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Windows only installs to gpt partitioned drives with UEFI. Then Ubuntu also needs to be UEFI, but Boot-repair can convert install to use grub-efi in...

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oldfred replied to a thread Windows 7 loads a black screen after ubuntu 13.01 installation in Installation & Upgrades

If you have Windows 7 and not Windows 8, you will not have secure boot issues as that is only Windows 8. And then you should not need the extra...

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oldfred replied to a thread Multiple "Live CD" USB in Installation & Upgrades

I just add boot stanzas like this to grub. This works for me, but I have my files in a gpt partitioned drive, so I have to add that insmod and I...

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oldfred replied to a thread can't boot to Windows 8 after Ubuntu installation in Installation & Upgrades

Boot-Repair will not fix internal Windows issues. It looks like you have installed EasyBCD. It supposedly was updated to work with UEFI. But you...

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oldfred replied to a thread Boot Issues with two versions of Ubuntu in Installation & Upgrades

If you set sdb as boot drive in BIOS Windows may have installed its boot loader to sdb, even though the main install is on sda. It installs boot...

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oldfred replied to a thread Error - Failed to determine the codename of the release. in Server Platforms

i do not know server. But it does not have a gui. Just command line. If a new user you may want to install a desktop (gui). Many with servers just...

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oldfred replied to a thread Alternatives to Unity GUI. in Absolute Beginners Section

Some examples. Amazing April Screenshots http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2131337 Marvellous May Screenshot Thread...

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oldfred replied to a thread Need help to access home folder from previous Ubuntu installation in General Help

Unless you clicked on the checkbox to encrypt /home you should not have encrypted your partitions. But if you did the only way to access it would be...

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oldfred replied to a thread Need help to access home folder from previous Ubuntu installation in General Help

You can try fsck. But if disk failure is imminent, then that is the internals of the drive reporting major issues. If you can get to data back it...

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oldfred replied to a thread low on hard disk space? in General Help

Swap is just a partition used by a full install of Ubuntu as RAM overflow. Or if you startup more applications at one time then it may use swap. Swap...

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oldfred replied to a thread grub2 C/H/S value error on Laptop Second hard drive (ODD) in General Help

Normally you use this to boot a flash drive that BIOS does not support by using CD to boot plop & then plop can load flash drive. If you can boot...

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oldfred replied to a thread ubuntu wont boot without the cd after install in Absolute Beginners Section

Your f12 is a one time boot key. You should be able to go into UEFI/BIOS and change boot order to boot ubuntu first. So then it will be the default.

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