Solved Don't work Live USB

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osprey said:
Try:
Code: 
grub> ls (hd0,2)/boot
vmlinuz with a version number is normally in /boot directory.
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There is no vmlinuz. Look at my photos.

In boot (hd0,1) there are:

ls (hd0,1)/efi/boot/
bootx64.efi fbx64.efi mmx64.efi
 


osprey said:
Try:
Code: 
grub> ls (hd0,2)/boot
vmlinuz with a version number is normally in /boot directory.
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Oh, yeah. It's my mistake.

ls (hd0,2)/boot - on new photo.

But what I need do else?
 

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Try this series of commands:
Code: 
grub> set root=(hd0,2)
grub> linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-26-generic root=/dev/sda2
grub> initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-26-generic
grub> boot
 
osprey said:
Try this series of commands:
Code: 
grub> set root=(hd0,2)
grub> linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-26-generic root=/dev/sda2
grub> initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-26-generic
grub> boot
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I will try to. Thank you :)

But, as I understand, they need to be entered every time when loading?

Can I boot into Xubuntu now - and somehow delete Grub? (Xubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, Grub 2.06.)
 
OlKlym said:
I will try to. Thank you :)

But, as I understand, they need to be entered every time when loading?

Can I boot into Xubuntu now - and somehow delete Grub?
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The grub prompt is not a way of normal booting each time one wants to boot the system, rather the user has been thrown into the grub prompt because there is a problem with the grub installation, and it's offering a way of getting into the system. It's then up to the user to find the problem and rectify it. In this case, a reasonable approach would be to update grub once into the system, and if that is not sufficient to make the machine boot properly next time, then you can consider re-installing grub.

If you want to delete grub, you will need to install another bootloader of which there are a few like systemd-boot and syslinux. Getting grub to work though is the most common way to proceed. A proper installation of grub is quite reliable for small systems with few things to boot.
 
osprey said:
The grub prompt is not a way of normal booting each time one wants to boot the system, rather the user has been thrown into the grub prompt because there is a problem with the grub installation, and it's offering a way of getting into the system. It's then up to the user to find the problem and rectify it. In this case, a reasonable approach would be to update grub once into the system, and if that is not sufficient to make the machine boot properly next time, then you can consider re-installing grub.

If you want to delete grub, you will need to install another bootloader of which there are a few like systemd-boot and syslinux. Getting grub to work though is the most common way to proceed. A proper installation of grub is quite reliable for small systems with few things to boot.
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Maybe it's better to remove Grub altogether from the laptop? (Will Xubuntu not boot then?)

Ok... I'm just trying to figure things out BEFORE I do. (Because I've made a lot of mistakes before, when installing Linux Lite and Puppy Linux.)

If I update Grub now, will the system boot without this command line?
 
osprey said:
If you want to delete grub, you will need to install another bootloader of which there are a few like systemd-boot and syslinux. Getting grub to work though is the most common way to proceed. A proper installation of grub is quite reliable for small systems with few things to boot.
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Does Xubuntu necessarily need a bootloader? (How does Windows not load?)

Okay, let's have Grub then.
 
To update grub, once you have booted the system, you need to become root and run the command:
Code: 
update-grub

As mentioned, if that's not enough, re-installing grub is the logical next step.

To re-install grub, a generic approach is outlined here for your EFI system:

GrubEFIReinstall - Debian Wiki

wiki.debian.org wiki.debian.org

It's a bit of a learning curve, so having a browse online will doubtless help with understanding what needs to be done.

And yes, you do need a bootloader, otherwise the installation won't boot :)

Alternatively to this approach is to take the wizardfromoz suggestion in post #64 and re-install the distro from the usb and hope that the installation will put everything in place so that the new installation just boots in the normal troublefree way.
 
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OlKlym said:
And how do I get root on this system?)
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To become root you can run in a terminal:
Code: 
su -
and enter root's password when prompted which will give you a root shell in which you can then run the update-grub command, or use sudo thus:
Code: 
sudo update-grub
in which case you enter your user password when prompted, and it should then run the update-grub command.
 
AFAIK, GPT is a whole-disk format type; you can't just format individual partitions as GPT. Even so, running Puppy from a USB stick shouldn't conflict in any way with what's on the main drive.

It's almost certainly something not set-up correctly in the BIOS. Or your bootloader's shot.

Which Puppy are we talking about here? And this "EtchDroid". Never heard of it. It's probably 'dd'-based, like so many others are.......which, for Puppy, can introduce its own set of problems.

Need more information.


Mike. ;)
 
MikeWalsh said:
AFAIK, GPT is a whole-disk format type; you can't just format individual partitions as GPT. Even so, running Puppy from a USB stick shouldn't conflict in any way with what's on the main drive.

It's almost certainly something not set-up correctly in the BIOS.


Mike. ;)
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I have already solved the issues with Puppy and running Live USB Xubuntu :)

I'm currently working on a problem with Grub.
 
MikeWalsh said:
Which Puppy are we talking about here? And this "EtchDroid". Never heard of it. It's probably 'dd'-based, like so many others are.......which, for Puppy, can introduce its own set of problems.

Need more information.


Mike. ;)
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Puppy is Puppy Linux.

EtchDroid is Android program for burn Live USB.
 
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osprey said:
Try this series of commands:
Code: 
grub> set root=(hd0,2)
grub> linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-26-generic root=/dev/sda2
grub> initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-26-generic
grub> boot
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It worked.

After entering these commands, I booted into Xubuntu on the hard drive. And then updated Grub via sudo update-grub .

Xubuntu works and boots normally (NO problems with Grub anymore).

Thanks to ALL who helped :)

P.S. Offtop. Also, tell me how to lower the panel on the Desktop (in Xubuntu it is on top).
 
Try RIGHT-clicking on the panel and see if you get "move".

The common way to move a panel is to drag the "handles" (dotted lines) at the ends.
 
arochester said:
Try RIGHT-clicking on the panel and see if you get "move".

The common way to move a panel is to drag the "handles" (dotted lines) at the ends.
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There is "move". But for some reason it is not possible to move.
 
OlKlym said:
)

It worked.

After entering these commands, I booted into Xubuntu on the hard drive. And then updated Grub via sudo update-grub .

Xubuntu works and boots normally (NO problems with Grub anymore).

Thanks to ALL who helped :)

P.S. Offtop. Also, tell me how to lower the panel on the Desktop (in Xubuntu it is on top).
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Eureka! Very pleased for you after the saga :)
 
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