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If your system fails to boot for whatever reason, it may be useful to boot it into RecoveryMode. This mode just loads some basic services and drops you into command line mode. You are then logged in as root (the superuser) and can repair your system using command line tools. If booting into RecoveryMode does not work you can still use your installation CD (if it is a live cd) as described in LivecdRecovery.

Booting into recovery mode

  1. Switch on your computer
  2. Wait until the Bios finished loading (you probably see a logo of your computer manufacturer)

  3. The following messages will show up:

    Grub loading stage1.5

Grub loading, please wait...

Press ESC to enter the menu
  4. Quickly press the Escape key, which will bring up a boot menu

  5. Select the line ending with '(recovery mode)', probably the second line, something like: 

    Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic (recovery mode)

  6. Press enter and wait until you see a prompt like this: 

    root@yourmachine:~#

  7. If the system displays error messages instead of the prompt, please try the procedure outlined in LivecdRecovery instead.

See also