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Debian cloned with dd cannot boot because "directory is encrypted"
What went wrong
Use dd to clone running system onto spare hard disc.
As has been mentioned in comments, you can't use dd or anything similar to clone a running system! The contents of the disk are ...
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Unable to boot after GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=tty12"
to access GRUB menu hold shift while system boots
Press e to change kernel boot parameters (CMDLINE_LINUX) while in grub menu. Line with linux [...] should contain your options.
After edit you can ...
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GRUB broke my Windows boot, how to fix?
Things you can do to solve the issue:
(Check the 3rd method first, that only might fix the issue)
Try adding menu entries to the grub menu manually:
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nano /boot/grub/custom.cfg = Open the grub-...
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GRUB broke my Windows boot, how to fix?
The installation of GRUB won't break Windows. In fact, it is most often the opposite -- a Windows 10 update wiping the Linux bootloader.
If GRUB does not show your Windows partition, you can try Boot-...
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How to add chainload binary entry to GRUB2 boot menu?
If you want to place your memtest64.efi to /boot instead of the EFI System Partition, something like this might do the job:
menuentry 'Memtest86+ v6' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
insmod chain
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How does the `grub-pc` postinstall script know which device to install to?
See what drive grub2 uses see this line for BIOS installs - grub-pc/install_devices:
sudo debconf-show grub-pc
Note that UEFI uses the mount of the ESP in fstab as it uses grub-efi-amd64, not grub-...
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