grub2 is the second revision of the GRand Unified Bootloader. It partly resides in the master boot record, so it is launched by the BIOS. It is able to read most filesystems, and its main job is to read the kernel and initramfs from a disk in order to place them into memory and launch the kernel.
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Grub2 failing to update
I recently replaced a disk containing my /home partition only. Upon attempting to upgrade my kernal package (Debian Squeeze) I get the following error:
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: Couldn't find PV ...
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grub2 ubuntu 12.04.2 flashing screen
Okay, so I've been searching a bit and either by my lack of understanding (I know just enough to be about as dangerous as a fluffy kitten) or because I am just not searching for the right stuff (maybe ...
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Chroot in to reinstall Grub2 reinstall, mnt/ is empty
I have a common problem: I installed Fedora 18 on my PC that has Windows on it. When I start the PC I don't get asked which system I want to boot, Windows is chosen always.
So I found out that I ...
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Grub2, boot into existing OS option?
I've got Grub2 installed on a USB stick, and I want to add an entry to the grub.cfg that will boot in to another bootloader e.g. grub on the main harddrive.
Like how the Windows 7 install disk will ...
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Can the grub2 bootloader replace Windows bootloader partition?
I'm dual-booting Windows and Kali Linux on my laptop, using grub2 as the bootloader.
Can I remove the partition Windows 7 creates for the bootloader? It is the 100MB partition labeled "System ...
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GRUB reported “error: file not found.” when booting CentOS 5
I installed CentOS 5.3 by using a 4GB USB disk on an old PC that I used run a Debian on it.
After a series of housework on the fresh system, I reboot the system using:
sudo shutdown -r now
After ...
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Arch linux : pacman does not work when chrooting
I have Ubuntu installed on my computer. I decided to install Arch linux, but I skipped the part about Grub installation as it is already installed. Seeing that Arch does not show up in Grub's menu ...
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Can I move an existing Debian installation to a RAID5?
I put myself a small NAS together, to experiment a bit with raid.. I have a working RAID 5 array using mdadm under Debian 6 ("squeeze").
I installed GRUB and Debian to an USB stick, since I was not ...
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GRUB2 and kernel vga= parameter
According to the documentation, use of the vga= kernel parameter is deprecated as of GRUB2. The fact that some newer kernels don't seem to support it anymore on certain adapters is of no concern as ...
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Ubuntu: How do the md devices get assembled at bootup?
How do the md devices get assembled at bootup in Ubuntu? Is /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf truly the relevant factor here?
My mdadm.conf is sound and I checked that while I was in the rescue CD environment. ...
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Grub2 keyboard layout when decrypting partition
According to the OpenSUSE 12.3 documentation the only keyboard layout which can be used during a Grub2 boot is the "US keyboard layout".
Is there really no way to change the keyboard layout used when ...
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After Arch Linux install it just shows the text “No bootable device found”
I've been trying to install Arch Linux. After the installation, it shows the BIOS screen and after that there just comes a message that says "No bootable device found".
I have retried the whole ...
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How to boot on Fedora 18 (Grub2)
I have Fedora 18 and Windows 7 on my laptop.
I had grub2 bootloader and the default is been set to windows 7.
After I turn on my laptop it just automatically boots into windows 7.
Now I want to set ...
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Update from Grub 1.98 to Grub 2
I currently have an OS called Backtrack installed alongside Windows 7, and I use Grub to boot.
The problem is the Grub that comes with this is version 1.98. I'm fine with it except for one thing: ...
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Use boot parameter to perform certain actions after boot
I'm asking myself if I can use Grub 2 to tell the Operating System which actions to perform after boot.
Background:
I have a HTPC with Debian Wheezy installed. Sometimes I want to use the System as a ...
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Fedora-GRUB in Mint
I want to install the GRUB2-Layout of Fedora in Mint.
(I'm a new user, so I can't upload images. :( The image is here: http://ryanlerch.fedorapeople.org/Selection_045.png)
Does anybody know, how I ...
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Grub error: file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found?
I recently install arch (hopefully successfully) on my machine. When I went to reboot however I had a problem. I got a black screen with text saying
Grub loading.
Welcome to GRUB!
error: file ...
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Partitioning EFI machine with two SSD disks in mirror
I have two SSD disks, I want to put them in a software mirror RAID.
But whatever I do the OpenSuSe installation keeps telling me that due to the partitioning scheme he won't be able to install the ...
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How to recover grub after Windows installation
Usually when we install Windows after installing GNU/Linux, we usually lose the Grub. Which is the best way to recover grub when we lost grub or what are the possible different ways.
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How can I prevent Windows from overwriting GRUB when using a dual-boot machine
I've been reading a lot about dual-booting, and it seems as easy as loading Windows and then loading Linux with GRUB, but everybody says that Windows loves to trash GRUB when it gets the opportunity. ...
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Slackware Console Resolution when Dual Booting with Another Distro's GRUB2?
I am tweaking my new Linux Installs on a new home-built machine. I installed Linux Mint 14 first followed by Slackware 14 and Arch Linux on separate partitions. I don't think it matters, but the ...
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How to get grub Ubuntu 12.04 to boot from secondary boot partition and use new seperate root
On a remote Ubuntu server I performed a series of upgrades/changes to go from a desktop-install Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick to a server-install of 12.04 LTS Precise
This all went well except a few hickups ...
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Linux not detected by grub
I have two partitions with Linux, /dev/sda7 and /dev/sda8
/dev/sda7 had Deeproot Linux installed (based on Ubuntu), later I installed Sabayon in /dev/sda8. It reinstalled the grub.
The problem is ...
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GRUB2: how to remember grub last choice
I'm currently trying out various distros so when I boot up my laptop I have several OS to choose from. Usually, all those distros install grub2 and locate themselves at the top of the list so they're ...
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How to add Puppy Linux to grub menu installed by Ubuntu?
I've been using Puppy Linux off a USB flash drive drive for a while, but that was really wearing it out. I decided to do a full install to the hard drive, so I cleared out some space, created an ext4 ...
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How to edit grub2 to use kdump?
I was following http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_use_kdump_to_debug_kernel_crashes and in step 2 I need to add the line to grub.cfg, but grub.cfg is a shell I do not know how to edit it, most ...
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grub-install from the grub2 shell
I am trying to follow this answer but keep getting stuck with the following errors:
me@greenlane:~$ sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sdc
/usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: warning: File system ...
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Adding another linux system to grub 2
As far as I can gather from the fedora website, I need to edit the /etc/grub.d/40_custom script to read:
menuentry "Arch Linux" {
set root=(hd0,5)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux
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System boots only with CD inserted
I have a weird problem lately:
My system only boots if either a CD is inserted (any CD, not a specific CD(*)) or if I enter UEFI-BIOS before boot.
Otherwise, grub2 would start but afterwards the ...
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How to set the default entry in grub on Fedora 18?
I am unable to set Windows 8 as the default entry in grub 2 on Fedora 18.
I have tried the following, but nothing happens.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GRUB_2
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