Using Ubuntu 14.04. It Fails To Boot Every Time.

I recently purchased a laptop that came with Windows 8.1 as the OS. I am trying to switch it over to Linux Mint 17.1 (Rebecca). I found an Ubuntu disk loader that I placed on a DVD and it boots just fine. Downloaded the 32-bit Linux Mint .I so and burned it to a DVD. Tried to boot from it and nothing. Being new, the problem pretty much has to be something insanely simple but I sure can't find it. Would really appreciate any expertise out there.

hello all at linuxquestions

first off would just like to say how useful this resource is, Ive been setting up a VM server in lubuntu recently and this site has given me alot of help and helped me get it off the ground. Im certainly a linux noob and only been messing around in linux for a week, so please forgive me for any derpy terminology

anyway, I installed lubuntu onto a VM as an intention to use it as a server
to be honest it was an ISO I had lying around and due to it being "light" I just went for it

however I have since discovered ubuntu do a flavour known as "ubuntu server"

first off..
what is the difference between ubuntu server and regular ubuntu/lubuntu etc?
is it just that it does not load a full fat gui?
if there is a big diffrence would it be easy to "turn" lubuntu into ubuntu server? since they are sort of based off each other?

secondly, lubuntu loads up lxde upon boot, I was wondering if there was a way for it to just boot up without the gui with the option to turn it on via shell (startx etc)
this is because I have little ram to play with but I also like to use the GUI sometimes when needing to do certain admin stuff, for example I use steam via Wine to download steam games sometimes

I was pondering the idea of installing ubuntu server and then downloading the lxde desktop and going that route, but Im not sure if it would bring any benefit opposed to just modifiying my current lubuntu installation

any advise or tips would be welcome

thanks!

I have windows 7 laptop, Dell. I downloaded the newest edition of Ubuntu (Twice)to see if it would install and dual boot beside Windows 7. Unsucessful on several attempts. Once I reboot the computer it will give ma a choice of 7 or Ubuntu. I decide on Ubuntu it starts to boot into Ubuntu than a black screen with all types of Kernel error codes that i'm unfamilur with. one is---(1.292618) kernel panic-not syncing: no working init found.

Try passing init option to Kernel (see Linux Documentation/init.txt for guidance..

I am not sure what all this means any help would be appreactiated...

I have loaded Ubuntu onto my laptop as dual boot and have setup the displays. I have used it to search the web and copy some files from the Windows partition and everything worked fine. I did not shut down over night and this morning, there is nothing on either screen except my wallpaper and mouse cursor: no lonch pad, no title bar, nothing. I rebooted with the same USB drive into "Try Ubuntu without loading" and everything worked just fine. Then shut down; removed the USB drive; and rebooted using the installed dual boot. Nothing except wallpaper and mouse. This happened once before and I reinstalled.

What am I not doing?

when i turn my PC on that says ubuntu,recovery and bios i think i click on ubuntu then get a black screen with a blinking cursa tonight i typed in start x and it loaded PC worked how it should but why doesn't it go straight to the page were i put my password in, i should get ubuntu with dots underneath, then the screen to put my password in but i don't and if i shut my PC down it takes longer then i cant get internet and i have to keep returning to the page and click ubuntu eventually it boots up my friend suggested i type start x on the black screen which i did tonight i am aware its probley something i did when i first loaded ubuntu os i had the PC built for me with no os onit because i wanted a fresh linux/ubuntu systen

New to Linux. Run with either Ubuntu Linux on USB or installed on Aspire laptop.
Problem: Chromium and Eclipse act like they are starting but no window opens.

For Eclipse, icon comes up, workplace prompt answered, icon reappears and counts down but no window comes up.
pstree shows that both Chromium and Eclipse have threads running.
Booting with same USB to different computer and all works fine.
Have used both 32 bit and 64 bit USB boot on 64 bit Aspire with no success.

Firefox comes up and works fine

I am trying to boot Linux Mint from an 8gb Sandisk USB. I changed my boot settings and it boots into what I believe is called grub? I am given two options, Boot Linux Mint, Boot Linux Mint (compatibility mode). When I select either of them all I get is a black screen. I've tried many things to get around this, messing with my graphics card settings (within grub), different USB's (another 8gb and a 32gb), I tried Ubuntu and that just doesn't boot at all I go straight back to my UEFI settings. I'm very new to Linux and I don't just want to hop in, I just want to boot from my USB whenever I want to play around with it. Thank You

Note: I'm running windows 8.1 currently on a ASUS N550JV laptop. I've been using the UUI from Pen Drive Linux.

Hi. I think because the auto-update is on, old kernels and their dependencies continuously fill up the /boot partition. Can someone tell me if this is an issue? That is, will it affect cron jobs or any other process on the virtual machine?

I just figured out how to manually purge them using the command prompt. But it seems to be a design flaw in Ubuntu, no?

I am creating my own remastered version of Ubuntu. I was wondering if it's possible to edit the boot logo with your own custom logo. I have researched for a bit, and can't seem to find anyway to actually customize the boot screen with your own logo. It would be great if someone could help me out with this.

Hi,
I work with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my laptop and desktops. I am facing two issues:
i) Even in LTS, every week there are upgrades, on one count or other. This is not a concern, but what is painful is that if the upgrade does some tweaking of the kernel, I lose the support for Gnome Desktop and Nvidia...To get the machine back to the desktop, I have to sometimes knock off Nvidia*, and then try repairing with the advanced choices...otherwise the system boots up but the X-Display is unaccessible...
2. Secondly, why does Ubuntu want me to use DHCP...? I conmfigure it always for static IP, and even write out a /etc/resolv.conf...but the NM deletes the entries... I want a solution to this issue...I am using a Vostro 3570, an Inspiron 530 and a Envy15 Laptop,,,

3. I find that the network is never a problem with the FC20, which I use with dual boot...what is wrong with Ubuntu Networking implementation please?

4. Finally, my most urgent question (to anyone who can help) is how to directly load Ubuntu or FC20 on to a desktop or laptop on a new disk...From where can I get the basic Linux drivers ...? There is no such problem with Win7!!! (IMHO which is a much poorer OS for professional computing...)
5. Dell though it supports Ubuntu 12.04, refuses to give the drivers even for their systems under warranty, ditto for HP...So Dear Sirs where does one go for a remedy...

Warm Regards