Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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"Disk driver for / is not ready yet or not present" error after upgrade
I tried to upgrade my Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. After total upgrade, when I reboot my laptop I got following error :
Init: udevtrigger main process (531) terminated with status 1
Init: udevtrigger Post-...
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How do I set the refresh rate used by KMS on the FOSS ati driver?
With KMS enabled on Xubuntu 11.04, my virtual terminals are running at 60hz, the default for my monitor, while my X desktop is running at 75, the refresh rate I specified in my xorg.conf. How do I set ...
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Upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 broke Ubuntu
I upgraded from 10.10 to 11.04 (kernel 2.6.38-9) and now Ubuntu won't fully boot. I get this message:
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check ...
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Mounting Error at Boot
So recently I've been having a strange issue where Ubuntu kicks back an error stating there was an "Error mounting "0" " and to press S to skip.
This is what my fstab looks like. Can anyone tell me ...
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Accessing home directory of encryted ubuntu. Its on a USB stick and refuses to boot
I have a ubuntu system that refuses to boot. I cant seem to fix it.
The system is on a USB stick and I need to access the home directory
on it, but it is encrypted.
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Is it possible to change the color of "vt.handoff" screen at boot?
Just curious, is there a configfile to change the purple bootscreen that appears between grub and plymouth? I know how to change plymouth's background color, but it does not affect the screen for vt....
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Boot partition changes every time it's mounted. How to stop this? [closed]
I'm setting up a Linux system with full disk encryption. I've written a script (to run on every boot) which will verify that neither the MBR or /boot partition (ext4) has been modified.
Problem is ...
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Blank screen with blinking cursor after install
I find that sometimes when I install Ubuntu 11, I get a blank screen with a blinking cursor... what's wrong?
Following this answer
Press shift during boot
e to edit entry (quiet splash to text)
F10 ...
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Pink Screen on GRUB Boot [closed]
When I boot Ubuntu 11.04, GRUB shows me a nice, blank pink screen, until most of the OS is loaded, after which I can see some output text.
I can't fix it unless I switch to console mode instead of ...
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Busybox error on boot [closed]
I've Windows XP and Ubuntu 10.10 dual boot was working fine then suddenly while booting in GRUB if I select Ubuntu it shows me stupid Busybox error same as this and Windows XP is working fine
The ...
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Frustrated with Ubuntu and SoftwareRaid 5
I'm a complete newbie to Ubuntu, but so far, I've had no luck installing a software RAID5 with Ubuntu. I've already installed Ubuntu Server 11.04 about 3 times. I followed the software raid ...
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Very slow boot due to mounting filesytem
I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 over an older version of Ubuntu, and am dual-booting with Windows 7. Most things seem to be working well (i.e. wifi, sound, etc.) but boot time is problematically long. ...
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Don't wait for user input on errors while booting
I'm running 11.04 server, headless, and at a certain point it didn't boot anymore: it just stopped. It seems like I made a mistake with some of the disks, the fstab or the raid config, anycase one of ...
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Since upgrade to Natty, no longer automatically booting from drive at startup
As the subject suggests, I now have to enter the boot menu in BIOS in order to be able to boot Ubuntu. This has happened since I upgraded to Natty. Is there a way to automatically boot from the ...
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Bootchart zombie process udevadm
Every time I look at the logs from bootchart, I notice a process called udevadm that is mostly coloured as if it is a zombie process. It is accompanied by modprobe, wait-for-root and udevd. They ...
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