[ubuntu] Ubuntu dual boot
I just updated/upgraded my dual boot Win 8 toshiba laptop to Win 8.1. I was running Ubuntu 13.10 I now boot directly into windows. I don't get Grub at all. I assume the MBR was overwritten when I...
View ArticleCannot install: free space shows as "Unusable"
Hi, I'm trying to install 13.10 as a dual OS with Win 7. In following some advice, I shrank my 'a' partition to create another partition that I wanted to install ubuntu onto. But I had problems during...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora 19 dual boot - different grub versions
Hi, I have a dual boot with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (long time favorite) - currently running on kernel 3.2.0.55-generic-pae and Fedora 19 running with a much newer kernel 3.11.x and is 64-bit. It's running on...
View Articlecreating kernel and initrd for ubuntu server image installation
Hi, This might sound like tons of tutorial are out there, but I couldn't find information that I am looking for. Basically my requirement is like this: I have a root filesystem prepared, with which I...
View ArticleDoes the installer do something "special" depending on the hardware?
Hello: I want to customize an installation of Xubuntu and put it in several machines with different hardware configurations. For the last years I've used a virtual machine to make my customized...
View Article[SOLVED] boot loader question for new xubuntu installation
Hello, I just installed xubuntu in a separate partition on my c drive. Windows xp is in the first partition. Everything went successfull and I allowed the system to update its software. I rebooted the...
View ArticleSony Vaio 13 Pro - unable to boot into Ubuntu 13.10
I've just bought a Sony Vaio 13 Pro and tried to run before I could walk by over-writing the pre-installation of Windows 8 with Ubuntu 13.10. I've installed Ubuntu from a USB, but it won't boot into...
View Articledeleted primary partition (13.10) from windows 8 now stuck in grub rescue
Hello I was having issues with Ubuntu 13.10 so I decided to delete the partition through windows 8 and now I am in some hot water. I can't seem to get out of grub rescue. I have Ubuntu 12.04 boot disc...
View ArticleMIT Kerberos working but not getting my ticket for IBM Client Access
Hello I am using MIT kerberos, I can authenticate without any issue to the KDC server, I get my tgt ticket. I also get my sub-tickets for each service I access...for example any network shares and...
View ArticleDual Boot Win 8.1 (MBR) & Ubuntu 12.04.3, 2 HDD
Hi there, I want to dual Windows 8.1 (MBR) & Ubuntu 12.04.3. Both are x64 version. I have 2 HDD with following structure: Quote: /dev/sda /dev/sda1 (NTFS) = Windows 8.1 system drive /dev/sda2...
View Article[ubuntu] unable to boot to sdb1 after installing ubuntu-13.10-server-amd64...
Hi I've created ubuntu-13.10-server-amd64 with Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.5.1.exe with windows7 After using the USB stick to install on my PC ( Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI ), it just won't boot from my hdd....
View Article[ubuntu] How do you remove Grub Bootloader?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 a while back and i love it. so much in fact that it is the only OS on my pc. sadly, my computer doesn't seem to realize this because it shows Grub menu every time i turn on the...
View Articlerestoring backup onto 64-bit system
Hi all, I've had an Acer Aspire One netbook for a while, but the screen has broken and I've decided to buy a better laptop. I'm currently looking at the Acer V3 771G (any reason I shouldn't?). I notice...
View ArticleAnnoying reminder to upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10
I am currently running Lubuntu 13.04 Every time that some updates are installed, the system pops a window offering to upgrade to 13.10 (This is getting almost as bad as Windows) I tried 13.10, and...
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[ubuntu] Possible broken calculation with 'Update Manager'
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View Article[ubuntu] Installing Ubuntu on Laptop with SSD
I originally had a Windows 8 operating system from which I tried to switch to Linux via USB installation. My computer's hard-drive became completely wiped out and the only thing that it would boot from...
View ArticleBoot stops at "Loading initial ramdisk".
I have a laptop MSI GE40. I try to install Ubuntu but GRUB won't launch it. Boot stops at "Loading initial ramdisk". The problem is similar to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2184191
View Article[ubuntu] GRUB not booting correctly after dual boot install
Cross posted at askubuntu (because this article told me to post here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI) I followed these instructions to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu:...
View ArticleI want to install lubuntu but I can't use my cd drive
Hi I am having troubles with cd srive to where I can't use it and I am using Ubuntu 13.10 is there a way to where I can install Lubuntu without a usb drive or Cd drive because my laptop can't boot or...
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