[DON'T BOTHER] LMDE boot hangs on external USB drive
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:59 pm
I am trying to install MINT LMDE-64 on an external USB drive attached to my Dell Optiplex 740 computer;
AMD 64 X2 processor. 2 gig RAM. 150 Gig internal HD, 500 Gig external USB HD. nVidia graphics chipset.
I run Window$ Vista and Grub on the internal HD and several Linux OSs on the external drive (Mint 9-32, MINT 10-64, Ubuntu 10.10-64, OpenSuse 11.3-64.
I am trying to get MINT LMDE-64 running on my computer with the notion of switching over to a rolling distro with Mint functionality and user interface.
I have solved two problems so far;
1. Added [mem=1982M] to Grub command line fixed hang at "ready _". LMDE DVD live disk now boots and functions OK.
2. Installed LMDE without Grub install because Installer would hang at Grub Install.
I refreshed Grub from another distro on the same HD to try to boot LMDE. (Grub installed on internal hda) Now the boot process hangs at the very beginning of the boot process displaying the following screen:
*************************************************************************************************
Loading, please wait.....
[ 8.033705] sd 4:0:0:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 8.035673] sd 4:0:0:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 8.185702] sd 4:0:0:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-Check root delay=(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/disk/by-uuid/1f084bbd-a556-4e8b-9ab4-c9049cfda7e3 does not exist.
Dropping to shell!
BusyBox v 1.17.1 (Debian 1:17.1-8) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initramfs)
*********************************************************************************************
The other Linux distributions installed on sdb (USB external drive) boot and operate with no problems.
I infer from the error messages above that there may be some latency with sdb which is not equal to or less than the delays built into the MINT boot script. I am not a Linux expert and I have no idea how to locate and modify the proper files to extend the boot drive wait time (assuming that is the problem).
Any help or insight into how to get MINT LMDE-64 to boot from the external USB hard drive would be much appreciated.
AMD 64 X2 processor. 2 gig RAM. 150 Gig internal HD, 500 Gig external USB HD. nVidia graphics chipset.
I run Window$ Vista and Grub on the internal HD and several Linux OSs on the external drive (Mint 9-32, MINT 10-64, Ubuntu 10.10-64, OpenSuse 11.3-64.
I am trying to get MINT LMDE-64 running on my computer with the notion of switching over to a rolling distro with Mint functionality and user interface.
I have solved two problems so far;
1. Added [mem=1982M] to Grub command line fixed hang at "ready _". LMDE DVD live disk now boots and functions OK.
2. Installed LMDE without Grub install because Installer would hang at Grub Install.
I refreshed Grub from another distro on the same HD to try to boot LMDE. (Grub installed on internal hda) Now the boot process hangs at the very beginning of the boot process displaying the following screen:
*************************************************************************************************
Loading, please wait.....
[ 8.033705] sd 4:0:0:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 8.035673] sd 4:0:0:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 8.185702] sd 4:0:0:0 [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-Check root delay=(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/disk/by-uuid/1f084bbd-a556-4e8b-9ab4-c9049cfda7e3 does not exist.
Dropping to shell!
BusyBox v 1.17.1 (Debian 1:17.1-8) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initramfs)
*********************************************************************************************
The other Linux distributions installed on sdb (USB external drive) boot and operate with no problems.
I infer from the error messages above that there may be some latency with sdb which is not equal to or less than the delays built into the MINT boot script. I am not a Linux expert and I have no idea how to locate and modify the proper files to extend the boot drive wait time (assuming that is the problem).
Any help or insight into how to get MINT LMDE-64 to boot from the external USB hard drive would be much appreciated.