Questions tagged [grub]
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Grub error: unknown filesystem (my filesystem is fine I think)
I have somehow broken GRUB. Everytime I boot, I get
error: unknown filesystem.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescure> ls
(hd0) (hd0,msdos4) (hd0,msdos3) (hd0,msdos2) (hd0,msdos1)
grub rescure> ls ...
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How to get to recovery mode if grub screen does not appear?
I cannot login my Ubuntu12.04 (which is VM running on OSX using VMWARE FUSION 6) because I have changed permission of /tmp for some purpose before rebooting the machine.
Thus I tried to boot Ubuntu ...
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How to get a copy of libdevmapper 1.02.34 or later?
I am trying to update GRUB 2.06 to 2.12 on an Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS machine, following the instructions in the INSTALL textfile included in the tarball (and at the bottom of the post). Reading through ...
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How can I change the GRUB background theme in Kali Linux?
How can I get back the GRUB boot theme which changed when I upgraded the GNOME desktop environment. I am also getting a Fedora 12 image on rebooting or shutdown
This is the original theme I want back:
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Systemd[1]: Freezing execution kali linux
When launching my pc and choose to start up my kali linux from the grub list It reach to the loading screen when the desktop environment appears it spontaneously freez and after seconds I get this ...
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what are the steps to run Grub Hook Script in Debian 12.5
I have installed Software RAID 1 in Debian 12.5. I want if 1st HDD fails the automatically my system should be able to boot from 2nd HDD and visa versa.
What steps I should take for the same?
My ...
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What is the proper way to boot Debian 12 Install CB from GRUB? Can't detect install Media
I need to set up Debian 12 on a remote system and can only access the install media through GRUB. I can boot the image, but it can't find the install media. My /etc/grub.d/40_custom entry is as ...
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Debian 11, Failed to start GNOME display manager
I have been using my usual Debian 11 installation then I launched a command of systemctl reboot, after reboot I have got a black screen which stayed for around 30 seconds before the grub screen ...
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GRUB command line. Have to boot manually
Somehow my grub got corrupted while updating my Pop!_OS System. I rewrote the partition, grub-install, boot-repair, I tried anything.
Well, I can boot by typing the following lines.
set prefix=(hd1,...
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Dual boot: Linux Boot option disappear
So I installed Pop!_OS while having Windows installed everything was working great.
The way I was choosing between the operating systems was by pressing F12 and that opens a boot menu for my laptop ...
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How do you back up an entire Fedora Linux system at the file level?
Allegedly, it is possible to back up a complete Linux installation simply by copying the root directory's contents to a new partition, thus preserving all packages, system settings, user settings, etc....
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Unable to install Manjaro along with Windows
My PC is in UEFI mode with GPT partitioning. I have created a Manjaro bootable usb drive using Rufus in Windows. When I go to the boot menu and select the usb drive, it gives me the following error:
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I can no longer dual boot
My setup used to be a dual boot system with Pop OS and Windows 10, which are both on separate SSD drives. It worked fine and now I recently just changed from Pop OS to fedora. In the install procedure ...
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Rescue/Emergency mode with Fedora 12 and GNU GRUB 0.97
I have a problem with a VM with fedora 12. When I try to start up the VM, it gets blocked with this message.
Looking in differents forums, they mention to get in rescue/emergency mode where I can use ...
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Black screen while installing Debian 8.8
I wanted to install Debian 8.8 on my laptop which was using ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I downloaded the netinst and used rufus to burn it on a USB. I booted on the USB and I got the menu screen, but when I ...
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