Questions tagged [grubrescue]

Questions about using the grub rescue prompt or how to get rid of it.

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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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Grub rescue prompt, repair grub

I recently repartitioned my HDD and I have damaged GRUB on my system. On boot I get the GRUB rescue prompt and I have to go through the following steps in order to boot normally: set root=(hd0,msdos6)...
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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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grub rescue -> no such partition [duplicate]

I have a big problem with my computer... I have reduced the windows partition and when I reboot then I have the grub rescue with the error message: "no such partition". Moreover, I don't have access ...
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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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Transaction for graphical.target/start is destructive

After I forcefully turned System off, and then Turned on tomorrow morning, I got :- Failed to start default target: Transaction for graphical.target/start is destructive (emergency.target has 'start' ...
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Deleted Ubuntu partition Windows 10

I was running out of space for Windows 10, so I deleted my Ubuntu partition and then combined the free space and added it to the Windows 10 partition into a single partition (the boot partition was ...
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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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Why am I landing in the Grub Rescue menu after Ubuntu Install? (no-dual boot!)

Background: My fiancé is building a new computer. I got the old bones of their computer (motherboard, RAM, processor), a new graphics card, and a new hard drive. My fiancé took their old hard drive (...
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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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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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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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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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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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grub rescue, can't boot from usb

I have ubuntu and windows 8.1 dual boot. Suddenly I got the grub rescue screen. I tried grub rescue > ls command and it lists down (hd0) (hd0,msdos1) (hd0,msdos2) (hd1,msdos1) (hd1) when I ...
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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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Recovering Journal - Can't start my Ubuntu

So I know there's a lot of threads on recovering journal errors and I've tried the solutions but nothing works. Here's my problem: My laptop suddenly shut down and when I started it, it gave me a ...
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After upgrading Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10, I get a black screen with "grub rescue >"

I upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.04 to 12.10 then I restarted my computer as asked. Now all I can see is grub rescue > on a black background. What do I need to do?
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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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Stuck in GRUB Rescue Mode [duplicate]

I messed up my new laptop while trying to set up a dual-boot with Ubuntu and Windows 8.I did a whole bunch of stuff trying to get it to work and now when I try to boot I get stuck in GRUB's recovery ...
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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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Erase hard drive before re-installing Ubuntu 12.04

I had a desktop with Ubuntu 12.04 as the sole operating system -- no dual boot at all. I want to re-install Ubuntu because of some complications. I know there are many methods out there, but none ...
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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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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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Stuck at grub rescue after installing Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 8

I tried installing Ubuntu 13.10 next to Windows 8 on my laptop, but it was booting straight into Windows 8 all the time. I executed a boot repair from a live USB and since then I'm getting a nice ...
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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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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'. ...
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Dual-boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu on two SSDs with UEFI

I recently built a new system with (Asus)UEFI and two SSDs for boot drives, and an HDD for storage. I installed Windows on the first SSD through the UEFI, and it works fine, I've been using it for a ...
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grub rescue> ls (hd0,msdos7) error: unknown filesystem

Recently I was trying to remove dual boot from my PC, I was using Linux as well as windows but later I wanted to use it as standalone Windows PC. So I deleted the partition were my Linux system is ...
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During routine use system freezes. Upon reboot, "error:no such device; error: unknown device"

Since 2017, I've had my laptop setup to dual boot windows 7 (from the internal drive) and Ubuntu (the default; from an external drive), in those 4 years it's been fine and there's been no change to ...
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Grub rescue for dual boot linux os

Two days ago I tried to install debian linux alongside ubuntu just because of some recommendations, but yesterday I deleted the whole debian os and it seems that ubuntu's boot loader wont work and I'm ...
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Error message after installing ubuntu 20.04 atempt to read or write outside of disk hd0 while starting the computer

It shows the error attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0' Entering rescue mode Grub rescue>
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Access grub menu on Ubuntu Core 18.04 (Raspberry Pi 4)

I have installed Ubuntu Core 18.04 on raspberry pi a few months ago with NextCloud. I turned it on again yesterday. After a few minutes on, it restarted. I guess it did automatic updates (which is ...
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How to restore grub after deleting it from Windows 8 disk manager?

I deleted 2 partitions from Windows 8 disk manager. It turned out one of them is the grub partition. Now the laptop directly goes to grub rescue mode. I used F12 to select the system I want to boot ...
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Grub Rescue Error. I can boot but need to enter commands again and again [duplicate]

When I installed Ubuntu I had only windows. So I had the GRUB MENU showing all the options. Now recently I thought of downloading POP_OS! but after downloading I found that I cannot get the Grub Menu. ...
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How to solve "Started user manager for UID 120" in Ubuntu 18.04

I have installed Ubuntu18.04 on Intel NUC. It has been running fine for years. Few days back, I installed wine to run some exe in ubuntu. After that, when I rebooted my system, it got stuck at boot up ...
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What is the reason for '' error file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found'' in ubuntu?

This is the third time when I have to reinstall ubuntu because of this problem. Please tell me what am I doing wrong?
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error: symbol 'grub_file_filters' not found [upgrade Ubuntu18.04 to 20.04]

I updated the system from 18.04 to 20.04 via the terminal. When the computer restarts, the black screen appears with the above written mention. What should I do to fix the problem (without obviously ...
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no such partition, grub rescue

I am currently dual booting Win7 and Ubuntu. I created a new partition, on my c drive, to install windows 8 on (i did not want to do the upgrade). I inserted the windows 8 cd and restarted my ...
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Laptop boots to grub command line after installing to external hard drive

I recently installed ubuntu to a 1TB external hard drive. I made sure to partition correctly and I chose the correct grub location, but it still somehow installed grub onto the base hard drive. There ...
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Grub file filters not found after upgraded to latest ubuntu version

Grub file filters not found even after tried using insmod normal. Please tell me an solution to fix this without any hardware support
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Error: No Such Partition, Grub Rescue

I am a newbie to Ubuntu, on the top of that I am facing the following issue: I recently deleted a 3GB partition on my Windows (which was empty), after which when I rebooted, I could not get to grub, ...
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Grub Rescue Problem (Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS & No Windows)

I first created a bootable USB stick on Windows as explained on https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview. I then installed Ubuntu on my PC following the instructions ...

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