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grub2 package

Ubuntu won't boot with Windows 7

Asked by Tyler Petresky

Okay! Weird problem!

I recently downloaded my first Linux file today. It was the Windows installer of Ubuntu. It came as an executable file. I opened it up and everything went smoothly. I shut down my laptop and rebooted and when I was asked to choose an OS, I chose Ubuntu. The screen was stalled on a screen with a 5 seconds timer and it said, "Press 'esc' for more boot options". I didn't his anything. The screen was filled with lines of code and then it got hung up on a line of code that said something to the effect of, "kernel-thread-helper".

I searched some forums for some answers and found something that said to hit 'esc' when it asked and 'F6'. Afterwards, I went down to an option called ACPI and I turned it off, like the forum said to do. When I run the boot-up process again, everything worked perfectly. I got to the purple screen and it took about 10 minutes for the OS to install.

After it was done installing, it rebooted itself and I selected Ubuntu again. A different window filled the screen this time. This time, there were 5 option to boot from. It said, "Select which OS to boot with." The options were: Ubuntu/Linux 2.01, Ubuntu/Linux 2.01 (Recovery), Windows 7: Crap I forgot what this said, Windows 7: Forgot what this one was too, Windows Vista (recovery).

NOTE: I saw the Windows Vista thing and was like, WTF! I don't own Vista.

So, I hope I posted enough information on this. Please help me! I really need to get my Linux working.

-Tyler Petresky
<email address hidden>

Toshiba Satellite L505D
AMD Athlon II Dual-core M300: 2.00 GHz
3 GB RAM (2.75 Usable)
32-bit Operating System
Windows 7 and hopefully Ubuntu

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please select the first row and press enter to try to start Ubuntu...

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Tyler Petresky (tyler-is-number-one) said : 		#2

Oops! I forgot to mention this: I tried both of the Linux ones and they both ended in the computer getting hung up on kernel-thread-helper again.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

ok you need to add the previous acpi=off parameter to the starting installed kernel:

a) to start the installed kernel of installed Ubuntu you need to press e on the first kernel row and you must point to to the row ending with

.... splash quiet

and you must add the parameter

... splash quiet acpi=off

Then press ctrl+x to boot

if it works we must then add this parameter to a grub2 configuration file... so please try and give us feedback

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Craig Draper (whatupsen) said : 		#4

I wouldn't quite consider disabling ACPI completely, as it can cause problems with your hardware eventually.

Do as Marco stated in a), then CTRL+X to boot. Afterwards, run HexOr's script found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...&postcount=268

Get wifi drivers from here : http://www.4shared.com/file/crG9xUGH...nstructio.html

When running HexOr's script, let everything load, then it will take you to a Kernal Compiler. Go to exit, and SAVE changes. It will build a new kernal, and it will take about an hour. Restart, and you shouldn't have to boot with ACPI off.

Also, you're seeing Windows Vista because of the Windows Bootloader. Ignore it.

Good luck. Post back, will be checking periodically for updates.

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Tyler Petresky (tyler-is-number-one) said : 		#5

Okay! I did what Marco said to do and it booted perfectly! Now, when I opened Firefox to try to view this page it wouldn't load. That's when I realized that you had said to load some drivers for WiFi. I will do that, but I need to know if I need to run the HexOr script first. Also, I can't find HexOr's script on that page.

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Tyler Petresky (tyler-is-number-one) said : 		#6

Also! Do I run this script and 4Shared Desktop thing from Windows or from Ubuntu?

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

Craig you need to made this parameter as permanent now...

Referring to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2 and to this page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#grub (/etc/default/grub)

You need to change the file /etc/default/grub from Applications→Accessories→Terminal type:

gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Change the row:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=off"

Then save and close then still using terminal type:

sudo update-grub

Then reboot your pc.

Hth

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Tyler Petresky (tyler-is-number-one) said : 		#8

WOOT! Yeah! Thanks! You solved it! :)

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Tyler Petresky (tyler-is-number-one) said : 		#9

Thanks marcobra (Marco Braida), that solved my question.

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Tyler Petresky (tyler-is-number-one) said : 		#10

and Craig Draper. I don't know why it only listed one of your names.

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Lou Puls (lou-puls) said : 		#11

The truncated link for the WiFi drivers is not valid. Is the complete URL somewhere?