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monodromy

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Registered: 2014-02-08

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[SOLVED] "device '' not found" error on XPS 13 9380

Hi all,

I have been attempting to install arch on my xps 13 9380. On boot, I get the following error:

:: running early hook [udev]
Starting version 241.67-1-arch
:: running hook [udev]
ERROR: device '' not found. Skipping fsck.
:: mounting '' on real root.
mount: /new_root: no filesystem type specified.
You are now being dropped into emergency shell.
sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
[rootfs ]#

At this point, I'm in an sh shell with very few available commands. I have to hold down the power button to shut it off. The /etc/fstab is empty---presumably this is a different file than the one I generated from the bootable USB. I do have AHCI enabled on the SSD. I have it set up to use systemd-boot. I also restarted and tried

mkintcpio -p linux

with no change. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! I'm also happy to provide more information.

Thanks!

Last edited by monodromy (2019-04-05 23:34:06)

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] "device '' not found" error on XPS 13 9380

This looks like your boot loader is incorrectly configured and the root line wrongly defined.

Post your bootloader configuration and lsblk -f.

Last edited by V1del (2019-04-05 08:12:54)

monodromy

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Registered: 2014-02-08

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Re: [SOLVED] "device '' not found" error on XPS 13 9380

Thanks V1del! In my arch.conf I forgot to add the options line.

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Re: [SOLVED] "device '' not found" error on XPS 13 9380

Please remember to mark your thread as [Solved] by editing your first post and prepending it to the title.

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monodromy

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Re: [SOLVED] "device '' not found" error on XPS 13 9380

I guess I'm in a forgetful way. Thanks for the reminder!