Skip to content
Search

SOLVED: Error no such partition. Entering rescue mode… grub rescue

I know how you feel now, but you have to relax because we are fixing this grub rescue error right away. No too much write-up.

Cause.

You were probably having a windows operating system and decided to install Linux alongside.

Then later deleted the Linux partition through windows.

After restart. You got the message below;

Grub Rescue

Error: No such partition

Entering rescue mode… 

grub rescue>

 

First of all, Follow the step below to fix the problem

Step 1 – Load into and installation media

Step 2 – Press Shift + F10 to open the CMD (Command Prompt)

Step 3 – Type “bootrec.exe /fixboot” and hit Enter

Lastly,  Step 4 – Type “bootrec.exe /fixmbr” and hit Enter

We are done.

Restart you PC.

UPDATED

If after restart the PC still gives the same error. Use the following method.

Step 1 – Load into your installation media

Step 2 – Type DISKPART

Step 3 – Type “List Disk” (Usually you’ll see a list of multiple disks, from 0 to 2)

Step 4 – Type “Select Disk 0”

Step 5 – Type “List volume”

Step 6 – Type “Select Volume 1” (This depends on the volume you have your partition on)

Step 7 – Type “List Partition”

Step 8 – Type “Select Partition 1” (This depends on the partition you have your OS on)

Step 9 – Type “Active”

See also, Upgrade Server 2008 or 2008 R2 to 2012

Discussion

1 comment

Join the conversation below.

Join the discussion

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.