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Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC...

From Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC...
Date 2014-05-02 12:47 +0200
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tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> writes:

> op 01-05-14 15:17, Melzzzzz schreef:
>
>> On Thu, 1 May 2014 08:54:04 -0400
>> 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Guess upgrades in the Linux world just don't work quite as well as
>>> the COLA minions keep trumpeting.
>>>
>>> Get ready for all the "works for me, must be you" messages from the
>>> LinOloons.
>>>
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/28/ubuntu_power_user_crash/
>>>
>>> "Canonical says it is working to fix a problem that's crippling some
>>> Ubuntu PCs after they've been upgraded to the latest version of the
>>> Linux distro."
>>>
>>> "According to one Reg reader who has been in contact – and those
>>> manning Ubuntu forums, see here and here – the upgrade breaks the
>>> GRUB bootloader, rendering the machine unbootable."
>>>
>>> GRUB bootloader you say?
>>>
>> True. When I updated grub has installed on Windows disk and
>> didn't on Linux disk. So I installed manually and everything
>> went ok except that on Windows disk now grub loads instead
>> of windows boot loader. Not that biggy since grub update detects
>> windows loader no problem...
>
> Bullshit, I'm dualbooting Ubuntu 14.04 LTS from SSD and Windows 8.1 update 1
> from mechanical HDD (sdb3 partition).
>
> Previously I had to fire up EFI settings (BIOS config) each time I wanted to
> boot "the other" OS.
>
> Doesn't apply any longer, since Ubuntu 14.04 LTS *fully* supports UEFI.
>
> I'm booting from GRUB2 as well (was probably written to the MBR of sda
> (SSD)). So what? GRUB2 is a much more enhanced bootloader then the Windows
> Bootloader anyway. So what's the problem?

You seem confused sMartI. Again. When it works it works. When it doesnt
it doesnt. And a LOT of installers DO NOT RECOGNISE Windows. as sMelzz
says you need to manually run update-grub.

You're a fucking idiot to say the least.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=windows+not+recognised+update-grub



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Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 08:54 -0400
  Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 14:58 +0200
  Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2014-05-01 15:17 +0200
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 15:21 +0200
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-01 20:11 +0200
      Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-05-01 20:23 +0200
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-01 23:13 +0200
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-05-01 23:27 +0200
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-01 16:01 -0600
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2014-05-02 00:06 +0200
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 15:51 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May confuse n00bs tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-02 01:23 +0200
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May confuse n00bs GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-01 23:05 -0600
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Sinister Midget <fardblossom@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 23:41 +0000
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-01 23:04 -0600
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2014-05-02 10:46 +0100
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 15:07 -0700
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-02 01:05 +0200
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 07:47 -0400
      Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 12:47 +0200
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-05-02 12:59 +0200
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 15:01 +0200
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-02 21:10 +0200
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-02 13:34 -0600
  Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 09:23 -0400
  Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 14:29 +0100
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 09:37 -0400
      Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 16:18 +0200
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 17:10 +0100
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 18:45 +0200
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-01 20:21 +0200
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 14:44 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-01 13:44 -0500
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 12:03 -0700
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-02 10:59 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 17:18 +0200
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 10:10 -0400
      Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 17:16 +0100
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 12:20 -0400
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 17:33 +0100
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... "Poisoned by Win 8.1" <trigonometry1972@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 13:13 -0700
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-05-01 16:41 -0400
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 13:48 -0700
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-01 21:01 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 07:42 -0400
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-02 08:59 -0400
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 12:23 -0400
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.invalid> - 2014-05-01 18:48 +0200
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 09:54 -0700
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 13:05 -0400
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 09:32 -0700
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-01 10:42 -0600
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 13:02 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 13:05 -0400
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 10:14 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... "Poisoned by Win 8.1" <trigonometry1972@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 13:21 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 13:43 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-01 16:03 -0600
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-01 13:20 -0400
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-01 10:29 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 10:35 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 14:23 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-01 12:20 -0600
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 18:46 +0200
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-05-02 11:56 +0100
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 11:12 -0700
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-02 10:59 -0400
  Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Rob <mefffrrggtt@privacy.net> - 2014-05-01 16:35 -0700
    More lies and FUD from the Softy L00ns Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-05-01 20:05 -0400
      Re: More lies and FUD from the Softy L00ns William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2014-05-02 10:50 +0100
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May confuse n00bs tinus61 <tinus61@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-02 03:45 +0200
      Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 07:39 -0400
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-02 13:03 -0400
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 13:46 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-05-03 14:39 -0400
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-03 12:10 -0700
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-03 15:18 -0400
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-03 12:56 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-03 13:54 -0700
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-02 17:07 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 18:05 -0700
    Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 07:48 -0400
      Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-02 09:01 -0400
        Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-02 09:20 -0400
          Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-02 10:50 -0400
            Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 17:17 +0200
              Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-05-02 11:26 -0400
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-02 08:39 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 11:17 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 11:31 -0700
                Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS May Cripple Your PC... Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-02 11:22 -0700

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