Repairing GRUB boot stuck at initramfs prompt (on AWS)

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From initramfs prompt: Mount the necessary filesystems and chroot into the new environment

mkdir -p /new_root
mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /new_root
mount --bind /proc /new_root/proc
mount --bind /sys /new_root/sys
mount --bind /dev /new_root/dev
chroot /new_root

Once at bash prompt:

Step 1: Get the new PARTUUID for /dev/nvme0n1p2 using blkid

new_uuid=$(blkid -s PARTUUID -o value /dev/nvme0n1p2)
echo "New PARTUUID is: $new_uuid"

Step 2: Extract the old UUID from /boot/grub/grub.cfg

old_uuid=$(grep -oP 'set partuuid=\K([a-fA-F0-9\-]+)' /boot/grub/grub.cfg)
echo "Old PARTUUID is: $old_uuid"

Step 3: Replace all instances of the old UUID in grub.cfg with the new UUID

sed -i "s/$old_uuid/$new_uuid/g" /boot/grub/grub.cfg
echo "Replaced old PARTUUID with new PARTUUID in /boot/grub/grub.cfg"

Return to initramfs and reboot

exit
reboot -f

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