[SOLVED] Machine Not Compatible with GRUB: How to Uninstall and Install Another Boot Loader

des_a · 05-20-2023, 07:12 PM

Thanks! Now I understand. Done!

colorpurple21859 · 05-20-2023, 07:33 PM

You're welcome

mrmazda · 05-20-2023, 11:53 PM

Better than make and model of computer are the components comprising it. From a live media Linux boot, input/output from inxi -Faz should provide all we need to know. Hopefully, Mageia and/or Mint media OP has include inxi. If not, maybe we can get him to chroot into the installed system to get to it, and maybe even fix it so he can boot normally.

des_a · 05-21-2023, 10:27 AM

Ok. When i can, ill be happy to run that. It wont hurt to play around, though the boot flag worked. I know just a little about that command, that it does hardware representation stuff. Maybe tuesday?

des_a · 05-22-2023, 01:46 PM

Here's the output of that command

Code:

inxi -Faz

Code:

System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-56-generic
    root=UUID=a4e12354-d46b-4d6e-a93c-f22b9bb32815 ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.6.5 tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin vt: 7
    dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.1 Vera base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: msdinredmond product: N/A v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Intel model: D945GTP v: AAC97834-305 serial: <superuser required>
    BIOS: Intel v: NT94510J.86A.4131.2009.1122.2232 date: 11/22/2009
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Pentium D bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Netburst Presler
    family: 0xF (15) model-id: 6 stepping: 4 microcode: 0x4
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 32 KiB
    desc: d-2x16 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 2x2 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2900 high: 3400 min/max: 2400/3400 scaling:
    driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 3400 2: 2400
    bogomips: 13600
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds
    status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
  Type: spectre_v1
    mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling,
    PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
    alternate: intelfb ports: active: VGA-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:2772 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: intel
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x270mm (13.3x10.6")
    s-diag: 433mm (17")
  Monitor-1: VGA1 mapped: VGA-1 model: Dell E173FP serial: <filter>
    built: 2004 res: 1280x1024 hz: 60 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2
    size: 340x270mm (13.4x10.6") diag: 433mm (17") ratio: 5:4 modes:
    max: 1280x1024 min: 720x400
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 13.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 22.0.5
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8
    class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-56-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family LAN driver: e100 v: kernel port: 1000
    bus-ID: 04:08.0 chip-ID: 8086:27dc class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp4s8 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 223.58 GiB used: 10.46 GiB (4.7%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD1200JS-00MHB0 size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1C03
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD1200JS-00MHB0 size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1C03
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 111.69 GiB size: 109.38 GiB (97.93%)
    used: 10.46 GiB (9.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 95 MiB size: 93.5 MiB (98.44%)
    used: 6 MiB (6.5%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 73.8 MiB (3.6%) priority: -2
    file: /swapfile
Sensors:
  Message: No sensor data found. Is lm-sensors configured?
Info:
  Processes: 196 Uptime: 7m wakeups: 0 Memory: 1.92 GiB
  used: 1.49 GiB (77.7%) Init: systemd v: 249 runlevel: 5 tool: systemctl
  Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11 Packages: apt: 2135 lib: 1069 flatpak: 0
  Shell: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.13