Questions tagged [grub]
This tag is ambiguous: use grub2 or grub-legacy as appropriate.
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GRUB2 not finding the background_image command
I recently installed fedora, and I wanted to add a background to GRUB, so I modified my /etc/default/grub to look like this: GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(sed 's, release .*$,,g' /etc/system-...
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Iso booting not working for any linux distro
Trying to boot several Linux distros directly from grub, none works. I am receiving: Error: File not found Error: No such disk Error: You need to load the kernel first menuentry "Lubuntu 16....
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Return of "unable to boot" error
At the start of this year, running a kali live USB on a Lenovo (Lunar Lake) "Aura Edition" laptop was impossible due to incompatible hardware. Then, approx. 4 months ago, kali 2025.3 ...
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Dual Boot Linux Mint 22 + Windows 11 REFUSES to work
So me and my friend have been trying to fix this issue for months. We found others with the issue that never got help. I made posts on the Linux Mint discord several times, and no one can figure it ...
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Grub not booting Almalinux9 after motherboard change
I have a PC with almalinux9, which was working fine. Due to an hardware problem the motherboard was changed, and afterwards it could not boot... I entered with chroot from a USB bootable Linux, ...
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How to add second boot option
Im currently running Debian 12, and I want to be able to have Kali Linux as a second option in GRUB. I've already installed the Kali Linux OS (rolling) using debootstrap (sudo debootstrap kali-rolling ...
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Strange Grub and lightdm garbled texts
As you can see in the pictures, grub and lightdm have garbled fonts. I think it's about the refresh rate of the monitor. Monitor is 100Hz. How can I change grub refresh rates?
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How to force Linux to load a custom device tree instead of the built-in DTB?
I'm trying to bring up a WWAN modem on a Dell Latitude 7455 laptop running Linux. The modem is connected via PCIe domain 0005, but that PCIe controller is currently disabled in the default device tree....
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Problem with GRUB in a Quad Boot system
I have a quad boot system, with Windows, Ubuntu, Debian, and RedHat/Fedora, and I'm having trouble with GRUB. More specifically, I am having "thought" problems with GRUB, i.e. I have not yet ...
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Linux Mint installer fails: unable to install GRUB on /dev/nvme0n1
"Unable to install GRUB in /dev/nvme0n1" is the error I get when trying to install Linux Mint. Transitioning from windows to linux. Very new at this. mint@mint:~$ efibootmgr BootCurrent: ...
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How to set up dual boot with Pop!_OS and Arch Linux on encrypted partitions?
I currently have Pop!_OS 22.04 installed on an unencrypted ext4 partition. I want to set up a dual boot system where both Pop!_OS and Arch Linux use encrypted partitions. Current setup: nvme0n1p1: ...
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How to setup Manjaro Linux and GRUB menu to switch between open source or proprietary video drivers?
Manjaro Linux installation image has 2 options on GRUB menu: setparams 'Boot with open source drivers' 'x86_64 lang=en_US keytable=us tz=UTC misobasedir=manjaro misolabel=MANJARO_KDE_2587 quiet ...
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Kali Linux blank screen with blinking '-' after upgrade — can't access recovery shell
I'm facing a serious issue with my Kali Linux installation after running sudo apt upgrade. Here's what's happening: After booting, I get the error: Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has ...
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/boot on ZFS no longer works with Debian's GRUB after "zpool upgrade"?
Let'see what happen after creating a bpool and upgrading as command zpool status suggest root@debian:/boot# grub-probe /boot zfs root@debian:/boot# zpool upgrade bpool This system supports ZFS pool ...
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How to configure grub to boot from encrypted lvm partition
I try to install Grub manually after Devuan installation, but I guess there is an error in configuration. /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=”cryptdevice=/dev/sda5:devuan-root:allow-discard” ...
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