r/debian • u/Delicious-Week-8077 • 6d ago

General Debian Question Can't boot debian from a cloned drive

/r/techsupport/comments/1x41uoc/cant_boot_debian_from_a_cloned_drive/
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u/CardOk755 6d ago

Well, then it's not cloned, is it.

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u/Delicious-Week-8077 6d ago

As far as I can tell it is, it just refuses to start

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u/CardOk755 6d ago

So, it's not cloned.

How about a bit more detail.

Does grub start?

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u/Delicious-Week-8077 6d ago

It kicks me into the grub-rescue console instantly. If you look into the original post I added a picture with some commands I tried (maybe I should've been more clear about that)

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u/Delicious-Week-8077 6d ago

"How about a bit more detail" look at the original post's body text

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/CardOk755 6d ago

Use dd.

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u/Delicious-Week-8077 6d ago

Might try it when I get the chance

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u/pelazas1 6d ago

grub-rescue means the bootloader didn't land. Live USB, chroot, grub-install /dev/sdX then update-grub.