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How to boot GRUB2 into the simplest Linux shell?

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Mar 15, 202625623 views
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I've got a PC with certainly a hardware problem, the installed Ubuntu doesn't boot, neither does Live CDs. (Although Ubuntu is correctly installed). (the 'normal' boot freezes after some filesystem checks / networking startup) However, GRUB2 seems to be ok, but I can't find any way to start a simpl…

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linux /boot/...
initrd /boot/...

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Try editing your regular boot entry in grub (e shortcut and appending to end of the line beginning with . After you will boot it (Ctrl-x), you will get a root shell immediately.

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