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| title | date | description | tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boot from initramfs shell | 2014-01-24 | How to finish booting from an initramfs shell |
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The problem
Sometimes, your linux machine can get stuck while booting and drop you into an initramfs shell.
The solution
All initramfs are potentially different, but almost always feature busybox and common mechanisms. Recently I had to finish booting from an initramfs shell, here is how I used switch_root to do so :
{{< highlight sh >}} lvm vgscan lvm vgchange -ay vg mount -t ext4 /dev/mapper/vg-root /root exec switch_root -c /dev/console /root /sbin/init {{< /highlight >}}