Questions tagged [boot]
Use this tag if you have trouble booting Ubuntu or you have questions about the bootup process.
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Just made an updated machine unbootable - trying to remove wayland usage [closed]
Background:
I use VNC alot.
I VNC to a lot of my other machines (VNC viewer).
That is on THIS machine.
I want to try some new software and didn't want to do it on THIS machine.
I have another NUC (...
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Two separate session/user/{something}
I have Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in my local machine. I want to have two separate {something} to solve my problem.
I am using my Ubuntu for all my works; I have a side project/hustle and my requirement is to ...
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Grub menu advanced options entries are cut off
My default Kernel is not working anymore with my graphic hardware. But I can succeed with an older Kernel from advanced options. Unfortunately the entries for older Kernels all look the same, so I ...
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Lubuntu 24.04 boots to black screen
I've installed (by now even reinstalled) Lubuntu 24.04 and it boots pretty weirdly.
Most of the time it boots into a black screen only on very rare occasions it does not.
After looking around for a ...
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Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
I'm experiencing a critical issue with my Ubuntu system and need some assistance. When I attempt to boot my system, I'm confronted with the following error message:
Potential solution attempted:
I've ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS error during boot
Every now and then since I installed Ubuntu 22.04.4 in a dual boot on my hp omen 15 laptop this screen appears during boot that does not let me proceed further and after waiting several minutes ...
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Media test failure / BootDevice not found right after installing
I just installed latest Ubuntu 24.04 from a live USB and right after rebooting my laptop (HP Elitebook 840) complains saying PXE-E61: Media test failure. It then says Boot Device Not Found. This ...
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black screen after booting and i cant see login screen [duplicate]
Ubuntu version: fossa 20.04
I encountered a problem when booting Ubuntu. After seeing the line "/dev/nvme0n1p1 clean files, blocks", the screen goes blank and stays black. There's no error ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 on VMware 17 Pro gets stuck on boot screen
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 on VMware 17 Pro, however whenever I reboot it gets stuck on the following screen:
[OK] Started systemd-logind.service User Login Management.
[OK] Finished sysstat.service -...
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can't signin to ubuntu due to sign-in loop [duplicate]
I am experiencing couple of errors on my ubuntu machine from the booting process to the sign in screen.
My Ubuntu is in emergency mode. Whenever I bootup my machine it shows the below message
You ...
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grub config for newly installed grub
I have installed grub from source code compile with 2.12 latest. For this install was on plain boot and later I copied all stuff to encrypted boot. It works fine for encrypted boot except it starts ...
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Booting into initramfs
Start computer and it only loads to a initramfs prompt. Tried reboot -f and i get to a boot screen with advanced options for ubuntu, memory test, and uefi firmware settings. I tried the advanced ...
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After upgrading Kubuntu from version 22.04 to 24.04 (kernel from 5.15 to 6.8), my Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop only boots with the 'nomodeset' parameter
I'm facing a frustrating issue with my Dell XPS 15 7590 after upgrading to Kubuntu 24.04 with kernel 6.8. The system won't boot normally and gets stuck during the boot process, but it does boot ...
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Kubuntu 24.04 fresh install not loading hardware drivers properly
EDIT || FIXED :
I'm terribly sorry... looks like i didn't (as i should have) double-check on Suse Tumbleweed properly as it wasn't pointing to the latest kernel yet(6.8.0-36-generic).
Just updated ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 pauses during startup with a small "Ubuntu 24.04" + changing dots
During Ubuntu boot up it has started pausing about a minute displaying nothing but "Ubuntu 24.04" above four colored (and changing) dots. This is near the upper left-hand corner of the ...
