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I am having some issues about every other time i try to boot into Arch linux.
it is installed on my third hard drive, and my grub from Fedora is what it boots from.
about every other time i try to boot into it i get this error:
Code:
Waiting 10 seconds for device /dev/sdb3...
ext4-fs (sdb3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode Opts: (null)
ERROR: root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist.
Bailing out, you are on your own. Good Luck.
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job count turned off
[Ramfs/]#
I don't know where to start with this one
Any help will be greatly appreciated
When it dumps you in a ramfs shell (like it did in your post), try mounting /dev/sdb3. Check if /sbin/init exists on the drive. You could have a mounting error or a corrupted/failing drive.
When it dumps you in a ramfs shell (like it did in your post), try mounting /dev/sdb3. Check if /sbin/init exists on the drive. You could have a mounting error or a corrupted/failing drive.
Thats another thin i forgot to mention, when it throws me into ramfs shell, it freezes, i can't type anything in.
And /sbin/init does exist
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Your post is not entirely clear: Do both systems support ext4? As I understand it, your Fedora might miss the Arch (ext4) modules and thus can't get at /sbin/init...
Your post is not entirely clear: Do both systems support ext4? As I understand it, your Fedora might miss the Arch (ext4) modules and thus can't get at /sbin/init...
Yes both systems support ext4. its during the boot process for arch that it errors out (sometimes)
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Originally Posted by Vegan
...I also read that about upgrading to grub2 just recently. so would i do that in my Fedora installation since that is the grub i am using?
Think again ... that's not trivial at all, there is a huge amount of change (GRUB2 is a complete re-write) and in particular the handling of the control files is radically altered (no more menu.lst) but it's your funeral .
Think again ... that's not trivial at all, there is a huge amount of change (GRUB2 is a complete re-write) and in particular the handling of the control files is radically altered (no more menu.lst) but it's your funeral .
Lol thank you for the warning.
Im planning to upgrade to fedora 14 here soon, so i will probably just wait for that.
I need to rearrange my partitions around as well so i will probably end up reinstalling Arch.
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