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#1 2022-07-02 20:26:06

inter22
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[SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

Hello! I made a post yesterday (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=277695) about how I got an error after installing Arch. When I posted that, one user commented to try to install Arch through its supported guides (I used a third party guide). I finished the official guide, rebooted, and got the same exact error. One thing I noticed was that after I removed both of the Arch partitions, the rEFInd bootloader was still there. Since I was (and still am) a newbie, I don't know if it's normal or not. So I did the full guide (except the bootloader part) and got this:

[    0.088678] x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
[    0.144280] pnp 00:01: can't evaluate _CRS: 12311
:: running early hook [udev]
Starting version 251.2-1-arch
:: running hook [udev]
:: Triggering uevents...
ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck.
:: mounting ' ' on real root
mount: /new_root: no filesystem type specified.
You are now being dropped into an emergency shell.
sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
[rootfs ]# _

Thank you, and have a great day!

Last edited by inter22 (2022-07-04 00:36:06)

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#2 2022-07-02 20:28:26

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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

From the rescue shell,  what is the output of

cat /proc/cmdline

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#3 2022-07-02 20:42:52

inter22
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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

The output is

PARTUUID-516952e4-942a-4a63-adca-a84802790f64 rw add_efi_memmap initrd=boot/intel-ucode.img initrd=boot/initramfs-linux.img

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#4 2022-07-02 20:55:18

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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

PARTUUID-516952e4-942a-4a63-adca-a84802790f64

I am guessing the first option should be:

root=PARTUUID=516952e4-942a-4a63-adca-a84802790f64

Last edited by loqs (2022-07-02 20:55:32)

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#5 2022-07-02 20:57:19

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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

I'll try that, thanks!

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#6 2022-07-02 21:02:04

inter22
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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

loqs wrote:
PARTUUID-516952e4-942a-4a63-adca-a84802790f64

I am guessing the first option should be:

root=PARTUUID=516952e4-942a-4a63-adca-a84802790f64

Quick question, I am trying to use nano to edit the file but nano is not found. How should I edit the file?

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#7 2022-07-02 21:07:47

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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

I would try editing the entry from the bootloader,  so you can boot into the full system which will have the text editors you installed.
For refind F2 possibly repeatedly until you can edit the entry.
Edit:
You can then edit the bootloaders config file with a text editor to make the change permanent.

Last edited by loqs (2022-07-02 21:08:51)

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#8 2022-07-02 21:18:09

inter22
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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

Okay, thanks!

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#9 2022-07-02 21:20:40

inter22
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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

When I changed the text and booted into Arch, the same error happened only with the ' ' device turned into the Part UUID

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#10 2022-07-02 21:25:27

loqs
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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

From the live media check the output of  `blkid` and compare the PARTUUID for the root filesystem with the PARTUUID in the boot entry.

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#11 2022-07-02 21:35:58

inter22
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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

Thank you so much! It worked! (I had to change the UUID)

Last edited by inter22 (2022-07-02 21:36:13)

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#12 2022-07-02 22:24:31

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Re: [SOLVED] ERROR: device ' ' not found. Skipping fsck (on fresh install)

Please remember to mark your thread [SOLVED] (edit the title of your first post).

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