every time i boot my laptop i get directed to GNU GRUB version 2.06 and im not sure why. Im also a debian noob so i have no clue what commands i can use to get this darn thing sorted.
#Keep getting redirected to GNU GRUB version 2.06 instead of linux mint
viscid elm
dusk sapphire
Grub is a part of Mint, it is the boot manager responsible for starting it. In your case, it cannot find anything to start, so it drops you on its emergency command line.
Did this happen immediately after installing Mint? Or did you do something else with your drive in the meantime - like running Windows?
viscid elm
ive been using mint on my laptop for a while and this is the first it happened
i have windows 10 on my hdd also
like a few gb partitioned
dusk sapphire
Something must have changed with the partiton, making it unbootable. So you cannot boot anything any more, not even Windows?
dusk sapphire
It is technically an Ubuntu-based distribution, so UEFI will call it Ubuntu.
If Mint is on its own drive, you can just boot from the live medium again and Timeshift back to a usable state, if you did set up Timeshift snapshots. You can also do that on a drive shared with Windows, but that might scare Windows.
Here is how to restore a snapshot, in case you need the manual: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/wiki/Restoring-Snapshots
slate agate
i can use windows
So you're dual-booting then...
I'll bet any money it's Fast Startup.
#1193345280733622272 message
see here to fix.
dusk sapphire
Does that just self-activate?
slate agate
Does that just self-activate?
it's always on by default from time of installation of Windows.
most people don't know about it.
but it always messes with the EFI on a dual boot disk
dusk sapphire
Sure, but I wonder how the dual boot first worked, then stopped working. Sounds more like Windows eating Grub.
slate agate
that's also possible, but we'll see
dusk sapphire
@viscid elm So you should first boot into Windows, murder Fast Boot and see if you can boot into Mint again. If not, Timeshift or reinstall.
slate agate
or if they dont wanna go as far as Timeshift or reinstall, run Boot Repair app from Mint LIVE USB
dusk sapphire
I need to look into that, never tried it.
slate agate
https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/1193345280733622272/119379512607...
check on this first though Oatpaste, Method 1
viscid elm
im not sure if i didnt smth wrong but i used ls (hd0,gpt) and just searched from gpt 1-5
couldnt find my linux folders
i found windows tho
slate agate
hd0 is antiquated as hell
just hit lsblk or run Disks app, or a simple File Manager, (Nemo) from your live-boot USB session of Mint
viscid elm
it wonjt let me run lsblk in the thing
but im booting back to windows to delete the partition and just start fresh
slate agate
but im booting back to windows to delete the partition and just start fresh
i could probably have a look without you deleting everything
(Windows wont actually be able to read linux ext4 partitions anyway.)
viscid elm
eh its fine
slate agate
Your best bet if u want to save data from the linux home folder of the installed version, is to boot from a Mint USB stick.. then mount the linux harddrive AND the Windows harddrive from there (needs SUDO password, but just hit Enter) then copy n paste
viscid elm
i switched to Mate now its working
slate agate
yeah if Windows buggers ur bootloader up again (it may from time to time on updates) just run the Boot Repair tool from live usb stick of Mint
viscid elm
i just cleared it cuz its being a bugger