Questions tagged [recovery-mode]
Questions about using and getting tasks done with the command line recovery mode.
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (dual booted with Windows 10) is stuck at "Started Hold until boot process finishes up"
I think this issue might be because my root is almost completely full. The last time I successfully booted it up, I wasn't able to run certain applications (such as Google Chrome) and I'm guessing it ...
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Error while trying to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04
This is what I see after the installation process while trying to restart.
If I restart manually, I can't access Ubuntu normally. I can only access it from recovery. Normal way gets stuck between ...
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Ubuntu can't boot After updating BIOS! , But in recovery mode works , how can I fix this?
My Ubuntu can't log in after I updated my BIOS, It only boots into Ubuntu Recovery mode? Ubuntu forums say, Check your Additional driver's tab on Software & updates section, I check that, But it ...
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60-latin.conf not a directory error in Ubuntu 16.04
I'm not able to login to system. When I tried to reinstall Ubuntu-desktop I'm getting error like
Cp: cannot stat: /etc/fonts/conf.d/60-latin.conf not a directory and Plymouth failed with return 1
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Ubuntu recovery mode. How to get backup of my home and download directories
I am having a disaster. My Ubuntu can not boot. The problem is summarised here
I read about Ubunut recovery mode. I followed these instructions. I selected Drop to root shell promot. I got a shell in ...
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ubuntu does not boot after installing anaconda and pyinstaller
What happened. After restarting, the system does not boot. It freezes at the Ubuntu logo and the dots.
What I did just before that. I installed anaconda and then I installed Pyinstaller. When running ...
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Can I login to any Ubuntu OS as root user with no password? [duplicate]
I mean can I login using Advanced options -> Recovery Menu as root user without any restriction (except for a Full Disk Encrypted system)? Can someone explain how to fix this security hole?
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Recovery menu missing in 18.04LTS
I'm trying to drop a root shell for recovery, but after the reboot, I cannot see the recovery menu where I should select the "Drop root shell" option.
After the secure-boot selection I just prompted ...
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fsck e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting [duplicate]
When I tried to run fsck on Ubuntu 18.04 recovery-mode I got the following message. Can anyone tell me why?
/lib/recocery-mode/recovery-menu: line 80: /etc/default/rcS: No such file or directory
fsck ...
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How to solve blank screen issue on ubuntu 16.04 start up? [duplicate]
I have a blank screen problem on ubuntu 16.04 start up screen. Initially I was repairing my hard disk with fsck /dev/sda1 from this post.
In trying solve the black/blank screen problem on startup, I ...
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Only able to boot via recovery mode
I'm using the newest 18.10 and only able to boot by going to recovery mode and by resuming to boot from there.
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Can't understand if sudo is working or not
I don't know what's wrong in my pc. It runs on Ubuntu 16.04.
When I give sudo command, it asks for password. When I give password, it does not accept.
sudo -i
[sudo] password for alpha:
Sorry, try ...
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HP Laptop will not boot after shutdown
I have installed ubuntu (MATE, minimal installation) on my laptop (SSD, HP brand), and it is a single boot system (no Windows).
Everything was OK for a few days, and I shut down and restarted ...
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Why is my pc booting in recovery mode?
My computer currently will only boot into recovery mode while it was fine the last time I used it. I ran journalctl -xb and in red it says
Failed to mount /media/cdrom/auto. (It says this twice)
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Cannot boot my Ubuntu after Upgrading it
So I did:
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then I went to do some cleaning... So the system lock.
Then I tried to log back in. It wouldn't let me.
Then I forced Ubuntu to go into the terminal.
Then I tried ...
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Enable wifi in ubuntu recovery mode
I have a ubuntu 16.04 laptop with grub 2.02 that I can only boot in the recovery mode, but cant use wifi to fix it. The situation is thie folowing:
ifconfig -a shows me only loopback and ethernet ...
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Why can I only boot into Ubuntu 18.04 via recovery mode?
I dual boot with Win 10 & Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. However can only boot into Ubuntu via recovery mode. Where did I go wrong?
Thanks too all for their assistance so far :)
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Folder recovery with rm command
I deleted /bin folder from computer in Ubuntu with rm command.
How can recover it ?
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Restore Ubuntu from recovery mode
I wanted to change the graphics driver from "nouveau" to "nvidia". I restarted my computer but as soon as I log in, the graphics engine does not launch and I get the login screen again. I do not have ...
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Cannot login after adding user to group
I was trying to install amdpro divers, so followed the instructions and after installing the driver run this command:
sudo usermod -a -G video $LOGNAME
After that, I'm locked out of the PC.
To ...
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Ubuntu 1.14 recovery mode ((Drm_kms_helper:panic occurred,switching back to text console
I updated the operating system ubuntu. 14 (version 2.02~beta2-9))
When I restart my laptob I have this error.👇
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Drm_kms_helper:panic occurred,switching back to text console
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Can not see newly moved files on USB
I am using the newest LTS ubuntu and encountered some driver problems. Neverthless, the previous problems, new arise as folllwing:I entered an USB with 14GB of free space and from system recovery I ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu/Windows emergency mode
Almost every time I try to boot Ubuntu I get emergency mode screen as seen here:
I tried all options listed and nothing helps.
After randomly many reboot and/or force shutdown I manage to boot Ubuntu....
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Looping between /dev/sda1: recovering journal and login screen
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and I'm stuck between the login screen and a /dev/sda1: recovering journal screen. After it goes away I'm back at the login screen.
Login wont work as a guest user either.
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Impossible to login through ssh (keeps waiting after password), workaround?
I recently installed an Ubuntu 17.10 Server, with not too much fancy software or customizations.
When I ssh to my machine, it asks for my password. The password prompt has my correct username. When I ...
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Copy files from recovery-mode via root terminal [duplicate]
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS was damaged during an upgrade and it can't be fixed. I need to save all my files in the disk in another disk.
When I log in as root during recovery mode, I see all my files there and ...
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remounting in recovery does not work
I am trying to enter into recovery mode with read and write permissions.
All the info I can find on doing this, says to run the following command
mount -o remount,rw /
But when I run that, I get ...
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Cannot boot into recovery mode on Macbook Air with encrypted disk after upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10
I have a Macbook Air (2012 edition, I think) that I installed Ubuntu 16.04 on, successfully. I also have enabled encrypted LVM so that every time it boots, it asks for a password to decrypt the ...
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Reset root password for Ubuntu 16.04 - recovery mode asks for root password [duplicate]
We've lost the root password from our file server from supermicro server.
I tried to follow the common instructions to reboot with left shift and drop to root shell as it is described in this answer.
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Ubuntu 16.04.3 Kernel panic during boot (after trying to auto decrypt disk on startup)
Followup to an earlier question on having my encrypted disk auto-decrypt on startup. It seems I completely shut myself out of my system, I'm getting a kernel panic on startup.
Here's what I did:
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Recovery mode for 16.04 - is it with timeout?
I need to fix a black screen problem (after the nvidia driver update), so I tried to enter recovery mode (many times). The system gives me only about one minute to work in recovery mode, then it ...
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Lubuntu 17.10 won't properly boot except through recovery mode
I decided to install Ubuntu 17.10. The installation was all fine and dandy as well, until I woke up to see Ubuntu stuck on
/dev/sdb clean [...]
I could tell it was frozen on the boot since my mouse ...
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Cannot login after modifying /etc/environment
By mistake I added a line ="" in /etc/environment and now I cannot login in ubuntu anymore. Symptoms:
ctrl+alt+f1~f3 to tty: stuck in a login loop.
Recovery mode: cannot use sudo, and hence cannot ...
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dpkg stuck in viscious cycle in recovery mode
I am trying to install Ubuntu 16.04.3 on an Alienware laptop. In order to get the install media to boot I had to use nouveau.modeset=0. Also the installer would hang unless I unchecked the two boxes ...
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How to Overcome a Failing Recovery Mode
I use Dell XPS with Ubuntu 16.04. I have sent my computer to their so called premium service in order to fix a hardware problem. Once I receive it back, it does not start the OS. Instead, it shows GNU ...
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Recovering system after deleting old files in /boot [closed]
Some days ago I ruined my Ubuntu server (Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 LTS) when deleting some files in my boot-directory.
It seemed that system-updates had completed to version 4.4.0-93 so I removed all ...
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Error: invalid video mode specification 'text' Booting in blind mode --after invidia installation and update through apt-get update
I need some help. After i install nvidia driver for my graphics Card Inno3D GF-GT630 then update through sudo apt-get update and reboot. then this is now the display of my screen..
error: invalid ...
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One key recovery equivalent for Ubuntu
I have used One Key recovery tool to create a backup partition in Windows. It resets Windows just like a factory recovery does in an Android phone. We can even select a state of OS at a particular ...
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Dell Recovery Ubuntu
My laptop was out of battery when it was sleep. And when i turn my laptop on again, my laptop was showing grub. Well, I just exit it and then show this IMAGE. I just choose the second option (When it ...
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systemd-networkd - No networking in recovery mode
Running UbuntuGnome 17.04 I am not enable to start networking in recovery mode, because there is an unknown group "power" in message bus configuration file error when NetworkManager is trying to ...
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Connect to internet in recovery mode?
I had a few problems with my Ubuntu and in order to fix them, I needed to boot into recovery mode and update everything, well I am in recovery mode but how do I connect to the internet? (I am wanting ...
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The system is running in low-graphics mode ubuntu 14.04 after samba
recently I tried to install samba in my ubuntu 14.04 after installation pc asked me to restart.
after Restarting I'm getting an error "The system is running in low graphics mode" I tried all the ...
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Recovery mode, can't repair packages
I just used apt-get dist upgrade && reboot and when it restarted the kubuntu logo flashed a few times and then my screen turned black. So I restarted with the spash disabled, and found that it ...
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How do I save a list of packages which are installed from `initramfs`?
Currently working on getting full shell access, but I messed up root permissions recovering from a rootkit and instead am just migrating home and configs to a fresh install. I have full file system ...
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Occasionally I lose write access to the OS partition and need to fsck it in recovery mode. Why is this happening?
Ubuntu 17.04, fully encypted hdd, home and swap (partition).
The first time this happened was after cold reset. And happens occasionally ever since. Once every several days or so.
I'm working as ...
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Unable to log in after changing permission of /usr/bin
I ignorantly changed the permission of /usr/bin to chmod 744 by using sudo chmod 744 /usr/bin while following a guide for something that I was working on. After I did that, I was unable to open the ...
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How to start a fail-safe graphics session? (with mouse & web browser)
How do I boot into a "Recovery mode" "fail-safeX" graphical session to troubleshoot graphics drivers with a desktop & mouse?
That way I can use a web browser & nice GUI ...
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Unable to get into ubuntu-recovery mode
I am working on a 7 year old laptop with Ubuntu 10.10, i.e Maverick. It's 32-bit. While the ubuntu boots up with some issues, particularly with the error of the BIOS clock, whose battery has died some ...
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Recovery mode shell prompt with read-only file system? [duplicate]
I'm trying to install a video driver on my Ubuntu 16.04 system, and the instructions caution me to set runlevel to prevent the X server from starting. Using what was posted in my other question I've ...
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grep /etc/resolv.conf no such file or directory
My system is broken, and I'm trying to reinstall the kernel packages in recovery mode with apt in a root shell.
I'm going to need network access. But it seems, my resolv.conf is gone
grep /etc/...
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