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I updated from 14.02 to 14.04 and now I'm having issues with Grub. It only loads to a terminal style window. I've tried some of the options during reboot by holding shift during start up. Nothing there worked.

I'm wondering if it's possible to fix it using my phone? I don't have access to another computer. Thanks. :)

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  1. Open a text-only console by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F3.

  2. At the login: prompt type your username and press Enter.

  3. At the Password: prompt type your user password and press Enter.

  4. Now you are logged in to a text-only virtual console, and you can run terminal commands from the console, and repair Ubuntu locally from the console without using your smartphone. To reboot the system from the virtual console run the command: sudo reboot. Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F7 to exit from the console. In Ubuntu 17.10 and later press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F2 to exit from the virtual console.

  5. Try reading the answers to My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?.

  6. If you can't follow the answers to My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? you can reinstall Ubuntu from a DVD or USB flash drive by following the instructions in Reinstalling Ubuntu 13.10.

  7. If you don't have an Ubuntu 14.04 live DVD or USB flash drive, there is an Android app called DriveDroid. DriveDroid allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone. This is ideal for trying Linux distributions without the need to burn different CDs or USB pendrives. The DriveDroid application requires root.

    DriveDroid also includes a convenient download menu where you can download USB images of a number of operating systems, including Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Lubuntu, from your phone.

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  • Problem is I don't know how to fix it from the terminal, which is why I'm looking to reinstall it. All the other fixes aren't working for me.
    – Carbunkel
    Jun 19, 2015 at 15:19
  • I appreciate the link as it has some options I hadn't tried, but they all fail. I'm trying to reinstall it but I can't burn a cd without my computer working. That's why I'm hoping I can do it from my S5. Download it directly and make it work. Also I do appreciate your time.
    – Carbunkel
    Jun 19, 2015 at 15:35

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