>I have just tested what happens with Debian Etch if there is wrong (missing)
>devices in /etc/fstab : system don't boot, problem
> with fsck ("the superblock could not be read......."). Same behavior on
> Hardy. I think that if users really want to boot with
> missing parts, they should explicitly add "nobootwait" to concerned fstab
> lines.
I don't see it as that simple. Yes root is one thing and your argument applies
there, but hanging because of external or extraneous drives coupled with not
seeing the error/prompt text and possibly not having the option to interact is
another problem.
>* missing "splash" in grub2 conf IS a bug, that don't let users see why their
>system won't boot
to me, specifically requiring splash to see the error/prompt text is either a
design flaw or bug. I expect text mode (read: console) to work before splash
does. I manually set my systems to boot text mode.
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Boot hangs and unable to continue when automount disk in fstab is not available
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571444
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