Hi Roger,
By adding
"defaults,nofail" and "0 0"
to /home on fstab, my computer reboots fine.
What a mystery!
Paul
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 4:51 PM Paul Smith <phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Roger. The result of the command was:
>
> ---------------
> cat /proc/cmdline
> BOOT_IMAGE=(hd0,msdos1)/vmlinuz-5.5.17-200.fc31.x86_64
> root=/dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-root ro
> resume=/dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-swap
> rd.lvm.lv=fedora_localhost-live/root
> rd.lvm.lv=fedora_localhost-live/swap rhgb quiet
> rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau modprobe.blacklist=nouveau
> nvidia-drm.modeset=1
> ---------------
>
> Paul
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 4:34 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Nothing really to see there.
> >
> > cat /proc/cmdline and lets see what is on it.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 10:03 AM Paul Smith <phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks, Roger! You can find below the output of the two commands.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > 13.843s dnf-makecache.service
> > > 4.961s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
> > > 2.047s systemd-udev-settle.service
> > > 1.506s akmods.service
> > > 1.257s firewalld.service
> > > 996ms sssd.service
> > > 994ms initrd-switch-root.service
> > > 947ms plymouth-read-write.service
> > > 884ms lvm2-monitor.service
> > > 876ms systemd-logind.service
> > > 849ms dracut-initqueue.service
> > > 771ms udisks2.service
> > > 599ms vboxdrv.service
> > > 551ms accounts-daemon.service
> > > 451ms systemd-udevd.service
> > > 402ms ModemManager.service
> > > 399ms polkit.service
> > > 397ms abrtd.service
> > > 297ms NetworkManager.service
> > > 296ms
systemd-fsck(a)dev-mapper-fedora_localhost\x2d\x2dlive\x2dhome.service
> > > 293ms upower.service
> > > 257ms systemd-journal-flush.service
> > > 246ms systemd-journald.service
> > > 219ms lvm2-pvscan@8:2.service
> > > 200ms gssproxy.service
> > > 152ms chronyd.service
> > > 136ms initrd-parse-etc.service
> > > 126ms user(a)1000.service
> > > 110ms avahi-daemon.service
> > > 92ms systemd-udev-trigger.service
> > > 80ms systemd-vconsole-setup.service
> > > 75ms dbus-broker.service
> > > 64ms lm_sensors.service
> > > 55ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
> > > 53ms auditd.service
> > > 51ms cups.service
> > > 50ms boot.mount
> > > 46ms rtkit-daemon.service
> > > 45ms dmraid-activation.service
> > > 45ms switcheroo-control.service
> > > 44ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
> > > 43ms dracut-cmdline.service
> > > 34ms dev-mapper-fedora_localhost\x2d\x2dlive\x2dswap.swap
> > > 34ms
systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-e0d64aea\x2d45b9\x2d4662\x2d9a09\x2d50c1c1568713.service
> > > 34ms var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
> > > 31ms systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service
> > > 30ms vboxweb-service.service
> > > 28ms import-state.service
> > > 26ms home.mount
> > > 24ms nfs-convert.service
> > > 24ms systemd-random-seed.service
> > > 24ms dracut-pre-pivot.service
> > > 23ms systemd-sysctl.service
> > > 22ms plymouth-switch-root.service
> > > 21ms sssd-kcm.service
> > > 19ms user-runtime-dir(a)1000.service
> > > 15ms systemd-fsck-root.service
> > > 15ms initrd-cleanup.service
> > > 14ms lightdm.service
> > > 13ms dracut-pre-udev.service
> > > 13ms plymouth-start.service
> > > 13ms dev-hugepages.mount
> > > 13ms vboxautostart-service.service
> > > 13ms vboxballoonctrl-service.service
> > > 13ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
> > > 12ms dev-mqueue.mount
> > > 12ms sys-kernel-debug.mount
> > > 12ms livesys.service
> > > 12ms kmod-static-nodes.service
> > > 11ms systemd-update-utmp.service
> > > 10ms systemd-modules-load.service
> > > 10ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
> > > 9ms sysroot.mount
> > > 9ms systemd-user-sessions.service
> > > 9ms systemd-remount-fs.service
> > > 9ms livesys-late.service
> > > 9ms rpc-statd-notify.service
> > > 4ms initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service
> > > 3ms dracut-shutdown.service
> > > 2ms tmp.mount
> > > 1ms plymouth-quit-wait.service
> > > 1ms sys-kernel-config.mount
> > > 32us iscsi-shutdown.service
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > The time when unit became active or started is printed after the
"@" character.
> > > The time the unit took to start is printed after the "+"
character.
> > >
> > > home.mount +26ms
> > > └─local-fs-pre.target @2.989s
> > > └─lvm2-monitor.service @807ms +884ms
> > > └─dm-event.socket @799ms
> > > └─system.slice
> > > └─-.slice
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:30 PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > So home mounted eventually.
> > > >
> > > > Run these 2 commands and return the output:
> > > >
> > > > systemd-analyze blame
> > > > systemd-analyze critical-chain home.mount
> > > >
> > > > if the 2nd one returns nothing do this:
> > > > systemctl list-units | grep home
> > > > and use the name of the .mount unit it reports that home is using.
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 9:12 AM Paul Smith <phhs80(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, Roger. After having edited fstab according to your
guidelines,
> > > > > I issued the command
> > > > >
> > > > > # exit
> > > > >
> > > > > on the root prompt and I was led to my usual graphical login
panel.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did the following after having logged in:
> > > > >
> > > > > # mount /home
> > > > > mount: /home: /dev/mapper/fedora_localhost--live-home already
mounted on /home.
> > > > > #
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:56 PM Roger Heflin
<rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Edit your fstab and on the entry for /home were it says
defaults
> > > > > > change it to "defaults,nofail" and where it says
"1 2" at then end
> > > > > > change that to "0 0" I am not sure if the last 2
entries are still
> > > > > > used quite the same way but "0 0" will stop
anything else looking for
> > > > > > /home.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That should get you out of emergency mode. But there is
something
> > > > > > wrong with the home mount. Once in do a mount /home and
see what the
> > > > > > error is and see if you can figure out why it is failing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 8:47 AM Paul Smith
<phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks again, Roger. Got them! Please, see them at:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/158qtJIgB6WiEbnLu4oFShbSY1paWafj8?...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:26 PM Roger Heflin
<rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hit shift-pageup/pagedown it will scroll that
screen, it should scroll
> > > > > > > > back 100's of lines or more. Take pictures
each pageup.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 8:20 AM Paul Smith
<phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks, Roger. But how can I get the error
messages?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:13 PM Roger Heflin
<rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > A screen shot of the fstab does not tell
anyone anything as we have no
> > > > > > > > > > way to know what is going on.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Did you follow the instructions to use
shift-pageup/down to page
> > > > > > > > > > through the error messages (above the
emergency mode prompt) and and
> > > > > > > > > > see what it indicates is going wrong?
It is probably going to tell
> > > > > > > > > > you something that will indicate where
to look.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 7:34 AM Paul
Smith <phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Please, see my fstab photo:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fWv2h-CLt2ecoE2m5aCpAOsUr2aEhuvh/view?us...
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 1:22 PM
Paul Smith <phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Roger and Ed. I did
not touch fstab at all. It may have been
> > > > > > > > > > > > VirtualBox by itself.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I did enter my root password.
And now, what should I do next?
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Paul
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 1:09
PM Roger Heflin <rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > You have to type your
password and then figure out what is going wrong.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Any number of things can
be messed up. Often if one adds a fstab
> > > > > > > > > > > > > entry and does it wrong
systemd will drop you to emergency mode.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Mountpoint mising, path
to device wrong. If you did mess with fstab
> > > > > > > > > > > > > recently then add
",nofail" on the entries that aren't directly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > related to the OS and
that will at least get it up and on the network.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > You should read the
screen, and use shift-pageup/shift-pagedown to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > carefully go back and
read the boot output and maybe it will tell you.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have doubt on
what your are reading then take photos of it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at
6:24 AM Paul Smith <phhs80(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear All,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > This morning, I
tried to run VirtualBox, but it did not start. Then I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > tried to do a reboot
and while booting, I got into emergency mode. I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > typed my root
password and issued the command
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > systemctl reboot
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > It reboots, but
again I got locked into emergency mode.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > How can I overcome
this?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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