i am going to try the guide inside this question
However, it requires me to boot from recovery mode. But holding the shift key doesn't work for me to go to grub menu.
Anyone know how to troubleshoot this kind of behavior?
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sometimes ESC (escape) key does this - can you give this a try? – fossfreedom Mar 30 '12 at 15:58
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have tried ESC...dont' work – TheOneTeam Mar 30 '12 at 16:02
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@aking: what does it mean add tab to the list – TheOneTeam Mar 30 '12 at 16:03
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try keys: tab. shift. and escape. – RobotHumans Mar 30 '12 at 16:48
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You are holding down the left Shift key, right? – SirCharlo Mar 30 '12 at 16:49
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@Sircharlo: i have tried both!, left and right – TheOneTeam Mar 30 '12 at 16:51
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And you start holding it immediately after the BIOS screen disappears? – SirCharlo Mar 30 '12 at 16:53
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@SirCharlo: hold from startup to the login screen – TheOneTeam Mar 30 '12 at 16:54
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:S That is really strange. Is grub2 your bootloader? – SirCharlo Mar 30 '12 at 16:58
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@SirCharlo: do u know how to troubleshoot? – TheOneTeam Mar 30 '12 at 17:00
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Well, run Boot Info Script to tell you what bootloader you're using. – SirCharlo Mar 30 '12 at 17:16
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I tap each key since holding makes my BIOS loading grind to a halt – RobotHumans Mar 30 '12 at 17:21
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Are you able to access any BIOS menus? Sometimes (especially with older computers and USB keyboards) the BIOS can't get input from the keyboard even when the OS can once it's booted. GRUB by default uses BIOS calls to access the keyboard, but it can also be configured to use native drivers to work around this problem. But if you can access BIOS menus then this is not the problem you're having. – Jordan Uggla Apr 04 '12 at 08:19
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@Jordan, I can access the boot menu by pressing 'del" button. then i try to reboot my computer, keep holding shift key (right), the boot menu still didn't boot up. Is there any alternative way to boot to recovery mode? – TheOneTeam Apr 05 '12 at 01:02
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This question appears to be abandoned, if you are experiencing a similar issue please ask a new question with details pertaining to your problem. If you feel this question is not abandoned, please flag the question explaining that. :) – Seth Dec 30 '12 at 06:45
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I assume that you can't boot into a "normal" session and need recovery mode for repairs...Would it work for you to boot a live CD and make the repairs that way?
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