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How do you fix a still waiting for root device error in Ubuntu when I installed with two Hard Drives mounted and removed one?
If you get a message in Ubuntu stating "Still waiting for root device" and you HAVE installed Ubuntu while an external sata hard drive was attached or an extra sata drive that was removed later. Check the GRUB file! You might need to boot into Ubuntu with live CD and change /boot/grub/grub.cfg on the boot drive. The grub.cfg file is where to change the root drive device settings. Change from /dev/??sdb1?? to what your root drive is. usually /dev/sda1
THIS IS ONLY FOR NEW UBUNTU USERS THAT INSTALLED UBUNTU WITH A REMOVABLE SATA DRIVE ATTACHED TO THE COMPUTER DURING INSTALLATION. OR FOR PEOPLE THAT KNOW THEIR BOOT DRIVE IS NOT WHERE ROOT IS TRYING TO LOAD.
If you are not one of these users then just Google all the other fixes. Most answers say "It can not be the GRUB device settings", but it is sometimes.
More Answers:There are several possible ways that error could occur. The most likely reason is that the file system or hard drive has become damaged in some fashion. Booting in recovery mode should offer more detail as to the cause of the error, as well as providing the opportunity to run fsck if the file system is damaged.
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the maximum number of drives that can be installed depends upon how many drive bay slots your case has and how many SATA connections your motherboard has.
What portable hard disk?
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in internal bays
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Knowing that there is a big reward waiting for me at the other end
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