GRUB lost after unplugging SATA HDD
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GRUB lost after shutting down, unplugging the drive and power on. Fixed GRUB using the Debian installer and reinstalling GRUB on /dev/sda.
CMOS battery is ok, SATA cable works fine. I have experienced this a couple of times already.
How can I avoid losing GRUB after unplugging it's SATA cable? Except for not unplugging it though.
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GRUB lost after shutting down, unplugging the drive and power on. Fixed GRUB using the Debian installer and reinstalling GRUB on /dev/sda.
CMOS battery is ok, SATA cable works fine. I have experienced this a couple of times already.
How can I avoid losing GRUB after unplugging it's SATA cable? Except for not unplugging it though.
debian grub debian-stretch
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
The way to avoid it to NOT unplug the driver where the bootloader is, be it the old BIOS -> MBR (master boot record) or the new UEFI -> ESP (EFI System Partition).
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 19:52
Can you explain why it persists across shutdowns/reboots and no power but not after unplugging the drive?
– sudo
Feb 8 at 19:56
Can you elaborate on that statement? At first glance it's nonsensical. And you need to learn how the boot process works. You wouldn't be asking this if you already knew. Learning about the hardware and firmware (BIOS or UEFI) is part of the basics/essentials.
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 20:00
@sudo I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe it's because GRUB is being installed on the drive. In my experience, data stored on a drive tends to stick around across shutdowns and power loss, but tends to become unavailable when unplugging the drive. Seems similar to your description of its behavior.
– 8bittree
Feb 8 at 21:48
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GRUB lost after shutting down, unplugging the drive and power on. Fixed GRUB using the Debian installer and reinstalling GRUB on /dev/sda.
CMOS battery is ok, SATA cable works fine. I have experienced this a couple of times already.
How can I avoid losing GRUB after unplugging it's SATA cable? Except for not unplugging it though.
debian grub debian-stretch
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
GRUB lost after shutting down, unplugging the drive and power on. Fixed GRUB using the Debian installer and reinstalling GRUB on /dev/sda.
CMOS battery is ok, SATA cable works fine. I have experienced this a couple of times already.
How can I avoid losing GRUB after unplugging it's SATA cable? Except for not unplugging it though.
debian grub debian-stretch
debian grub debian-stretch
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
asked Feb 8 at 19:49
sudosudo
1646
1646
The way to avoid it to NOT unplug the driver where the bootloader is, be it the old BIOS -> MBR (master boot record) or the new UEFI -> ESP (EFI System Partition).
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 19:52
Can you explain why it persists across shutdowns/reboots and no power but not after unplugging the drive?
– sudo
Feb 8 at 19:56
Can you elaborate on that statement? At first glance it's nonsensical. And you need to learn how the boot process works. You wouldn't be asking this if you already knew. Learning about the hardware and firmware (BIOS or UEFI) is part of the basics/essentials.
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 20:00
@sudo I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe it's because GRUB is being installed on the drive. In my experience, data stored on a drive tends to stick around across shutdowns and power loss, but tends to become unavailable when unplugging the drive. Seems similar to your description of its behavior.
– 8bittree
Feb 8 at 21:48
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The way to avoid it to NOT unplug the driver where the bootloader is, be it the old BIOS -> MBR (master boot record) or the new UEFI -> ESP (EFI System Partition).
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 19:52
Can you explain why it persists across shutdowns/reboots and no power but not after unplugging the drive?
– sudo
Feb 8 at 19:56
Can you elaborate on that statement? At first glance it's nonsensical. And you need to learn how the boot process works. You wouldn't be asking this if you already knew. Learning about the hardware and firmware (BIOS or UEFI) is part of the basics/essentials.
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 20:00
@sudo I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe it's because GRUB is being installed on the drive. In my experience, data stored on a drive tends to stick around across shutdowns and power loss, but tends to become unavailable when unplugging the drive. Seems similar to your description of its behavior.
– 8bittree
Feb 8 at 21:48
The way to avoid it to NOT unplug the driver where the bootloader is, be it the old BIOS -> MBR (master boot record) or the new UEFI -> ESP (EFI System Partition).
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 19:52
The way to avoid it to NOT unplug the driver where the bootloader is, be it the old BIOS -> MBR (master boot record) or the new UEFI -> ESP (EFI System Partition).
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 19:52
Can you explain why it persists across shutdowns/reboots and no power but not after unplugging the drive?
– sudo
Feb 8 at 19:56
Can you explain why it persists across shutdowns/reboots and no power but not after unplugging the drive?
– sudo
Feb 8 at 19:56
Can you elaborate on that statement? At first glance it's nonsensical. And you need to learn how the boot process works. You wouldn't be asking this if you already knew. Learning about the hardware and firmware (BIOS or UEFI) is part of the basics/essentials.
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 20:00
Can you elaborate on that statement? At first glance it's nonsensical. And you need to learn how the boot process works. You wouldn't be asking this if you already knew. Learning about the hardware and firmware (BIOS or UEFI) is part of the basics/essentials.
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 20:00
@sudo I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe it's because GRUB is being installed on the drive. In my experience, data stored on a drive tends to stick around across shutdowns and power loss, but tends to become unavailable when unplugging the drive. Seems similar to your description of its behavior.
– 8bittree
Feb 8 at 21:48
@sudo I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe it's because GRUB is being installed on the drive. In my experience, data stored on a drive tends to stick around across shutdowns and power loss, but tends to become unavailable when unplugging the drive. Seems similar to your description of its behavior.
– 8bittree
Feb 8 at 21:48
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The way to avoid it to NOT unplug the driver where the bootloader is, be it the old BIOS -> MBR (master boot record) or the new UEFI -> ESP (EFI System Partition).
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 19:52
Can you explain why it persists across shutdowns/reboots and no power but not after unplugging the drive?
– sudo
Feb 8 at 19:56
Can you elaborate on that statement? At first glance it's nonsensical. And you need to learn how the boot process works. You wouldn't be asking this if you already knew. Learning about the hardware and firmware (BIOS or UEFI) is part of the basics/essentials.
– GabrielaGarcia
Feb 8 at 20:00
@sudo I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe it's because GRUB is being installed on the drive. In my experience, data stored on a drive tends to stick around across shutdowns and power loss, but tends to become unavailable when unplugging the drive. Seems similar to your description of its behavior.
– 8bittree
Feb 8 at 21:48