Your root file system name will probably be different, so use the information displayed on your system, which is used in the next command. Take note of the path of the file system from the above image and shown below.

BusyBox initramfs Prompt after exit Command The information displayed will be different for different computers. (initramfs) exitĪfter typing exit and pressing the Enter key, the following appears at the prompt. Run the exit Commandįirst enter exit at the initramfs prompt. Three commands must be run at the BusyBox command prompt. There may be other instances where it does not work.

The solution below works when Linux Mint 18.3 drops through to the (initramfs) prompt after updating the Linux kernel. Firstly it occurred on a dedicated Linux Mint laptop and then again on Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (Sylvia) running in a virtual machine using VMware Workstation 14 Player (the free for home user version of VMware Player). Both times it happened after upgrading the Linux kernel using the Linux Mint Update Manager. The problem described above has happened to me twice, both on Linux Mint 18.3 computers. Linux Mint initramfs Prompt at Boot Problem When help is entered, the commands are listed as shown in the above image. The BusyBox initramfs prompt suggests entering ‘help’ for a list of built-in commands.

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