Initramfs Error Linux Mint 18 Problem solved

[elchucko13]

When booting I get Initram fs
Using fsck fy /dev/sda1 does not help.

A reboot give the same msg. Can you help? Thank you

[antikythera]

Mint 18 is end of life so what I'd advise is download a newer build (19.3 or above) that is still supported using another machine if you have one or access to one. Create a bootable drive (either USB or optical media depending on what your machine has available to boot from).

Start your affected computer with that live media and use it to transfer your important documents from your existing installation to a big enough writeable external USB drive (not the media you are booting from) or the cloud. Then do a clean install of Mint 19.3 or above. Mint 20.3 would be the sweet spot right now if your machine will work with it.

[elchucko13]

I now have Linux on a cd. When I boot from the cd I have the same error. What am I doing wrong?

[elchucko13]

If I load the new os from cd and run it the boot completes ok. When I change the boot order from cd to hdd the error re-appears.

[sleeper12]

Maybe this will help: https://ostechnix.com/how-to-fix-busybo ... on-ubuntu/

[elchucko13]

OK, I cleared that up and downloaded 21 to an sd card. How to mark this subject closed?

[sleeper12]

Edit your first post here (pencil on right) & add 'Solved' to the Subject line.