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Things happened:

  1. Get stuck on the black screen, press the power button to shutdown and reboot.

  2. Get the message "filesystem on /dev/sda3 requires a manual fsck".

  3. Run command fsck -yf /dev/sda3 and exit.

  4. Get the message "Failed to load rescue target, freezing".

Things I have tried for solving this problem:

  1. Add systemd.unit=rescue.target in the kernel line and boot. Still got the "Failed to load rescue target, freezing" message.

  2. Add systemd.unit=emergency.target in the kernel line and boot. Still got the "Failed to load rescue target, freezing" message.

  3. In GRUB, run commands set boot=(hd0,gpt3), set prefix=(hd0,gpt3)/boot/grub, insmod normal and normal, back to the menu, get additional "Ubuntu" and "Ubuntu Advanced Options", choose either of the four options (two "Ubuntu" and two "Ubuntu Advanced Options") will get the "Failed to load rescue target, freezing" message.

  4. Add init=/bin/bash in the kernel line, boot, and run the command mount -n -o remount,rw /. Not able to run fsck: "cannot execute binary file: Exec format error". Not able to run passwd: "Permission denied password unchanged".

The full error message when trying to boot normally: (typed manually)

[0.048909] ACPI Exception: AE_BAD_PARAMETER, Could not install PciConfig handler for Root Bridge PCI0 (20170831/evrgnini-245)
[1.226507] Couldn't get size: 0x800000000000000e
/dev/sda3: recovering journal
/dev/sda3: clean, 139776/6545408 files, 1649034/26163200 blocks
[4.271298] systemd[260]: /lib/systemd/system-generators/netplan failed with exit status 127.
[4.420902] systemd[1]: Failed to load default target: No such file or directory
[4.420938] systemd[1]: Failed to load rescue target: No such file or directory
[!!!!!!] Failed to load rescue target, freezing.
[4.429053] systemd[1]: Freezing execution.

Environment:

Windows 10 / Ubuntu 18.04 dual systems

If more information is needed, please tell me.

ouuan
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I had a very similar problem when accidentally removed whole folder /usr/lib/systemd/system.

I eventually succeeded to fix it:

  • created the twin-VM version (Ubuntu 20.04 in my case),
  • mounted into it the original VM's file system as virtual disk,
  • simply copied the /usr/lib/systemd/system folder into mounted file system.

In 2nd step I made use of the following: How to mount a virtual hard disk?.

Pawel
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  1. Make ubuntu<your_ubuntu_version> live usb
  2. boot using live usb then choose "Try ubuntu"
  3. "search the missing file path on internet"
  4. Open folder in ubuntu and go to " + other locations "
  5. copy missing files from usb to your ubuntu drive
  6. if ask permission to copy then use " sudo -H nautilus " in terminal. A new folder is open with root access...use this folder to copy-paste.
  7. """"""""""""""""""""""""reboot"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
  8. follow same for other missing files.....
India_Delhi
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