I now see this when i boot up. I just restarted my pc and now i get this.
Pretty unhelpful responses so far. Enter
exitto exit the current screen and return to a selection of installed OS/Kernels. You should be able to boot normally from there on. Once logged in, try
update-grubwhich should repair your bootloader config.
Note: If
update-grubisn’t present, it’s fine as it’s basically just a short script forgrub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
You broke grub
Achievement unlocked.
If you can fix it you unlock another one. If you manage to boot the system without using a rescue USB pen you unlock another one.
Is that the platinum trophy?
Eventually Linus himself will come and personally re-write your cfg file for you
Once level up enough you’ll be writing a GRUB replacement yourself. Now that would be a massive achievement.
Your system is fucked, that’s what happened.
More specifically, it cannot find the config file (/boot/grub/grub.cfg) it uses to load the menu & stuff to boot.
Usually it means one (or more) of:
- the grub.cfg got moved/deleted
- grub directory got moved/deleted
- /boot directory got moved/deleted
- boot partition failed to load
You’ve got some schmutz on your screen.
Those might be tears.
Are you alright joel?
How to i @ someone lmao
@liforra@endlesstalk.org
Thank you :) makes sense
Solar eclipse clearly.
Solar eclipse-caused bit flip.
Related. I actually thought it was a sun related thing, like a solar flare, in the comic. Turns out it was butterflies.
What were you doing before you got this? If the systems intact you can just boot your machine manually with grub commands.
Here’s a guide I found: https://www.unix-ninja.com/p/Manually_booting_the_Linux_kernel_from_GRUB
It isn’t booting a kernel, you’re in the bootloader.
How do i get it to load the kernal
Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
If that doesn’t help boot with a live-cd or rescue, and check that your grub config points to a valid kernel.
Your hdd might be the culprit but it’s very hard to say from that screen. Maybe the one previously that can show your boot command
Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
Witchcraft!! They’re speaking in tongues, get them!!
It depends, is this a new install? Did you just update something?
I raise you “what happened to my bus ?”Dont forget to play around with grub while its like this. Tab completion works great, try ‘(’ the press tab to maybe see your disks as grub sees them. I think help lists commands and most of them are harmless.
Dont forget to play around with grub while its like this. Tab completion works great, try ‘(’ the press tab to maybe see your disks as grub sees them.
Is this a joke like
sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root /to speed up the PC? Because it kinda sounds that way.No. It’s a little shell that you can explore with commands. If needed, you can mount and boot your OS just with commands in the grub shell.
Can you give a little more background info? What distro are you using, are you dual booting, is it a new install, did you make changes to your kernel, your partitions or grub before that?
While it’s clear that grub couldn’t find a kernel to boot, we need these Infos to help you find a solution.
Im using kde I did not even use my pc the last few days I came home it froze and when i rebooted i got this I do NOT have any duel boot
You may want to replace the disk on that computer after you fix your boot. (As people said, with a recovery drive, probably the same one you use to install.)
After your computer is back, get a SMART client (like smartmontools) and check your disk status.
So new hdd time
Probably, yeah. Depends on a few other things (drive age, SMART test results, how risk-averse you are…)
But at least it’s worth thinking about.
Could also be a bad update that broke grub, the smart data will show if your drive is dying
Well - the screen seems to indicate that it might wanna duel you anyway
I think I remember that a non geek friend of mine had good luck with this for fixing their Grub : https://www.supergrubdisk.org
Another option : https://www.system-rescue.org/disk-partitioning/Repairing-a-damaged-Grub/
Type “ls” to see what it could find?
Memdisk proc hd0 hd1 hd1gpt1 hdgpt2 hdgpt3
Seems at least it can see the harddisks. May be look for the boot directory with “ls (hdx, xxx)” and see if anything can be used?
@joel_feila Super Grub2 Disk
https://www.supergrubdisk.org/super-grub2-disk/
Rescatux
https://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/
build a rescue stick
https://pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/deleted by creator
