Re: UUIDS

2023-05-28 Thread tomas
On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 12:05:07PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> IIRC booting with `resume=no` on the kernel's command line worked around > >> the problem in my case. [on restore & missing swap partition] > IIRC the problem comes when it decides that maybe the swap partition > hasn't shown up

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-28 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> IIRC booting with `resume=no` on the kernel's command line worked around >> the problem in my case. > > Yes, in your case, the system dumped its state into swap and kept > a remark "where" to get that state back. Actually, it had not. But when booting up, it still needs to check whether or not

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-28 Thread tomas
On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 09:34:58AM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and it > >> would sort itself out but I try swapping disks about and booting and they > >> complain > >> "Cannot find UUID..lots of identifying numbers" > >> and g

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-28 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and it >> would sort itself out but I try swapping disks about and booting and they >> complain >> "Cannot find UUID..lots of identifying numbers" >> and gives intramfs prompt. > > The system seems to try to mount the root file s

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-27 Thread tomas
On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 12:37:20AM +0100, mick.crane wrote: > I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and it > would sort itself out but I try swapping disks about and booting and they > complain > "Cannot find UUID..lots of identifying numbers" > and gives intramfs promp

Re: UUIDS (addenum)

2023-05-27 Thread DdB
Am 28.05.2023 um 01:37 schrieb mick.crane: > (...) > and gives intramfs prompt. > Am I supposed to be able to sort it out from there? > like how? > mick oh the initramfs prompt... that is not the place to fix it easily. much easier to stop while booting grub (like asking for the menuitem, you are

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-27 Thread DdB
Am 28.05.2023 um 01:37 schrieb mick.crane: > I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and > it would sort itself out but I try swapping disks about and booting and > they complain > "Cannot find UUID..lots of identifying numbers" > and gives intramfs prompt. > Am I suppose

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-27 Thread David Christensen
On 5/27/23 16:37, mick.crane wrote: I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and it would sort itself out Yes. Please add that to my list of reasons for preferring BIOS-MBR booting: https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-user@lists.debian.org/msg792977.html but I tr

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-27 Thread Felix Miata
mick.crane composed on 2023-05-28 00:37 (UTC+0100): > I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and > it would sort itself out but I try swapping disks about and booting and > they complain > "Cannot find UUID..lots of identifying numbers" > and gives intramfs prompt. >

Re: UUIDS

2023-05-27 Thread Peter Ehlert
On May 27, 2023 4:37:20 PM PDT, "mick.crane" wrote: >I'm sure it used to be that you could swap linux discs between PCs and it >would sort itself out Yes, it still works like that. I do it frequently. but I try swapping disks about and booting and they complain >"Cannot find UUID..lots of ide