Dependency Failed. Aborted start of /usbdrive. Welcome to emergency mode

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#1

Hello,
Been USING opensuse for several years, but I have NOT had any problems upon bootup, so I am clueless on the procedures for troubleshooting so please forgive my verbage:

Problem:
I have a 12.1 box…no real problems. Decided to shut the box down to clean up some wires… sucessfully shut the device down. When I powered on it took along time, basically I had the following:
…
“dependency failed. Aborted start of /lacie”
Welcome to emergency mode. Use “systemctl default” or ^D to activate default mode

Background: /lacie is an external usb drive that happens to have some file shares on it

if I login as root and enter the command:
cat /ect/fstab

I will essentially get the same thing as the current “good fstab” shown below

SOLUTION: plug in the usb to sdcard adapter with a card and reboot!

Info:
Current “good” /etc/fstab:

/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_4QF02HG7-part1 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_4QF02HG7-part2 / ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_4QF02HG7-part3 /home ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/sdd1 /lacie vfat uid=jason,gid=users,umask=0000,utf8 0 0

Question(s):
So by having or not having an sdcard reader in the usb port can disable the ability of the os to boot? Note the sdcard reader was not in there when I installed 12.1

That has to be a bad setting somewhere, right?

Any keywords to search on would be mighty helpful.

Thank you for your time
Qu1nn

#2

Put nofail in the line that mounts the reader card. just before the 0 0

So if the mem card is not there the mount won’t fail.

#3

/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_4QF02HG7-part1 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_4QF02HG7-part2 / ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320620AS_4QF02HG7-part3 /home ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto**,nofail** 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/sdd1 /lacie vfat uid=jason,gid=users,umask=0000,utf8 0 0

Like the above? comma_function (with no space)
Just want to be sure.

Regards, and thx for the quick response

#4

That should do it

#5

No. You need “nofail” for /lacie mount point, not for /proc/bus/usb.

#6

On 2012-11-24 03:26, qu1nn wrote:
>
> gogalthorp;2506058 Wrote:
>> Put nofail in the line that mounts the reader card. just before the 0 0
>>
>> So if the mem card is not there the mount won’t fail.
>

Please, do use code tags. Your fstab is almost unreadable.

Please use code tags. Advanced editor, ‘#’ button.
View this
thread for instructions

Like this:


> usbfs           /proc/bus/usb             usbfs         noauto*,nofail*     0 0
> devpts          /dev/pts                  devpts      mode=0620,gid=5       0 0
> /dev/sdd1 /lacie vfat uid=jason,gid=users,umask=0000,utf8 0 0

> Like the above? comma_function (with no space)
> Just want to be sure.

No, in the lacie line.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

#7

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto,nofail 0 0

Doesnt that line take care of all USB drives that are plugged in ? (the lacie drive is an external usb)
if not what does the line mean?

regards
Qu1nn

#8

I think they may be right it is the lacy line. Is the mount point for this mem card /lacy? in the usbfs line the noauto should keep from mount when mount -a is used like at startup

Note that only items listed in fstab are mounted at startup automatically

#9

On 2012-11-24 16:46, qu1nn wrote:
>
> Thank you for taking the time to respond.
>
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto,nofail 0 0
> --------------------
>
>
> Doesnt that line take care of all USB drives that are plugged in ? (the
> lacie drive is an external usb)

Try.
Does it work? Tell us.
Does it not work? Tell us and do what we told you.

> if not what does the line mean?

Nobody knows.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))