Ubuntu Version:
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Desktop Environment (if applicable):
Not applicable
Problem Description:
Hello! I’m pretty new to Ubuntu and troubleshooting tech problems so please be patient and very clear with any instructions.
I set up a Dual Boot with Windows 11 and Ubuntu. When setting it up, I partitioned my drive and left about 100 GB for Ubuntu.
It worked fine for months and then it stopped working. When trying to boot into my Ubuntu installation from the GRUB menu (so yes I still have acess to it), the following error occurs:
Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! UUID=992cd7b1-433f-4286-9ba7-ab2e86432f6e does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
Then it does drop succesfully to BusyBox v1.30.1 built-in shell which allows me to type commands with (initramfs).
What Is My Goal?
I would like to recover my Ubuntu installation, not losing any files and keeping Windows intact.
Relevant System Information:
- Ubuntu is a Dual Boot with Windows 11 Pro in the same 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
- Linux Endless is the native OS for this notebook and was replaced by Windows 11 (not by me) years before dual boot was set up
What I’ve Tried:
- Trying to first recover my files before attempting to fix anything, I booted Ubuntu from a USB stick and chose “Try Ubuntu”. I could not find any of my files.
- Following the 2nd Option from this tutorial for installing Boot-Repair in a Ubuntu live-session, I produced the Boot-Info Summary bellow:
boot-repair-4ppa2081 [20250201_1507]
============================== Boot Info Summary ===============================
=> Grub2 (v2.00) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
for (hd0,msdos1)/boot/grub. It also embeds following components:
modules
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
biosdisk fshelp fat exfat ext2 ntfs ntfscomp part_msdos
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: MSWIN4.1: FAT32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
/efi/boot/grubx64.efi /efi/boot/mmx64.efi
================================ 0 OS detected =================================
================================ Host/Hardware =================================
CPU architecture: 64-bit
Video: CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] GP108M [GeForce MX250] from Intel Corporation NVIDIA Corporation
Live-session OS is Ubuntu 64-bit (Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, jammy, x86_64)
===================================== UEFI =====================================
BIOS/UEFI firmware: V1.21(1.21) from Insyde Corp.
The firmware is EFI-compatible, and is set in EFI-mode for this live-session.
No EFI in dmseg.
SecureBoot enabled according to mokutil - Please report this message to boot.repair@gmail.com.
BootCurrent: 0001
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,2001,2002,2003,0000,0003
Boot0000* ubuntu HD(3,GPT,5d3bca19-6a46-4cca-b874-59af40ae8a3f,0x20000,0x32000)/File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)RC
Boot0001* Linpus lite HD(1,MBR,0x11a2fed,0x800,0x1daf7f0)/File(\EFI\Boot\grubx64.efi)RC
Boot0003* Windows Boot Manager HD(3,GPT,5d3bca19-6a46-4cca-b874-59af40ae8a3f,0x20000,0x32000)/File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)WINDOWS.........x...B.C.D.O.B.J.E.C.T.=.{.9.d.e.a.8.6.2.c.-.5.c.d.d.-.4.e.7.0.-.a.c.c.1.-.f.3.2.b.3.4.4.d.4.7.9.5.}...a............. ...
Boot2001* EFI USB Device RC
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM RC
Boot2003* EFI Network RC
============================= Drive/Partition Info =============================
Disks info: ____________________________________________________________________
Partitions info (1/3): _________________________________________________________
Partitions info (2/3): _________________________________________________________
Partitions info (3/3): _________________________________________________________
fdisk -l (filtered): ___________________________________________________________
Disk sda: 14.84 GiB, 15938355200 bytes, 31129600 sectors
Disk identifier: 0x011a2fed
Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
sda1 * 2048 31129583 31127536 14.8G c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
parted -lm (filtered): _________________________________________________________
sda:15.9GB:scsi:512:512:msdos:Generic Flash Disk:;
1:1049kB:15.9GB:15.9GB:fat32::boot, lba;
blkid (filtered): ______________________________________________________________
NAME FSTYPE UUID PARTUUID LABEL PARTLABEL
sda
└─sda1 vfat 9A98-A2D9 011a2fed-01 UBUNTU 22_0
Mount points (filtered): _______________________________________________________
Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 10.4G 30% /cdrom
efivarfs 44.8K 73% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
Mount options (filtered): ______________________________________________________
/dev/sda1 vfat ro,noatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro
====================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg (filtered) ======================
Try or Install Ubuntu
Ubuntu (safe graphics)
OEM install (for manufacturers)
Boot from next volume
UEFI Firmware Settings
Test memory
==================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
?? = ?? boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
Suggested repair: ______________________________________________________________
The default repair of the Boot-Repair utility would not act on the boot.
