Re: apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, and now system fails to boot
On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:30:42 -0700, David Christensen wrote:
> I have an Intel DQ67SW motherboard with Intel i7-2600S processor and
> have installed debian-6.0.5-amd64 and the 3.2 kernel from backports.
>
>
> I ran "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" yesterday. Since then, the
> system fails to boot:
(...)
> ALERT! /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt does not exist. Dropping to a
> shell!
Carefully read this article and check if the given explanation matches
with your situation:
http://hdrlab.org.nz/articles/linux-troubleshooting/fixing-gave-up-waiting-for-root-device-error-in-debian/
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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