corrupted my system | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:00 AM

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i remounted my drives using the disk app changing where they were mounted and when i rebooted i encountered a bunch of errors like cant write lock file in /tmp my file system is read only and recovery mode doesnt work

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i cant boot into my system i used to be able to with root and when i was in i deleted some steam games only the ones in the common folder and when i was able to boot into my main system it said the whole folder was gone

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trying to the restore cmd with timeshift doesnt even work

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😭

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:05 AM

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this is why u need to have a live usb

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I hope you do.

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@round lynx

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note: messing with partitions with no experience is a bad idea

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ESPECIALLY ones set to automatically mount each boot

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:08 AM

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i do

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yeah i didnt know im a new user

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:08 AM

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boot live

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:08 AM

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wont i lose my stuff

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:08 AM

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no?

steady musk Sep 28, 2025, 5:08 AM

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round lynx wont i lose my stuff

Trust Stunner, they know this thing

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You're safe in his custody

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:>

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:09 AM

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the live disk is a rescue and test environment

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:09 AM

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LOL

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gimme a sec

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ill boot in

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wt do i do once im in

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:10 AM

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then launch the Disks app and take photos of each drive in it, and send here.

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EXCLUDE the usb, cd/dvd, and loop

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:17 AM

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like from the pic

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ok

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:18 AM

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round lynx ok

Open and maximize a terminal first. do sudo parted -l

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and show that first.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:18 AM

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ok terminal first

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:18 AM

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then do clear

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and then lsblk -f

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and send that also

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then do clear

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:23 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:24 AM

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ok

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:24 AM

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wait how do i exclude the usb

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:24 AM

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go to disks app

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click the nvme on the left.

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(ct drive)

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then click the EXT4 partition, and the play button and show

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use alt-print key for window-only screenshot

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:25 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:26 AM

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why is it so full?

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that is not normal

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:27 AM

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prob cuiz i put most of my files there since my external wouldnt mount on boot

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😭

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:27 AM

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click the blue link u see there

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then check all your files are thhere

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make sure the boot folder is there

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vmlinuz,

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timeshift folder

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:28 AM

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is vm supposed to just be in the main folder

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:29 AM

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i think it's in boot folder

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:29 AM

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lemme check

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:29 AM

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along with initrd

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:29 AM

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thx for helping btw

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i see a bunch of files

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named those

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:29 AM

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good

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find the /etc folder and right click it

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in top level

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and choose "open as root"

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:30 AM

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n all my stuffs there

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now wt

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:31 AM

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u got /etc in root file manager open?

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:31 AM

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ya

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:31 AM

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type fst

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it should highlight a file called fstab

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double-click it

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then maximize the editor and send pic

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:32 AM

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ok np

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:34 AM

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did u screw with this file?

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:34 AM

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like in wt way

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:34 AM

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removing the linux root as a line

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and the efi line

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:34 AM

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i dont think i did

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:34 AM

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delete the bottom 3 lines

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:35 AM

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now wt

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:36 AM

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show again

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:36 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:37 AM

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go to beginning of second-last line and press enter

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also go to beginning of line saying 'swapfile' and press enter

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then show

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:38 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:40 AM

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arrow down, press enter

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arrow down again, press enter

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show.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:41 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:41 AM

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press up arrow twice and put UUID=

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:42 AM

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on the boot line?

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:42 AM

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then copy/paste the uuid in from disks app, of partition 2

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on the empty line

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up arrow three times, i meant

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:43 AM

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on the hash under file system?

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:43 AM

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empty line

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:43 AM

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so under the /was

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:44 AM

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yes

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:44 AM

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got it

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:46 AM

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press TAB key once

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then put:
/ ext4 noatime 0 1

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:48 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:48 AM

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i only said press tab. not tab and enter

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fix it

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@steady musk heya

steady musk Sep 28, 2025, 5:50 AM

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yea?

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:50 AM

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have u got a uefi system running handy atm?

steady musk Sep 28, 2025, 5:50 AM

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yep

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:50 AM

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mind giving here the fstab line for your efi?

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leaving out the UUID of course.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:51 AM

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like this?

steady musk Sep 28, 2025, 5:51 AM

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/boot/efi vfat defaults 0 2

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this one?

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:51 AM

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thanks keiaa

steady musk Sep 28, 2025, 5:51 AM

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least i can do 🤝

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:51 AM

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round lynx like this?

now go to next empty line

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under the other comment for efi

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:52 AM

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under boot right

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:52 AM

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put UUID=

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and paste the uuid from disks app for partition 1

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:53 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:54 AM

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press tab once or twice, and put what keiaa just wrote

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:54 AM

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:55 AM

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put hash symbol to comment out the first comment

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idk why u took it away

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:55 AM

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didnt mean to

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😭

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is it supposed to go b4 the /was

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:56 AM

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show final

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yes

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:56 AM

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ok got it thx

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strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:57 AM

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that pic is the same

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:57 AM

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woops

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it must of pasted an old one

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:58 AM

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save the file

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n close it, then in disks app, press stop button for p2

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then gear icon: check filesystem

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repeat for p1 to check filesytem

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 5:59 AM

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it says for p1 its undamaged its checking the other one

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it says both is undamaged

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 5:59 AM

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ok reboot now.

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remove the usb when prompted

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:00 AM

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do i try n log in

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:01 AM

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did it boot?

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of course log in

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:01 AM

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WTF

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😭 it worked

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ur a wizard

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:02 AM

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open terminal

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sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

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that'll make a backup copy

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then plz dont screw with the mounts

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make a timeshift snapshot rn too.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:03 AM

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thanks

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😭

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i just gotta figure out how to not mess with the mounts n get my external drive to automount

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\like wt settings should i not touch

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:04 AM

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just use the disks app

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:04 AM

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i did

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:05 AM

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wait

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:06 AM

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ya?

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:06 AM

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#1297195485144154164 message

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note that making changes with the DISKS app affects the fstab file.

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so do be careful.

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follow the guide.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:07 AM

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if i follow the guide ill be good tho right

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:07 AM

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idk why the heck your root and efi lines were completely found erased.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:07 AM

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idk either 😭

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:07 AM

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alright solved.

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:08 AM

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thanks so much

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:09 AM

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if need to fix the issue again u can now troubleshoot from live mode

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and u can open root file manager as u did, and rename fstab.bak to simply fstab

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to restore it.

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then if it works make another backup as i has shown u with the cp command once you safely return to the real system

round lynx Sep 28, 2025, 6:11 AM

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awesome thx

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i appreciate the help

strange scroll Sep 28, 2025, 6:11 AM

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can also restore a good working timeshift snapshot from live mode

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yw

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