Questions tagged [grubrescue]
Questions about using the grub rescue prompt or how to get rid of it.
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I tried to install Ubuntu and it broke
I tried installing Ubuntu with Windows for a dual boot. I installed Ubuntu on a seperate hard drive but it somehow replaced the windows boot loader and grub corrupted after it did.
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can't boot at all, no grub, no safe mode, live USB not working
I was playing lethal company with a ton of mods and its buggy so i usually just reboot, but this time i can't turn it back on. Screen is just black, but keyboard lights turn on. I've tried booting in ...
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While booting it shows error: file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found. Entering rescue mode... How to tackle this problem?
I'll be honest I'm a noob in coding and all such things related to it. Please be as specific as possible
My device is a 64-bit device and I've never encrypted anything as such.
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When I fresh install Ubuntu 22.04, after restart it says "Attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'"
I am install Xubuntu 22.04 on a machine that was just running Kubuntu 18.04 (or maybe 22.04). It worked well.
I then removed the old HD and installed a brand new one. I ran then Xubuntu installer and ...
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Problems booting Ubuntu USB
I have a (with Ubuntu,) bootable USB. But, if I boot to it, its automaticly boot to GRUB with no errors. It says;
Loading GRUB...
Welcome To GRUB!
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue>
I`m created ...
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I am stuck on grub rescue! I can't even execute the insmod command. An error says "error: attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'
Can anybody provided me some help right now I'm not quite knowledgeable on grub commands so can some help me restore Ubuntu. I was just using the terminal and opened software update app. And the next ...
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How can I use DriveDroid to install Ubuntu on a dead PC?
My laptop is stuck in GRUB rescue mode. I tried:
set boot=(hd0,msdos1)
set prefix=(hd0,msdos1)/boot/grub
and anything else I found on the internet, but everything lead to unknown system file or no ...
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Deleted partitions - grub rescue
I have deleted accidentally all disks partitions in the laptop, and now I cannot start ubuntu neither start installation from usb.
After turning on laptop I get
error: no such partition.
Entering ...
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ACPI Error: Can't reboot or enter grub
I got this error after updating and now I can't hard reboot with the power button nor can I enter grub.
Is there a way I can shut down my laptop?
MSI Z16.
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Newbie Ubuntu 22.04.2 on thumb drive "symbol 'grub_file_filters' not found"
Linux noob here, although I do have some experience with BSD Unix.
I downloaded and created a bootable USB drive from "ubuntu-22.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso" using Rufus.
When I boot my laptop ...
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Rescue help needed - Linux box no longer boots Ubuntu 20.04 and finds and old Linux Mint 17.2 (after recent updates)
I went out of town for a long weekend, shutting down the Linux box as a precaution for potential thunderstorms.
When I returned, my Linux box seems to have lost track of it's grub references to Ubuntu ...
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Minimal BASH-like on LUKS-encrypted install after format of secondary SSD
I can't load ubuntu after I formatted the old SSD I used to have Windows on and that I thought had nothing to do with Ubuntu's boot. The Ubuntu partition is LUKS encrypted and in GRUB I am able to ...
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error: attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'. Error: you need to load the kernel first
I have a Sony laptop and I had installed Ubuntu 1-2 months before. Suddenly when I opened my laptop, there is an error regarding grub rescue that says:
error: attempt to read or write outside of disk '...
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error: symbol 'grub_is_lockdown' not found while installing ubuntu-20.04.4 from USB ISO
Hello Ubuntu Community,
I have been trying to install ubuntu-20.04.4 for our tower (V100) booting from USB. Unfortunately, getting the following error.
error: symbol 'grub_is_lockdown' not found.
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Grub rescue does not open the boot folder
I recently installed Linux Ubuntu 22.04 on an external SSD (through a USB memory, with Rufus)
When start I find this:
error: file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found
Entering rescue mode
grub ...
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Unable to boot into ubuntu 18.04, Boot Repair utility says No known boot loader is installed
I have ubuntu 18.04 installed on a system(single os, no dual boot) which refused to boot after I had to do a hard restart and sent me to the grub_rescue prompt.
ls on grub_rescue prompt lists
(hd0) (...
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Grub rescue (ubuntu) after booting from usb / grub_disk_native_sectors not found
After starting to boot from a memory stick to install Ubuntu (even if i didn't erase the ubuntu 18 and Windows 10 from laptop), i tryed to repaire a problem when i upgrade Ubuntu from 18 version to 22,...
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At grub rescue> prompt but the keyboard is not responding although it's connected [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 20 or 21. I had rebooted because stupid Firefox froze. Honestly I do not know what message was, duh did not record it. I rebooted and received a message of chassis intrusion ...
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SystemRescue identifeis my NVMe drive, but Ubuntu installation doesn't
I've seen many posts on problem installing Ubuntu on NVMe drives, none helped so far. In my case:
SystemRescue live cd does recognize the drive, but Ubuntu installation doesn't, so I am sure that ...
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Can I replace a laptop's hard drive with an Ubuntu hard drive?
I'm planning on getting a newer and more powerful laptop. I have so much data in my current laptop that I don't want to lose. I was thinking of replacing the newer laptop's hard drive with this ...
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Cloning an Ubuntu 22.04 instance that uses a compact flash drive seems to lead to an empty /boot/grub directory
We have an Ubuntu 22.04 setup that runs and works fine. When we clone the compact flash drive and put into an identical system it fails to boot with a file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found error ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS dual boot with Windows 10 goes to Grub2 Rescue when reinserting old drive with both OS's
My system is old and bios only. However, I created a dual-boot setup on SSD for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Windows 10 in GPT format. Yes, I got it to work. Everything worked fine until I plugged the old HDD ...
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'attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0' ’after the power cut
My machine is Dell PowerEdge730, Ubuntu 20.04.
The power is out. I try to reboot it after power return.
The grub interface appears first. In the past, I always reboot the computer with these commands ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / grub failure
trying to install 22.04 LTS onto my laptop (ThinkPad P50). I've had a working dual-boot W10+20.04 for a few years.
When I set that up, though, I made a bad decision and only gave 70GB of the drive to ...
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Error: file ‘/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod” not found while installing ubuntu
I’m trying to install Ubuntu on an external ssd but every time I boot from the USB it suddenly loads grub rescue showing the error file ‘/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod” not found I searched a lot and ...
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repair both Ubuntu and grub in dual boot system
I use a PC with SSD (240GB) and 2 HDDs (2TB and 500GB). I have Ubuntu 22.04.1 and Win10 installed in the SSD, and use the HDD for data.
Recently, after one of the usual Ubuntu updates, Ubuntu stopped ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 hanging in recovery mode
I am trying to boot into recovery mode.
On boot type the right shift key loads the GRUB menu V. 2.06
Selecting Advanced options for Ubuntu
Selecting Ubuntu, with Linux 5.16.0-47-generic (recovery mode)...
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Ubuntu single boot unknown filesystem error (Not Duplicate)
I have a Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB SSD that is just running a single boot Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop. First off I have tried Grub rescue - error: unknown filesystem and I can't get past the ls portion of ...
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How to quit grub rescue after rm -rf*?
I tried removing Ubuntu by rm -rf*, but it seems to fail. After removing it, I can't get into the bios after booting, I can only get into grub rescue, and I'm told /grub/i386-pc/normal.mod not found. ...
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How can I make a SSD installation bootable?
I installed the latest stable release of Ubuntu on an external SSD, my goal was to have a portable Ubuntu installation.
Even though I selected the external SSD as the boot device (in the installation ...
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At grub rescue screen all filesystems shown by ls anser "unknown filesystem" what to do from there
Following an install of 22.04 with zfs:
Grub rescue screen comes up on first boot.
Grub rescue: ls shows:
(hd0) (hd0,msdos5) (hd1) (hd2)
When I run "ls" on each of them all I get on each ...
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Cannot boot ubuntu 22.04 - can I recover OS from Grub minimal? Or get to home files to delete them?
Hello everyone and thanks so much for your previous help. I still can't boot and I can't use a flash drive because I get 2 errors, an error 71 along with a home file that is too full. These are my ...
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Stuck at grub - After resized partition
Here's what happened -
I am seeing grub> when I boot (NOT grub rescue)
I have a dual boot computer,
To summarise, I was running out of space in ubuntu but my windows had abundance of space, I ...
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Grub Command line shows up before menu
I'm stuck with grub at command line on boot.
I can boot into Windows 11 or Ubuntu 22.04 by typing exit every time to load the grub menu, however, I would like to fix this.
Perhaps worth noting I have ...
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GNU GRUB is not showing
I have windows 10 in one hdd(MBR) and on another hdd I fresh installed Ubuntu 20.04 But I'm not getting the option to select which os to boot like earlier. I tried updating grub and also manually ...
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Boot into safe mode from Grub command line
I accidentally installed the wrong graphics drivers (installed nvidia drivers and I don't actually have an Nvidia card!) and now Ubuntu boots into Grub command line. How do I boot ubuntu into safe ...
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Grub Rescue even after fix [closed]
I can get back to my OS by using the following commands, but every time I reboot the grub rescue screen comes back:
set prefix=(hd0,gpt5)/boot/grub (edited)
insmod normal
normal
No matter what I do ...
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unable to boot windows or ubuntu and Maind Partition became unallocated after changing boot partition's file system
boot-repair-4ppa200 [20220324_2347]
============================== Boot Info Summary ===============================
=> Grub2 (v2.00) is installed in ...
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How to fix `Error: unknown filesystem Entering rescue mode... grub rescue` on ubuntu 21.10
I was working with my PC that it hanged and I pressed the Shut Down button until PC turned off. After that when I wanted to turn on the computer I got this error:
error: unkown filesystem Entering ...
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Why GRUB menu does not show?
So, I've installed UBUNTU 20.04 recently, and there is no way to show the GRUB menu... I've tried reinstalling ubuntu, I've tried Boot-Repair tool on live ubuntu, I've changed all the settings in BIOS,...
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How do you permanently fix grub rescue: unkown filesystem
I have a dual-boot of Ubuntu and Windows 10(dev/sda1)
And it shows me this:
grub rescue: Unknown Filesystem
grub rescue>
And this is what I have to type to fix it:
grub rescue> set boot=(hd0,...
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Ubuntu 18 - Stuck at grub rescue
Stuck at rescue mode
grub rescue> set
cmdpath=(hd0)
prefix=(hd0,...
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"boot device not found" after manually changing grub.cfg for dual boot
I tried to dualboot window with Ubuntu for that i edited the Grub.cfg file just i added
This the code I wrote there in Grub cfg file
After that, i restarted my laptop and getting this kind of error as:...
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Grub refuses to work
My laptop has Windows and Ubuntu on it. I reinstalled Ubuntu and then my grub stopped working. Firstly I was in grub-rescue console and loaded my ubuntu with "set root, set prefix, insmod normal, ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 Broken Boot - Grub 2 Changes Made to Access Bios Infinite Boot no Display (Bricked)
So I recently bought a friends old custom PC so I could upgrade it. I switched to Ubuntu 21.10 from Windows 10. It worked well for a few weeks and I was learning about Linux having a good time. ...
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Clean install of Ubuntu from ISO doesnt run due to grub error 'grub_file_filters' not found
Trying to install latest version of Ubuntu from ISO into bare metal machine.
machine is completely empty, one NTFS formatted HDD and one USB stick with Ubuntu ISO connected.
getting:
error: symbol '...
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Accidentally I broken my system. Kernel Panic! VFS unable to mount root fs
I'm on Ubuntu Impish Indri 21.10. after Upgrade Ubuntu Hirsuite Hippo 21.04 to Impish Indri 21.10, i get Kernel Panic when i boot the Ubuntu after i accidentally force do-release-upgrade
I tried to ...
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grub rescue: “error: disk 'hd0' not found.”
The PC with Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS turn into grub rescue.
error: disk 'hd0' not found.
grub rescue> ls
grub rescue>
Like that, when I type ls, only a new line character outputted.
Any solutions?
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how i fix cryptodisk not found in grub
please guys help me in this problem!
i install ubuntu on full encryption system.
and the i remove the passphrase of the harddrive.
i ise that command:
cryptsetup luksRemoveKey /dev/sda2
but when i ...
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Grub Rescue / attempt to read or write outside of disk hd0
I am trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 (latest LTS version) on an old computer (Toshiba satellite). I am in the middle of rebooting process and I have the 'attempt to read or write outside of disk hd0'. ...