Questions tagged [grub]
This tag is ambiguous: use grub2 or grub-legacy as appropriate.
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Archlinux does not boot from sda2
Due to the lack of space on the EFI partition in sda1 (128 MB), I was forced to configure an existing Archlinux system with EFI (/boot) on sda2. The reconfiguration process from USB (pacstrap, arch-...
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GRUB starts in grub> command line after reboot
After converting a physical Ubuntu_18.04 machine into a virtual one (ESXi under vCenter control), I encountered the following window appearing when booting.
After I enter the “exit” command, the ...
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Customising Grub for Windows with Ubuntu 23 installed
I've been trying to add a grub menu item for Windows 10 on my system. I've successfully added an entry by creating a custom menu entry but each time it fails to work - with an error that /efi/EFI/...
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os-prober finds nixos, but it doesn't appear in grub menu
If I run update-grub it sees all the OSes on my machine (Mint, Windows (work), Windows (games) and NixOs):
➜ ~ sudo update-grub
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/...
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Clone a Linux partition to a new SSD and keep both partitions in GRUB
I have the following disks and partitions:
sda 8:0 0 238,5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 16M 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 174,5G 0 part
├─sda3 8:3 0 529M 0 part
└─sda4 8:4 0 63,...
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How to erase or disable boot info from drives
I have a computer with 5 hard drives, but when I stop the BIOS to look at my choices, it has 14 choices for booting (Including a DVD, but let's ignore that). These are choices in BIOS, not in GRUB -- ...
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Grub2 is not using kernel grubby provides me. grub.cfg problem?
I am using the linux surface kernel on Fedora 39, which I want to use as the default kernel GRUB2 selects on startup.
It got set up as default kernel before and it worked, but then I changed GRUB ...
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Problems with Installing Nobara along with Windows 10
I already have a Windows 10 Pro installed and want to install Nobara in a dual boot such that I can access either whenever I want to.
I downloaded the "Nobara-39-Official-2024-01-24.iso" ...
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Does GRUB 2.12 now support detached headers?
In GRUB's project status update, at FOSDEM 2022, they talked about adding detached headers support in GRUB 2.12 (for decryption) :
Add cryptodisk detached headers and key files support, Denis 'GNUtoo'...
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Boot Linux into RAM from ISO file on hard drive and do a clean Linux reinstallation
I have the following case:
A Ubuntu 14.04 installation should be upgraded to version 22.04. The hard drive needs to be repartitioned and the old 14.04 installation should be wiped completely. Ubuntu ...
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bootloader is stuck at "select cd-rom type"
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 on a 2006 iMac with 3GB RAM and Core2Duo processor. I want to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04.6 but was informed that I needed to do a fresh install. So I created a bootable CD using ...
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Fixing bootloader
Grub no longer shows up in the boot list.
The only thing which shows up is the Windows boot manager. Only Windows boot manager is listed when running the efibootmgr command.
The thing is, the grub ...
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Question about what Timeshift restores with UEFI system and BTRFS filesystem
I am curious how Timeshift restores will work with my system configuration which includes UEFI and a BTRFS formatted system partition.
First, here's some information about how my system is organized:
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Grub terminal, cannot boot on my installed fedora or windows
I had windows 11 on my pc and tried to install fedora as a dual boot from a bootable key.
I selected automatic partitioning and toggle the disk encription on, and give a password.
I rebooted and ...
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ESP and GRUB instalation
The aim is to install Debian using debootstrap. First I want to install all system on a small 32GB flash disk.
And concepts of GPT partition tables and GRUB is quite clear: There is a table of ...
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