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Handling Mount Unit Failures on Boot in Ubuntu 22.04 Without Impacting System Performance
I had a couple of similar warnings (for firefox_4451 & core_162).
To remove the boot messages I just did a search of the issues:
sudo find /etc/systemd/system -name 'snap-xx*'
Then I moved these ...
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Lexar NM790 4TB SSD keeps crashing my fresh install of Ubuntu 24.04
The solution was to add:
nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 to boot line for the kernel.
That is in /etc/default/grub file the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT should look something like:
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Attempt to copy entire disk with dd command failed
Since the folders you are copying are data and not actually portions of the operating system, treat the new HDD as a new thing. Since you're dealing with /home specifically, you'll probably have to ...
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Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported... Error(too many Huffman tables)
Try this. Sometimes it works.
grub> reboot
grub> exit
If you have dual boot, ex. linux and windows and it is booting to windows then leave it in shutdown condition for atleast 12 hours after ...
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Unable to boot Ubuntu 24.04 - Failed to start nvidia-persistenced.service
I have tried to run sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall in recovery mode for second time and problem solved.
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Systemd stopped/froze on boot while loading modules on Ubuntu 20.04.6 x86_64, systemd 245.4-4ubuntu3.20
Solved by downgrading the nvidia proprietary driver to version 545, also works by using nouveau instead.
Edit:
Alternatively, if using 545 fails the nvidia tools, use 550 open kernel version.
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"libsystemd-core-253.so cannot open shared object file" and kernel panic on boot after update to 24.04
I fixed this.
I downloaded the ISO for 24.04 and put it on a USB drive using Startup Disk Creator, then booted from the USB drive, selecting 'try Ubuntu'.
Once booted, I opened a terminal, ran sudo, ...
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Probing for devices to install to failed - Ubuntu Server Installation
There appears to be a bug in some releases.
In my case the fix was to press Back (which took me back to the mirrors page), change the mirror (I just changed it back to the exact same thing) and then ...
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Bootable USB drive with Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 lts not passing from loading screen
Instead of Rufus, I used balenaEtcher to create the bootable partition on my USB drive.
And it worked!
Download: https://etcher.balena.io
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Always gets stuck on booting Ubuntu
This was a gnome issue the required gnome-session was not loading so I reinstalled the gdm3 gnome-session ubuntu-desktop. Thus the error was solved.
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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
In the end, I reinstalled Kubuntu from scratch, and this temporarily resolved my issue: the OS started booting correctly. Then I started reinstalling applications and reconfiguring the system (very ...
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Where exactly is the bootloader installed?
You can edit fstab with UUID of ESP on sda3.
lsblk -f
sudoedit /etc/fstab
After edit of fstab always check it has no errors. If it just comes back its ok.
sudo mount -a
Then just reinstall grub ...
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ACPI Error on booting Ubuntu on Thinkpad
These are not errors they are messages there is noting that needs to be fixed. Many machines will show theses messages or some thing like these. I have 6 machines all show these or something like ...
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supergrub2 boot iso : error: out of range
I used grml-rescueboot to generate a menu entry and I modified it based on the ISO file place in my hard disk:
# super_grub2_disk
menuentry "super_grub2_disk" --class recovery{
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Dell Latitude 7490 support
I've installed several versions of Xubuntu on Dell systems, some that came with a Windows hard drive. My plan has always been to purchase an appropriate internal hard drive seperate from whatever is ...
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Ubuntu won't boot on high CPU freqs
Intel has recently approach this instability situation with some 13/14 gen CPUs. Take a look at:
June 2024 Guidance regarding Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen K/KF/KS instability reports
There isn't an ...
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How do I solve ubuntu boot error for failed to start service?
The mentioned Error message "Failed to start v2ray.service" indicates that the v2ray service failed to start. It can be due to reasons such as invalid configurations or missing dependencies. ...
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Can't warm boot with custom MOK
The issue was resolved with one of the latest Ubuntu updates and can't be reproduced anymore.
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Ubuntu 24.04 unusable laggy and slow
So after hours of research I finally found the solution to my problem. It is also answered here:
Built-in laptop screen is laggy even when external monitor is not a problem
I changed in /etc/default/...
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e: type '“deb' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list e: the list of sources could not be read
Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Run it:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
In the archive open, in line 1 (which contains the error) write # at the beginning of the text.
Save ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on an old PC
So, I was successfully able to install Ubuntu. The issue was that I was using a 3rd party tool to shrink drive in windows (due to the disk management just getting stuck at loading cursor after I tried ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on an old PC
It seems you do not need to create another partition if you want to boot, cause your old PC is for sure Legacy bios, the supplementary partition is for EFI.
Ubuntu actually not totally finish cooking ...
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Cannot enter GUI with "finished wait until snapd is fully seeded"
The solution is quite simple dear bros;
Just run these commands to reinstall the snapd:
1- $ sudo apt reinstall -s snapd
2- $ reboot
Now double-check whether the failure is cleared. Use either of the ...
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Stuck in boot - might be nvidia related
When booting the original rig, might this just be failing to display the Plymouth screen? (Plymouth screen is the splash during boot.) If so you could disable this from the grub boot.
If you do not ...
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After installation of fuse2 Ubuntu boot up stuck
If the fuse package did break your system, you can recover as follows:
After starting Ubuntu, enter the console by pressing Alt+Ctrl+F1. Then log in with your user account.
Or boot into the Recovery ...
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windows 10 image not found in grub
bootmgfw.efi appears to be part of the Windows boot config. If that is affected, the easy solution is to try the Startup Repair Utility. It's an option that appears after booting into Windows recovery ...
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Grub cannot boot to windows saying error: cannot load image
Do you happen have hibernation enabled with Windows 11? In that case, the hiberfil.sys is buggy thus throwing that image load error.
To resolve it, I did the following:
Boot into Windows recovery ...
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Messed up Ubuntu 24.04 upgrade and can't even reach grub menu; what can I do?
This usually happens when the EFI entry for grub has been removed from the bios, I have had it happen a few times, run the ubuntu installer and choose try ubuntu and use the ubuntu startup repair tool
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EFI stub: WARNING: Failed to measure data for event 1: 0800000000000000b EFI stub
Had this happen on a new install of Mint 22 BETA. I then disabled Secure Boot and message did not come up
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'Failed to start GNOME Display Manager' error at start-up after deleting my Windows partition
There are a few things you could try. My first thought is try opening a terminal login by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F3 ( might be F1, F2, F3, or F5). Once logged in enter
sudo apt install gdm3
and then ...
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/etc/rc.local runs, only writes log file at boot time. Runs as it should after login
I stopped my custom rc-local.service, moved it to a TEMP folder, restarted all the daemons, rebooted the system. New log file was created showing outputs that indicate all my daemons have been started,...
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How to load efifb when no PCI monitor attached?
I fixed this by upgrading the kernel from 5.15.0-112 to 6.5.0-41.
Once I had done that I could remove nomodeset from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and the amdgpu device driver started up. I once again ...
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ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap launcher always crashes on Xubuntu 24.04
In the end, I was able to solve it by deactivating both the WIFI connection and the LAN connection. Although the installer stopped working at some step, trying it again completed the installation ...
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Cannot boot ubuntu after replacing the windows partitions of my dual boot pc by a data partition
usbhid=USB Human Interface Device.
This error can happen when a mouse or keyboard aren't recognized by Linux. Try a different mouse and/or keyboard and see if it gets past that error.
Or you could try ...
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Trying to fix my boot disk on my Ubuntu 22.04 laptop
What I determined happened was that somehow during my workday yesterday I formatted the wrong partition containing my boot drive. Instead one of the external drives I was setting up. And in all the ...
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asus ZenBook kubuntu 24.04 (6.8.0-36) suddenly hanging in Boot with no manual update
thanks to bash history:
i scrolled back and found what i have done..
on my laptop i have a custom config for my touchscrens
copied to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-touch_pen_input.conf
yesterday i ...
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Boot hangs at "Finished Record Runlevel Change in UTMP." on Ubuntu 22.04
Installing the gnome desktop (packages: gnome-core, gnome-shell, gnome-session) changed nothing. The boot sequence still stops at the same position. If you would like to track the issue on your ...
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Ubuntu Server 20.04.2 LTS - Hangs After Bootup - cloud-init [1781]: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS,182 - cc_final_message.py[WARNING]: Used fallback datasource
In my case, it was a typo when renaming my hostname causing difference between hostname in /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts.
As a result, the computer was unable to resolve its own hostname to "...
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Ubuntu 22.04 login screen not showing problem on Virtualbox
I had this same problem, I'm not sure what's wrong but I fixed it by logging in remotely and restarting Gnome:
$> ssh <your user>@<troubled ubuntu vm>
$> sudo killall -HUP gnome-...
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Cannot boot Xen: secureboot forbids loading multiboot2 module
I have a similar problem on Ubuntu Noble Numbat with Xen v4.17, grub v2.12 and shim v15.8 trying to boot in SecureBoot mode. Grub gives me the prohibited by secure boot policy error message for the ...
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22.4.3 text-to-video handover at boot failing (black screen); can you help me troubleshoot and correct please?
Resolved
After not getting anywhere fast over some time, I began to realise that the issue wasn't Linux, but the BIOS. Others would have been posting on the problem, but nobody else was reporting the ...
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Installing GRUB on a different disc
You can install grub on any drive, but it will only boot from the boot drive.
This is a function of your system firmware. The EFI standard allows you to put the bootloaders for all operating systems ...
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Move /boot folder on reinstall?
To achieve what you want, you will need to move the root (n1p5) and the system partition (n1p7) more to the front. Then it will be possible to increase the size of root partition n1p7.
In principle, ...
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Not booting from raid after upgrade from 21.10 to 22.04
Bug report with patch: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dmraid/+bug/2047303
initramfs needs to be regenerated after patch is applied (What does "regenerate your initramfs" mean?)
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Boot fails after upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04 on dmraid device, no partitons
Bug report with patch: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dmraid/+bug/2047303
initramfs needs to be regenerated after patch is applied (What does "regenerate your initramfs" mean?)
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Move /boot folder on reinstall?
You can decide on the partition layout you want, then boot your install medium in "Try Ubuntu" mode.
Be sure that none of the discs's partitions is in use. This includes swap, use sudo ...
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Two separate session/user/{something}
If this is hardware that you own, then just create an additional user account. This is precisely what user accounts are for. Applications, if installed properly, should keep data 100% separate. Linux ...
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How to clone a virtual machine (.vdi) to a physical system?
Organic Marble's answer is great, I just logged in to thank him. Only thing I did differently was that I booted from the VM but I had no need or access to a remote network location, so you can also ...
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Boot hangs at "Finished Record Runlevel Change in UTMP." on Ubuntu 22.04
six month later, I face the same problem under ubuntu 22.04
after an update from kernel 5.15.0-112 -> 5.15.0-113
in "Boot stopped at "Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes&...
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Kubuntu 24.04 fresh install not loading hardware drivers properly
I'm terribly sorry... looks like i didn't (and i should) double-check on Suse Tumbleweed properly as it wasn't pointing to the latest kernel yet(6.8.0-36-generic).
Just updated GRUB on Suse ...
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