[SOLVED] Linux Lite Won't Run

[ukbrian]

    Install LL last and make sure to point boot loader installation to /dev/sda.
    Install LL with boot loader on /dev/sda; then point boot loader install of any distro after that to their own Root partition instead of /dev/sda.  Afterwards, boot into LL and run sudo update-grub to add the new distro to the menu.

That's the method I've ended up using.
Put your old faithful what ever it is in charge of the MBR on sda and all other installs put their grub into their root partitions.

I also put a launcher on my old faithful so just a click updates grub on the MBR.

I must have stumbled into a good habit.



That grub tweak might be my problem at  https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=1586.0



Is it possible for me to roll the tweak back? and what does it do? I've not noticed any changes.

Must dash

[gold_finger]

It would seems that my Hard disk have bad sectors? And the SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED! with Reallocated_Sector_Ct Failing_Now.

Hard drive going bad -- not a good thing, but that does explain the weird behavior.

Don't know what your plan is when you get the new drive, but if you re-install all three Linux distros make sure that Linux Lite ends up being the one in charge of booting.  (There was a tweak done to grub in LL that makes it difficult to boot if it's not the one in charge of booting.)  You can make sure LL is in charge of booting by either:

• Installing LL last and make sure to point boot loader installation to /dev/sda.
• Install LL with boot loader on /dev/sda; then point boot loader install of any distro after that to their own Root partition instead of /dev/sda.  Afterwards, boot into LL and run sudo update-grub to add the new distro to the menu.

[stafroz]

Not sure where to go with this -- don't recall seeing something like this happen before.  Going to just have you post back with some terminal output that might show some clues on how to proceed.

It would seems that my Hard disk have bad sectors? And the SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED! with Reallocated_Sector_Ct Failing_Now.
I'll have the hard disk change in Monday. I'll let you know again later.

thank you for helping so far.

[gold_finger]

Not sure where to go with this -- don't recall seeing something like this happen before.  Going to just have you post back with some terminal output that might show some clues on how to proceed.

You can do this from your Voyager install if you don't feel like booting the live DVD again.  (It makes no difference.)  Open a terminal and enter following commands.

First two commands will give more details on partitions:

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sudo blkid -c /dev/null
sudo parted -l(Last command ends in lowercase letter "L", not number 1.)

Make a mount point, then mount the Root partition for installed LL.  (Substitute correct partition if it is not sda2 anymore.)

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sudo mkdir /mnt/LL
sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/LL
Print contents of fstab file to screen with this command:

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cat /mnt/LL/etc/fstab
Print the menu entries from the grub.cfg file to screen:

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grep "menuentry '" /mnt/LL/boot/grub/grub.cfg
Copy entire output from first to last command and paste it back here for us to see.  Once pasted into your reply, highlight that pasted output and hit the code button (#) along top to enclose it in [ code ] blocks so it is easier for us to read.

Now go ahead and unmount the partition.

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sudo umount /mnt/LL
Get rid of the temporary mount point we made in beginning

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sudo rmdir /mnt/LL
Close terminal.

[stafroz]

Last command was meant to be run from the installed LL (assuming you were able to boot into it), not from the live DVD (which is what it looks like you ran command from).

It's strange that LL's grub appears to be working to boot the other two systems, but not for booting LL itself.  Sounds like maybe the installation of LL didn't go completely right.  Think easiest thing might just be to install again.  Just point it to same LL partition(s) using the "Something else" install option, set mount points, check box to format the LL partition(s), etc.  Hopefully it installs right this time and problem disappears.

I did that, I have tried reinstalling 4x times but all the same problem.

[gold_finger]

Last command was meant to be run from the installed LL (assuming you were able to boot into it), not from the live DVD (which is what it looks like you ran command from).

It's strange that LL's grub appears to be working to boot the other two systems, but not for booting LL itself.  Sounds like maybe the installation of LL didn't go completely right.  Think easiest thing might just be to install again.  Just point it to same LL partition(s) using the "Something else" install option, set mount points, check box to format the LL partition(s), etc.  Hopefully it installs right this time and problem disappears.

[stafroz]

Did you try running commands I posted above from a live LL DVD/USB?

I have tried and the last command sudo update-grub gave me an error:
/usr/bin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of '/cow'.
Then I remove the usb flash disk and restarted then I get the grub error saying You're trying to read / write outside  hd0. I did make sure that I have everything back again in the bios setting.

And I still have the same error can't boot into LinuxLite

[gold_finger]

Did you try running commands I posted above from a live LL DVD/USB?

[stafroz]

Strange that you can boot into Voyager, but not LL.  Can you also boot into Fedora?  Is LL first on the list or last?

I'm assuming computer is relatively new, so probably has UEFI firmware instead of old BIOS firmware.  Make sure you have UEFI settings set to boot in CSM/Legacy mode and not UEFI mode.  (I'm guessing it is already set that way, but check the settings anyway to be sure.)

Try using live LL USB to re-install grub.  Commands below assume that your Root partition for LL is /dev/sda2 from what you posted before.  If that is not the case, substitute correct partition below where I have /dev/sda2.

Edited: About the UEFI setting in bios, I don't have that.
LinuxLite is the first list. I have fedora then voyager and the newest install LinuxLite. And I can boot into Fedora fine.

[gold_finger]

Strange that you can boot into Voyager, but not LL.  Can you also boot into Fedora?  Is LL first on the list or last?

I'm assuming computer is relatively new, so probably has UEFI firmware instead of old BIOS firmware.  Make sure you have UEFI settings set to boot in CSM/Legacy mode and not UEFI mode.  (I'm guessing it is already set that way, but check the settings anyway to be sure.)

Try using live LL USB to re-install grub.  Commands below assume that your Root partition for LL is /dev/sda2 from what you posted before.  If that is not the case, substitute correct partition below where I have /dev/sda2.

# Boot using live LL USB and open a terminal.

# Mount your root partition to /mnt

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sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
# Run following command to install grub.  (NOTE:  line ends in /dev/sda, not sda2.)

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sudo grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/sda
# Unmount your partition.

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sudo umount /dev/sda2
# Close terminal and reboot computer.

# You should now be able to boot into LL.  Do that.  If other OS's didn't show up in menu on your reboot, then run this terminal command (from your installed Linux Lite) to add them to menu:

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sudo update-grub
# Done.

Computer should properly boot all OS's now.  Let us know how it goes.

[stafroz]

Hi Stafroz,
Have you tried the Booting Issues section of the most excellent( ) Linux Lite Manual?
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardware.html#booting

~Scott

I tried with nomodeset but no luck. Here is the image url:
view here

[Scott]

Hi Stafroz,

I thought that too but I'm able to get into Voyager with no problem.

Maybe GRUB itself is working but there is only a problem with the Linux Lite entry?

Have you tried the Booting Issues section of the most excellent( ) Linux Lite Manual?
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardware.html#booting

~Scott

[stafroz]

Hi Stafroz,
My first thought is maybe a GRUB issue but it's really only a guess. I would give the Boot-Repair-Disk a try:
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home/Home/
It's fairly easy and in my experience usually will fix the issue successfully.

I thought that too but I'm able to get into Voyager with no problem.

[Scott]

Hi Stafroz,
My first thought is maybe a GRUB issue but it's really only a guess. I would give the Boot-Repair-Disk a try:
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home/Home/
It's fairly easy and in my experience usually will fix the issue successfully.

[stafroz]

Hello,

I have Acer Aspire V5-471G with partition:
1. windows recovery
2 & 3: root and home for LinuxLite
4: Extended partition
4.1: swap partition
4.2.1 & 4.2.2: Fedora root and home partition
4.3.1 & 4.3.2: Voyager root and home partition.

I installed the iso into USB using the dd command followed the LinuxLite manual. The USB live working great except when I open gparted there's warning Libparted bugs found (recursive partition) on the USB.

Then I installed LinuxLite to that partition2. The installation went finish. I restarted my laptop but it won't run LinuxLite with
error: failure reading sector 0x239d18 from hd0.

Could you help me?   thanks.