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#1 2025-12-07 16:56:33

5ptjtp
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Registered: 2025-12-07
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[SOLVED] ran "umount -R /mnt" after botched install, cant chroot

I skipped configuring the bootloader and ran "umount -R /mnt".

Now I am having issues mounting to and/or changing the root to the partition I had previously mounted to with the initial install. It appears that I would need to use fuser(1) to see what process is running and kill it so I can mount again and finish the bootloader configuration or completely restart the install. I think I will need some additional guidance on whether this approach is good and how to perform this.

Doing arch-chroot /mnt results in:

mount: /mnt/proc: mount point does not exist.
       dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
==> ERROR: failed to setup chroot /mnt

I do not think dmesg(1) would be very helpful. But I do not know anything.

1 root@archiso ~ # fuser -vm /mnt
                     USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
/mnt:                root     kernel mount /mnt


[SOLUTION]: Rebooted and that appeared to fix the mounts. In my retracing of steps to undo it, I formatted my partition over so I had to restart my install. Got GRUB to launch after.

Last edited by 5ptjtp (2025-12-07 20:32:10)

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