On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:36 PM, Mike Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > grub-mkconfig is not finding an initramfs, as evidenced by the lack of > an "initrd" in in grub.cfg. > > If it is unable to find an initramfs, it will always output > root=/dev/sdX instead of root=UUID=... >
For whatever reason the three subsequent replies to this list ignored the actual explanation of the cause of the problems, which was this (not uncommon on this list it seems). This is also why it is helpful to post actual config files when you have problems. The lines you consider most relevant aren't necessarily the ones containing the clues. When root=UUID=... was added manually to the command line, then the kernel refused to boot at all, because the kernel itself doesn't understand that syntax. So, the next question becomes, how are you generating an initramfs, and how is it named? Pasting the output of "ls /boot" might be helpful here. -- Rich
