I upgraded ubuntu server 20.04 to 24.04,then server won’t boot. How to fix it?<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"answerCount":6,"datePublished":"2025-04-13T09:50:59.537Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joc-oc","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/joc-oc"},"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
boot to a USB stick running Ubuntu and restore using the time shift backup that you definitely created. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n
if you didn’t create a time shift backup, boot to a USB stick running Ubuntu and reinstall the GRUB bootloader<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","upvoteCount":2,"datePublished":"2025-04-13T17:41:44.768Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/ubuntu-server-wont-boot/1195941/5","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Greek-Greg","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Greek-Greg"}},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","text":"
I upgraded ubuntu server 20.04 to 24.04,then server won’t boot. How to fix it?<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"datePublished":"2025-04-13T09:50:59.599Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/ubuntu-server-wont-boot/1195941/1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joc-oc","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/joc-oc"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Nothing really to work with here.<\/p>\n
You’re going to need to provided errors, a log, something.<\/p>\n
It wont boot is very generic. For all we know it’s powered off.<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2025-04-13T10:19:26.776Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/ubuntu-server-wont-boot/1195941/2","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rod-IT","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Rod-IT"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
The server has been stuck in BIOS since restarting, unable to enter the system,no errors,So I cannot provide it. <\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2025-04-13T10:36:57.756Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/ubuntu-server-wont-boot/1195941/3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joc-oc","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/joc-oc"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Virtual or physical?<\/p>\n
If it’s stuck at BIOS, that sounds like a hardware issue, so knowing if it’s virtual or not will help.<\/p>\n
Have you powered it off and waited to see if a few minutes off helps?<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2025-04-13T13:20:02.498Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/ubuntu-server-wont-boot/1195941/4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rod-IT","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Rod-IT"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Physical server HP DL380 GEN10. I have try it,not work.Thank you for your reply.<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2025-04-15T01:53:47.951Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/ubuntu-server-wont-boot/1195941/6","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joc-oc","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/joc-oc"}}]}}