to give Ubuntu a try today after reading more into it since I had some free time on my hands. I ran into a problem and was wondering if someone wouldn't mind helping me out. So I...
View ArticleDual Boot Ubuntu with vmware esxi 5.1
Hi All I have built a white box with intel i7 3770 and 32gb ram. I want to use both ubuntu and esxi 5.1 How can i get the option to either boot Ubuntu or Esxi. I will install each on different hard...
View ArticleInstalling 13.04 from Linux 3 thumbuntu (persistent)
New (used) laptop, and no kidding, windows blue screened into an infinite reboot loop on day 2 (the "update 3 of 3" bug). Can't believe I didn't wipe it the second I got it! : ( Anyway.. I'm in Linux 3...
View Article[other_os] Macbuntu Repository Information
Cannot download repository inforamtion even I have selected the best server(Ubuntu.quality.net) And I cannot upgrade macbuntu because following error is occured. E: some index files failed to download....
View Article[ubuntu] How to setup new RAID 1 with existing drive?
Hi, I have a system currently running Lubuntu 13.04 from a SATA HDD. I tend to change flavours often, and I suppose this question would apply to any *buntu flavour. I have bought a similar SATA3 1TB...
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