Stuck on boot/grub.

[LarsMan89]

I did not install this Linux kernel myself. Needing a laptop I bought a Lenovo G50-80 with an SSD drive. I was asked which kernel I would like and I just said whichever he liked. I got Linux Fedora.

A had it for a couple of years, then a few months ago I had an update. Fedora Linux 38 to 40. Then it showed this:

GRUB version is 2.06. At boot up you get 4 choices for "Fedora Linux 40 (Workstation Edition)" but all choices end up with the text: Generating "run/initramfs/rdosreport.txt"

How do I go about this? I am not a complete beginner with Ubuntu/Linux but this is beyond me.

 

[dos2unix]

It looks like some hardware changed or failed.

Do you know the root password? Have you tried pressing Control-D ?

Normally in Fedora, in grub, near the bottom an option will be something like

Fedora Linux (0-rescue-long uuid)

Have you tried this rescue option?

 

[LarsMan89]

Pressing Control-D shows the same message.
And I'm not sure about the root password but I think I know. He gave me a simple letter.

 

[dos2unix]

If you press [Enter] it should ask for you for a root password.

Do you have a "Live" Linux USB drive you boot from?

Anything important you need off this computer?

 

[Brickwizard]

Do you know the root password?

Standard protocol is for the sodo password to be set Admin and the user password as user or left blank

 

[LarsMan89]

If you press [Enter] it should ask for you for a root password.

Do you have a "Live" Linux USB drive you boot from?

Anything important you need off this computer?

I boot directly from the SSD, not USB involved, and yes I have many files I hold dearly on the partition.

Apparently, I don't know the root password since shows "command not found"

Is this a hopeless enterprise? Can I do anything to save the laptop?

 

[dos2unix]

If you can't get into recover mode, and you don't know the root password.

The next best option is to create a Live Linux USB thumb drive and boot from it.
We can then mount your drives on the computer and see if they are recoverable.

 

[LarsMan89]

If you can't get into recover mode, and you don't know the root password.

The next best option is to create a Live Linux USB thumb drive and boot from it.
We can then mount your drives on the computer and see if they are recoverable.

Ok, good. I'll keep you updated whenever I've borrowed a friend/family's computer and installed a Live Linux USB thumb drive.
Does it matter which version?

 

[dos2unix]

Does it matter which version?

Not really, Fedora 41 is the current version, but it doesn't even have to be fedora.

 

[Condobloke]

Standard protocol is for the sodo password to be set Admin and the user password as user or left blank

Just to tripe check.....did you try the above ^^^...?