#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : grub rescue> -- "no such partition" or "unknown filesystem" # Fix : Reinstall GRUB from a live USB # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-grub-rescue # # Run as : Live USB session # Expect : 45 minutes # Risk : medium # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # The rescue prompt route failed, or /boot itself is damaged. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # Reinstalling GRUB is repeatable and non-destructive to data. # # Walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each. Steps with no # command are yours to do -- it prints those and waits. DRYRUN=1 prints # without executing; UNATTENDED=1 does not ask. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK # # This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any # kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. # # JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its # use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration # changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. # # You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for # satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for # having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- set -uo pipefail DRYRUN="${DRYRUN:-0}" UNATTENDED="${UNATTENDED:-0}" failed=0 rule() { printf "\n%s\n" "$(printf '-%.0s' $(seq 1 70))"; if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "$1"; fi; } prose() { echo "$1" | fold -s -w 74 | sed "s/^/ /"; } # Returns 0 when the caller should run the command, 1 when it should not. # A manual step always returns 1 -- there is nothing for the caller to run. step() { # step [command lines...] local n="$1" dotext="$2" why="$3" mode="$4"; shift 4 rule " Step $n of 7" prose "$dotext" if [ -n "$why" ]; then echo; prose "$why"; fi if [ "$mode" = "manual" ]; then echo; echo " -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on." if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r _; fi return 1 fi echo; printf " %s\n" "$@"; echo if [ "$DRYRUN" = "1" ]; then echo " (dry run -- not executed)"; return 1; fi if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit " a case "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " grub rescue> -- "no such partition" or "unknown filesystem"" echo " Reinstall GRUB from a live USB" echo echo " Risk: medium Reversible 45 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Ready? [y/N] " go case "$go" in [Yy]*) ;; *) echo " Nothing was changed."; exit 0;; esac fi if step 1 'Boot the live USB and identify the partitions.' '' cmd 'lsblk -f' 'sudo blkid'; then lsblk -f sudo blkid if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 2 'Mount the root filesystem, activating LVM first if used.' '' cmd 'sudo vgchange -ay' 'sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt'; then sudo vgchange -ay sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 2 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 3 'Mount /boot and, on a UEFI machine, the EFI partition.' 'Only mount boot/efi if they are separate partitions -- check the fstab of the mounted root with `cat /mnt/etc/fstab` rather than assuming.' cmd 'sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot' 'sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi'; then sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 3 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 4 'Bind the virtual filesystems and enter the installation.' '' cmd 'for d in dev dev/pts proc sys run; do sudo mount --bind /$d /mnt/$d; done' 'sudo chroot /mnt /bin/bash'; then for d in dev dev/pts proc sys run; do sudo mount --bind /$d /mnt/$d; done sudo chroot /mnt /bin/bash if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 4 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 5 'Reinstall the bootloader. For BIOS/MBR, target the DISK not a partition.' '' cmd 'grub-install /dev/sda' 'update-grub'; then grub-install /dev/sda update-grub if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 5 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 6 'For UEFI, install to the EFI directory instead.' '' cmd 'grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=ubuntu' 'update-grub'; then grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=ubuntu update-grub if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 6 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 7 'Leave and unmount cleanly.' '' cmd 'exit' 'sudo umount -R /mnt' 'sudo reboot'; then exit sudo umount -R /mnt sudo reboot if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 7 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi rule " Confirm it worked" prose 'The machine boots to the GRUB menu and into the system.' if [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then sudo efibootmgr -v fi rule if [ "$failed" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Finished with $failed failed step(s)." echo " Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-grub-rescue" else echo " Finished." fi echo prose 'To undo: Reinstalling GRUB is repeatable and non-destructive to data.' rule