System won't boot up - initramfs

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#1

Hoping someone can help otherwise I've lost a weeks worth of work.

Started the laptop this morning and got the error: couldn't get size

then Busybox v1.27.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2) built-in-shell (ash)

Then a prompt after (initramfs)

#2

Hi,

First I would try to boot recovery mode from grub menu.
And if it fails, I would boot from an USB stick or a live CD to check filesystems of internal disk.
If no problems found regarding to filesystem, I would reinstall grub.
Here is a good method:

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#3

Thanks for the reply. I've managed to get the laptop going via a live image on USB and recover my files from the hard drive.

As this is new to me, what is the next step.?

How do I know if the problem is with the grub? If there was a problem with the grub.

Thanks

#4

The link @sipizolix post would be one of the easier ways to safely fix grub and give you a bootable system.

#5

Brilliant, thanks very much. I will try the link.

#6

Tried the link and unfortunately nothing worked for me.
I ended up doing a fresh install of Mate.

Not the end of the world really, just time consuming.