Ubuntu 17.10 - GRUB 2 Rescue Screen, Corrupt Boot Image? “Failed to get canonical path of /boot/grubâ€
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I am running an Ubuntu 17.10 dualboot with Windows 10. The other day when I went to start Ubuntu, I was taken to the GRUB rescue terminal, and I could not get Ubuntu to boot. I suspect that something may have happened during an update, but I do not remember shutting off my laptop, etc. I have tried numerous proposed solutions to no avail; my personal files are intact, but it seems that something is wrong with the boot image.
Things I have tried:
Booting with commands from GRUB rescue terminal
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
"Error reading segment ..."
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then Boot-Repair
- Appears to be outdated for Ubuntu 17.10 ("Cannot find package")
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then mounting the Linux partition,
chroot /mnt, then running grub-install- "grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of /boot/grub"
Trying grub-install without chroot
- "Cannot access 'boot': Bad message"
Is there no way to simply copy installation files? Am I just SOL and will have to reinstall and reconfigure Ubuntu? Please let me know if I can provide more information. I've been banging my head against a wall for days now.
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I am running an Ubuntu 17.10 dualboot with Windows 10. The other day when I went to start Ubuntu, I was taken to the GRUB rescue terminal, and I could not get Ubuntu to boot. I suspect that something may have happened during an update, but I do not remember shutting off my laptop, etc. I have tried numerous proposed solutions to no avail; my personal files are intact, but it seems that something is wrong with the boot image.
Things I have tried:
Booting with commands from GRUB rescue terminal
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
"Error reading segment ..."
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then Boot-Repair
- Appears to be outdated for Ubuntu 17.10 ("Cannot find package")
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then mounting the Linux partition,
chroot /mnt, then running grub-install- "grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of /boot/grub"
Trying grub-install without chroot
- "Cannot access 'boot': Bad message"
Is there no way to simply copy installation files? Am I just SOL and will have to reinstall and reconfigure Ubuntu? Please let me know if I can provide more information. I've been banging my head against a wall for days now.
dual-boot grub2 17.10 grubrescue
asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
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May be best to see details, you can run from your Ubuntu live installer or any working install, use ppa version not older Boot-Repair ISO: Post the link to the Create BootInfo summary report. Is part of Boot-Repair: help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and: sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
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I am running an Ubuntu 17.10 dualboot with Windows 10. The other day when I went to start Ubuntu, I was taken to the GRUB rescue terminal, and I could not get Ubuntu to boot. I suspect that something may have happened during an update, but I do not remember shutting off my laptop, etc. I have tried numerous proposed solutions to no avail; my personal files are intact, but it seems that something is wrong with the boot image.
Things I have tried:
Booting with commands from GRUB rescue terminal
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
"Error reading segment ..."
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then Boot-Repair
- Appears to be outdated for Ubuntu 17.10 ("Cannot find package")
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then mounting the Linux partition,
chroot /mnt, then running grub-install- "grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of /boot/grub"
Trying grub-install without chroot
- "Cannot access 'boot': Bad message"
Is there no way to simply copy installation files? Am I just SOL and will have to reinstall and reconfigure Ubuntu? Please let me know if I can provide more information. I've been banging my head against a wall for days now.
dual-boot grub2 17.10 grubrescue
asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
1
I am running an Ubuntu 17.10 dualboot with Windows 10. The other day when I went to start Ubuntu, I was taken to the GRUB rescue terminal, and I could not get Ubuntu to boot. I suspect that something may have happened during an update, but I do not remember shutting off my laptop, etc. I have tried numerous proposed solutions to no avail; my personal files are intact, but it seems that something is wrong with the boot image.
Things I have tried:
Booting with commands from GRUB rescue terminal
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
"Error reading segment ..."
- I was able to locate the partition, but get the message:
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then Boot-Repair
- Appears to be outdated for Ubuntu 17.10 ("Cannot find package")
Booting demo Ubuntu w/ drive, then mounting the Linux partition,
chroot /mnt, then running grub-install- "grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of /boot/grub"
Trying grub-install without chroot
- "Cannot access 'boot': Bad message"
Is there no way to simply copy installation files? Am I just SOL and will have to reinstall and reconfigure Ubuntu? Please let me know if I can provide more information. I've been banging my head against a wall for days now.
dual-boot grub2 17.10 grubrescue
dual-boot grub2 17.10 grubrescue
asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
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asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
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asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
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asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
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asked Feb 15 at 2:39
Alex
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May be best to see details, you can run from your Ubuntu live installer or any working install, use ppa version not older Boot-Repair ISO: Post the link to the Create BootInfo summary report. Is part of Boot-Repair: help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and: sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
– oldfred
Feb 15 at 4:38
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May be best to see details, you can run from your Ubuntu live installer or any working install, use ppa version not older Boot-Repair ISO: Post the link to the Create BootInfo summary report. Is part of Boot-Repair: help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and: sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
– oldfred
Feb 15 at 4:38
May be best to see details, you can run from your Ubuntu live installer or any working install, use ppa version not older Boot-Repair ISO: Post the link to the Create BootInfo summary report. Is part of Boot-Repair: help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and: sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
– oldfred
Feb 15 at 4:38
May be best to see details, you can run from your Ubuntu live installer or any working install, use ppa version not older Boot-Repair ISO: Post the link to the Create BootInfo summary report. Is part of Boot-Repair: help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and: sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
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Feb 15 at 4:38
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May be best to see details, you can run from your Ubuntu live installer or any working install, use ppa version not older Boot-Repair ISO: Post the link to the Create BootInfo summary report. Is part of Boot-Repair: help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info and: sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home
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