Please help! I can't boot! Emergency mode?
I tried to turn on my mini PC today, and I got an error saying it was going into Emergency Mode. I tried to follow the instructions here:
https://docs.bazzite.gg/Advanced/rescue-and-emergency-mode/
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get to the boot menu from there, and pressing Ctrl + D just gave me the error shown in red. I'm still a noob, so I'm pretty lost. Can anyone please help me get my system up and running again?
Thank you!
Booting to Rescue & Emergency Mode - Bazzite Documentation
Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.
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I just found these updated instructions, but I'm still stuck. When I type "exit", it just gives me the same error. Is my system totally broken?
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/booting-to-rescue-emergency-mode-improved/562
Universal Blue
Booting to Rescue & Emergency Mode - Improved
Fedora already has a built-in mechanism (provided by systemd) for booting into rescue and emergency modes. However, those documents have limitations as by default, Fedora (and thus Universal Blue systems), do not set a root password during install. Thus, when the emergency or rescue mode is reached, the user is shown the error: Cannot open acc...
hmm
yeah
it goes into emergency mode when something breaks