Re: Debian will not boot any more, wrong UUID
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 05:34:31PM +0200, Hans wrote:
> Dear folks,
>
> since days I am now fighting with a big and special problem I fell into.
>
> On my notebook I have 2 drives, one is a NVME drive, the other a normal
> harddrive.
>
> The NVME has got Widows_11 and Debian_12 on it.
>
> But here is the problem:
>
> As I resized the Windows and Linux partitions, the UUIDs have changed. Thus,
> now the root partition can not be found any more, as the UUID has changed.
>
> This is not the only problem! Windows has changed the BIOS settings during an
> update. Now it has set from AHCI to RAID. This is the first problem.
>
I hate to say this: you need to reinstall Windows 11, potentially and then
reinstall Debian. AHCI is the appropriate setting - maybe if you wipe the
machine it should work.
Quite often, the machine has a setting in firmware which embeds a Windows
licence key these days.
Windows first, then Debian, I think.
All best, as ever,
>
> Now I am complete lost, because I have no more clue.
>
> In short, things do not work:
>
> 1. Debian Installer does not see the harddrive (/dev/nvmeXXXX)
>
> 2. With UEFI enabled, most lifesystems do NOT boot.
>
> 3. All /dev/nvmeXXXXX can not be seen or activated
>
> 4. All UUID lost!
>
> 5. In BIOS there is no setting "AHCI/IDE/RAID" (existed once, but it is now
> gone). Windows has obviously overwritten it.
>
> I could install a fresh debian_12 on the second harddrive (which is no nvme),
> but also from this one, I can not get access to the first harddrive (nvme),
> even not with nvme-cli tools.
>
> I would be happy, if someone would share some other ideas if any, as my ideas
> at the moment are out.
>
> Thank you for reading this and any help.
>
> Oh, last but not least: A fresh install would be no problem, but the Debian
> installer DVD does ALSO NOT see the /dev/nvme.
>
> Big big problem.....
>
> Thanks for reading and your help.
>
> Best regards
>
> Hans
>
>
>
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