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I've had Ubuntu for a while and it'd been working fine till now. Every time I try to boot I get this message and I can not go any further:

BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands

(initramfs)

My main worry are my files and pictures as I don't have a back-up.

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

Emerson Hsieh
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Maira
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    You can always recover your files using a live cd or a live usb during boot. You can then mount your hard drive and find your folder (should be in the `home` folder). About the problem, do you remember what was the last thing you have done? Did you install a package from PPA repositories? – Savvas Radevic Jun 20 '12 at 21:56
  • Press ctrl+D to boot from there – KK Patel Nov 07 '12 at 10:28
  • Check out this http://askubuntu.com/questions/137655/boot-up-fails-drops-to-initramfs-prompt-12-04 – KK Patel Nov 07 '12 at 10:30
  • have you dual boot system ? – KK Patel Nov 07 '12 at 10:31

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I have the same problem...I did some commands in the terminal after logging into the live cd

The following step is for removing the i-node

In the terminal I typed

sudo debugfs -w /dev/sda1
debugfs 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010)
debugfs: clri <8>
debugfs: quit

After that restart the system and again boot into the live cd

In the terminal type

sudo fsck -yv /dev/sda1

It will work.....definitely

After logging into the desktop in the terminal type the following commands

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get check

For More Details visit the tutorial page

http://dcageek.blogspot.com/2013/02/ubuntu-initramfs-error-during-boot.html

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http://dcageek.blogspot.com

Dhamu
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If you boot off a live cd you can retrieve your files from your hard drive.

At the command-line try:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -a
Colonel Panic
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Normally there are some lines just before the line posted on the question. If the problem is about mounting failure then this may help. I had bad superblock problem on my /dev/sda3 and I fixed it by booting another Ubuntu located in another hard drive within the same box using the fsck command described in the link. You may have to wait for a running text on the screen. Let it finishes its job and your system will get back to work without losing any bit of your data.

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