so ive been trying to get into grub, beacuse i forgot my pc password, however, after searching, i dont understand what im doing wrong, i have trying pressing U, shift (spamming and holding), esc (same, spamming and holding) and all i get is some text regarding boot up like bluetooth booting or that type of things, am i doing something wrong? or i just didnt understand something? thanks regardless
If MBR (Legacy) boot, it should be Hold down Left Shift key.
If EFI Boot, tap tab or esc
If none of that is working but you can boot up into the OS:
launch terminal and run
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Change these two values to menu and ten seconds
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
Tap ctl+o to overwrite, then enter to save current configuration. Tap ctl+x to eXit the editor.
Now run
sudo update-grub
Reboot and you should see the grub menu.
To revert:
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_TIMEOUT=3
I recommend a timeout no less than three seconds - just in case you need to get into the Recovery Menu (and... you are currently struggling to get to grub as an example....)
hi, thanks, but as i said i forgot password, so i cant do sudo commands, so i pressed esc, a weird menu with fast moving letters (i saw things like "recovering journal" etc... and various green "ok" , however, i saw a text that said "grub failed to boot" with a green "ok" or smth, i didnt saw it properly
beacuse things moved too quickly, so... am i doing somethig wrong... orr???
grub failed boot detection*
Well... that is not a good sign...
I am not sure what other steps you have taken so far that may have influenced what you are seeing now.
This is why it is important to note our passwords. The sudo password is usually easier to remember, since on GnuLinux, we use it more often... But if you have not used that computer in a long time, then there may be more faults than just a forgotten password.
Is this something that sat... or you use often but rarely access SuperUser privileges on?
no, its a weird story, a friend of mine gifted me this pc, he told me the password, but it wasnt, he says he doesnt remember if it isnt that password, i usually use windows so i dont understand such things as superuser privileges or sudo password, i use sudo for instaling things such as java (for minecraft) or install other things i use, i dont know if its a os problem or if my brilliant (stupid) friend did something wrong with this pc, i can format or reinstall zorin if thats a solution, i can just redownload and re-login my stuff
btw, if its useful, i can access the user without password, just asks me thepassword for commands or google passwords
In that case, you can backup any personal files.
Then reinstall Zorin OS.
If you lose a password, it is lost... (generally). Even using the utilities to change your root password requires you to authenticate with the current password first.
GnuLinux is intended to be secure.
thanks
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