Questions tagged [busybox]
BusyBox provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable. It runs in a variety of POSIX environments such as Linux, Android, FreeBSD and others, such as proprietary kernels, although many of the tools it provides are designed to work with interfaces provided by the Linux kernel.
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How do i get busybox to start the system with specified device instead of the default vgubuntu-root?
My system drops me into busybox/initramfs terminal and tells me /dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root doesn't exist. But what does exist in /dev/mapper is nvme0n1p3_crypt so i probably need to use that instead of ...
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Ubuntu BusyBox initramfs Error 14.04
Suddenly after shutting down Ubuntu and when reopenning, I get prompted to one shell of BusyBox. I only had a set of options in help there.
I tried to follow this solution: Boot drops to a (initramfs)...
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Memory Read into PCIe non-transparent switch device
I am not sure this is the right place for my question.
busybox devmem ADDRESS 32
into a PCIe device memory (PCIe device is an EndPoint of non-transparent PCIe switch).
From the PCI TLP transactions, ...
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Ubuntu install saying not enough disk space
I have a Dell XPS which had Ubuntu on it but it started playing up so booted from USB in the hope to install a fresh version but I now get the message saying
You need at least 8.6 GB disk space to ...
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BusyBox error please help me [duplicate]
This error is showing in my PC. There is BusyBox error:
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cleaning up and repairing server after multiple hard shutdowns
I've been having some issues lately with my ubuntu server. First it started having issues port forwarding my jupyter notebook server. Then I was having issues ssh in to the server. When I connected ...
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Can’t boot into Ubuntu Studio 22.04 from USB drive
My laptop is an HP, model: 15-G067CL. When I boot from my USB drive and select Try or Install Ubuntu Studio, it shows a screen with an HP logo in the middle and an Ubuntu logo below that. It appears ...
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(Ubuntu 20.04) Unable to start GUI after reboot, ACPI errors
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 (host OS, not a VM) and spontaneously started getting errors while using Obsidian, which I closed but failed to reopen. Then, I rebooted my computer, but now the GUI doesn't ...
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Ubuntu Server Randomly Dropping to BusyBox on Boot
It seems everytime I attempt to update/upgrade packages, the next boot drops to BusyBox. Sometimes it just randomly drops to BusyBox on restart. I can easily get out of BusyBox by running fsck and ...
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After Nvidia driver update the kernal starts in Busybox
I recently switched to Ubuntu 23.04 from 22.04.3LTS. It was working really fine so I upgrade the NVIDIA drivers from the additional driver tab to the latest one and during the installation my laptop ...
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Kernel panic while booting Ubuntu 23.04
When I try to boot into Ubuntu 23.04 it gets me into an initramfs shell as shown in the below picture.
Running btrfs check gives no error for that partition.
When I exit this shell I see the real ...
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BusyBox (initramfs) after forced shutdown
I have found a lot of questions with problems similar to mine but none of the solutions have worked for me so far. I'll try to describe everything I've tried so this might be long.
Today I was working ...
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How to fix BusyBox Initramfs Error on Ubuntu 22.04 , showing many types of error
I am getting boot failure with this message on ubuntu 22.04:
[ 0.131760] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS. [ 1.974254] nvme nvmeo: failed to set APST feature (2)
Gave up waiting for suspend/resume
Gave ...
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"more" command doesn't work as expected in initramfs
I'm trying to watch dmesg output in (initramfs) but command output has more lines than a screen. So I see only the end of dmesg output.
Busybox v1.21.1 has more command, but dmesg | more somehow doesn'...
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Root file system requires manual fsck [duplicate]
Whenever I switch on Ubuntu I always see the following message.
(Initramfs): /dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
Inodes that were a part of a corrupted orphan linked lost ...
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How to switch to English in BusyBox?
my computer goes to busybox and (apparently) the keyboard is stuck on hebrew, therefore, i can not enter lowercase english letters and hebrew coms out as squares, how can I switch to English?
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Squares instead of letters at BusyBox
Instead of booting, the computer hoes to BusyBox, I can only type capital letters in BusyBox. Small letters come out as squares. I cannot send any commands.
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What does this BusyBox initramfs error message mean?
I re-installed Ubuntu, but after a couple of days I got the BusyBox error again.
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Boot error due to missing files and interface not showing well on "try ubuntu"
How do I solve this error when trying to turn on Ubuntu 22.04?
Gave up waiting for root file system device.Common problems:
-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-check rootdelay= (did the system wait long ...
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Issues with startup [duplicate]
my computer won't start up. It gets stuck part way and gives this message in terminal:
[ 0.197384] x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
BusyBox v1.30.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3) built-in ...
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mdadm: error opening /dev/md?*:
I have a Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system with RAID0 and LVM on 2x 2TB hard.
After rebooting, the server ended up in initramfs:
mdadm: No devices listed in conf file were found.
mdadm: error ...
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Ubuntu unable to load in Dual Boot after Windows update
Using Dual Boot with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 here.
After a Windows update yesterday the Grub dual boot screen disappeared, which I could fix. Then I got stuck at this screen with this next issue, ...
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What exactly is Busybox / Ash?
What are BusyBox and ash?
I have never seen a good explanation to what they are.
I've used ash and I know it's a Linux shell, but I would like to get a real understanding of it.
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initramfs error when trying to reboot to newly installed Ubuntu 22.04
I got an initramfs error when trying to reboot to newly installed Ubuntu 22.04.
ACPI BIOS error
ALERT! /dev/sda2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
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Ubuntu gets corrupted after installing it in Desktop
I have been using ubuntu desktop version for more than six years now. However, recently (for about nine months) I’m facing an issue. The explanation of the issue is below,
Nine months ago, ubuntu os ...
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initramfs shell after upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 - raid
I upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04 and after reboot I get the following screen / errors (see screenshot) and it goes to the initramfs shell. It's a RAID system. It might be that boot partition was too ...
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Dropping to Busybox initramfs shell on boot --- volume group not found
since i am fighting for 3 days already to solve this issue that keeps us from working normally, i surrendered and try to get help here.
I have Ubuntu Studio installed for some months and it is setup ...
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old windows server wont boot new ubuntu installation: Gave up waiting for root file system device
I got an old server running windows server 2003 with three 1tb disk drives. The drives have been replaced and the server was used until 2018. After receiving it I wanted to wipe it so I tried to put ...
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-/bin/sh: .memtester: not found
I want to use memtester(4.5.1) to test my system, which is runned on qemu-system-aarch64.Then I package the builded memtester dir to rootfs.cpio.gz. When I cd memtster-4.5.1 dir in my system, input '''...
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Infinite scrolling random numbers on screen after running fsck manually
Yesterday I had a lot of Java applications open that were eating into my RAM. I'm a Java developer so what I usually do in such situations is just reboot. I closed all the apps and did a shutdown. On ...
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Why does my boot keep failing after an initial successful install?
My machine is an old HP G60. I don't know all the specs but it's powerful enough to run Ubuntu ~19. But the distro doesn't seem to be the issue here.
I've done puppy linux, mint, and now ubuntu. I ...
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I can't get Ubuntu Studio 22.04 to open from a live USB pen drive
I have made two live USB pen drives. Using two different computers, both running Ubuntu FF. I downloaded the iso from a torrent. I check summed the file. I formatted the USB key to FAT 32, created the ...
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Tried Dual Booting, now neither OS is booting up
I tried installing Ubuntu for the first time and I think I messed up the installation.
Now, Windows 7 is neither booting up nor it showing up as a boot option. Ubuntu is showing some CLI with busybox ...
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How do I do a manual fsck?
My pc doesn't want to start saying:
/dev/mmcblk0p2p cointais a file system with errors, check forced.
Inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found.
/dev/mmcblk0p2: UNEXPECTED ...
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Failed to claim resource error
I booted up my Linux Ubuntu. It popped first two messages, then kubuntu booting screen, then goes back to some "Boxy" program. The error messages above are:
Platform MSFT0101:00 Failed to claim ...
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Unable to boot RISC-V with Qemu on Ubuntu 18.04
I am trying to run RISCV using Qemu on Ubuntu machine 18.04.
For the same I followed below tutorials:
https://risc-v-getting-started-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/linux-qemu.html
https://github.com/...
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BusyBox Ubuntu Issue [closed]
This is quite wierd. So my friend dmed me about his system not booting and showed me that BusyBox shows up instead of Windows 10. Now he wanted to dualboot Windows 10 and Ubuntu so I went to his house ...
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How to use pagination in BusyBox when ‘more’ is dysfunctional?
So I’m dropped in Busybox and need to do some work here (no pools, datasets and encrypted root) but more isn’t working properly.
I need to go through the config files but I have access to a few ...
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Stuck in BusyBox initramfs
Hello today i installed ubuntu and I couldn't connect to the internet nor did I have the wifi option in the settings.
Then I restarted and went to windows and saw that I had as much limber space as I ...
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Busybox v1.27.2 (ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2) built-in shell (ash) enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands
initramfs appears on the screen, my computer is just cli, it does not login.
I have tried some commands, but it does not work.
There is more
/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root fsck.ext4 -a -CO /dev/...
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Busybox: how to quit Busybox and/or shut down computer
I am on a terminal looking ("pre-boot") screen, in a utility/program called Busybox.
By pre-boot, I mean that I am not booted into the GUI of an operating system. My computer loaded this ...
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Ubuntu doesn't load after intalling it alongside Windows 10 on Dell G7 7700
It's been a while, hope y'all are doing great.
So I had a day off from work today and decided to install Ubuntu 20.04 alongside Windows 10 on my Dell G7 7700, and as expected, everything didn't go ...
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How do I get out of initramfs shell and get into gui?
I'm new to Linux, the only os in my machine is Ubuntu 18.04. When I was using it got all laggy and some apps won't respond so I restarted my machine and instead of it booting straight into Ubuntu grub ...
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What sda numbur does my pc have
I have a Lenovo 300e and right now I am in BusyBox, but I don't know what sda number I have, maybe somebody could help me
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My Ubuntu is not starting anymore, end on on BusyBox / initramfs
I'm using Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.4. I was having a conference call on jitsi.org (a great Free software for VOIP) and I wanted to share my screen with my guest. It is at that point that my computer froze,...
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Ubuntu does not work due to Buffer I/0 error
After turning my laptop on, it did not work normally and not show ubuntu loading page instead it showed a prompted line (initramfs) and asked me to insert any command,I tried ls and found it does not ...
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Can i install Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop on epyc 7371?
Can i install Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop on epyc 7371? I tried installing in the usual way but the image from the flash drive loads up to Busybox and initramfs. I also tried installing the Ubuntu hard drive ...
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Stuck in initramfs at boot [duplicate]
Screen text reads:
Error reading block 23108274 (input/output error).
/dev/sda5: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; run fsck MANUALLY
and:
fsck excited with status code 4
done
Failure: file system check of ...
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RESOLVED: How to repair GRUB...after installing GRUB Customizer
Ubuntu 20.04.2
CRASHED. Wasn't doing anything unusual and my computer crashed. I believe it was caused by the 2TB WD hard drive as it's refurbished (but also a Heavy Duty model). Happens once every 5-...
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Busybox initramfs again and again
I have ubuntu 16.04 installed.. whenever I boot the system and try to run ubuntu, busy box pops up. I do a manual check ---fsck -yf /dev/sda12--- and then reboot.. now the ubuntu boots properly but ...