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Linux password reset through Grub menu doesn't work
Although you're specifying rw init=/bin/bash as boot parameters, the initramfs file may still mount it read-only, depending on the exact scripts within it. The prompt root@(none):/# indicates you are ...
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boot always shows error: "unknown filesystem. grub rescue>"
The problem is almost certainly due to the tiny (100MB) EFI partition. When Windows updated (if that was the cause), it may have perturbed the install to make room. I should say that I cannot explain ...
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Ubuntu upgraded to 24.04 from 22.10, now getting grub message "Symbol ‘grub disk native sectors’ not found"
I encountered this problem after a release upgrade from 22.04 LTS (Jammy) to 24.04 LTS (Noble).
Problem
Booting causes the machine to hang in grub showing
error: symbol 'grub_disk_native_sectors' not ...
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Mirroring EFI System Partition (ESP) on Ubuntu
One can install a grub hook to copy the EFI partition whenever it changes. This is the method recommended by the Debian Wiki:
Create an fstab entry for the backup partition. It can mount anywhere, ...
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Is it possible to chainload a disk-image file from Grub with the chainloader entry?
Chainloader can't do:
Can't load the kernel directly
Can't analyze partition tables or mount filesystems
https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/html_node/Chain_002dloading.html
Chainload ...
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Kali Linux is Installed but not showing in boot manager
The correct bcdedit command is this:
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\kali\grubx64.efi
with backslashes rather than forward slashes.
Paste this in a cmd window opened as an administrator.
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How to open an USB's encrypted /boot automatically
Note: This answer focuses on making GRUB use a password or keyfile to decrypt /boot automatically. It does not cover anything else, like USB sticks, two-factor security, or whatever. You'll have to ...
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Windows7 partition not added by grub
Systems since 2012 are UEFI with gpt partitioning. Microsoft required vendors to install in UEFI boot mode with gpt partitioning with release of Windows 8. User could install in old BIOS mode but had ...
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Windows 11 disappeared from BIOS after installing Arch with GRUB
Your sdb disk doesn't look like it has any EFI System Partition of its own; just the C: partition and the 16 MB placeholder. So it's possible that when you removed NixOS' bootloader from the nvme0n1p1 ...
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Problem adding Android Bliss OS to GRUB
I just met the same issue and fixed it by adding the following entry to grub.cfg (via /etc/grub.d/40_custom) for booting Bliss Go 14 installed in an ext4 partition identified by its filesystem label &...
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