How to perform CHROOT without any issues

At the very beginning, we need to start the computer with a prepared some live linux distro.

To perform chroot from LiveCD to our (damaged) system, execute the following commands:

mount -t ext4 /dev/sdXn /media/our_system
mount -t proc proc /media/our_system/proc
mount -t sysfs sys /media/our_system/sys
mount -o bind /dev /media/our_system/dev
mount --bind /run /media/our_system/ru

If a separate partition is allocated for /boot, it should also be mounted with the following command:

mount /dev/sdXm /media/our_system/boot

Finally, we can switch to our “broken” system using the chroot command:

chroot /media/out_system

If the command executed without any errors, we will notice a changed command prompt.

That’s it. Now you can enjoy the opportunity to fix your “broken” system ;)

Assuming: /dev/sdXn - partition with our system (/) /dev/sdXm - partition for the dedicated /boot