Blainelinu2
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Hello friends. I fired my Fedora and /boot/efi as tragially. I'm currently in live debian desktop over USB stick. How can I recover my Linux Desktop?
I fired my Fedora and /boot/efi
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A few questions before I can help you. Details are needed:-
Does the Fedora installation boot up to the desktop?
Or> do you just have a grub prompt with an all black screen?
And do you still have the Fedora .iso?
Does the Fedora installation boot up to the desktop?
Or> do you just have a grub prompt with an all black screen?
And do you still have the Fedora .iso?
OP
Blainelinu2
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I have only grub screen. That's the GRUB2 Minimal BASH-like screen. I have only Debian-live GNOME iso for use gparted.
I'm pretty sure that you won't be able reinstall Grub for Fedora with a Debian Live session.
Fedora uses the dnf command to reinstall Grub2. Debian doesn't use dnf.
It's been my experience with Fedora to be able fix what you have going on, you'll need a Live Fedora Session.
Additionally, you'll have to chroot into the broken Fedora system.
Reinstall Grub on Fedora from live image
After reading nearly every similar question, I can not get Grub to recognize my new Fedora install. Previously, I was dual booting Windows and Arch. I have removed Arch and installed Fedora instead.
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How to reinstall Grub EFI in Fedora with Fedora-Workstation-Live media
How to reinstall Grub EFI in Fedora with Fedora-Workstation-Live media & also remove EFI boot entries 1. Boot Fedora Workstation live media 2. Open gnome terminal and locate the Fedora partitions: lsblk -f You could also use fdisk su
forums.fedoraforum.org
An alternative to the above instructions......would be to perform a fresh install of Fedora.
Boot the machine using your Debian Live CD.
Open a terminal.
Find out the name of the internal disk by using fdisk to look up the device's size.
For example:
Install GRUB boot loader onto the proper disk - it should not matter what the OS since you are using a Debian Live is just the location of the grub (the example below assumes it is /dev/sda):
looks like you have a warning label on /dev/nvme0n1p1- if that is where your grub is then just substitute /dev/sda with dev/nvme0n1p1 - you just have to know exactly where your corrupted grub is located or else you may install it in the wrong place
Open a terminal.
Find out the name of the internal disk by using fdisk to look up the device's size.
For example:
Install GRUB boot loader onto the proper disk - it should not matter what the OS since you are using a Debian Live is just the location of the grub (the example below assumes it is /dev/sda):
looks like you have a warning label on /dev/nvme0n1p1- if that is where your grub is then just substitute /dev/sda with dev/nvme0n1p1 - you just have to know exactly where your corrupted grub is located or else you may install it in the wrong place
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@GatorsFan I didn't think that a Debian Live session could re-install Grub.
Thanks!
Won't OP still have to chroot?
Thanks!
Won't OP still have to chroot?
I do not believe so sudo should work
OP
Blainelinu2
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Thanks for answer. I have made fresh Fedora install.I'm pretty sure that you won't be able reinstall Grub for Fedora with a Debian Live session.
Fedora uses the dnf command to reinstall Grub2. Debian doesn't use dnf.
It's been my experience with Fedora to be able fix what you have going on, you'll need a Live Fedora Session.
Additionally, you'll have to chroot into the broken Fedora system.
Reinstall Grub on Fedora from live image
After reading nearly every similar question, I can not get Grub to recognize my new Fedora install. Previously, I was dual booting Windows and Arch. I have removed Arch and installed Fedora instead.How to reinstall Grub EFI in Fedora with Fedora-Workstation-Live media
How to reinstall Grub EFI in Fedora with Fedora-Workstation-Live media & also remove EFI boot entries 1. Boot Fedora Workstation live media 2. Open gnome terminal and locate the Fedora partitions: lsblk -f You could also use fdisk suforums.fedoraforum.org
An alternative to the above instructions......would be to perform a fresh install of Fedora.
Rodger that:-
You're welcome.
How's your fresh installation going?
In the future you can use Debian Live to restore Grub. Our member, @GatorsFan confirmed it.
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