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aparachic

Member

Registered: 2013-03-30

Posts: 1

Arch/Raspbery Pi - failed to mount /mnt, no response to keyboard

Hi -

I made a modification to /etc/fstab intending to mount an external USB drive automatically at startup. Unfortunately the mount fails, the last lines of output on the screen are :

Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D to continue)

The keyboard does not respond at all. Is there any way to interrupt the boot sequence to stop it attempting to mount /mnt? Tried cntl-C, in fact, tried most keys.

I'm guessing maybe not as the mount of /mnt is being tried before the system knows about the keyboard? If there isn't a way to interrup the boot is there any way to repair the image on the SD card?

Thanks

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,411

Re: Arch/Raspbery Pi - failed to mount /mnt, no response to keyboard

This is ArchLinux, not ArchLinuxArm. Please ask on their forums.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … pport_ONLY

ewaller

Administrator

From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,346

Re: Arch/Raspbery Pi - failed to mount /mnt, no response to keyboard

Welcome to Arch Linux. 
Scimmia is right, but Arch Linux ARM does have an excellent site that can help you more than can we.

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