From: malcolmlewis@cableone.net.invalid
On Tue, 2 May 2017 10:13:05 -0400
bad sector wrote:
> On 02/05/2017 09:27, Malcolm wrote:
> > On Tue, 2 May 2017 09:14:41 -0400
> > bad sector wrote:
> >
> >> I see 'a start job is running for dev disk-by-uuid...'
> >> for a partition that no longer exists and is neither
> >> the OS nor the swap partition so not being able to
> >> complete the start job seem not to matter. But it
> >> still steals 1:30 out of the boot so I'd like to
> >> axe it but have no idea how ...?
> >>
> > Hi
> > Something still pointing to it in grub? cat /etc/default/grub
> > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
>
> Thanks for the pointer, i took the opportunity to edit the uuid
> 'pass' right out of that file. The result didn't change though
> because the system is still on the same partition where it had been
> installed. But looking more closely at /var/log/boot.log it became
> clear that the swap was the once-owner of that uuid. I usually edit
> uuid's out of /etc/fstab but must have forgot to do it this time.
> What I think happens is that as soon as I install another distro,
> Debian8 justtheother day, the swap might be reformatted and that
> changes its uuid. I've done this on occasion, never thinking it would
> cause any upset. Editing the fstab fixed the problem this time.
>
> If it were not for this I guess I would have to edit the new uuid
> into the fstab file every time that the swap gets reformatted.
>
Hi
Just use /dev/sdX (where X is the partition number) in that entry in
fstab and grub (in case you use it..?)
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