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Archived I'm an idiot. Messed with my mounting settings while working in Ubuntu 14.04, now getting 'an error occurred while mounting /' Pointers? (X-post from /v/linux4noobs) (Linux)
submitted 4.5 years ago by thisisntright
On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
EDIT: SOLVED! See comments for breakdown if you care / have the same issue.
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[–] thisisntright [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) 4.5 years ago (edited 4.5 years ago)
Some dude on Omegle helped me out a lot. He had to go, but I feel like I'm almost there. Dump of relevant part of the convo:
You: ok, something new:
You: when rebooting from recovery
You: [ 1754,478704] EXT4-fs (dm-1): Unrecognized mount option "x-gvfs-show" or missing value
Stranger: gah
Stranger: okay to back to the root recovery shell
You: moment
You: ok
Stranger: are you there?
You: yup
Stranger: nano /etc/fstab
Stranger: remove x-gvfs-show
Stranger: but JUST THAT
You: not the ' 0 1' after it?
Stranger: Keep that
You: x-gvfs-show is there twice
You: remove it both times?
Stranger: Yes
Stranger: What is left on that line?
Stranger: or those lines?
You: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root / ext4 errors=remount-ro, 0 1
You: on one
You: and
Stranger: Remove the , after remount-ro
You: UUID=B6A5-EFD7 /boot/efi vfat devaults, 0 1
Stranger: devaults is typo?
You: yes
Stranger: remove the , too
You: is my type
You: *typo
You: kk
You: removed both ','
Stranger: save with Ctrl+o
You: file name to write: /etc/fstab
You: press enter?
Stranger: yes
You: Error writing /etc/fstab: Read-only file system
You: ..............
Stranger: ERrr
Stranger: Ctrl+x
Stranger: don't save
Stranger: mount -oremount,rw /
You: Save modified buffer (ANSWERING "No" WILL DESTROY CHANGES) ?
Stranger: No don't save... won't work anyway
Stranger: Then go back in the same file
Stranger: nano /etc/fstab, do the same edit, save, and reboot
You: so cancel where i'm at now?
Stranger: Yes cancel.
Stranger: Don't forget to do
Stranger: before going back in nano
You: exactly like that?
You: -oremount?
Stranger: Yes exactly like that.
Stranger: Okay i need to go away a bit
You: k
You: i'll keep this open
You: let you know if this worked
You: thanks for taking the time
You: ugh i'll be back too. gotta get some food in me by this point.
btw it said 'mount: / not mounted or bad option'
[–] thisisntright [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) 4.5 years ago
He came back! Rest of the help:
Stranger: ok
Stranger: so remount / failed?
Stranger: mmm
You: well, what you told me to do failed
Stranger: mount -orw,remount /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root /
You: no complaints from terminal
Stranger: good
You: so do the same? remove the same stuff? ',x-gvfs-show' on both lines?
You: done that
You: ctrl+o?
You: enter?
You: "wrote 14 lines"
Stranger: reboot
You: ctrl+x to exit?
You: back in recovery mode now
You: resume normal boot?
You: nvm, it's booting
You: fingers crossed
You: Awriiiiiiiight
You: it's BACK
[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) 4.5 years ago
Alright good to hear and thanks for posting the solution.
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[–] thisisntright [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Some dude on Omegle helped me out a lot. He had to go, but I feel like I'm almost there. Dump of relevant part of the convo:
You: ok, something new:
You: when rebooting from recovery
You: [ 1754,478704] EXT4-fs (dm-1): Unrecognized mount option "x-gvfs-show" or missing value
Stranger: gah
Stranger: okay to back to the root recovery shell
You: moment
You: ok
Stranger: are you there?
You: yup
Stranger: nano /etc/fstab
Stranger: remove x-gvfs-show
Stranger: but JUST THAT
You: not the ' 0 1' after it?
Stranger: Keep that
You: x-gvfs-show is there twice
You: remove it both times?
Stranger: Yes
Stranger: What is left on that line?
Stranger: or those lines?
You: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root / ext4 errors=remount-ro, 0 1
You: on one
You: and
Stranger: Remove the , after remount-ro
You: UUID=B6A5-EFD7 /boot/efi vfat devaults, 0 1
Stranger: devaults is typo?
You: yes
Stranger: remove the , too
You: is my type
You: *typo
You: kk
You: removed both ','
Stranger: save with Ctrl+o
You: file name to write: /etc/fstab
You: press enter?
Stranger: yes
You: Error writing /etc/fstab: Read-only file system
You: ..............
Stranger: ERrr
Stranger: Ctrl+x
Stranger: don't save
Stranger: mount -oremount,rw /
You: Save modified buffer (ANSWERING "No" WILL DESTROY CHANGES) ?
Stranger: No don't save... won't work anyway
Stranger: Then go back in the same file
Stranger: nano /etc/fstab, do the same edit, save, and reboot
You: so cancel where i'm at now?
Stranger: Yes cancel.
Stranger: Don't forget to do
Stranger: mount -oremount,rw /
Stranger: before going back in nano
You: exactly like that?
You: -oremount?
Stranger: Yes exactly like that.
Stranger: mount -oremount,rw /
Stranger: Okay i need to go away a bit
You: k
You: i'll keep this open
You: let you know if this worked
You: thanks for taking the time
You: ugh i'll be back too. gotta get some food in me by this point.
btw it said 'mount: / not mounted or bad option'
[–] thisisntright [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
He came back! Rest of the help:
Stranger: ok
Stranger: so remount / failed?
You: yup
Stranger: mmm
You: well, what you told me to do failed
Stranger: mount -orw,remount /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root /
You: no complaints from terminal
Stranger: good
Stranger: nano /etc/fstab
You: k
You: so do the same? remove the same stuff? ',x-gvfs-show' on both lines?
Stranger: yes
You: done that
You: ctrl+o?
Stranger: yes
You: enter?
Stranger: yes
You: "wrote 14 lines"
Stranger: good
Stranger: reboot
You: ctrl+x to exit?
Stranger: yes
You: back in recovery mode now
You: resume normal boot?
You: nvm, it's booting
You: fingers crossed
You: Awriiiiiiiight
You: it's BACK
[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Alright good to hear and thanks for posting the solution.