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syms

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Registered: 2008-12-25

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After kernel update system dont boots

i updated my kernel, update process was ok but now when i try to boot my system i got these types of errors in middle of the booting:

ERROR: Failed to parse device name for '/dev/disk/by-uuid/[many symbols which i didnt copied]

it looks like it cant find root, but it found it before update, please help because i dont wanna reinstall system.

EVRAMP

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Registered: 2008-10-03

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Re: After kernel update system dont boots

Try to edit grub boot menu: instead of "/dev/disk/by-uuid/[many symbols which you didnt copied]" write your root partition path "/dev/sda2" (where sda2 points to your root partition).
You can edit your grub boot menu entry by presing "e".

syms

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Registered: 2008-12-25

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Re: After kernel update system dont boots

Try to edit grub boot menu: instead of "/dev/disk/by-uuid/[many symbols which you didnt copied]" write your root partition path "/dev/sda2" (where sda2 points to your root partition).
You can edit your grub boot menu entry by presing "e".

didnt help, i tried that at first. now when i booted ubuntu from live cd to look whats inside arch linux partition, i went to /dev/ and ive seen only three files, no sda* or somethink, just three empty text files. i tried to look at this folder as a root, but still theres only three files. so maybe theres problem? man i will need to reinstall everythink again :(

Last edited by syms (2009-01-02 20:30:46)

m_u_s

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Registered: 2008-09-21

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Re: After kernel update system dont boots

3 files? What 3 files? which name/content? And where? On your arch partition or under ubuntu?

syms

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Registered: 2008-12-25

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Re: After kernel update system dont boots

3 files? What 3 files? which name/content? And where? On your arch partition or under ubuntu?

Nevermind, i solved problem by inserting arch linux cd, mounting root partition and reinstalling kernel. but theres one more problem, when its booting its getting error that memory is less than needed, system still boots, but im wondering how to fix that problem

jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

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Re: After kernel update system dont boots

how much memory do you have? I guess that would be a good place to start.

syms

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Registered: 2008-12-25

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Re: After kernel update system dont boots

how much memory do you have? I guess that would be a good place to start.

Well, i didnt notice that before that. I have 1.5 gb of ram.