When testing Zorin in Live mode and verifying that everything was fine, I did the installation to delete windows and leave Zorin as the main operating system. When the process is finished and restarted, the initramfs window appears.
Somebody can help me, please ? It is my first time installing a Linux distribution
Reading about the subject, I use the command [ls /dev] and I don't see anything in the list that mentions a storage partition [sda or sdb]
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I presume you selected the default option of "Erase entire disk" and let the installer set up partitions and everything for you then? In addition, you may need to check through this list here and disable some things in your bios (potentially Secure Boot and Fast Boot, etc) that may be causing some hangups when it comes to booting into Zorin.
Error While Installing Zorin OS - Zorin Help
If you did something else manual during install, just let us know and we can try to figure out some other issues as well.
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Please check in the BIOS that Secure Boot and Fast Boot are turned off.
Some Questions:
Before installed i disabled security boot but I don’t check the fast boot
Then You should take a Look at it. Here are a Describtion how to do it and the Checksums (at the End of the Page):
Okay, instead of Etcher, You could try to create the Stick with another Tool to try it. There are Tools like Popsicle, Impression, Ventoy or - if You have Access to a Windows Machine - Rufus.
especially the last one is a good one. I find it sad that it doesn't have a Linux Version. Anyway. Because of Your UEFI BIOS there would be one Point important: the Partitions Sheme of the Stick. There are 2 Options: GPT and MBR. GPT is for UEFI and MBR is for Legacy.
In Rufus You can find that in the Settings Overview. Here an Example:
Ventoy offers this Option in the Settings, too. But I don't have a Screenshot to show You. sorry.
@Ponce-De-Leon - Isn't that ONLY true with Windows? If I'm not mistaken, I have UEFI set and my drive using MBR partition table and it's working just fine. You HAVE to have grub2 though. It will not work with older grub version.
When it works, okay. Then use it. And yes, it can work in common but don't have to. It can cause Compatibility and Detection Issues. To avoid Problems, I suggest to use GPT for UEFI and MBR for Legacy BIOS.
So far I've done this.
I returned to install Windows on my PC
Download Zorin again and I did the verification
Upload the ISO with Rufus taking into account the council.
I went into live mode and checked that everything was working well.
Install Zorin OS again but this time together with Windows.
Zorin presents the same error again but, windows starts normally.
BusyBox v1.30.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3.1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. (initramfs) exit
Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:
ALERT! UUID=a79f3b13-8a7c-4eeб-a7c7-74c284d5d685 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
BusyBox v1.30.1 (Ubuntu 1:1,30.1-7ubuntus.1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
Zorin is a fork of Ubuntu 22.04 so whenever you have an issue might be better to search in relation to Windows and Ubuntu 22.04 dual-boot issues.
Brave A.I. search engine via mojeek states:
" Busybox Error Dual Boot
When encountering a BusyBox error while trying to dual boot Windows with Ubuntu 22.04, it often indicates issues with the file system or partition configuration. One common solution is to repair the filesystem using the fsck command. For example, you can run (initramfs) fsck /dev/sda1 -y to check and repair the filesystem on the specified partition.
Another approach is to ensure that the correct partition is set as the root partition in GRUB. If the root partition is not correctly identified, you may need to update the GRUB configuration or manually specify the correct root partition during boot.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, it might be necessary to boot from a live USB to perform more extensive repairs or to reconfigure the boot settings.
In some cases, the issue may be related to the boot mode (MBR vs UEFI) or the presence of recovery partitions that are incorrectly mounted. Checking and correcting the boot mode and ensuring that partitions are correctly configured can help resolve the problem.
If the error persists, it could indicate hardware issues, such as a failing hard drive, and it might be advisable to back up data and consider replacing the hard drive."
Additionally, the best way to dual boot is to shrink C:\ drive. If Windows uses mbr then you are limited to 4 primary partitions and GNU/Linux will not install. This was the case with Notebooks where manufacturers would create 4 Primary Partitions,
First partition: DRV store (hardware drivers)
Second Partition: Windows (C:\ partition)
Third partition: Factory restore
Fourth Partition: Installation media creation (I have an HP Mini Netbook 110 which created 3 DVDs just to reinstall Windows 7 Starter edition!)
Boot using Live USB. Open "Terminal" and run "sudo blkid". Make note of the UUID of the partition where you installed Zorin. Open /boot/grub/grub.cfg and compare the UUID noted from blkid to Zorin grub boot entry making sure it's the same. If not, edit your grub.cfg and update grub.
If it's not zorin's boot menu entry, make note what's it for and post.
Because of the Busybox Error, You could take a Look in this Thread:
