I have not been following this thread but I would use live media to mount and repair it that way.
Are you familiar iwth how to mount a partition and bind proc dev sys etc to repair grub or run fsck on unmounted file systems? Cheers On 05/03/17 16:01, Jude DaShiell wrote: > My guess is, it wants you to key in root password so you can then run > e2fsck and repair the system. What ubuntu accessibility is like when > this happens I do not know. > > On Sat, 4 Mar 2017, Glenn At Home wrote: > >> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 13:29:50 >> From: Glenn At Home <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: trouble booting Ubuntu >> >> Hi, >> I have Ubuntu in an external disk drive, I took the HD from my laptop >> and put in a larger drive, and for setting things up, I was able to >> boot to my old HD in the external drive via cable, and use the old >> install of Ubuntu. >> But the cord got unplugged during boot up and now it looks like a DOS >> terminal window, I cannot read the stuff on the screen, but I'm >> guessing that the prompt at the cursor reads boot: >> My question is, >> How does one get a failed Ubuntu to boot up in such a situation? >> Is it working at that prompt, and will it eventually boot up? >> I'm pretty sure there's no grub window, but there should be, but if >> there is, how many arrow downs is it on the GRUB menu to repair it? >> Thanks. >> >> >> Lenny/Glenn/N0YJV >> "Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on >> outward circumstances." >> Benjamin Franklin >> > > > > >
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