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don quixada l33t
Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 810
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:44 am Post subject: /boot mount point does not exist |
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Hi folks, at some point (I think after inserting a USB-key), I suddenly cannot mount /boot:
Code: | mount /dev/sda1 /boot
mount: /boot: mount point does not exist.
dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call. |
dmesg tells me nothing.
The strange thing, it mounts fine during boot (to access the kernel etc.).
Here's my fstab:
Code: | /dev/sda1 /boot vfat defaults,noauto 0 2 |
I also tried mounting the UUID instead but it didn't work. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
dq |
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Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1716 Location: Germany
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pjp Administrator
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Since you didn't show the output, check for the obvious: Maybe it was accidentally removed. _________________ Quis separabit? Quo animo? |
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don quixada l33t
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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pjp wrote: | Since you didn't show the output, check for the obvious: Maybe it was accidentally removed. |
That was it! The '/boot' directory was missing. Such a simple fix-- how could have /boot been deleted?? This is concerning... |
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pjp Administrator
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Since it is only a mount point, it would normally be empty, which would make rmdir work without the "directory not empty" error. Maybe uninstalling something could remove it? I have an empty /boot/.keep file in the mount point. I think portage puts those in various places, I presume to prevent removal during uninstalls. _________________ Quis separabit? Quo animo? |
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don quixada l33t
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Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Good idea, thanks. |
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