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Computer freezes and won't boot again
I'm using (or rather, have used) a desktop with Ubuntu 16.04 running on an SSD. A few days ago while I was using it, it froze. That is, I could only move the mouse but not click on anything. A red led ...
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Failed to boot Win 7 from external HDD on modified Chromebook
The HDD has Windows 7 on it and I'm running Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 on a Parrot Chromebook with SeaBIOS.
I got the internal hard drive from an old Toshiba laptop and put it in a caddy so I can use it as ...
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Cannot boot lubuntu from HDD after clean install
I have installed lubuntu 17.04 on an old Pentium 4 machine, using a lubuntu live DVD.
After installation I cannot boot the newly installed OS. It says "missing operating system".
It did work after ...
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Not able to access hard disk on ubuntu
I am having a weird issue. I am using an HP pavilion dv6 laptop. It has windows 8 as well as ubuntu on the same disk (without partition). I do use both the OSs. When I boot on Ubuntu and try to access ...
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Will Booting From Flash Drive Format my C: drive? (UBUNTU)
As the title suggests, when Installing UBUNTU is it possible to JUST install on USB, not onto my whole C: drive?
The reason is is because I want to be able to boot this from any computer (if they ...
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Bios cannot detect boot drive, but Gparted/ubuntu can access it fine
I'm running a dual-boot system of windows and ubuntu. I have an HDD and SSD, with windows and ubuntu installed to my SSD, and the EFI boot partition installed to my HDD. This setup has been working ...
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How to install GRUB on a USB drive
I have an installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and I'm a huge security freak, so as an extra layer of security and a fun project to occupy my time, I thought about removing the bootloader from my hard ...
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LVM - adding space to /boot
I am struggling with an empty 500 G hard drive, and a full 236 M /boot partition :-(
It seems the system has been set up with LVM.
Here is the configuration :
I found the LVM how to a bit dry :
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Issues installing OS (Windows or Ubuntu) on brand new SSD
So recently I got an old computer from a friend so had a computer to do linux-stuff on, an Asus K50ID. The computer works without any issues and I have been able to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16....
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installing ubuntu and starting windows isn't in boot option
I didn't installing ubuntu alongside my windows7.
I have windows7 installed in my ssd and ubuntu in another. Right before I install ubuntu, I unplugged all my other hdd. 1st because it the ubuntu ...
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Unable to boot Kali Linux from External Hard Drive, with Ubuntu
I have installed Kali Linux on an external hard drive. ON my laptop Ubuntu is installed. When I connect the external hard drive via USB cable and booted the laptop from external USB/hard drive. Kali ...
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How do I clone a USB stick including partitions?
I have several USB flash drives, and one of them has an installation of Ubuntu with several partitions. I want to make the other USB drives exactly the same as that one (to share with family and ...
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Can I fix my Windows installation?
What I did was I loaded up Ubuntu via USB, installed it on my second hard drive, and that messed up something with my other hard drive that has Windows 8.1 installed on it. Now, when I try to access ...
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Dual boot with HDD and SSD
On my desktop PC I've got an HDD with Windows 7 and Ubuntu. Ubuntu was installed second after Windows 7, and GRUB lets me choose between the two OSs.
A short time ago, I bought an SSD. I installed ...
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Windows 10: Can I safely remove WINRE or RECOVERY partitions?
I'm attempting to install Ubuntu Linux alongside Windows 10 in a dual-boot configuration. However, my hard drive comes with four Primary partitions already created, as seen here in gParted:
Thus, I ...
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