system won't boot. INIT: No inittab file found Enter runlevel:

SyXbiT · 2014-10-24 05:18:20

After the latest update that changed how intel ucode is updated, my system won't boot.
I think I missed a line when I edited "/etc/grub.d/10_linux" and ran grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
I can't run grub-mkconfig from another machine, as it uses the live kernel info.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise I'll have to reinstall

TheSaint · 2014-10-24 05:44:22

Restart your Arch iso and use arch-root, see here.
Once your into the installation you may either remake your grub.cfg or try to fix it.

amish · 2014-10-24 05:53:30

Manually edit grub command when booting. Undo whatever mistake you did.

Boot and fix grub.cfg

I dont think you need to boot using ISO file.

System should boot even without NEW intel.ucode just that it wont have up-to-date microcodes.

jasonwryan · 2014-10-24 06:17:50

Not a Pacman issue, moving to NC...

SyXbiT · 2014-10-24 13:27:10

I've booted a live CD, done arch-chroot and reinstalled
grub2, linux, systemd
I also tried to fix "/etc/grub.d/10_linux" and reran "grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg"
But I still get the error:

system won't boot. INIT: No inittab file found 
Enter runlevel:

Any ideas greatly appreciated

amish · 2014-10-24 13:39:00

Remove whatever changes u made to grub 10_linux and create grub.cfg again using grub-mkconfig

Now simply do this change to grub.cfg

initrd	/intel-ucode.img /initramfs-linux.img

i..e put intel microcode before actual initrd

SyXbiT · 2014-10-24 15:46:32

I removed all changes, and still can't boot. the ucode isn't necessary to boot.
I know with the switch to systemd, /etc/inittab is deprecated. So can someone explain what this error means?

steve900 · 2014-11-25 11:22:40

I would also like to know how, with systemd, to set up with runlevel 3 so that I can to startx and then to the desktop. But then how to xfce instead of kde? (I think that one of the problems I am having with external devices and other apps is that KDE uses too much memory)

Trilby · 2014-11-25 12:44:48

Steve, please do not hijack other threads. The questions you are asking have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the SyXbiT's issue. Start your own thread.

TheSaint · 2014-11-25 16:11:59

SyXbiT wrote:

But I still get the error:

system won't boot. INIT: No inittab file found 
Enter runlevel:

It seems to me that you've an old Arch version. inittab is deprecated AFAIK.
What is the Arch iso version?

clfarron4 · 2014-11-25 16:20:40

TheSaint wrote:

SyXbiT wrote:
But I still get the error:
system won't boot. INIT: No inittab file found 
Enter runlevel:
It seems to me that you've an old Arch version. inittab is deprecated AFAIK.
What is the Arch iso version?

That would probably be mid-2012 at the very latest I think as that's when I remember completely moving over to systemd...

@SyXbiT: Are you using the current Arch install ISO?

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system won't boot. INIT: No inittab file found Enter runlevel:

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