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====== Linux: Fix Corrupt System ======

  - Reboot.
  - Repeatedly press Esc to go into Grub, but don't escape the Grub Menu (which is fucking hard).
    - Apparent fix: Enter ''normal'', keep tapping Esc. Will reboot into Grub Menu.
  - Go into root prompt.
  - ''<nowiki>sudo fsck /dev/sda1 -y</nowiki>'' -- This is the boot partition, might not work.
  - ''<nowiki>sudo fsck /dev/sda2 -y</nowiki>'' -- This the main partition.
  - ''<nowiki>timeshift --list</nowiki>''
  - ''<nowiki>timeshift --restore</nowiki>''
  - Follow the prompts.

===== Things To Try =====

  * BusyBox prompt: Try running ''<nowiki>fsck /dev/sda2 -y</nowiki>'' and reboot.
  * Try running ''<nowiki>sudo update-grub</nowiki>''


===== Crash History =====

  * 2026-03-19. Using LM Studio which froze, likely used a large amount of memory (corrupt swap file?). Brave unresponsive. Reboot. Boots into BusyBox prompt. Reboot using USB boot disk. ''<nowiki>fsck /dev/sda2</nowiki>'' & ''<nowiki>timeshift --restore</nowiki>''. Noticed 'input/output' errors, but seemed to work. Reboot, system is restored. No system reports or crash reports in System Information.

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