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Boot-Repair is a tool to fix Windows/Ubuntu problems either after installing Ubuntu or Windows. Use this tag if you used the software in any way.

Boot-Repair is a tool that fixes Windows and Ubuntu problems either after installing Ubuntu or Windows. It is popular among the Ubuntu community. Boot-Repair can be run on a Ubuntu installation or live CD, or you can also run Boot-Repair from its own live CD.

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How to resolve the "GPT detected. Please create a BIOS-Boot partition" error when using boot-repair?

After installing Ubuntu, Windows didn't boot so I installed boot repair to fix this problem. But I am getting the message displayed below. I tried to make a new partition with unformatted file system but still receiving the same message. How do I…
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Why is "boot-repair" listed twice in the ubuntu documentation?

I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm going through the official documentation. Can someone explain why the command sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair lists "boot-repair" twice?
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How do I make my BIOS boot on shimx64.efi file?

After I did a boot-repair, http://paste.ubuntu.com/5627076/, I get this message: Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on sda2/EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi file! I can go to the BIOS but there is no option about that shimx64.efi file. How do I…
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Boot-repair only gets me back in once

I have a Samsung Book 9 Ativ Lite. It came with Windows 8. I used a liveUSB to install Ububtu 14.04 as the only operating system and so deleting windows 8 (hopefully). After install, the system booted once correctly, but the next time, did not…
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Boot hang: systemd-journald Failed to send stream file descriptor to service manager: connection refused

I'm stuck at boot with this screen. How can I fix this?
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Boot repair recycles and does not fix boot

I am unable to boot into Ubuntu 14.04 any more. I downloaded the latest Live Cd and installed Boot-repair from there. I select the top option to fix it and it says "close programs". I close everything I see running. It goes through its process and…
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Can I repair Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS with Live-CD?

Can I totally re-install or repair Ubuntu 14.04 with or without Live-CD? I deleted the latest kernel by accident. I will need step by step commands.
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windows 7 not booting boot-repair problem

When I run Boot-repair I get this message: Please use this software in a live-session (live-CD or live-USB). This will enable this feature. What do I have to do?
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how to not install boot-repair in live every time?

Whenever I boot into live mode and have to run a tool like boot-repair I have to go the whole 9 yards to get it. The reason being that the live cd/dvd/usb doesn't come with boot-repair. Hence whenever I live boot, I have to install it once…
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Which Linux distribution to choose for creating a USB boot-repair-disk?

boot-repair-disk is a live disc image that contains the boot-repair utility. I'm creating a live USB with this disc image using Universal USB Installer. The first step is to select the Linux Distribution that matches the disc image. There is a…
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Does boot repair really work?

I installed Xubuntu 10.04 on a 3-year-old NEC laptop, and it won't boot. Boot repair says it's okay, but it's not. Here's the link to the BootInfoScript Output
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Recovery formatted files files after installing Windows on ubuntu hard drive

I tried installing windows 10 in ubuntu hard drive without backing up files in the ubuntu hard drive. Now while installing windows, I cancelled the installation which means I didn't allow the windows 10 to install completely. After this, I've not…
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Could not see my Ubuntu after upgrading my windows 10

pls help solve this problem I upgraded my windows 10 after which I cannot see my ubuntu again http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dC6fvFNg7S/
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ubuntu 16.04 can't boot after boot repair

i wanted to extend the disc size using GPart, and i remember deleting the swap area and then changing the boot flag from one disc sda1 to logical sdb6. but i realize i could'nt extend the disc sda1, so i return things the way they were before, i…
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New Install won't boot-boot info attached

Freshly partitioned a 1TBSSD using gparted following these instructions exactly https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/gparted-partition-guide-for-linux-and-windows-users/797 then installed using this…
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