Gave up waiting for root file system device, in Ubuntu 18.04












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I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I was working fine until yesterday. After a system update, I cannot log in to Ubuntu using normal mode. This is the error I am getting:




Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:



-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay=(did the system wait long enough?)
-Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! UUID=22f93100-9860-44b7-8086-51b4404d499d does not exist. Dropping to a shell



BusyBox v1.27 2 (Ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3) built in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.



(initramfs)




Ubuntu is opening in recovery mode. But there I cannot change the display brightness. In fact,when I did this to check the driver:
ls /system/class/backlight



I found none.



Is there any way I can recover Ubuntu without reinstalling? I have many software's installed and I don't want to loose them now.



Thank you,
Arka










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  • Try sudo update-grub

    – Vijay
    Dec 10 '18 at 16:24
















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I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I was working fine until yesterday. After a system update, I cannot log in to Ubuntu using normal mode. This is the error I am getting:




Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:



-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay=(did the system wait long enough?)
-Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! UUID=22f93100-9860-44b7-8086-51b4404d499d does not exist. Dropping to a shell



BusyBox v1.27 2 (Ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3) built in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.



(initramfs)




Ubuntu is opening in recovery mode. But there I cannot change the display brightness. In fact,when I did this to check the driver:
ls /system/class/backlight



I found none.



Is there any way I can recover Ubuntu without reinstalling? I have many software's installed and I don't want to loose them now.



Thank you,
Arka










share|improve this question

























  • Try sudo update-grub

    – Vijay
    Dec 10 '18 at 16:24














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I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I was working fine until yesterday. After a system update, I cannot log in to Ubuntu using normal mode. This is the error I am getting:




Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:



-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay=(did the system wait long enough?)
-Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! UUID=22f93100-9860-44b7-8086-51b4404d499d does not exist. Dropping to a shell



BusyBox v1.27 2 (Ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3) built in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.



(initramfs)




Ubuntu is opening in recovery mode. But there I cannot change the display brightness. In fact,when I did this to check the driver:
ls /system/class/backlight



I found none.



Is there any way I can recover Ubuntu without reinstalling? I have many software's installed and I don't want to loose them now.



Thank you,
Arka










share|improve this question
















I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I was working fine until yesterday. After a system update, I cannot log in to Ubuntu using normal mode. This is the error I am getting:




Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:



-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay=(did the system wait long enough?)
-Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! UUID=22f93100-9860-44b7-8086-51b4404d499d does not exist. Dropping to a shell



BusyBox v1.27 2 (Ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3) built in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.



(initramfs)




Ubuntu is opening in recovery mode. But there I cannot change the display brightness. In fact,when I did this to check the driver:
ls /system/class/backlight



I found none.



Is there any way I can recover Ubuntu without reinstalling? I have many software's installed and I don't want to loose them now.



Thank you,
Arka







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edited Dec 10 '18 at 16:07







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asked Dec 10 '18 at 15:59









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  • Try sudo update-grub

    – Vijay
    Dec 10 '18 at 16:24



















  • Try sudo update-grub

    – Vijay
    Dec 10 '18 at 16:24

















Try sudo update-grub

– Vijay
Dec 10 '18 at 16:24





Try sudo update-grub

– Vijay
Dec 10 '18 at 16:24










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