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Debian server not booting after software RAID-1 array degraded

So I have a Debian 7 server with 3 hard drives. Its RAID-1 is basically configured this way: md0: sda1, sdb1 --> / (root) md1: sda5, sdc1 + sdb5 (spare) --> /data (sdc1 is on a SSD, and sda5 is marked 'writemostly'). both sda and sdb have grub…
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Did grub updating bring my server down?

I have an Ubuntu 12.04 server. Last night I installed a few updates using apt-get dist-upgrade, including grub, and rebooted. After rebooting, I couldn't boot into Ubuntu. I just get a big flashing prompt, but nothing comes out when I type in it. If…
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Can't boot VM after P2V or ghost - Linux 2.6

I got this old machine that runs on a p2 400 and a Linux Debian 3.1 with kernel 2.6.8 and since it has modified binaries due to internal undocumented changes in the code, migrating off manually isn't an option, so I was trying to P2V this box with…
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Windows 7 boot manager not localized on UEFI systems

I originally posted this on SuperUser because I discovered this behaviour on my home computer, but this seems to be a general issue on UEFI systems, thus I'm posting here too; I also hope someone here can shed some light on what's going on. Italian…
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An Error Occurred Installing Boot Loader (SLES 10.1)

I am trying to install SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) SP 1 onto a server but I'm having an issue with the bootloader. I go through the install, more a less default options except Gnome Desktop is not installed and the OS appears to install…
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Windows 7 Bootloader installs to wrong drive when installing from secondary hard drive

I have set up an unattended installation of Windows 7, but my setup causes the bootloader to be installed to the wrong drive. Here is the setup: Drive 0 (OS Drive): This is the drive that the OS gets installed to. This is also the drive I want the…
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Repair GRUB bootloader

I had Xubuntu installed on my laptop on hard disk drive /dev/sda on partition /dev/sda1. Something bad happened and when I restarted my laptop, a black screen appeared with "kernel panic" message. So I decided to install Lubuntu from a live CD. I…
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Systems Loader/ Boot systems

I have installed WIN 7 on my laptop, and currently I need to install other systems for test my app, Where can I find good boot loader for add/remove/ load a few systems ? Thanks.
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/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod not found with special condition

I updated my ubuntu server from 18.04 to 20.04 and reboot. after reboot I fall in grub rescue. in the (hd0,gpt2) there are some directories include grub. in grub there is i386-pc and in the i386-pc all grub module, include normal.mod exist. but all…
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not possible run windows from other this after install grub

I have this disks sudo fdisk -l [sudo] password for grek: Disk /dev/loop0: 91.69 MiB, 96141312 bytes, 187776 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes /…
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Remotely initiating an unattended Windows reinstallation on multiple machines from a partition

I am aiming to achieve the following: Install Windows from scratch on Disk 0 partition Prestage the machines remotely before reinstallation (using a custom tool I am developing). The tool ensures that the Windows installation is fetched to the…
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What is the best practice for servers - EFI or legacy mode?

I'm currently installing a new Linux server and am trying to decide whether to use legacy mode (BIOS) or EFI. So far, I'm leaning towards legacy because it's less complex (less partitions) and has been working well so far for all our other machines.…
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Using autounattend.xml to automate a Windows installation with Ventoy bootloader

In the company I work for, we occasionally need to build out servers which we sell to clients. Part of this process includes installing an OS, and in the past, we have used Windows 10 Ent. IoT and Windows Server 2019. Now, with the release of…
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How can I find the full list of acceptable `boot=` option of kernel?

I usually see options like boot=casper or boot=live. However, I cannot find anything describe the actual meaning of this option and I cannot find any piece of code handle this option at all. From kernel documents it said: Parameters denoted with…
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Cannot boot VM on VirtualBox imported from oracle cloud instance: Command Error Status: Unsupported

I followed the steps to connect my oracle cloud account to VirtualBox and I managed to trigger the import to one of my instances based on ubuntu 22.04 aarch64. The import is successful. However when I try to start my VM I have the…
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