Text | Scope of this test is to start a recovery session.
Proceed in your native language if you wish. Instructions will remain in English
- Boot up the image
- At the main screen press ESC
- Select "Rescue a broken system"
- Choose the desired language
- Choose the language
- Select your location
- Configure locales
- At configure keyboard page, select NO
- Select the country of the keyboard
- Select the keyboard layout
- Select hostname ubuntu as default
- Verify or setup the timezone
- Choose the device to use as root filesystem
- The list of the Rescue operations will be shown:
- Execute a shell /dev/sda1 (or what you have choosed as root filesytem)
- Press Enter to proceed into the rescue mode
- Type in standard commands like ls, cd /usr/games/, ls, cp sol sol1, ls
- Ensure that changes have been made and that there is a new file created
- Type Exit and press Enter to return to the menu
- Execute a shell in the installer environement
- Type in standard commands like ls, chroot /target, ls chroot /target changes the root to the partition you selected as root filesystem
- Ensure that chroot works and that files are listed in both enviroments
- Type Exit and press Enter to return to the menu
- Reinstall GRUB boot loader
- Select Reinstall GRUB boot loader and press Enter. Doing this will remove your Grub config and mbr and place a new automatic version in it's place
- Type in where the boot loader need to be run and press Enter. The default for this will be hd0 or /dev/hda (ide) /dev/sda (scsi)
- From the menu select Reboot the system and press Enter
- Ensure the system boots as expected
- Choose a different root file system
- This case requires more than one root partition
- Select Choose a different root file system
- Choose your new root file system and press Enter
- Check the new partition is mounted
If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result.
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