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The fix is scheduled for the next release (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ah damn this is exactly what happened a few days ago. My popos boot entry suddenly disappeared. I can still just boot from the physical ssd it's installed on, but I found it strange it just pooped out somehow. Any pointers on how to fix it?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here's an article on how to fix it.

TLDR: You need to boot from a live disk, mount your install and reinstall the bootloader.

[–] taiyang 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I still need to fix mine, thanks for the link. The weirdest break it did once was messing with my Wi-Fi driver, managed to break Linux' driver somehow, making the Internet a no go. Still no idea how Windows managed that though, they shouldn't be messing with my bios. :/

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 3 points 2 months ago

Make sure you disable fast boot in Windows. I’ve read that can put devices into a state where Linux can’t use them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I haven't had it happen to me for a while now. I used to have a boot repair liveCD that'd always do the trick, but I don't think that specific distro even exists anymore.

The gist is you'll want to boot a liveCD and use the liveCD to reinstall GRUB, I'm sure you can find the right incantation to do so online somewhere.