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#1 2014-08-04 15:34:33
- chewyboy0
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Arch won't boot after update and force shutdown because of freeze
OK, I am typing this message on my tablet because the arch system isn't working. It freezes on systemd-fsck dev/sda3 clean a bunch ofmfile and blocks.
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#2 2014-08-04 16:51:57
- ewaller
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Re: Arch won't boot after update and force shutdown because of freeze
Get back into your system with chroot from a different boot media. Then look at you logs for some clues. Also, those logs will tell you what you updated.
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#3 2014-08-04 20:42:53
- chewyboy0
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Re: Arch won't boot after update and force shutdown because of freeze
Umm I posted in the newbie corner because I am a newbie so I don't know what logs you are talking about or what chroot is EDIT: Nope don't look at this WRONG
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#4 2014-08-04 20:50:33
- jasonwryan
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Re: Arch won't boot after update and force shutdown because of freeze
Irrespective of your competence, you are expected to do some research before posting, Newbie Corner or not:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Chroot
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#5 2014-08-05 01:17:31
- chewyboy0
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Re: Arch won't boot after update and force shutdown because of freeze
Okay guys 
so I have done some research and what I think I need to do is get into chroot and from what I have gathered chroot (correct me if i'm wrong) simulates the real computers terminal from a live Arch or other distro's cd with chroot installed on it? So I would do mount /dev/sda3 /mnt, as sda3 is my home folder, wait nope some more research says I need to do mount /dev/sda1 /mnt then /dev/sda3 /mnt/home then do arch-chroot /mnt. Now it shows sh-4.3 and a command blinker thing. I am stuck on what to do now 
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#6 2014-08-05 01:29:57
- jasonwryan
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Re: Arch won't boot after update and force shutdown because of freeze
The wiki page makes it pretty clear: once you are in the chroot (and your prompt suggests that you are) you perform the system maintenance/debugging just as if you were in your standard environment:
look in pacman's log for what packages were updated (check for .pacnew files)
look in the journal for any errors
post the output of `uname -a`
post details of how you normally boot
etc, etc...
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