Problem with boot
I have this "a start job is running for dev-disk-by/x2**/****"
This is going for like 5 minutes every time i boot fedora, is there a solution for this?
I have this "a start job is running for dev-disk-by/x2**/****"
This is going for like 5 minutes every time i boot fedora, is there a solution for this?
Okay, i am writing this because, other people can know what is happening.
First, i deleted my swap partition, and what was happening is that fedora was waiting for the swap partition to appear, by default fedora has a timeout for this, you get the exact time everytime because its predefined.
To prevent this, you can edit the fstab
file located in /etc
, Now, what fstab does is tell fedora for what partitions are required to boot, SOLUTION: you can delete the line where it says swap
in the end of the line, but its risky incase if someting happens, so we put a #
infront of that line, # means "ignore it" the use of # is to tell the reader (you) something importent, so fedora ignores that stuff. Hope it helps (link for file example below)
--------------------STRAIGHT-FORWARD SOLUTION HERE--------------------
Open fstab
file in /etc
in a file editor with root privileges.
Locate the line where it says swap
at the end of the line
Put a #
infront of that line
Save the file
An example of the edited fstab file can be found here.
All the drives you want to mount ( / or /home etc.,) are present in /etc/fstab. Try editing that file and
save the file and run
sudo dracut -f
reboot. now you must be good P.S. please dont delete fedora partitions from other OS. because this is the reason hy your facing the problem
it could be a wrong uid in /etc/fstab
or a correct uid for a device not available at boot time
this thread seems relevant:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1375172
(see answers from users koutheir and arno13)
The "start job" issue you're seeing might be about the system trying (and failing) to mount a specific disk partition.
Take a look at your /etc/fstab
file and see if you can recognize a line that begins with something matching the uid (or label) after the "dev-disk-by" in your message. Could be a wrong entry or some drive that's not reachable at boot time. DO NOT edit /etc/fstab
unless you're absolutely sure of what you're doing.
Asked: 2014-11-24 05:08:56 -0600
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Last updated: Dec 10 '16