booting arch after install -> root device not found

qw3rty_rocks · 2012-08-19 03:47:06

I got this message and I've been looking all around everywhere, but nothing seems to work. I have installed Arch Linux to an external hard drive. In the emergency shell that shows up I had a browse of /dev/disk and only my internal hard disk shows up.
Does anyone know why my external hard disk does not show up in /dev ???

jasonwryan · 2012-08-19 03:49:12

Did you include the USB hook in your intramfs?

qw3rty_rocks · 2012-08-19 03:51:18

HOOKS="base udev autodetect usb pata scsi sata filesystems usbinput fsck"

falconindy · 2012-08-19 03:52:41

did you... regenerate your initramfs after adding that hook? lsinitcpio will tell you what's really on the image.

qw3rty_rocks · 2012-08-19 03:59:06

You are a genius, thank you so much, just needed to regenerate the ramdisk

jasonwryan · 2012-08-19 04:02:40

qw3rty_rocks wrote:

You are a genius...

The bar just keeps sinking

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booting arch after install -> root device not found

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