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jojo06

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Registered: 2023-11-04

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[SOLVED]Cant boot after fresh install

A few days ago i reinstalled Arch Linux from wiki (wish configuring users and grub was listed, i take help from web on that one) in 3. try i managed to install and boot. I was running system for 1 week or so. But today its stuck on the boot screen and when i press restart button, this is what i get:

[       3.349090]   ? asm_exc_genera;_protection+0x26/0x30
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... continues
mount: /new_root: unknown filesystem type `ext`.
            dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
You are now being dropped into an emergency shell .
sh: cant access tty; job control turned off

[rootfs ~]# fdisk -l
sh: fdisk: not found
[rootfs ~]# sudo fdisk -l
sh: sudo: not found
[rootfs ~]# ls
VERSION   buildconfig    dev   hooks   init_function   keymap.bin   lib   new_root   root   sbin   tmp   var
bin   config   etc   init   kernel   keymap.utf8   lib64   proc   run   sys   usr
[rootfr ~]# lsblk -l not found

What output need for solving the problem, please ask for it.

Edit: no encryption, only / partition not UEFI. Its BIOS/MBR

SOLUTION: Boot in to USB live Arch Install
mount partition of root and boot (in my case root and boot is once) to /mnt and /mnt/boot
arch-chroot /mnt
mkinitcpio -P
exit
umount -a
reboot

Last edited by jojo06 (2024-02-03 04:18:01)

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Re: [SOLVED]Cant boot after fresh install

Now that you have rebooted, check that your boot partition is being mounted.  If it is not, the problem will recur next time the kernel is updated.

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jojo06

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Registered: 2023-11-04

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Re: [SOLVED]Cant boot after fresh install

I did not check, thought solved, now i see your message.
Yes it recured. Is it same problem and solution will be same for this ?: https://ibb.co/p3DnGRy

After i try the same solution: https://ibb.co/z8rSCYJ < no cursor on this one.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED]Cant boot after fresh install

mount partition of root and boot (in my case root and boot is once) to /mnt and /mnt/boot

What do you mean by "in my case root and boot is once"?

Please post the exact, full commands that you used. Do not describe the commands, just copy them here exactly as they were entered.

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jojo06

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Registered: 2023-11-04

Posts: 196

Re: [SOLVED]Cant boot after fresh install

mount partition of root and boot (in my case root and boot is once) to /mnt and /mnt/boot

What do you mean by "in my case root and boot is once"?

Please post the exact, full commands that you used. Do not describe the commands, just copy them here exactly as they were entered.

/dev/sdb1 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb2 Linux

Commands i used for solution:

mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
arch-chroot /mnt
mkinitcpio -P
exit
umount -a
reboot

Edit: Tried to add bootable flag to root partition.
Dont know what to do, im stuck. Please help
Edit: update solved

Last edited by jojo06 (2024-02-03 04:17:50)