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Re: Question about GRUB recovery using Debian 7.x LiveCD



On Mon 09 Mar 2015 at 15:37:15 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:

> The Debian 7.8.0 installation disk Rescue Mode has, as one of its
> screens, the text
> 
> "Enter a device you wish to use as your root filesystem....
> 
> Device to use as root filesystem:
> /dev/sda<x> (list of all such values for the system)
> 
> Assmble RAID array
> Do not use a root file system
> "
> 
> I assume that the partition to use as the root filesystem, would be
> the partition into which the relevant operating system a nd grub.cfg
> file, are installed.

Correct.

Please reboot your machine. My recollection is that you get a GRUB
prompt.

At the prompt type

   search --file /etc/debian_version

and post the output.


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