OS uninstallable

[Bret Busby]

On 1/4/23 19:51, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 1/4/23 18:36, Liam Proven wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 20:33, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:
>>
>>> 1. I have just updated the BIOS to 1.59, following the instructions for
>>> updating it from BIOS, in the web page of HP, for the laptop, that Ralph
>>> had posted. I had to find an accessible Ethernet cable, as the BIOS
>>> updating process network access requires Ethernet access, and does not
>>> recognise wifi. At 0330, finding obscure things that have not been used
>>> for some years, is not so easy.
>>
>> Great! Well done!
>>
>>> 2. Regarding the installing of Ubuntu 22.10, on the Ventoy drive,is
>>> 22.10, with created and modified date 26 October 2022, from when I put
>>> it on the drive, last year. Will that be adequate, or, do I need to
>>> download a later iso for it (if one is available)?
>>
>> It will be fine. LTS releases get updated ISOs very roughly every 6
>> months, but short-term releases don't.
>>
> 
> 
> In a message that I had posted, that was, I believe, the last previous 
> message that I posted, was this;
> 
> "
>  >
>  > With the version of UbuntuMate 22.10 from 26 October, that is on the 
> Ventoy drive, at the menu
>  > "Try or Install UbuntuMATE"
>  >
>  > I select that, and get
>  >
>  > "
>  > error: invalid magic number
>  > error: you need to load the kernel first.
>  > Press any key to continue...
>  > "
>  >
>  > If,from booting from the Ventoy drive, I select Ubuntu Mate 22.04.1, 
> that boots.
>  >
>  > ..
>  > Bret Busby
>  > Armadale
>  > West Australia
>  > (UTC+0800)
>  > ..............
>  >
>  >
> At the UbuntuMate downloads web pages, the versions (22.10 and 22.04.2) 
> do not have release dates (of the particular iso files), and, 22.10, 
> being an "interim" release, does not have point releases.
> 
> So, I am wondering, in the absence of displayed release dates, whether 
> the downloadable version of 22.04.2 would include the "degree of 
> updatedness" (?) of the downloadable version of 22.10; and, thence, 
> whether the downloadable version of 22.04.2 would have the functionality 
> of the downloadable version of 22.10, and, therefore, be able to do the 
> repair work mentioned.
> 
> With not knowing whether the downloadable version of 22.10, is a later 
> version than the one dated 26 October, and, given that the copy that I 
> have, of 22.10, is unusable, if 22.04.2 has the functionality of 22.10, 
> then, it would appear that I would be better to download and install 
> 22.04.2, rather than 22.10.
> 
> But, given that the downloads, are each, about 3GB, I prefer to have 
> this clarified, so that I do not waste download quota, as I prefer to 
> avoid repeatedly running out of download quota, each month.
> "
> 
> So,I am wondering whether, relative to your recommendation to install 
> and run Ubuntu 22.10, to fix the GRUB problem, I should instead, 
> download and install 22.04.2 (I currently have 22.04.1, and, the 26 
> October version of 22.10, on the Ventoy drive, but, the version that I 
> have, of 22.10, appears to be bad).
> 

Or, whether I should wait until 23.04 is released, which, I expect, 
should occur in about four weeks.

I note that, through going through the GRUB command line procedure that 
is detailed in a web page from a link posted by Ian Bruntlett 
(https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/blog/classic-sysadmin-how-to-rescue-a-non-booting-grub-2-on-linux), 
each time I reboot the computer, Linux Mint 21.1 appears to load and run 
okay, so, I could probably get through until the release of 23.04, if 
that is needed.

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
..............