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want to add boot parameters(pci=nomsi) permanently on live ubuntu session itself with persistent.

Able to add it through using this command- gksu gedit /etc/default/grub

But system still doesnt start with those parameters. I think its something related to not having "grub.cfg" file.

This is my first ever linux experience. I am complete noobie, i am trying to get this system up and running for 9 days. Please guide me through this problem.

Previous questions and how i get here- 1.link1 2.link2 3.link3

Jason
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For add kernel parameters you can editing the /etc/default/grub file and then add your kernel parameters:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Then you can see somethings like this line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

You must to add pci=nomsi after quiet splash as kernel parameters and then save the changes by Ctrl+x.

You can check the changes by this command:

cat /etc/default/grub

After changes you must see somethings like this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pci=nomsi"

And as the last step, you must apply changes by this command:

sudo update-grub

Update: If you see this error /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of aufs'. , It may be helpful to remounting and remapping.

So do this steps:

As the first step check your Ubuntu and your boot partitions with this command:

lsblk

It may be mounted at / and boot mountpoints.

Then after booting the live disk, mount the Ubuntu partition to /mnt with this command:

sudo mount /dev/sd*# /mnt

For example:

sudo mount /dev/sda8 /mnt

So /dev/sd*# is mounted to your Ubuntu partition.

If you have a separate /boot partition, you'll need to mount it in /mnt/boot as well:

sudo mount /dev/sd*# /mnt/boot

For example:

sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot

where /dev/sd*# is updated to your /boot partition.

This should mount it with enough access to get the canonical path if needed, but we'll likely not need this.

To finish up, just update grub with the correct root and target:

sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdX

where /dev/sdX is the disk(not the partition) where we want GRUB.

For example:

sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda

As an alternative way you can use boot-repair in live disk:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair
Ali Razmdideh
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