Since a few weeks boot sometimes fails after system upgrade with the output:
mount: /new_root: no filesystem type specified.
Your are now being dropped into an emergency shell.
sh: can’t access tty; job control turned off
[rootfs ]#
Steps to reproduce:
To determine what went wrong, we would need to see the full output for the initial upgrade.
Ultimately, it sounds like something went wrong when rebuilding your initramfs.
By reinstalling linux, you are triggering the initramfs to be rebuilt.
Okay, I’ll save the stdout in the future and post it here in case anything goes wrong during reboot.
I would try installing the kernel again your picture shows kernel 6.2.8 My update today gave me 6.2.9
I just upgraded successfully by entering sudo pacman -Syu | tee pacman_Syu.log.
stdout:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
endeavouros downloading...
core downloading...
extra downloading...
community downloading...
multilib downloading...
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (7) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size
extra/fuse-common 3.14.0-1 3.14.1-1 0,00 MiB 0,00 MiB
extra/fuse3 3.14.0-1 3.14.1-1 0,00 MiB 0,12 MiB
core/gettext 0.21.1-4 0.21.1-5 0,00 MiB 1,78 MiB
core/linux-headers 6.2.8.arch1-1 6.2.9.arch1-1 0,00 MiB 29,22 MiB
extra/ndctl 76-1 76.1-1 0,00 MiB 0,35 MiB
core/texinfo 7.0.2-2 7.0.3-1 0,01 MiB 1,57 MiB
core/linux 6.2.8.arch1-1 6.2.9.arch1-1 -0,10 MiB 173,86 MiB
Total Download Size: 206,92 MiB
Total Installed Size: 350,19 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: -0,09 MiB
:: Retrieving packages...
linux-6.2.9.arch1-1-x86_64 downloading...
linux-headers-6.2.9.arch1-1-x86_64 downloading...
gettext-0.21.1-5-x86_64 downloading...
texinfo-7.0.3-1-x86_64 downloading...
ndctl-76.1-1-x86_64 downloading...
fuse3-3.14.1-1-x86_64 downloading...
fuse-common-3.14.1-1-x86_64 downloading...
checking keyring...
checking package integrity...
loading package files...
checking for file conflicts...
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/2) Removing linux initcpios...
(2/2) Remove DKMS modules
==> dkms remove --no-depmod tuxedo-keyboard/3.2.1 -k 6.2.8-arch1-1
==> depmod 6.2.8-arch1-1
:: Processing package changes...
upgrading linux...
upgrading fuse-common...
upgrading fuse3...
upgrading gettext...
upgrading linux-headers...
upgrading ndctl...
upgrading texinfo...
New optional dependencies for texinfo
perl-archive-zip: EPUB file output via texi2any
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/9) Reloading system manager configuration...
(2/9) Reloading device manager configuration...
(3/9) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(4/9) Updating module dependencies...
(5/9) Install DKMS modules
==> dkms install --no-depmod tuxedo-keyboard/3.2.1 -k 6.2.9-arch1-1
==> depmod 6.2.9-arch1-1
(6/9) Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img --microcode /boot/amd-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.2.9-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qat_4xxx'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux.img'
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect --microcode /boot/amd-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.2.9-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qat_4xxx'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img'
==> Image generation successful
(7/9) Check if user should be informed about rebooting after certain system package upgrades.
==> INFO: Reboot is recommended due to the upgrade of core system package(s).
(8/9) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt
(9/9) Updating the info directory file...
I’ll keep you posted if the problem arises once more.
Hi already thought the problem was fixed magically because it didn’t happen anymore in a while. But unfortunately it hit me again.
I updated my system using pacman -Syu:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
endeavouros downloading...
core downloading...
extra downloading...
community downloading...
multilib downloading...
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (12) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size
community/audacity 1:3.2.5-2 1:3.3.0-1 2,00 MiB 8,25 MiB
extra/babl 0.1.102-1 0.1.104-1 0,00 MiB 0,46 MiB
core/cracklib 2.9.8-1 2.9.11-1 0,01 MiB 0,27 MiB
core/device-mapper 2.03.20-1 2.03.21-1 0,00 MiB 0,27 MiB
extra/firefox 112.0.1-1 112.0.2-1 0,04 MiB 64,99 MiB
extra/git 2.40.0-1 2.40.1-1 0,26 MiB 6,65 MiB
extra/libadwaita 1:1.3.1-1 1:1.3.2-1 0,01 MiB 0,46 MiB
core/libpcap 1.10.3-1 1.10.4-1 0,00 MiB 0,28 MiB
core/lvm2 2.03.20-1 2.03.21-1 0,00 MiB 1,79 MiB
community/telegram-desktop 4.8.0-1 4.8.1-1 0,00 MiB 30,23 MiB
community/twolame 0.4.0-2 0.4.0-3 0,00 MiB 0,08 MiB
community/vamp-plugin-sdk 2.10.0-1 2.10.0-2 -0,17 MiB 0,24 MiB
Total Download Size: 113,96 MiB
Total Installed Size: 414,35 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 2,15 MiB
:: Retrieving packages...
firefox-112.0.2-1-x86_64 downloading...
telegram-desktop-4.8.1-1-x86_64 downloading...
audacity-1:3.3.0-1-x86_64 downloading...
git-2.40.1-1-x86_64 downloading...
lvm2-2.03.21-1-x86_64 downloading...
babl-0.1.104-1-x86_64 downloading...
libadwaita-1:1.3.2-1-x86_64 downloading...
libpcap-1.10.4-1-x86_64 downloading...
device-mapper-2.03.21-1-x86_64 downloading...
cracklib-2.9.11-1-x86_64 downloading...
vamp-plugin-sdk-2.10.0-2-x86_64 downloading...
twolame-0.4.0-3-x86_64 downloading...
checking keyring...
checking package integrity...
loading package files...
checking for file conflicts...
:: Processing package changes...
upgrading twolame...
upgrading vamp-plugin-sdk...
upgrading device-mapper...
upgrading libpcap...
upgrading audacity...
upgrading babl...
upgrading cracklib...
upgrading firefox...
upgrading git...
upgrading libadwaita...
upgrading lvm2...
upgrading telegram-desktop...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/9) Creating system user accounts...
(2/9) Reloading system manager configuration...
(3/9) Reloading device manager configuration...
(4/9) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(5/9) Updating the MIME type database...
(6/9) Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img --microcode /boot/amd-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.2.12-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
sort: cannot read: '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.4/usb3/3-1/3-1.2/3-1.2.2/3-1.2.2:1.3/ep_84/uevent': No such file or directory
modprobe: ERROR: missing parameters. See -h.
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qat_4xxx'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux.img'
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect --microcode /boot/amd-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.2.12-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qat_4xxx'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img'
==> Image generation successful
(7/9) Updating icon theme caches...
(8/9) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt
(9/9) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
After the restart I saw the mount error stated in my first post again. It was something like this:
mount: /new_root: no filesystem type specified.
Your are now being dropped into an emergency shell.
sh: can’t access tty; job control turned off
[rootfs ]#
So I restarted using old initramfs and reinstalled the kernel using pacman -S linux:
$ sudo pacman -S linux
warning: linux-6.2.12.arch1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (1) Old Version New Version Net Change
core/linux 6.2.12.arch1-1 6.2.12.arch1-1 0,00 MiB
Total Installed Size: 174,24 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0,00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling linux [------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/5) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/5) Updating module dependencies...
(3/5) Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img --microcode /boot/amd-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.2.12-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qat_4xxx'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux.img'
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect --microcode /boot/amd-ucode.img
==> Starting build: '6.2.12-arch1-1'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qat_4xxx'
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img'
==> Image generation successful
(4/5) Check if user should be informed about rebooting after certain system package upgrades.
(5/5) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt
This fixed the problem once again.
There is an error in the first log which might be the root of the problem:
sort: cannot read: '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.4/usb3/3-1/3-1.2/3-1.2.2/3-1.2.2:1.3/ep_84/uevent': No such file or directory
modprobe: ERROR: missing parameters. See -h.
I found a similar bug report. I’m using a docking station as well.
I commented the issue in the archlinux forum in the mkinitcpio section.