Mint doesn't boot from usb any longer
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Mint doesn't boot from usb any longer
Hi. I have a full-installed Linux Mint on usb key. Today it don't boot. I've tried running the command fsck, but nothing. Anyhing else ? Thanks in advance
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Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
What happens when you try to boot it? Black screen? Error message? Grub Rescue prompt?
Have you tried it on a different computer?
Have you tried it on a different computer?
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Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
Well, the logo appeared, it disappeared, total black screen
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michael louwe
Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
@ Mercuzio, .......
It is not advisable to do a full install of Linux on a USB flash drive ... https://askubuntu.com/questions/295701/ ... 776#295776 (read Felipe's reply)
.Mercuzio wrote:...
It is not advisable to do a full install of Linux on a USB flash drive ... https://askubuntu.com/questions/295701/ ... 776#295776 (read Felipe's reply)
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Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
But it worked very well
Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
The linked Askubuntu thread lists pros and cons for
"live system with persistence on USB pendrive" vs. "full OS installation on USB pendrive"
No advice is given pretending a full installation on a USB pendrive were not advisable.
By the way, I am typing this from a dual boot Ubuntu 16.04.3 system, installed side by side with 14.04.5 on a 128 GB SDXC card.
"live system with persistence on USB pendrive" vs. "full OS installation on USB pendrive"
No advice is given pretending a full installation on a USB pendrive were not advisable.
By the way, I am typing this from a dual boot Ubuntu 16.04.3 system, installed side by side with 14.04.5 on a 128 GB SDXC card.
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Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
Hello, Mercuzio.
Can you try booting from the pendrive again? Make sure you enter the Grub boot menu. Inside the Grub menu select "e" for edit. Go down to the line which holds the words "splash quiet". Remove both words from the line. Then press <F10> to go on booting without splash screen but with full boot messages displayed instead.
Text messages should rush up the screen.
At the point when the boot process gets stuck or fails messages will stop rushing across the screen. The last readable messages might give a hint as to what is wrong.
Best regards,
Karl
Can you try booting from the pendrive again? Make sure you enter the Grub boot menu. Inside the Grub menu select "e" for edit. Go down to the line which holds the words "splash quiet". Remove both words from the line. Then press <F10> to go on booting without splash screen but with full boot messages displayed instead.
Text messages should rush up the screen.
At the point when the boot process gets stuck or fails messages will stop rushing across the screen. The last readable messages might give a hint as to what is wrong.
Best regards,
Karl
The people of Alderaan have been bravely fighting back the clone warriors sent out by the unscrupulous Sith Lord Palpatine for 792 days now.
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Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
Hi. Would it be better a SSD external disk ?karlchen wrote:The linked Askubuntu thread lists pros and cons for
"live system with persistence on USB pendrive" vs. "full OS installation on USB pendrive"
No advice is given pretending a full installation on a USB pendrive were not advisable.
By the way, I am typing this from a dual boot Ubuntu 16.04.3 system, installed side by side with 14.04.5 on a 128 GB SDXC card.
Re: Mint don't boot no longer from usb
Hello, Mercuzio.
Might be that an external SSD disk would be the better choice. Yet, in my case there are 2 reasons for using the SDXC card:
+ no extra device which I have to carry along and no extra cable
+ experimental aspect: how long will the SDXC card work before it will start failing?
Regards,
Karl
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There seem to be hints that my experiment might find a sudden and unexpected fatal end.
Cf. viewtopic.php?t=250035#p1344594, 2nd link in that post.
Might be that an external SSD disk would be the better choice. Yet, in my case there are 2 reasons for using the SDXC card:
+ no extra device which I have to carry along and no extra cable
+ experimental aspect: how long will the SDXC card work before it will start failing?
Regards,
Karl
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There seem to be hints that my experiment might find a sudden and unexpected fatal end.
Cf. viewtopic.php?t=250035#p1344594, 2nd link in that post.
The people of Alderaan have been bravely fighting back the clone warriors sent out by the unscrupulous Sith Lord Palpatine for 792 days now.
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Re: Mint doesn't boot from usb any longer
Hello, Mercuzio.
Have you tried booting with the boot options "splash quiet" removed? Provided you have, what are the last messages which can be read on the screen when the boot process gets stuck?
Regards,
Karl
Have you tried booting with the boot options "splash quiet" removed? Provided you have, what are the last messages which can be read on the screen when the boot process gets stuck?
Regards,
Karl
The people of Alderaan have been bravely fighting back the clone warriors sent out by the unscrupulous Sith Lord Palpatine for 792 days now.
Lifeline
Re: Mint doesn't boot from usb any longer
The system booted but the characters are unreadable ! Instead a,c,c, etc, all boxes are appering ! When the login popped up ctrl + alt+ F2 Itried to update the system. 0 updated 0 installed 0 removed 2 not updated 2 not completely installed or removed. Is it possible to send the screencapture ?