Problem's After Insstalling Ubuntu

Every one have faced some sorts of problem while Installing Ubuntu, dual booting, and searched alot for solution, there are solution, but sometimes we fail to describe our problem to google in proper manner and and we search and search.

So here I collect some most common Problems with there Best Solution.

1. PC directly booting to Ubuntu

Common question like 

1. Dual boot pc boots directly to ubuntu instead of showing grub menu

2. No grub Menu

3. PC directly booting to Ubuntu

This means your PC, after pressing ON button is directly booting to Ubuntu with grub, i.e. without asking which OS to boot.

Solution

Boot Into Ubuntu -> Open terminal -> sudo update-grub

This operation will update grub it will search for any else bootloader and then will add it to grub.

2. No windows Option in Grub Menu

Common question like

1. No windows Option in grub menu

2. Windows in not listed in grub

Solution

Boot Into Ubuntu -> Open terminal -> sudo update-grub

This operation will update grub it will search for any else bootloader and then will add it to grub.

3. PC directly booting to Windows

common question like

1. PC is directly booting to windows

2. No grub Menu on booting

This time you need a live cd or USB, if dont have any of them then create one, you installed Ubuntu so you should know how.

1. Boot in live session using live(try Ubuntu without installing) cd/USB.(Yes you have to do this even after installing Ubuntu)
2. then follow this, Article on Boot - Repair

4. Purple Screen of Death 

The problems arrive to resolution settings in gurb menu and missing Graphic Card Drivers in Windows

Prevention : Always Install All video Drivers(Graphic) before installing Ubuntu and even if you dont want to install Ubuntu, Installing all driver is first task after Installing Windows. Graphic Driver includes drivers for both card, Basic + Advance, like Intel HD graphics and Nvidia, now days your laptop is optimised to use right graphic card at right time, Basic one handles basic activities which includes booting windows. 

If still problems remains then try this

Solution

1. boot into Ubuntu
2. Open Terminal
3. cd /etc/default/
4. sudo gedit grub
5. look for line resolution = 640x480 (i will update exact line ,later)
6. remove # before line and change resolution to your desktop resolution. 

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