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Ubuntu 12.04 boot crash - cannot locate sda
my hardware: Asus Eee PC 901go, Ubuntu 12.04.
System has crashed and doesn't boot without USB Ubutnu 12.04 stick. When trying to load normally (when choosing Ubuntu newest ver. via Grub) I get blank ...
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ubuntu 12.10 boots into busybox, gparted unsuccessful
a few days ago my dual booted win7/ubuntu 12.10 machine booted into busybox. I googled around and determined the problem was due either to a partion problem, or a bad HD.
I found this answer that ...
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Error while booting with WUBI with RAID
I have a Sony Vaio Z21 under Windows 7 x64 with RAID-0 setup.
I installed WUBI.
But when I reboot to Ubuntu, I get the following message :
Completing the Ubuntu installation
For more ...
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USB3 boot device disappears post-grub
I have an installation of Ubuntu 12.10 on a USB3 device, and it occasionally disappears during boot, dropping me into busybox. This is what I've been able to figure out so far:
During a single boot, ...
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Boots into grub2, then BusyBox (Ubuntu 12.10 )
I followed some instructions online that gets me passed grub2, but then it goes to BusyBox. Usually I solve this problem by reinstalling it, but the usb iso isn't working. Please help.
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Recovering from 'grub rescue>' crash
I did a dumb thing... I forgot that Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) switched to Grub2 which puts a ton of *.mod files (kernel modules) in /boot/grub. I thought they were soundtrack files put there erroneously ...
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“BusyBox initramfs” prompt while attempting to install from live CD on 2nd HDD
I've created a partition in ext3 on my second HDD to install Linux.
However, when I come to boot the CD, I get directed to a BusyBox prompt with no other choice than help.
Other topics I've read on ...
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Ubuntu not booting, thrown into Busybox
I get this problem even in recovery mode, even with older versions of Ubuntu that are still in the Grub menu. I ran the default repair of the Boot Repair (as recommended in this question), to no ...
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Upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 and grub drops to BusyBox prompt without error
I updated a working server from 10.04 to 12.04.1 today. Everything upgraded without error. However, there is an odd issue with grub and the new kernel (3.2.0-30-generic). After grub boots, the system ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 start fails after update
I did an system update on Ubuntu Server 12.04, which requested a reboot.
Since that, the system never reaches the login. It hangs on:
mount: mounting /dev on /root/dev failed: No such file or ...
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How to use ubuntu live CD on a PC without hard drive?
I am trying to boot from a cd of ubuntu 11.04 64-bit on a system with a Intel dual core processor and 4gb RAM, but no hard drive. everything I've read says this should work perfectly fine. it goes ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 won't load - hangs at Busybox v1.18.5 / initramfs
I want to start by saying that I am very new with Linux (about 1 month using it). I have had no problems up until now.
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 from a Toshiba laptop with 250 GB hard drive and 3 GB ...
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stuck in busybox after update
I should start out by saying that I am not very tech savvy and have done my best to understand what is going on here from reading other people's posts and have fumbled my way through several attempted ...
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Can not boot! initramfs error!
I've had Ubuntu for a while and it'd been working fine till now. Every time I try to boot I get this message and I can not go any further:
BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) built-in shell ...
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How can I start Busybox at boot time, from GRUB, or even before GRUB?
Most Busybox questions are related to the fact that users are dropped to a Busybox shell due to some unknown issues at boot time. This must make Busybox one of the most hated pieces of software.
My ...
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Newly installed xubuntu doesn't start
I installed xubuntu instead of normal ubuntu i asked about yesterday, but now i have another problem. I already installed system, but I can't boot it.
After grub and "choose system to boot" window ...
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Kernel panic at boot with BusyBox and init error messages [closed]
How do I reboot my computer?
A friend of mine started my computer over from scratch, then installed Ubuntu on my computer.
But, when my computer ran out of power and I charged it, the computer ...
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Cannot boot after updates, gets stuck at BusyBox [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10. An hour ago I had my laptop Sony Vaio VPCEB1S1E running. I saw there are updates to install and I installed them. I turned off the laptop and now when I turn it on it loads ...
