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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 02-21-2015, 11:07 PM   #1
makichan
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uninstalled Ubuntu on UEFI, I think I killed my laptop...


"minimal bash-like line editing" no kernel found
Ok, my pc come with windows 8 and UEFI, and then I installed ubuntu in dual boot. Everything was perfect and both ran, yet then I wanted to change for lubuntu and since I'm a dumb person I formatted the disk partitions where I had ubuntu using windows 8, and now I can't get over the "minimal bash-like line editing is supported" screen. I can't access windows, I can't boot into linux since i have no linux and i can't reinstall ubuntu because I can't get into EUFI because I can't access windows 8...

Is there something I can do instead of crying over a running dead laptop?
 
Old 02-22-2015, 03:23 AM   #2
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Sounds strange. I don't have any Win8 machines (my deliberate choice), but my UEFI firmware allows me to enter the boot list much like a CMOS BIOS would. Hit the relevant key (<Esc>, <Del>, whatever ...) and you should be set to make a selection.
Else, if you could install Ubuntu i the first place, you should have the CD/DVD bootable, so you should be able to run that in liveCD mode. Then install Intels efibootmgr to set the Win8 as the default boot.
 
Old 02-22-2015, 04:05 AM   #3
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minimal bash-like line editing" no kernel found
That sounds like you are at the grub command line & have wiped out your grub configuration files.

Can lubuntu be installed to where ubuntu was, it should redo/rebuild the grub configs for you.
 
Old 02-22-2015, 04:23 AM   #4
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just to know: your laptop itself is not killed at all, but your OS (I do not know if ubuntu and/or windows). Probably you can reinstall ubuntu again and restore the original state. Just need to create a boot cd or pen drive.
 
Old 02-22-2015, 04:27 AM   #5
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Boot from your Ubuntu live CD (or USB drive) and repair GRUB2:

http://www.howtogeek.com/114884/how-...ntu-wont-boot/

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