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Closing.
]]>Thank you for explaining, I ran:
mkinitcpio -p linux
I didn't get any errors as such but I got 2 warnings.
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
It did manage to create initramfs-linux.img and initramfs-linux-fallback.img though which fixed the problem.
Thanks very much for your help.
It works for me, thanks!
]]>Ofcourse, the wiki!
In my defense it was late and I was using my phone to try and research the issue. I will try again momentarily, with wiki open on my desktop computer! Thanks,
]]>Any idea? I really need to get my laptop working again. Thanks,
]]>If you check /var/log/pacman.log, it may shed some light on why the problem occurred in the first place. Possibly an update got interrupted, or you just did the usr/bin move without holding back the bash package, and subsequently "/bin/bash" wasn't present when the script was called. If this was the case, you may have other packages that also failed to run their associated install scripts.
Glad you got it sorted.
]]>mkinitcpio -p linux
I didn't get any errors as such but I got 2 warnings.
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
It did manage to create initramfs-linux.img and initramfs-linux-fallback.img though which fixed the problem.
Thanks very much for your help.
]]># mkinitcpio -p linux
It should create two new initial ramdisks for you for that kernel, an optimised one with the modules that your system needs to boot, and a fallback one, with all the modules for your kernel. If there are any errors, post them here.
]]>These are my grub config and fstab files.
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_UK
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c
fi
echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c ro quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
}
menuentry 'Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c
fi
echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c ro quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
/etc/fstab
#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# /dev/sda1
UUID=88a87a6a-2cd4-4a4c-814f-cc1840248c7c / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 1
# /dev/sda2
UUID=1dd01e7c-75c4-463a-be6e-bb7b031f39bf /home ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 2
Do you have a LiveCD/USB that you can use to chroot into the installation and re-run the mkinitcpio script?
]]>Once there, get copies of your bootloader config (what bootloader is it?) and your fstab, to start.
]]>When I boot my Arch desktop everything is norrmal until it displays this error message:
ERROR: device 'UUID=88a...7c' not found. Skipping fsck.
ERROR: Unable to find root device 'UUID=88a...7c'.
You are being dropped to a recovery shell
Type 'exit' to try and continue booting
sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
[rootfs /]# _
I can't use a keyboard at this stage, I don't know why.
From what I have read about other people who have had this problem is that they had a sudden loss of power before it happened. The few that I could find didn't have solutions. I am almost certain that I shut my computer down, however during the night there was a power cut.
Thank you in advance for any help that you can offer
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