I now see this when i boot up. I just restarted my pc and now i get this.
Your system is fucked, that’s what happened.
More specifically, it cannot find the config file (/boot/grub/grub.cfg) it uses to load the menu & stuff to boot.
Usually it means one (or more) of:
- the grub.cfg got moved/deleted
- grub directory got moved/deleted
- /boot directory got moved/deleted
- boot partition failed to load
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Solar eclipse clearly.
Solar eclipse-caused bit flip.
Related. I actually thought it was a sun related thing, like a solar flare, in the comic. Turns out it was butterflies.
Dont forget to play around with grub while its like this. Tab completion works great, try ‘(’ the press tab to maybe see your disks as grub sees them. I think help lists commands and most of them are harmless.
It isn’t booting a kernel, you’re in the bootloader.
How do i get it to load the kernal
It depends, is this a new install? Did you just update something?
Sheer hope, and a warrior’s bravery
Can you give a little more background info? What distro are you using, are you dual booting, is it a new install, did you make changes to your kernel, your partitions or grub before that?
While it’s clear that grub couldn’t find a kernel to boot, we need these Infos to help you find a solution.
Im using kde I did not even use my pc the last few days I came home it froze and when i rebooted i got this I do NOT have any duel boot
You may want to replace the disk on that computer after you fix your boot. (As people said, with a recovery drive, probably the same one you use to install.)
After your computer is back, get a SMART client (like smartmontools) and check your disk status.
So new hdd time
Probably, yeah. Depends on a few other things (drive age, SMART test results, how risk-averse you are…)
But at least it’s worth thinking about.
Could also be a bad update that broke grub, the smart data will show if your drive is dying
It’s too early to tell; you must investigate further.
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Memdisk proc hd0 hd1 hd1gpt1 hdgpt2 hdgpt3
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I think I remember that a non geek friend of mine had good luck with this for fixing their Grub : https://www.supergrubdisk.org
Another option : https://www.system-rescue.org/disk-partitioning/Repairing-a-damaged-Grub/
Some good tips on this thread, saved for later.
