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I'm running Ubuntu MATE 18.04 on an Acer Swift 1 laptop, I'm getting this error error screen.

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I tried everything I know. I can't even install Windows. I tried to install Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 from a USB drive. My laptop doesn't have a CD/DVD drive.

karel
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nodo313
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    Unless you mounted your fs (file-system) read-only intentionally, the reason will be corruption was detected, and RO was used to prevent further data loss. You should boot a 'live' system (so fs is not in-use) and fsck (file system check) it. It's far easier & faster from a 'live' system than trying to do it whilst the system is running (and far safer too!) – guiverc Nov 25 '19 at 02:04
  • Possible duplicate of How to fix "sudo: unable to open ... Read-only file system"? – guiverc Nov 25 '19 at 02:05
  • how can i do that ? i mean, liveusb with ubuntu 18.04.3 ? or ? – nodo313 Nov 25 '19 at 02:06
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    Yep, Ubuntu (or flavor of Ubuntu) install media when used with the "Try Ubuntu" is a perfect 'live' environment, and what I'd use. It need not be the same version, though I'd try and use a recent version, and not a version of 15 years ago – guiverc Nov 25 '19 at 02:08
  • can u link me ? – nodo313 Nov 25 '19 at 02:13
  • i have to choose from ubuntu flavours but idk which one is good – nodo313 Nov 25 '19 at 02:18
  • Whichever you have around or is easy to get. They will all be the same for what you want to do with them (https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours or https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop) and all be equal to Ubuntu itself. You only want to boot & use it, not install or keep anything. – guiverc Nov 25 '19 at 02:21
  • download and tried to boot , i have black screen with "minimal BASH-like editing is supported. for the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions." – nodo313 Nov 25 '19 at 02:50
  • "GNU GRUB version 2.04" idk what it means... now i have to write something "grub>_" idk what commands i need to use here...... do u know that ? – nodo313 Nov 25 '19 at 02:52
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    It sounds like you're in grub rescue to me, which i would take as you're attempting to boot your HDD/SSD and not your downloaded & written 'live' media. Many boxes require a fn to be pressed to allow booting thumb-drives so maybe you didn't press it, or hit the wrong key. I'd also 'check disc for detects' to ensure media write & ISO download was perfect before I trusted it with fsck job. https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-ubuntu#0 and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/CDIntegrityCheck – guiverc Nov 25 '19 at 02:53
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    If you need someone to help you walk through this, I'd suggest using a support method that allows for it (not the Q&A format of Ask Ubuntu) such as IRC (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList), Support options available can be seen at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/community-support/709 – guiverc Nov 25 '19 at 02:56
  • i cannot get half of things u are saying mate ((( maybe i need to change bios settings to read usb... i already did that but idk... im dumb af – nodo313 Nov 25 '19 at 02:58
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    @karel fyi: since 18.04 you cannot run fsck from the recovery menu or console terminal, as the system disk is now mounted r/w. You have to boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB to fsck now. – heynnema Nov 25 '19 at 03:44
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    @nodo313 Please see my answer. Start comments to me with "@heynnema" or I may miss them. If the answer is helpful, please remember to accept it by clicking the checkmark icon just to the left of my answer. Thanks! – heynnema Nov 25 '19 at 03:56

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For 18.04 or newer...

  • boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
    • plug in a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
    • power on the computer and wait for the BIOS splash screen
    • most systems can bring up a boot menu from a function key, like F10 or F12
    • select the USB flash key
  • open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T
  • type sudo fdisk -l
  • identify the /dev/sdXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
  • type sudo fsck -f /dev/sdXX, replacing sdXX with the number you found earlier
  • repeat the fsck command if there were errors
  • type reboot
heynnema
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