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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Can't boot after update to 16.04 - BusyBox shell appears
I have a dual boot Win7Pro/Ubuntu on an HP Probook 6550b.
Everything worked fine until I did an upgrade to 16.04.
When trying to boot in Ubuntu I get this message :
BusyBox v1.21.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.21.0-...
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Ubuntu 16.04 can't find RAID
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04, and it drops me into BusyBox with the following error:
Gave up waiting on root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check ...
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Ubuntu wont boot and shows busybox console
I use windows 10 and ubuntu 14.04.4 in dual boot.Recently whenever I try booting into ubuntu,it shows me this,
ata1.00 SRST failed (errno-16)
ata1.00 SRST failed (errno-16)
ata1.00 SRST ...
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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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how to debug Ubuntu start-up with BusyBox
Instead of the usual start-up I'm seeing a screen with GNU GRUB version 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 and the following options:
Ubuntu,
Advanced options for Ubuntu,
Memory test (memtest86+),
Memory test (...
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Error while trying to run Ubuntu installed on a pen-drive
I installed Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS on my pen-drive (32 GB USB 3.0), using this installation procedure. When I try to boot from that pen-drive, the selection screen appears. I select the normal Ubuntu ...
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I/O error, dev sda - booting into busybox
I'm having some trouble booting my computer this morning, just wondering if anyone might be able to help.
Screen-shot of what I'm getting:
I just installed a few days ago after having problems ...
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Ubuntu16.04 boots into initramfs
Ubuntu doesn't boot up and it goes into initramfs. I am writing from a live CD trial session. what should I do?
I understand that the boot flow is broken and that when the files from root are going ...
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ubuntu-standard package gone - how do I reinstall it in a clean way
This is pretty stupid and I wish I could go back in time...
I installed cryptsetup and also ticked the boxes for mandos-client and busybox (I know now - I should'nt) and find myself with ubuntu-...
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Ubuntu will not boot into busybox for remote LUKS decryption using dropbear
I want to unlock an encrypted LVM at startup on a headless Ubuntu 16.04 server. This is a fairly fresh install. The only installs I have done are mate-desktop, xrdp, dropbear, and busybox. My client ...
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Ubuntu fails to boot after update
A couple of months ago I've built a computer for my grandfather and (as he requested) installed Ubuntu as his OS. This worked fine until a few days ago. He called me and said his computer isn't ...
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Bad Superblock screwed 16.04 install
A few days ago, with the release of 16.04 LTS, I opted to upgrade. I ran the install tool on the desktop, and I thought it would be a simple process to upgrade from 14.04.
There were a few hiccups ...
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After entering BusyBox during Ubuntu Server 14.04 install process, how can I leave it?
I entered the BusyBox console from the 'Select Language' screen using using Alt + F2 and now I want to return to the install process. If I type 'exit' I can get back to 'Please press Enter to ...
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How to replace GNU core utilities with Busybox
I was wondering: is it possible to replace the GNU coreutils with Busybox in Ubuntu? Is that safe? Could I replace something else (like binutils and bash) with Busybox? How much free disk space would ...
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Ubuntu 15.10 - "BusyBox built-in shell (initramfs)" on every boot
Every time we reboot the Ubuntu PC, it's showing this screen, and not going anywhere, even when we typed exit.
How to get rid of this nightmare permanently, so that it never ever happens?
BusyBox ...
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ACPI PCC probe failed / Busybox
Until a few days ago I used the Elementary OS perfectly. But then began to show an error message when the system starts:
ACPI PCC probe failed
This did not affect anything. Only appeared at the ...
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Error with update-initramfs
I am having trouble when running update-initramfs in an Ubuntu 14.04 server.
It all started trying to recover a non booting system.
From a chroot console (from an Ubuntu 14.04.3 desktop CD), when I ...
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Stuck at BusyBox error after trying to fix other errors
I get stuck at the busybox menu after a while and I don't know what to do.
I installed Ubuntu on my laptop, and after I put it to sleep I came to it the next day and it was on a black screen.
After ...
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Cannot boot: BusyBox (initramfs)
My ubuntu 14.04 lts 64bit not booting up, it shows :
BusyBox v1.21.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash)
enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs)
How to solve this ...
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BusyBox v1.21.1 error
As I am new to the forum, I don't know where to ask this question, or even if there is a particular place to ask the question. Anyway, I have recently burned ubuntu 14.04.2 to a DVD and rebooted my ...
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Unable to boot Live CD with hard drive attached
I am attempting to fix an OS drive that had some problems after installing updates. The hard drive is currently not bootable. My main goal right now is just to get some data off this drive.
I have a ...
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Using busybox's find to delete recursively some files
How can I find and delete all .jpg? -delete doesn't seem to work...
[/share/Multimedia/Music] # find . -name '*.jpg' -delete
BusyBox v1.01 (2015.01.25-18:47+0000) multi-call binary
Usage: find [...
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/dev/disk/by-uuid/XXXXX does not exist dropping to a shell [duplicate]
I have just installed ubuntu 14.04 and when I reboot and remove the media I get the
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-check rootdelay= (did the ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on packard bell imedia S2185 with win 8 previously instlled [duplicate]
I was following the guide at:
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html
I changed the BIOS to show the boot menu and selected the 14.04 installation USB ...
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How to report a bug to the installer?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu server on an old Mac workstation with EFI firmware, and I'm trying to use software raid for the root partition. The installation aborts during package installation(maybe ...
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Unable to boot Windows without flash drive in computer
I recently attempted to install ubuntu 14.04 on a usb flash drive so I can use it on the go. I burned the iso to a cd and booted it by doing try ubuntu without installing and then I clicked install ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 lts 64bit boot problem
Hello Ladies and Gentleman,
I'm new to Linux/Ubuntu 14.04 lts, i installed it 3 months ago and it was working fine until yesterday, i was dealing with Windows 8 in virtualbox. After that i log out ...
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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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Why am I stuck on the rescue shell?
I have an older desktop computer that I hadn't used in a few years because I hadn't had a land line. Last night a booted it up and connected it to my land line and it worked great.
Before I went to ...
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BusyBox: dropping to build-in shell: initramfs problem with encrypted hard drive
I tried to do an upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04 on my laptop. When I came back a bit later, the machine had crashed. I restarted it and it had got in a pickle halfway through the upgrade process. I did ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 showing BUSYBOX?
can any one plzzz tell me how to get rid of this BUSYBOX in Ubuntu 13.10 ?? :/
linux was working fine, but 2 days ago my laptop was out of battery and it shutdown. When I restart it, Ubuntu was ...
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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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Full System encryption with LUKS on headless server - unlock with dropbear and busybox. How?
I encrypted a headless server with cryptsetup/LUKS.
2 HDDs with 512 MB /boot on /dev/md0 and 1,61 TB LUKS encrypted /dev/md1 with LVM containing /, swap, and others.
I installed dropbear (and busybox ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 booting into busybox after update
Every time the system updates the kernel from 3.5.0-24 to 3.5.0-34 I get dropped into a busybox prompt at boot, but I can boot just fine using the previous kernel. I've tried all I know. I did a fsck....
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Ubuntu 13.04 boots to busybox exit doesn't work
I turned on my computer and I was sent to the busybox. I have not done anything to my computer and it worked fine last night. I tried typing exit and then pressing enter and it gives me an alert that ...
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"Unable to find a medium containing a live file system" [duplicate]
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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"BusyBox initramfs" prompt while attempting to install from live CD on 2nd HDD [closed]
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 avail....
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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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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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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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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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