Debian I had destroyed grub

mrmazda · 02-08-2024, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beginstart

Could this help:

https://www.debian.org/releases/stab...h08s06.en.html

I don't believe rescue mode can allow you to do anything that recovery mode cannot.

It's possible some component in your 15 year old computer is failing that is not used or is not heavily used when you boot in recovery mode, possibly memory. In your advanced options section of your Grub menu there may be an option to test memory. If you have it, try using it for 4 or more hours. Letting it run overnight would be a good thorough test.

Let's be sure everyone equates the same meaning when you write "panic". Do you see the word "panic" on your screen when boot fails, or are you simply using "panic" to describe the failure of your login manager or other working GUI environment to appear on your screen? If the word "panic" does not appear, please describe what you mean when you write "panic".

It appears you have not yet told us which GPU your computer has. Please paste input/output here within code tags from running the command inxi -GSIaz. If this gives an error message other than command not found, try inxi -GSIxxxz instead. If command is not found, run command sudo apt install inxi and then try inxi -GSIaz or inxi -GSIxxxz again. You may redirect command output to file if necessary to make it easier to paste here instead of trying to type, thus: inxi -GSIaz > inxioutput.txt. We need to see English output, so you may need to prepend these commands with the parameter "LANG=C " (don't type the quotes).

beginstart · 02-09-2024, 09:59 AM

Somebody here in the thread did check
the hardware,
it was said: OK.

Second:
Update
and this moment system was killed
so I think the update failed.

Third:
It was said
I do use the wrong kernel
to much old.
How to repair?

4th:

Suggest:

I burn LIVE CD

Debian 12 64 bit
I ll try to boot then.

Which one:

Code:



Installationsanleitung für 64-Bit-PC (AMD64)
Installationsanleitung für 64-Bit-ARM (AArch64)
Installationsanleitung für EABI ARM (armel)
Installationsanleitung für Hard Float ABI ARM (armhf)
Installationsanleitung für 32-Bit-PC (i386)
Installationsanleitung für MIPS (Little endian)
Installationsanleitung für 64-Bit MIPS (Little endian)
Installationsanleitung für POWER Prozessoren
Installationsanleitung für IBM System z

Thank You.

mrmazda · 02-09-2024, 11:50 PM

64-Bit-PC (AMD64)

If it gives you any trouble and need help, please begin a new thread with a title appropriate to the trouble.

When you wish to show us command output, please begin the command with LANG=C so that we see the output all in English.

beginstart · 02-10-2024, 07:06 AM

If the LIVE CD is not accepted
shall I start a new thread?

That LIVE CD
also contains LXDE?
64-Bit-PC (AMD64)

Title: I cannot boot Debian?

I ll translate German output to English.
Thank You.
How to repair the bad kernel as written above.
Is this not possible?

mrmazda · 02-10-2024, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beginstart

If the LIVE CD is not accepted
shall I start a new thread?

Yes.

Quote:

That LIVE CD
also contains LXDE?
64-Bit-PC (AMD64)

The limited information you provided makes it unreasonably difficult to answer this.

Quote:

Title: I cannot boot Debian?

Possibly, but better to provide a description of what actually does happen in lieu of what you expected.

Quote:

How to repair the bad kernel as written above.
Is this not possible?

It probably is possible, but your uncommon posting style makes it very difficult to understand what you did and didn't do, thus difficult to determine what processes should be recommended, proven by the enormous length of this thread. A fresh installation is much easier to describe, and is provided by Debian's own website.

beginstart · 02-11-2024, 05:21 AM

I am sorry for my bad language.

I am sorry I am the only LINUX - User who cannot update Debian.

Now my questions:

Is this right:
The kernel is:
4.9.0-18-686-pae
This is the kernel of Debian 9.
This is the reason DEBIAN cannot boot.
Is this right?

I did find for updating a kernel:
sudo apt install linux-image-5.15.0-0.bpo.2-amd64
sudo apt install linux-headers-5.15.0-0.bpo.2-amd64

Because DEBIAN 11 does need
Linux-Kernel-Version 5.10.

I did the "normal update" (update upgrade distupgrade etc)
but the kernel is still the old one.

This is my small knowledge of computers.

mrmazda · 02-11-2024, 08:08 AM

uname -a, uname -r and inxi -S all report the booted kernel. dpkg-query -W | grep linux-image reports the installed kernel(s). 686-pae kernels are 32bit, for use on 32bit installations. amd64 kernels are 64bit. 64bit is the version of Debian 11 and Debian 12 that should be installed on computers that use the Intel E5200 CPU that yours has.

Post #31 suggests you have vmlinuz-5.10.0-15-686-pae already installed. The following comes from one of several Debian 11 installations I have here:

Code:

# grep RETT /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
# dpkg-query -W | grep linux-image
linux-image-5.16.0-0.bpo.3-amd64        5.16.11-1~bpo11+1
linux-image-5.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64        5.16.12-1~bpo11+1
linux-image-5.18.0-0.deb11.4-amd64      5.18.16-1~bpo11+1
linux-image-6.0.0-0.deb11.2-amd64       6.0.3-1~bpo11+1
linux-image-6.1.0-0.deb11.11-amd64      6.1.38-4~bpo11+1
linux-image-6.1.0-0.deb11.13-amd64      6.1.55-1~bpo11+1
linux-image-6.1.0-0.deb11.7-amd64       6.1.20-2~bpo11+1
#

If you cannot properly boot your installed 5.10.0-15-686-pae linux image, it might be due to defective initrd, and thus regenerating it might solve your issue. It's also possible running sudo apt install linux-image-5.15.0-0.bpo.2-686 or sudo apt install linux-image-5.15.0-0.bpo.2-686-pae might solve your issue. sudo apt update && sudo apt-get full-upgrade is another possible solution. Installing the amd64 version of Debian 12 should also solve your issue.

Please post the content of /etc/apt/sources.list.

beginstart · 02-13-2024, 07:32 AM

Thank You.

Here sources.list.

Code:

# 

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.0.0 _Jessie_ - Official i386 xfce-CD Binary-1 20150425-11:43]/ jessie main

#  deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.0.0 _Jessie_ - Official i386 xfce-CD Binary-1 20150425-11:43]/ jessie main

#   ++deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie main
#    ++deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie main

# ++ deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
#  ++deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
#  ++  deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main
#  ++ eb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main




deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free


#deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye/updates main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib non-free

Is the best and easy way for a newbie
to update
11 to 12?

I found 2 instructions.

Number 1

Code:

sudo apt-mark showhold

sudo apt-mark unhold [name]

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

cat /etc/debian_version

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ bullseye-security main

sudo sed -i 's/bullseye/bookworm/g' /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt upgrade --without-new-pkgs

sudo apt full-upgrade

cat /etc/debian_version

Number 2

Code:


sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt autoremove

Problem
doesnt I have to update sources.list?

colorpurple21859 · 02-13-2024, 07:13 PM

Here is the official how to upgrade: https://www.debian.org/releases/book...rading.en.html

beginstart · 02-15-2024, 09:40 AM

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade

up to 11
I did only this plus
update sources.list.

Is this the reason the update failed.

Thank You for the URL.

Do I have to do all steps,
there are many?
If YES, I ll print it out and then I ll try it.

beginstart · 02-16-2024, 09:37 AM

I saw a sources.list

Code:


deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main
 
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main

This is mine.

Is the blank wrong?

Code:

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib non-free

mrmazda · 02-18-2024, 12:17 AM

Post #143 contains the sources.list that should work for Debian 11 Bullseye. This is one that should work:

Code:

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main non-free contrib

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main non-free contrib

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main non-free contrib

All three lines are needed for an up-to-date and consistent working system.

beginstart · 02-20-2024, 01:58 PM

E: Type "non-free" on line 33 of source list /etc/apt/sources.list is unknown.
E: The list of sources could not be read.

I tried to do
update.
This did happen.

mrmazda · 02-21-2024, 12:40 AM

Remove "non-free" from line 33 (the security line) in sources.list.

beginstart · 02-22-2024, 07:59 AM

I did the update.
It did work.
I saw the line
initramfs
I thought maybe it did update the kernel.

I did boot. Panic.

So then I tried

~$ uname -r
4.9.0-18-686-pae
$

Is this the old kernel?

Regards
Thank You