On 09/03/2015, Curt cu...@free.fr wrote:
On 2015-03-09, Petter Adsen pet...@synth.no wrote:
I don't know if it will be of any help at this point, but from what I
remember I believe the Ubuntu Server images has a rescue mode.
Seems there's a recovery mode from the grub menu you can boot
On 09/03/2015, Petter Adsen pet...@synth.no wrote:
I don't know if it will be of any help at this point, but from what I
remember I believe the Ubuntu Server images has a rescue mode.
That is the solution.
I downloaded a Ubuntu 14.04 Server image, wrote it to a disk, and ran
it in Rescue
On Mon 09 Mar 2015 at 15:37:15 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.8.0 installation disk Rescue Mode has, as one of its
screens, the text
Enter a device you wish to use as your root filesystem
Device to use as root filesystem:
/dev/sdax (list of all such values for the system)
On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 15:37:15 +0800
Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello.
I have managed to find a copy of the apparently last properly
functioning grub.cfg file, using the Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD file
manager, and have posted a copy of the file, to the GRUB help mailing
list.
The
Hello.
I have managed to find a copy of the apparently last properly
functioning grub.cfg file, using the Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD file
manager, and have posted a copy of the file, to the GRUB help mailing
list.
The file apparently sits in the Ubuntu installation partition, and it
apparently
On 2015-03-09, Petter Adsen pet...@synth.no wrote:
I don't know if it will be of any help at this point, but from what I
remember I believe the Ubuntu Server images has a rescue mode.
Seems there's a recovery mode from the grub menu you can boot into.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RecoveryMode
On 04/03/2015, Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net wrote:
On 20150228_1557-0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/28/2015 03:42 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 15:14:19 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/28/2015 03:06 PM, Brian wrote:
Relenting, somewhat. I cannot stand the pain which comes
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 16:03:28 Bret Busby wrote:
Neither that screen, nor the one that showed the partitions,
identified using the UUID's (which, to a user like me, in the context
of trying to restore the GRUB multi-OS selection bootloader, are
meaningless, and, as useful as listing the
Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com):
Neither that screen, nor the one that showed the partitions,
identified using the UUID's (which, to a user like me, in the context
of trying to restore the GRUB multi-OS selection bootloader, are
meaningless, and, as useful as listing the subatomic
On Thu 05 Mar 2015 at 00:03:28 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
No, it was not about labelling the swap partition.
The original posting, was, I believe, seeking stepwise instructions
for recovery of the GRUB multi-OS selection bootloader, using the
Debian LiveCD.
My recollection is that you got
On Wed 04 Mar 2015 at 16:13:03 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 16:03:28 Bret Busby wrote:
Neither that screen, nor the one that showed the partitions,
identified using the UUID's (which, to a user like me, in the context
of trying to restore the GRUB multi-OS selection
Quoting Brian (a...@cityscape.co.uk):
On Wed 04 Mar 2015 at 16:13:03 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 16:03:28 Bret Busby wrote:
Neither that screen, nor the one that showed the partitions,
identified using the UUID's (which, to a user like me, in the context
of
On 3/4/15, David Wright deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk wrote:
With hot plugging and so on, you really can't get away with /dev/...
any more unless you want to accidently reformat the wrong partition.
And not everyone sets LABELs, so there's not much choice. As long as
you don't clone a partition
On Wed 04 Mar 2015 at 14:32:19 -0600, David Wright wrote:
Quoting Brian (a...@cityscape.co.uk):
On Wed 04 Mar 2015 at 16:13:03 +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 04 March 2015 16:03:28 Bret Busby wrote:
Neither that screen, nor the one that showed the partitions,
identified
On 20150228_1557-0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/28/2015 03:42 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 15:14:19 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/28/2015 03:06 PM, Brian wrote:
Relenting, somewhat. I cannot stand the pain which comes from watching
someone struggle. :)
e2label(8).
I often
Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com):
I also note that (after taking about an hour, to remove the Debian 7.8
installer iso removable media disk from the computer, that, like
Ubuntu, the Debian 7.6 LXDE LiveCD does not, using the file manager,
show Properties for partitions, and, in
On 02/28/2015 03:42 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 15:14:19 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/28/2015 03:06 PM, Brian wrote:
Relenting, somewhat. I cannot stand the pain which comes from watching
someone struggle. :)
e2label(8).
I often trust the opinion of our hive-mind more than I
On 02/28/2015 10:21 AM, David Wright wrote:
Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com):
I also note that (after taking about an hour, to remove the Debian 7.8
installer iso removable media disk from the computer, that, like
Ubuntu, the Debian 7.6 LXDE LiveCD does not, using the file manager,
On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:21:23 -0600
David Wright deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk wrote:
Quoting Bret Busby (bret.bu...@gmail.com):
I also note that (after taking about an hour, to remove the Debian
7.8 installer iso removable media disk from the computer, that,
like Ubuntu, the Debian 7.6 LXDE
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 14:18:33 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
I'm having a job parsing this sentence, but are you referring here to
the partitions' UUIDs? These are chosen at random when partitions are
created and it helps to make a note of them as they are entirely
unmemorable. (I use LABELs
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 19:23:58 +, Brian wrote:
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 14:18:33 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
I'm having a job parsing this sentence, but are you referring here to
the partitions' UUIDs? These are chosen at random when partitions are
created and it helps to make a note of
On 02/28/2015 03:06 PM, Brian wrote:
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 19:23:58 +, Brian wrote:
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 14:18:33 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
I'm having a job parsing this sentence, but are you referring here to
the partitions' UUIDs? These are chosen at random when partitions are
created
On Sat 28 Feb 2015 at 15:14:19 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/28/2015 03:06 PM, Brian wrote:
Relenting, somewhat. I cannot stand the pain which comes from watching
someone struggle. :)
e2label(8).
I often trust the opinion of our hive-mind more than I do a man
page. I hate to blow up
Quoting Ric Moore (wayward4...@gmail.com):
On 02/28/2015 10:21 AM, David Wright wrote:
of /run/udev/data/b8:... Also see man tune2fs.
Can a label be created after?? Inquiring minds want to know. :) Ric
And AFAICT you have to label a swapfile with mkswap because,
unless you avoid it, the
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:44:35 Bret Busby wrote:
On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:21:42 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:10:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Because that paper clip hole cannot be found on the face of the
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11:40:05 AM UTC+5:30, Bret Busby wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue
mode.
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot
Bret Busby wrote:
In trying to use a standard Debian installer iso, and booting into
rescue mode, I got toa screen select partition into which to install
the root system, or words to that effect.
Does it say Rescue mode in the corner? It should.
Here is the official documentation for it:
On 02/25/2015 03:18 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
Abort installation option (at each screen, although, even, a single
instantiation, on the primary menu, would help, by rebooting
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 14:08:12 Ric Moore wrote:
On 02/25/2015 03:18 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
Abort installation option (at each screen, although, even, a
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 7:40:05 PM UTC+5:30, Rusi Mody wrote:
Have you tried configfile?
configfile is a grub command that can be used to 'connect' to grub
eg
1. if your (working) debian's root is in /dev/sda5
Then at the grub prompt try issuing the command
On Wed 25 Feb 2015 at 14:00:58 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot rescue mode. It is a very good option.
In trying to use a standard Debian installer iso, and booting
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 09:11:02 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 08:38:02 Bret Busby wrote:
I do not remember being aware of that method,
before your suggestion.
It is what the little hole on the front of optical drives is for. You need
to straighten the paper clip,
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
Abort installation option (at each screen, although, even, a single
instantiation, on the primary menu, would help, by rebooting the
system into that menu, to do it, if
On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:38:02 +0800
Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
Abort installation option (at each
On 25/02/2015, Petter Adsen pet...@synth.no wrote:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:38:02 +0800
Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image,
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 08:38:02 Bret Busby wrote:
I do not remember being aware of that method,
before your suggestion.
It is what the little hole on the front of optical drives is for. You need to
straighten the paper clip, and it is better if it is a reasonably sturdy one.
A
On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
Abort installation option (at each screen, although, even, a single
instantiation, on the primary menu, would help,
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 03:18:20 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
Abort installation option (at each screen, although, even, a single
instantiation, on the primary menu,
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:10:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Because that paper clip hole cannot be found on the face of the blackfaced
dvd drive when the tower is out of the direct light under the next table
over and invisible even with 300 equ watts of ccfl lighting on the ceiling
turned on?
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:21:42 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:10:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Because that paper clip hole cannot be found on the face of the
blackfaced dvd drive when the tower is out of the direct light under the
next table over and invisible even
On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:21:42 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Wednesday 25 February 2015 11:10:24 Gene Heskett wrote:
Because that paper clip hole cannot be found on the face of the
blackfaced dvd drive when the tower is out of the direct
On 20/02/2015, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday 20 February 2015 09:06:32 Bret Busby wrote:
(as reworded version of the quote from Hamlet; Tomorrow, and
tomorrow, and tomorrow...
Sorry to quibble, but it's Macbeth.
Lisi
I stand corrected.
Mone me si erro
Errare est
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue
mode.
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot rescue mode. It is a very good option.
In trying to use a standard
On 25/02/2015, Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue
mode.
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot rescue mode.
On Friday 20 February 2015 09:06:32 Bret Busby wrote:
(as reworded version of the quote from Hamlet; Tomorrow, and
tomorrow, and tomorrow...
Sorry to quibble, but it's Macbeth.
Lisi
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On Fri 20 Feb 2015 at 16:26:03 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
I have searched and found
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/776643-how-to-rescue-a-non-booting-grub-2-on-linux/
and have done ls, that shows 13 GPT partitions, of which, I know (or
believe) that 3 are operating system installations
On 20/02/2015, Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue
mode.
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot rescue mode.
On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:26:03 +0800
Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into
rescue mode.
You could
On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:07:56 +0800
Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
So, now, this has evovled to the new question; what do I type in at
the GRUB prompt, to make it search for, and, offer as boot options,
the pre-existing, installed, Ubuntu and Debian installations?
I found this:
On 20/02/2015, Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bret Busby bret.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue
mode.
You could always download the standard
On 20/02/2015, Petter Adsen pet...@synth.no wrote:
Also, have you looked at this:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/
?
Maybe it would be a simple way to fix it?
Petter
I will have to try that, next week.
I need to shut down the failed system, and, then, next week, when I
On 20/02/2015, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote:
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue
mode.
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot rescue mode. It is a very good option.
However if you have a livecd
On 07/02/2015, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk wrote:
On Sat 07 Feb 2015 at 13:50:47 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
Brian a écrit :
1. Boot in rescue mode.
2. Choose a root file system when you get to this screen.
3. Select 'Reinstall the GRUB boot loader.
4. Specify a device to
Bret Busby wrote:
The Debian 7.60 LXDE LiveCD does not have an option to boot into rescue mode.
You could always download the standard debian-installer and use that
to boot rescue mode. It is a very good option.
However if you have a livecd and you say you do then that should be
enough to do
Sorry to Diogene Laerce. I was very confused. And also, my answer
doesn't answer to any question, I fear. anyway:
thanks to this topic I have forced myself for trying to fix a trouble
with Grub, and indeed I have done!
well, my old PC had run a Mint 7, together with a winXP and Zenwalk.
Grub was
On Sat 07 Feb 2015 at 13:32:41 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
Now, the request is this; please advise the stepwise procedure for
using a Debian 7.x LiveCD, to (attempt to) restore GRUB, so that the
GRUB menu is available and accessible and usable, and, detects the
installed operating systems, and
On 02/07/2015 06:32 AM, Bret Busby wrote:
Hello.
Hi,
[...] Now, the request is this; please advise the stepwise procedure for
using a Debian 7.x LiveCD, to (attempt to) restore GRUB, so that the
GRUB menu is available and accessible and usable, and, detects the
installed operating systems,
Brian a écrit :
1. Boot in rescue mode.
2. Choose a root file system when you get to this screen.
3. Select 'Reinstall the GRUB boot loader.
4. Specify a device to install GRUB to.
You don't specifiy a device when installing grub-efi. It installs in the
EFI system partition mounted on
On Sat 07 Feb 2015 at 13:50:47 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
Brian a écrit :
1. Boot in rescue mode.
2. Choose a root file system when you get to this screen.
3. Select 'Reinstall the GRUB boot loader.
4. Specify a device to install GRUB to.
You don't specifiy a device
On 07/02/2015, Diogene Laerce me_buss...@yahoo.fr wrote:
On 02/07/2015 06:32 AM, Bret Busby wrote:
Hello.
Hi,
[...] Now, the request is this; please advise the stepwise procedure for
using a Debian 7.x LiveCD, to (attempt to) restore GRUB, so that the
GRUB menu is available and accessible
On 02/07/2015 04:31 PM, Bret Busby wrote:
On 07/02/2015, Diogene Laerce me_buss...@yahoo.fr wrote:
On 02/07/2015 06:32 AM, Bret Busby wrote:
Hello.
Hi,
[...] Now, the request is this; please advise the stepwise procedure for
using a Debian 7.x LiveCD, to (attempt to) restore GRUB, so that
Hello.
After a catastrophic attempt to install PC-BSD 10.1.1 on a GPT/UEFI
computer that had Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Debian Linux 7.x installed,
with the installed bootloader being GRUB, with the result being that,
after the misleadingly stated successful installation, upon booting,
when it gets to
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