Ubuntu :: Boot: Karmic Won't Start, Dropping Into Initramfs?
Jan 23, 2010
I'm running Karmic on an AMD 64 on Efficient PC (Re-badged Asus Anubis), with Nvidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio card.In recent days my system has been freezing, although this has generally been solved with a reboot.Now, however, GRUB is failing to start Karmic, and is dropping me into initramfs.I have tried a systemrescue cd (see here http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page), which when I switch on slows down at
ATA1 port is slow to respond
forcing hard reset
comreset failed errno=-16
When booting I am being dropped to initramfs/busy box heres the error: Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline) - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?) - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?) - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev) ALERT! /dev/mapper/dev-root does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
unable to install initramfs-tools error in Karmic I'm having a devilish time installing Karmic on my AMD 64-bit.
Today's missive is: "Unable to install initramfs-tools." "Check /var/log/syslog"
After a trying to fix a corrupted 9.04, I have attempted repeated installs of 9.10 on a completely reformatted clean drive. I can get the live CD working, but when I try the permanent install, using the guided full drive install, it stopped at "Unable to install initramfs-tools." and halts the base system install. I can't find anything on this for Karmic and Launchpad says it was superseded.
Can I skip this and go on? It showed a install list going forward, but if I can't put in the base system, how do I proceed? I've burned 2 9.10 disks, a new 9.04 disk, downloaded 9.10 via package manager while in Live CD and get errors on all during the install process. the check sums match on D/L, but I can't figure how to do a chksum after it's burned to disk. The file sizes do match, but when I go for the install something always halts it at different steps with different errors. No joy.
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I'm trying to install ubuntu-10.04-server-i386 in Virtualbox on Windows XP Home (for use as a Drupal development server) using the instructions here [URL]... the Ubuntu server will not start properly. Instead it goes to an initramfs prompt as follows
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Another thread suggested typing 'exit' after a while but it just repeats the same output. It seems the root disk doesn't exist. I allowed the installer to set up partitions to its own recommendation (Guided?) although I'm not entirely sure what it did - I think there are two partitions but you guys will know that. The host disk is SATA. The CPU is a dualcore but I've only enabled one CPU on the guest within Virtualbox. Also, I had to enable PAE mode as without it Virtualbox crashed every time I started the guest. PAE wasn't mentioned in the instructions mentioned above. I've tried changing the various other disk parameters in Virtualbox (without fully understanding them) but no luck. I also ran run the boot info script from a desktop LiveCD and the results are given below.
As soon as i'm starting to copy a large file enough file (>700Mb) to my ubuntu box (connected to an Asus router via wifi) from a Windows 7 client (connected to router via ethernet cable) i get a dramatic drop in speed. upload starts at 1,0Mb/sec with a ping to ubuntu box at <1ms, and in 2 minutes it drops to 200kb/sec with a ping of over 1000ms! The ping increases with every second in a linear progression.
To exlude router as a possible problem copying to a windows 7 notebook connected to router via wifi results in an average of 2,7Mb/sec with an average ping of 150ms.
MB Model: Asus P5B Deluxe wifi OS: Ubuntu Server 9.10 + desktop installed Wifi configured via GUI
I upgrade to 10.10, and now I can't boot normally. The only way I can get X going is if I boot to the previous kernel's recovery mode and choose failsafeX.
I have been using 11.04 for about a day, I go to boot up and it goes into busybox initramfs instead of booting into Ubuntu. The options to my boot in grub, and the errors I get when booting into initramfs are in the pictures attached to this post.
just installed hardy after I removed Maverick since it doesn't support my ati graphics. I installed it inside my windows xp pro and run smoothly after installation, added couple of widgets and so on... after I restarted it the next time, a balloon showed on top saying 113 or so updates are available, so I updated it.
After update I reboot my lappy and it won't get to my ubuntu anymore but works fine with my xp. I tried several searches on the net to find the solution but can't really figure it out. I just tried running Boot info script as it might help experts figure out what's wrong with my box and here's what it shows:
ubuntu 9.10 is not booting shows Gave up waiting for root device.", (initramfs). how to boot normally from this problem. The problem is coming from installed system.
Lately about half the time I boot up on 9.10 it stays at the tty & asks for my login & password. It will just stay there for about a minute or so & thenboot up normally whether I enter anything or not. I have it set for auto-login & it never was a problem before. Some times it boots up normally without going into the login screen at all. The only thing that is different is one of the 5 year old kids I let use the computer for the internet & the computer doesn't always get shut down right(turn the power off). I suspect that has caused the problem but it happens now even when I know its been shut down right.
I am not sure if this is the correct section but it has to do with a faulty HD. So, the datacenter confirmed that the HD needs to be changed. They put it back and asked me when they should replace it. I told them to wait a bit.
Since then, one of the VPS hosted in this server is booting on "initramfs"
I just removed a proprietary (fglrx ) driver which didnt work out well.Now all my updates hanging on: Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.1ubuntu6) ...update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)Setting up linux-image-2.6.36-020636-generic (2.6.36-020636.201010210905) ...Running depmod.update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-020636-genericAnd I dont know how to solve it...besides a clean install.
Okay, so on occasion when I boot into ubuntu I get this error
[mount: mounting /dev /root/dev failed: no such file or directory] [mount: mounting /dev /root/sys failed: no such file or directory] [mount: mounting /dev /root/proc failed: no such file or directory]
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I get the error when I open any of the kernel versions or any recovery mode. Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop is the only OS installed on the computer, which is a Lenovo S10-3. I can eventually get it to go away, sometimes by repeatedly unplugging it and plugging it back in, and sometimes I will boot into GParted, do nothing, then restart and it will work.I have found some solutions online, but all of them involve the error happening as a result of dual booting with Windows.I have made no major system changes recently, so I can't see anything like that being the problem.
I'm booting Gentoo off of a usb-stick. This has been working previously but now when I try to boot my stick it gets as far as executing the initramfs init script then restarts.The last two lines of my initramfs/init are:
First off I just want to inform you that I've done a lot of research, used countless of hours on Google trying to figure out how to solve this problem I'm having. I'm installing Ubuntu 10.10 64bit with Wubi on the same partition I have Windows 7. And the error I get is the: "Alert! /dev/sdb1 does not exist."
I'm able to get into Ubuntu after waiting a couple of minutes and writing "exit" in the "initramfs".
This is what I've tried:
- Installing without Wubi, still the same problem - Adding pci=nocrs - Adding rootdelay=90 in grub.cfg - Changing the root location to "/dev/sda1" - Tried using the uuid
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"fdisk -l" shows sda1 and sdb1-3. In the boot selection screen Windows seems to be on the "sdb1" as it says "Windows 7 /dev/sdb1", and I thought as I installed Ubuntu through Wubi on the same exact partition that would be the correct root path, but obviously no. Does anyone have any idea what might cause this problem I'm having? Seems like a lot of people got this out there, and this is making me mad!
when i add a harddisk to the lenny installation, i cant reboot sucessfully.The disks are all sata, mounted as JBDO, no raid what so ever.They can be used in windows xp x64 (they are ntfs formated)HW setup:
After installing karmic with Grub2 I am unable to boot into Archlinux partition. Grub2 has removed the last line of the Archlinux boot stanza! It used to read:-
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Following the Grub2 tutorials I have tried editing /etc/grub.d/40_custom as follows:-
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But no luck. Only way into Archlinux is to get into the edit shell and manually add the missing line and remove other stuff not needed. I have spent hours trying to resolve this issue and I am fairly p----d off
If I try to open Cinelerra from the GUI, it does nothing. If I try from the terminal I get this:
Code: cinelerra: error while loading shared libraries: libfaad.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I've been looking around all over the place and can't find a way past this. I really want to get it going again, can anyone help?
I've checked in synaptic and I have libfaad2 2.7-4
System has been working fine until recently bootups started taking longer and longer. Finally the other day after waiting 15 minutes or so I gave up.
I was able to log in with the xfce option (small command line with no windowing support). From this I observed that I could run all my programs (but without windowing support) and that the system seemed generally healthy (as did the hard drive).
I found /etc/Xsession and ran
Code: sudo ./Xsession
This successfully loaded X (is that it?) rather quickly, but everything was running as root. That's what I'm in on now.
So it seems that there's some kind of problem with an init script failing to load X at some point. Or it could be more complex.
Specifically, the computer presented the login option for the gui and I logged in as my non-root user. Then I got the swirling lights with the bird in flight background (dark blue). It never progresses beyond this, and the hard drive is whirring consistently until I shut the computer off.
I have karmic 9.10 on a 250GB HDD and my 'STORAGE DRIVE' on a 1TB HDDThere is no dual boot - just karmic. Both HDDs are in Caddies.All has been well for many months. Suddenly Karmic will only boot if the STORAGE DRIVE is dis-connected.Karmic will boot if it is the only drive in the machine.The error message when both drives are in is:- Grub Loading Stage 1.5Please waitError 22blinking cursor and nothing else.....I have searched Google but despite many posts on this error message, I cannot find a similar issue where the machine won't boot.
am running Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop via USB external HDD.Currently it will not boot.I get the logo followed be an immediate filesystem check.At 90% complete it check crashes followed by the following:
init: mountall main process (500) terminated with status 3 Mount of filesystem failed. A maintenance shell will now be stated. CONTROL-D will terminate this shell and re-try. root@c-desktop:~#
When I insert the Live karmic CD,t will load up to the point of starting X then the monitor shuts down into "out of range". I hear the loading music in the back round but no X or display. Now, I can load a live Knoppix CD just fine. It starts up and I have a display. I'm using an ATI-9600 graphics card
My Windows Vista installation won't start after upgrading from Karmic to Lucid. If I select it on GRUB2, it leaves a blinking cursor on screen. And I tried doing the whole test disk thing and the boot info script. This is what my Results.txt file says
I would like to customize my bootprocess on Karmic Koala.on <= jaunty i have been using the bootupmanager but on karmic it does not list all the processes and their state properly. so i think the internal changes within the karmic bootprocess have made bum inoperable. which is not that bad since karmic boots much faster but still i would like to make some changes to karmics boot.
I have been getting squashfs errors in the live usb created by various means(unetbootin,usbcreater,pendrive linux software).
There seems to be no error in my media or my hw. I have tried both 32 and 64 bit versions and the md5 sums of both match with the hashes given online. I havent yet tested with a compact disk, but i am sure the hw is working fine (it just booted 9.04 from usb..)
I have tried a few boot options [URL] to no avail. Also by turning off the quiet mode during boot, I see that the a few errors are "Unable to read from /dev/sdb" which should be the usb drive itself.
I will try a CD now, but my cd drive is not working. I hope to get a usb drive and boot from it.
I like ubuntu and want to start using it more, but because of a work website that I need to access (developed for IE and only IE or Firefox running IETAB has full functionality) , I still need to use XP. Is it better to install Ubuntu on a partition or install within Windows and use Windows loader?? I see the two choices when using the Ubuntu CD I made. I already have XP Pro SP3 installed on my thinkpad T60 with dual core CPU and 3G RAM What are the advantages or disadvantages?
Anytime I turn my computer on, I get to the GRUB loading screen, select anything and then it shuts down again. I don't think I've really done anything that might have caused this? I only (re)installed it yesterday and the only things I've touched since then are ndiswrapper and wicd to get my internet working. Last night, I just let it idle out and now this. There are no dvds/cds inserted, nor any flashdrives.
