How to Recover After Upgrade A Non Bootable Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca LTS System

Linux Mint How to Recover an Upgraded Non Bootable System

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Try a Generic Recovery for a Non Bootable Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca Tahr LTS i386/amd64 GNU System After Upgrade.

1. Boot System with Linux Mint 13.1 Rebecca Live.

   & and Burning Mint Rebecca

   Mint Live CD/DVD Creation

2. Open a Shell Terminal Emulator Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. Possibly to Find the Volume to Fix (LVM or Ordinary Partition)

   sudo apt-get install lvm2

   So now Execute a Disk Scan to Find out existing Partitions:

   lvmdiskscan

   In the Output you should be able to Recognize your Device…

4. Chrooting into Mint System.

   1. Mounting the Root.

      sudo su

      mount /dev/[sdaX] /mnt/

   2. Only if Boot is a Separate Partition: Mounting the Boot

      mount /dev/[sdaY] /mnt/boot

   3. Mounting Proc,Dev & Sys.

      mount -t proc none /mnt/proc

      mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev

      mount -t devpts none /mnt/dev/pts

      mount -o bind /sys /mnt/sys

   4. Chrooting.

      chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash

      Testing Network Connection:

      ping -c 3 google.com

      If No Network Connection then Try:

      exit

      cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/resolv.conf

      And then Chroot Again!

      chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash

5. Updating Apt Repos.

   apt-get update

6. Fixing Unresolved Installations.

   apt-get -f install

7. Upgrading System Again.

   apt-get upgrade

   apt-get dist-upgrade

8. Rebooting Mint System.

   exit

   Possibly Eject the Live Mint Media…

   reboot now

9. How to Fix Disk Errors Even if Mint Non Bootable

   Restoring Mint Disk

   Repairing Mint Disk