System doesnt start properly

[glacial tangle]

it shows some "failed to start X service" then bumps me into some CLI terminal (linux login, linux password kind of thing)

screenshot below, let me know if something mire is needed

tried to sudo apt update, but networkmanager is dead

more readable screenshot

tordefault.serviceanonymizing
tordefault.service
bluetooth service
lightdm.service
dbus.service
power-profikes-daemon-service

[wind musk]

network dead. this is seriously messed up. boot your live usb and do TimeShift restore from there

[dim flint]

Legit just happened to me as well

Why would my Internet dying cause my PC to not boot?

[dim flint]

@wind musk if one no longer has a USB with the os installed is he fucked

[wind musk]

you'd have to make a live usb on a working computer then. and it's not strictly-speaking cuz of the network thing dying that the whole system's screwed. as you can see in the picture, WAY too many services can't start. This is likely due to major fuckage because they somehow removed a ridiculous number of critical packages.

if you have a timeshift snapshot done from a WELL-WORKING state of the system, then u can restore from that. just live boot.

[dim flint]

@glacial tangle what were you doing when this happened?

I was trying to get drives to automount before I restarted and all this happened

[glacial tangle]

i was trying to update my linux

i mean kernel

[wind musk]

roll back to old one from grub menu if it's still available

[dim flint]

I did that and it worked perfectly

but as far as im aware 22 is the current version?

i was thinking this was the issue

[wind musk]

#1331824974440431768 message

[wind musk]

the kernel is not the distro. it's the linux core. it's "linux". launching system info from start menu will show you its version

[wind musk]

How to get to grub menu if not shown: @glacial tangle

uname -r in terminal or a TTY, also states the currently running linux kernel

that is, if you're able to even at least reach a tty on boot

[wind musk]

for that, it's probably a slight easier fix

[dim flint]

oh?

[wind musk]

still need to live boot

n fix fstab.

[dim flint]

I was using the disks app for it

[wind musk]

https://youtu.be/AeR8Rk5LwWU?t=774 this should inform you a bit better on the nuances

[dim flint]

I had already given myself ownership through the disks app as well

[wind musk]

watch more

he explains how to boot up live to correct fstab if u fk up the mounts

[dim flint]

@wind musk

I keep getting this error, I know that there is one bad block but does that ruin the entire drive?

[wind musk]

no but did u edit out any bad mistakes from the real fstab?

obv not cuz it reports that error

[dim flint]

this is how I have it set

[wind musk]

just comment out all the bad lines from fstab

[dim flint]

oh i didnt add default

[wind musk]

is that the actuall install fstab?

[dim flint]

the top one is yes

[wind musk]

show whole window

[dim flint]

the bottom one is the one I added

[wind musk]

are u in root mode editor?

[dim flint]

not currently but I was when i made the changed

[wind musk]

does the /games folder on the main OS hdd actually exist and exactttttt spelling n caps

[wind musk]

and yes, u would need to add defaults

[dim flint]

right after ext4 correct?

[wind musk]

yes and are u sure the drive ur trying to automount, its partition is indeed ext4?

[dim flint]

yar

[wind musk]

ok then

[dim flint]

I am recieving the same error as before

this is what it says now

[wind musk]

did u SAVE the fstab file?

[dim flint]

yes

[wind musk]

as fstab

[dim flint]

i pressed the X then save

[wind musk]

were u in root mode editor?

[dim flint]

sudo nemo right?

[wind musk]

ffs

sudo xed

or if u opened the file from root nemo or root thunar, it would've opened already in root xed

[dim flint]

?

i did open it in nemo

[wind musk]

show the whole damn editor please

in root mode

[dim flint]

this is after opening it through sudo xed

[upbeat wren]

@dim flint make your own post please.

[wind musk]

ur in the wrong fstab and wrong /etc if this is live mode

look in /media....

[glacial tangle]

its not

sorry for late reply, well, no timeshift as well. so what options do i have left?

i dont have any USB sticks available, but i do have a Tails USB

maybe i should try to update stuff?

[wind musk]

did u get into the GRUB menu, and choose Mint Advanced options at that point?

[glacial tangle]

yes, each option didnt work

i mean, almost same result

[wind musk]

how many kernels did you find, in Advanced options

[glacial tangle]

4 if i remember correctly

[wind musk]

and you tried all 4?

[glacial tangle]

yes

[wind musk]

any tried in 'recovery mode' ?

[glacial tangle]

thats something i didnt try yet

the recovery thing works tho

fsck showed nothing

[wind musk]

it brings you to desktop?

[glacial tangle]

that menu

[wind musk]

do u get to reach the desktop?

[glacial tangle]

no it jumps me to cli

[wind musk]

do u see purple screen ever?

[glacial tangle]

yes

[wind musk]

from there try an option that mentions dpkg fix

[glacial tangle]

gives me some updating? im not connected to internet, as i mentioned NetworkManager doesnt work.

it did some updates, 0 stuff updated cuz no wifi

and when i try to connect to network it gives me bunch of red stuff

[wind musk]

u have no ethernet?

I will say it's probably best if you boot Tails OS , if you need to use it to rescue any personal files, and upload them to onedrive or dropbox or google drive

then after that, use tails to see if u can install tails to the computer hdd.

once u install tails on the pc, (if possible), then use it to remake the usb with ventoy n flash mint iso to usb

then reboot mint usb and reinstall mint

otherwise buy 2nd usb, and run tails os live from first usb, and try to make installer for mint on second one