boot does not complete

[Weldon A. Behrens]

boot begins and stalls at;
Waiting for root file system... ..
after maybe a minute screen reads;
Check root=bootarg cat /proc/cmdline
or missing modules, devices: cat /proc/modules ls/dev
ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/cc4d48f4-05c2-4a2f-ba55-6cf0482856e7 does not exist Dropping to a shell

BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter "help" for a list of built-in commands.

(initramfs)-

The only acces is grub with ESC key. First line reads; Ubuntu 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.24-24-386; root (hd0,0); kerner /boot/vmlimuz-2.6.24-24-386 root cc4d48f4-05c2-4a2f-ba55-6cf0482856e7 ro quiet splash.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Looking at the attachments in this bug report, I noticed that "additional information" was flagged as a patch. A patch contains changes to an Ubuntu package that will resolve a bug, since this was not one I've unchecked the patch flag for it. In the future keep in mind the definition of a patch. You can learn more about what qualifies as a patch at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Patches. Thanks!

[am_public (am-public)]

Maybe you have resized the root partition and so the uuid has changed, than system can't boot because it can't find the partition with old uuid. More info on the following link.
http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/UUID_-what_is_it_and_why_is_it_a_problem

Start with live cd, then run the command

ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/

Then edit the file fstab and change the uuid of the / mount to the right one.

[Weldon A. Behrens (weldonab)]

Need more help. I do not know what needs to be edited and if all mount points exist. Can you tell from the information in attachment what commands I should try.

 > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:28:06 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 386028] Re: boot does not complete
>
> Maybe you have resized the root partition and so the uuid has changed, than system can't boot because it can't find the partition with old uuid. More info on the following link.
> http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/UUID_-what_is_it_and_why_is_it_a_problem
>
> Start with live cd, then run the command
>
> ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
>
> Then edit the file fstab and change the uuid of the / mount to the right
> one.
>
> --
> boot does not complete
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386028
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> boot begins and stalls at;
> Waiting for root file system... ..
> after maybe a minute screen reads;
> Check root=bootarg cat /proc/cmdline
> or missing modules, devices: cat /proc/modules ls/dev
> ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/cc4d48f4-05c2-4a2f-ba55-6cf0482856e7 does not exist Dropping to a shell
>
> BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash)
> Enter "help" for a list of built-in commands.
>
> (initramfs)-
>
> The only acces is grub with ESC key. First line reads; Ubuntu 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.24-24-386; root (hd0,0); kerner /boot/vmlimuz-2.6.24-24-386 root cc4d48f4-05c2-4a2f-ba55-6cf0482856e7 ro quiet splash.
>

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[am_public (am-public)]

Please start with a livecd, then run the command

ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid >uuid.txt

Then attach the files uuid.txt, /media/xxx/etc/fstab and /media/xxx/boot/grub/menu.lst, with /media/xxx as the path where your disk is mounted.

[Weldon A. Behrens (weldonab)]

I have UUID.txt, fstab & menu.lst in text editor. I do not know how to get items in text editor to proper location. var/crash reads; linux backports-modules-2.6.24-21-386.0. crash. I am unable to get online.

> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:56:18 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 386028] Re: boot does not complete
>
> Please start with a livecd, then run the command
>
> ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid >uuid.txt
>
> Then attach the files uuid.txt, /media/xxx/etc/fstab and
> /media/xxx/boot/grub/menu.lst, with /media/xxx as the path where your
> disk is mounted.
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> boot does not complete
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386028
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> boot begins and stalls at;
> Waiting for root file system... ..
> after maybe a minute screen reads;
> Check root=bootarg cat /proc/cmdline
> or missing modules, devices: cat /proc/modules ls/dev
> ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/cc4d48f4-05c2-4a2f-ba55-6cf0482856e7 does not exist Dropping to a shell
>
> BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash)
> Enter "help" for a list of built-in commands.
>
> (initramfs)-
>
> The only acces is grub with ESC key. First line reads; Ubuntu 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.24-24-386; root (hd0,0); kerner /boot/vmlimuz-2.6.24-24-386 root cc4d48f4-05c2-4a2f-ba55-6cf0482856e7 ro quiet splash.
>

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[papukaija (papukaija)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in linux.

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. If you could test the current Ubuntu development version, this would help us a lot. If you can test it, and it is still an issue, we would appreciate if you could upload updated logs by running apport-collect 386028, and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Try saving the requested files to an usb stick and then attach them using another computer. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[papukaija (papukaija)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!