error: no symbol table

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:30 pm

I managed to install 19 with a separate partition for my Home directory.
With minimal changes I am getting a message on boot (after what seems like a longish time with no visible disk activity)
that I had during my time exploring Mint 18:

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error: no symbol table.
Press any key to continue...

I have done most updates with no success at extinguishing this problem.

I have seen some posts saying something about Grub and something being built wrong from a couple of years ago.
I am Bios booting an USB connected SSD SATA drive with a couple of other OSs present on OTHER drives.

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:55 pm

That error refers to an invalid EFI boot configuration. Check in the UEFI BIOS that you are booting from the correct EFI stub or ideally just reset your boot configuration in the bios and/or remove all other boot devices manually. It can also/additionally be due to the boot sector pointing to the wrong partition. so if the UEFI maintenance is not enough do a grub-install, install it to MBR.

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:33 pm

thanks gm
this is an old MB, no Uefi.
I may try the grubinstall to my sdd but I am now trying to run bootinfoscript from https://github.com/arvidjaar/bootinfoscript that is supposed to tell me what I actually have at present which seems like a good idea.
I have saved it on desktop and set to executable but am getting "command not found". permissions are listed as 100777 on icon text.
OK still not sure why that did not work but right click run as admin did. nothing seems to jump out for me, but then what do I know

If I got the tag right here is the output;

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                  Boot Info Script 0.77      [10 June 2018]


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

 => Windows 7/8/2012 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
 => Windows 7/8/2012 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
 => Windows 2000/XP/2003 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc.
 => Grub2 (v2.00) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd and looks at sector 1 of 
    the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 
    for (,msdos1)/boot/grub. It also embeds following components:
    
    modules
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    fshelp ext2 part_msdos biosdisk
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 => Windows 2000/XP/2003 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sde.

sda1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows 7/2008: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  Windows XP
    Boot files:        /boot.ini /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM

sda2: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       Extended Partition
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info: 

sda5: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows 2000/XP: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows 8/2012: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        /boot.ini /bootmgr /boot/bcd 
                       /Windows/System32/winload.exe /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM

sdb2: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows 7/2008: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

sdb3: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows 2000/XP: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

sdc1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows 2000/XP: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

sdd1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext4
    Boot sector type:  Grub2 (v1.99-2.00)
    Boot sector info:  Grub2 (v2.00) is installed in the boot sector of sdd1 
                       and looks at sector 13743912 of the same hard drive 
                       for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 
                       for (,msdos1)/boot/grub. It also embeds following 
                       components:
                       
                       modules
                       -------------------------------------------------------
                       fshelp ext2 part_msdos biosdisk
                       -------------------------------------------------------
    Operating System:  Linux Mint 19
    Boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab 
                       /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

sdd2: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       Extended Partition
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 

sdd5: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       swap
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 

sdd6: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext4
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

sdd7: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       vfat
    Boot sector type:  FAT32
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

sde1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       vfat
    Boot sector type:  Windows XP: FAT32
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 596.2 GiB, 640133946880 bytes, 1250261615 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sda1    *             63   226,902,059   226,901,997   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2         226,902,060 1,250,258,624 1,023,356,565   f W95 Extended (LBA)
/dev/sda5         226,902,123 1,250,258,624 1,023,356,502   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdb: 931.5 GiB, 1000203804160 bytes, 1953523055 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sdb1    *        206,848   122,882,047   122,675,200   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sdb2         122,882,048   165,597,183    42,715,136   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sdb3         165,597,184 1,953,519,119 1,787,921,936   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


Drive: sdc _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdc: 189.9 GiB, 203927027200 bytes, 398294975 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sdc1    *             63   398,283,479   398,283,417   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


Drive: sdd _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdd: 111.8 GiB, 120034123776 bytes, 234441648 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sdd1    *          2,048    39,063,551    39,061,504  83 Linux
/dev/sdd2          39,065,598   234,440,703   195,375,106   5 Extended
/dev/sdd5         225,433,600   234,440,703     9,007,104  82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdd6          39,065,600   136,720,383    97,654,784  83 Linux
/dev/sdd7         136,722,432   225,423,359    88,700,928   b W95 FAT32


Drive: sde _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sde: 7.2 GiB, 7759462400 bytes, 15155200 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sde1                  56    15,155,199    15,155,144   c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________

Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL

/dev/sda1        1474491EA1B55DF4                       ntfs       XP_C-Drive
/dev/sda5        D70C21C993A42A45                       ntfs       D_Drive
/dev/sdb1        BCE63B0BE63AC584                       ntfs       7_C_drive
/dev/sdb2        44E8A62FE8A61EE4                       ntfs       7_D_Drive
/dev/sdb3        4800B77800B76C16                       ntfs       TerraH
/dev/sdc1        20C04323C042FE92                       ntfs       Extra
/dev/sdd1        86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300   ext4       
/dev/sdd5        dff90fb5-2b5d-48b4-8054-a35642e31217   swap       
/dev/sdd6        c36f3d5e-2799-44e8-abb2-4514e46d974f   ext4       MintData
/dev/sdd7        2448-1CD7                              vfat       
/dev/sde1        1464-2D36                              vfat       ADATA UFD

========================= "ls -l /dev/disk/by-id" output: ======================

total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 ata-HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GH24NSC0_K11FA7A1529 -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 ata-LITE-ON_LTR-52246S -> ../../sr1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 ata-Maxtor_6L200P0_L41HC7DH -> ../../sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-Maxtor_6L200P0_L41HC7DH-part1 -> ../../sdc1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD1001FALS-00E8B0_WD-WMATV7429552 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD1001FALS-00E8B0_WD-WMATV7429552-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD1001FALS-00E8B0_WD-WMATV7429552-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD1001FALS-00E8B0_WD-WMATV7429552-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD6401AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCASY5262593 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD6401AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCASY5262593-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD6401AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCASY5262593-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 ata-WDC_WD6401AALS-00L3B2_WD-WCASY5262593-part5 -> ../../sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6 17:50 usb-ADATA_USB_Flash_Drive_25C0108470200141-0:0 -> ../../sde
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6 17:50 usb-ADATA_USB_Flash_Drive_25C0108470200141-0:0-part1 -> ../../sde1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 usb-NORELSYS_106X_0123456789ABCDE-0:0 -> ../../sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 usb-NORELSYS_106X_0123456789ABCDE-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdd1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 usb-NORELSYS_106X_0123456789ABCDE-0:0-part2 -> ../../sdd2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 usb-NORELSYS_106X_0123456789ABCDE-0:0-part5 -> ../../sdd5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 usb-NORELSYS_106X_0123456789ABCDE-0:0-part6 -> ../../sdd6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 usb-NORELSYS_106X_0123456789ABCDE-0:0-part7 -> ../../sdd7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x5001480000000000 -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee00242b3e1 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee00242b3e1-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee00242b3e1-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee00242b3e1-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee202c89f29 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee202c89f29-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee202c89f29-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Sep  6  2018 wwn-0x50014ee202c89f29-part5 -> ../../sda5

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options

/dev/sdd1        /                        ext4       (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered)
/dev/sdd6        /home                    ext4       (rw,relatime,data=ordered)
/dev/sdd7        /media/david/2448-1CD7   vfat       (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2)
/dev/sde1        /media/david/ADATA UFD   vfat       (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2)


================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
c:\cmdcons\bootsect.dat="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /CMDCONS /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

================================ sdb1/boot.ini: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; This boot.ini was automatically generated by NeoSmart Technologies' BootGrabber.exe
; Use EasyBCD from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 to manage your bootloader

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP on E:\" /fastdetect
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=========================== sdd1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}
function recordfail {
  set recordfail=1
  if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd3,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=en_US
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
  set timeout=30
else
  if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
    set timeout_style=hidden
    set timeout=10
  # Fallback hidden-timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
  # unavailable.
  elif sleep --interruptible 10 ; then
    set timeout=0
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
	set gfxpayload="${1}"
	if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
		set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=1
	else
		set vt_handoff=
	fi
}
if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
  if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
    if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
      if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
        set linux_gfx_mode=keep
      else
        set linux_gfx_mode=text
      fi
    else
      set linux_gfx_mode=text
    fi
  else
    set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  fi
else
  set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
	recordfail
	load_video
	gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
	insmod gzio
	if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd3,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
	fi
        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-33-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Linux Mint 19 MATE' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.15.0-33-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-33-generic-advanced-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.15.0-33-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-33-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.15.0-33-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-33-generic-recovery-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.15.0-33-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro recovery nomodeset 
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-33-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.15.0-20-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-20-generic-advanced-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.15.0-20-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.15.0-20-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-20-generic-recovery-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.15.0-20-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro recovery nomodeset 
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.4.0-134-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.4.0-134-generic-advanced-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.4.0-134-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-134-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-134-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.4.0-134-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.4.0-134-generic-recovery-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.4.0-134-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-134-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro recovery nomodeset 
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-134-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.4.0-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.4.0-21-generic-advanced-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.4.0-21-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-21-generic
	}
	menuentry 'Linux Mint 19 MATE, with Linux 4.4.0-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.4.0-21-generic-recovery-86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300' {
		recordfail
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd3,msdos1'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 4.4.0-21-generic ...'
	        linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 ro recovery nomodeset 
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-21-generic
	}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+)' {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd3,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
	fi
	knetbsd	/boot/memtest86+.elf
}
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)' {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd3,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd3,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd3,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci3,msdos1  86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300
	fi
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows 7 (on /dev/sda1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-1474491EA1B55DF4' {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ntfs
	set root='hd0,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  1474491EA1B55DF4
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1474491EA1B55DF4
	fi
	parttool ${root} hidden-
	chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 7 (on /dev/sdb1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-BCE63B0BE63AC584' {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ntfs
	set root='hd1,msdos1'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1  BCE63B0BE63AC584
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root BCE63B0BE63AC584
	fi
	parttool ${root} hidden-
	chainloader +1
}
set timeout_style=menu
if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
  set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sdd1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
# / was on /dev/sdd1 during installation
UUID=86d2e32b-2b49-4f19-85ce-82a3223b6300 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /home was on /dev/sdd6 during installation
UUID=c36f3d5e-2799-44e8-abb2-4514e46d974f /home           ext4    defaults        0       2
# swap was on /dev/sdd5 during installation
UUID=dff90fb5-2b5d-48b4-8054-a35642e31217 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sdd1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

           GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)

   6.616256714 = 7.104151552    boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
   6.553630829 = 7.036907520    boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img                     1
   6.727405548 = 7.223496704    boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic                 1
   3.543827057 = 3.805155328    boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic                 1
   3.007644653 = 3.229433856    boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-134-generic                 1
   6.663757324 = 7.155154944    boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic                  1
   3.543827057 = 3.805155328    vmlinuz                                        1
   6.727405548 = 7.223496704    vmlinuz.old                                    1
   5.414745331 = 5.814038528    boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic              3
   5.983699799 = 6.424948736    boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-33-generic              2
  15.487491608 = 16.629567488   boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-134-generic              3
  15.422847748 = 16.560156672   boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-21-generic               2
   5.983699799 = 6.424948736    initrd.img                                     2
   5.414745331 = 5.814038528    initrd.img.old                                 3

======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================

Unknown BootLoader on sda2

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00000010  95 7e e7 00 71 28 38 92  ae 3a 1f 00 00 00 00 01  |.~..q(8..:......|
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00000200

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:15 am

OK, my bad, no EFI, but same problem. GRUB is looking at one of the boot files in ELF format and does not find a SHT_SYMTAB section in its header. So we need to fix the boot files. That's why I suggested to reinstall grub to make sure its own files are fine. So run a file system check, reinstall grub to /dev/sdd and that hopefully fixes it. Maybe even clean out the /boot/grub folder manually before you reinstall it to make sure that you only get fresh files in there.

I also note that according to your script you may have got GRUB installed twice:

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 => Grub2 (v2.00) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd and looks at sector 1 of 
    the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 
    for (,msdos1)/boot/grub. It also embeds following components:

and

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    Boot sector info:  Grub2 (v2.00) is installed in the boot sector of sdd1 
                       and looks at sector 13743912 of the same hard drive 
                       for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 
                       for (,msdos1)/boot/grub. It also embeds following 
                       components:

I don't know if that's a bug with the script or an actual problem of conflicting GRUB installations. Either way, my recommendation remains, reinstall grub (to MBR, sudo grub-install /dev/sdd).

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:42 am

gm10
I will look over all that you said and try to understand and of course try your suggestions. file system check is fsuck right (remembered from floppy disk days and Lynx at work

)

In my reading I saw this recommended but have not tried;
update-bootloader --reinit

from https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread. ... ost2797849

Thanks again

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:37 am

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:42 am gm10
I will look over all that you said and try to understand and of course try your suggestions. file system check is fsuck right (remembered from floppy disk days and Lynx at work )

Since your /boot/grub is on your / root disk you can't run this while the system is loaded. To force a check on boot run this in a terminal and then reboot:

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sudo touch /forcefsck

I proposed the file system check because you did not mentioned that you had made any changes to your boot configuration, so file system corruption might be a possible cause.

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:42 am In my reading I saw this recommended but have not tried;
update-bootloader --reinit

from https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread. ... ost2797849

That command does not exist on Mint. But his explanation basically matches what I said, with the only difference being that while he says not to run grub-install directly and not to install grub to MBR, I was saying the contrary - and I still am. Fun.

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:14 pm

gm10 thanks for the quick response, just got home am trying now!

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:54 pm

I am no longer seeing error: no symbol table in boot up after your advice.

I did notice that from the Grub Menu display until a display of grub messages (I added verbose to the grub config.) is a full 2 minutes. This is on an older core 2 duo 2160 cpu @ 1.8 GHz w/ 2 Gigs ram. I am wondering if this is showing an undue waiting period for something??

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:03 pm

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:54 pm I am no longer seeing error: no symbol table in boot up after your advice. I did notice that from the Grub Menu display until a display of grub messages (I added verbose to the grub config.) is a full 2 minutes. This is on an older core 2 duo 2160 cpu @ 1.8 GHz w/ 2 Gigs ram. I am wondering if this is showing an undue waiting period for something??

Happy to help, thx for trusting me despite that other reference you found saying the opposite.

That 2 minute waiting period is clearly a problem though. Did that occur only now or did that happen before already? That's not the GRUB messages you are waiting for, by the way, but the kernel messages. So it's possibly an issue with your current kernel. Check the kernel logs (run dmesg -H in a terminal to page through them) for errors or delays, the reason should be in there somewhere.

Another thing to try is if you still have kernels from older series installed, select them via the GRUB menu > Advanced options and see if the boot behaviour changes.

Also run a sudo update-grub just in case (the command that generates your boot menu and boot parameters).

PS: And good point raised by MrEen below, a missing mount could certainly be the reason as well.

MrEen · Post by **MrEen** » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:09 pm

Hi Mintywav.

A delay of this length is often due to /etc/fstab having a UUID the system can't find (adds 90 seconds to boot time) and swap is often the culprit.

You can check this with cat /etc/fstab and blkid in the terminal.

Now that you're running 19 this may not apply, but is worth checking anyway.

EDIT: The forum never showed me there was already another post by gm10 when I hit submit. Follow gm10's instructions before anything I say.

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:54 pm

Ok I am sorry I took so long to get back here, I wanted to have the time to do as both of you have suggested.
dmseg -H did not seem to hold any relevant info. If the number to the left of the decimal is in seconds I would expect around 100 for the delay correct?
I BTW I put grub_cmdline_default="verbose" in grub. I see a lot of stuff displayed very quickly after the 2 minute delay. I would think whatever happens right before the first thing displayed (whatever that is) might be the cause of the delay.

The fstab file seems right. Could the floppy present there be the cause? I think i might just rem it out and see.

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:16 pm

Well remming out the floppy did not help.

Could the fact that the OS is running on a USB SSD dock be a problem??

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:36 pm

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:16 pm Could the fact that the OS is running on a USB SSD dock be a problem??

Possibly, it could have trouble initializing that, I remember having to pull the installation USB stick out and plugging it in again during boot in the past to work around that, I wonder if that would make a difference.

But again, it should display during the boot process what it is doing (if you're showing the boot logo just press Esc to see the text), so whatever it is showing during that wait time is what the problem is.

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:56 pm

gm10 wrote: ⤴Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:36 pm
Mintywav wrote: ⤴Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:16 pm Could the fact that the OS is running on a USB SSD dock be a problem??
Possibly, it could have trouble initializing that, I remember having to pull the installation USB stick out and plugging it in again during boot in the past to work around that, I wonder if that would make a difference.

But again, it should display during the boot process what it is doing (if you're showing the boot logo just press Esc to see the text), so whatever it is showing during that wait time is what the problem is.

What boot logo? I get the Grub menu, then a black screen for 2 minutes, then a bunch of fast scrolling text (the result of the verbose option in the grub file ). I have tried the escape key during the black screen with no visible results.

The Bios does see the drive

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:59 pm

Video driver issue? Time for an

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inxi -Fxz

I guess.

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:56 pm

Which gets me:

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inxi -Fxz 
System:    Host: Wonk Kernel: 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: MATE 1.20.1 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: P35-DS3L v: x.x serial: N/A
           BIOS: Award v: F9 date: 06/19/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel 2160 (-MCP-) arch: Conroe rev.2 cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 7200
           clock speeds: max: 1800 MHz 1: 1650 MHz 2: 1352 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: nvidia (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 8600 GT/PCIe/SSE2
           version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.106 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-33-generic
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCIE Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: c000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1964.3GB (2.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD6401AALS size: 640.1GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD1001FALS size: 1000.2GB
           ID-3: /dev/sdc model: Maxtor_6L200P0 size: 203.9GB
           ID-4: USB /dev/sdd model: 106X size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 19G used: 7.8G (45%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdd1
           ID-2: /home size: 46G used: 11G (25%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdd6
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 4.61GB used: 0.00GB (0%)
           fs: swap dev: /dev/sdd5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 62.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:49C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 160 Uptime: 17 min Memory: 803.6/1992.4MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56

Does that show anything questionable?

For my info, just what (besides the video system coming up to speed I am guessing ) is likely to be going on after the Grub menu and the verbose text display. I can not read the text display as is whips by fast, is video initialization the first thing that would be displayed there??

Thanks again
David

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:55 am

Thanks. Try this, in a terminal run

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xed admin:///etc/default/grub

Then find the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and add the parameter video=SVIDEO-1:d so that it reads something like

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=SVIDEO-1:d"

(if you had more parameters there just keep them)

Save the file then run

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sudo update-grub

Hopefully the boot delay will be gone after that.

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:56 pmFor my info, just what (besides the video system coming up to speed I am guessing ) is likely to be going on after the Grub menu and the verbose text display. I can not read the text display as is whips by fast, is video initialization the first thing that would be displayed there??

That text gets logged, just read it later like this:

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sudo cat /var/log/boot.log

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:54 pm

gm10 wrote: ⤴Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:36 pm

But again, it should display during the boot process what it is doing (if you're showing the boot logo just press Esc to see the text), so whatever it is showing during that wait time is what the problem is.

I am still wondering about this boot logo you mentioned.

And after trying the what was in your last post I am still having the same problem.

I am still wondering just what is going on in the time I have a blank screen.

also the text items that whip by when the booting continues seem to have a time stamp that is missing from what I see via

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sudo cat /var/log/boot.log

. Is there a way to get the time stamp to get saved to the log??

Mintywav · Post by **Mintywav** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:56 pm

BTW the first few items in that are

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/dev/sdd1: clean, 332421/1222992 files, 1807646/4882432 blocks
/dev/sdd1: clean, 334590/1222992 files, 1934176/4882432 blocks
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
         Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
[  OK  ] Started Set the console keyboard layout.
         Starting Show Plymouth Boot Screen...
[  OK  ] Reached target Local File Systems (Pre).
         Starting File System Check on /dev/…d5e-2799-44e8-abb2-4514e46d974f...
[  OK  ] Started File System Check Daemon to report status.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sound Card.
[  OK  ] Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
[  OK  ] Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen.
[  OK  ] Started File System Check on /dev/d…f3d5e-2799-44e8-abb2-4514e46d974f.
         Mounting /home...
[  OK  ] Reached target Local Encrypted Volumes.
[  OK  ] Started Forward Password Requests to Plymouth Directory Watch.
[  OK  ] Mounted /home.
[  OK  ] Reached target Local File Systems.
         Starting Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data...
         Starting Clean up any mess left by 0dns-up...
         Starting AppArmor initialization...
         Starting Set console font and keymap...
         Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories...
[  OK  ] Started Set console font and keymap.
[  OK  ] Started Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
[  OK  ] Started Create Volatile Files and Directories.

and the last few are

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[  OK  ] Started OpenVPN service.
         Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
         Starting Hold until boot process finishes up...
         Starting Light Display Manager...
[  OK  ] Started Ubuntu system adjustments.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Service.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
[  OK  ] Started Dispatcher daemon for systemd-networkd.
[  OK  ] Started Disk Manager.

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:15 pm

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:54 pm I am still wondering about this boot logo you mentioned.

By default the Mint logo shows during boot. Maybe you disabled it.

Mintywav wrote: ⤴Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:54 pm And after trying the what was in your last post I am still having the same problem.

I am still wondering just what is going on in the time I have a blank screen.

also the text items that whip by when the booting continues seem to have a time stamp that is missing from what I see via
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sudo cat /var/log/boot.log
. Is there a way to get the time stamp to get saved to the log??

That's a shame, I don't know what the problem is then.

I'm not aware of any time stamps during boot, I don't think you can add them to that log. There's still /var/log/syslog, if you use journald then journalctl and also the kernel log via dmesg.

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