BusyBox provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable. It runs in a variety of POSIX environments such as Linux, Android,[5] FreeBSD[6] and others, such as proprietary kernels, although many of the tools it provides are designed to work with interfaces provided by the Linux ...
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Busybox init (Zorin upgrade) [closed]
Hi everyone i am probably just being lazy or doing something stupid, will explain as best as possible. i have four HDD Sata 2 500gb 2 1Tb i can not clean a drive completely so thats possibly part of ...
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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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Upgrade on ARM possible from microSD card?
I have an old nitrogen53 ARM board from Boundary Devices. It does not have a board support package. It has 2GB of on-board RAM and starts up u-boot from a small NAND flash area. It has a microSD ...
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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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Error while trying to install Ubuntu 12.10
I keep getting this error when I try to install Ubuntu 12.10:
busyboxv1.19.3(ubuntu 1:1.19.3-7ubuntu) built in shell(ash) enter help
intramfs
My computer is a Pentium III 700 MHz, with 655 MB RAM.
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“Unable to find a medium containing a live file system”
I've installed Ubuntu on my laptop, but when I open Ubuntu, it says the following message (initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
Can anyone help?
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Lubuntu live CD boot drops to Busybox console
Trying to install Lubuntu 12.10 to an old PC (Duron 1200 on Asus A7N266-VM with 756MB). I did an MD5 check of the ISO. First couple of burns to CD-RW wouldn't boot, so tried again to CD-R with verify ...
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wubi 12.04 boots directly into busybox after installation reboot
I am trying to install Ubuntu via wubi onto my HP Envy 1030-US laptop alongside Windows 7 64-bit. I am quite experienced with windows but know very little about Linux. I initially tried repeatedly to ...
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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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Stuck installing ubuntu 12.10 on laptop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Error when Installing From LiveCD - unable to find a medium containing a live file system”
(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system.
I get ...
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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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Can't boot ubuntu 12.04, stuck in busybox. Can't view files from ubuntu trial disc, or windows partition
So, I'm slightly computer literate, and find myself frustrated and overwhelmed. My computer is a acer laptop, extensa 5620-6572. I have a dual boot with windows vista and ubuntu 12.04. The ubuntu ...
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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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Installing using Wubi on HP 2133 stuck at Busybox prompt
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my HP 2133 laptop using Wubi on Windows XP.
However, when I boot from the Ubuntu OS, it says
Preparing to finish Ubuntu installation, press ESC to select ...
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1answer
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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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problems with busybox
when I switch my computer on, the ubuntu loading screen appears (all purple with the word ubuntu in the middle). But later, instead of having the normal opening page of choosing user, the busybox ...
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1answer
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Problem starting Ubuntu 12.04
I have an Acer Aspire 7730 laptop (Acer Aspire 7730). After a power failure it shows me only the GNU GRUB menu with these options:
Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0.24 - generic
Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0.24 - ...
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Stuck at Busybox v1.18.4 (ubuntu 1:1.18.4-2ubuntu2) built-in shell (ash) Enter help for a list of commands
I've installed win 7 and ubuntu 11.04. I was trying to upgrade my machine to 11.10.
It was all good, it installed all the upgrades and asked me to restart.
After restarting I got the login screen ...
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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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Ubuntu freezes at the purple screen ,but if I force re-boot , it shows BusyBox shell with initramfs. Happens 80% time [closed]
I tried both Ubuntu 11.04,11.10 & 12.04. It frequently freezes at the purple screen (the screen before the 5-dot ubuntu screen) I wait for 10-15 mins and when I force re-boot, it ends up showing ...
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Stuck on busybox after a fresh install [closed]
I installed 11.10 and was getting stuck on Busybox unless I type exit. After grabbing the latest updates it then didn't get stuck on busybox but instead on a black screen of nothingness.
I've now ...
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busybox v1.18.4 (Ubuntu 1:1.18.4-2ubuntu2) built-in shell (ash) Enter help for a list of built in commands [closed]
I saw somebody in an answer to a problem just like mine that they tried hitting exit which worked for them before, now my computer is sitting on my bed and it says things like kernel panic and not ...
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1answer
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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 ...
