Bug#1095588: [Bug] Boot error "Gave up waiting for root file system device" on Debian 13 Trixie (External NVMe via Thunderbolt)

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From	Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
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Subject	Bug#1095588: [Bug] Boot error "Gave up waiting for root file system device" on Debian 13 Trixie (External NVMe via Thunderbolt)
Date	Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:50:01 +0200
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On Tue, Jun 03, 2025 at 09:40:45PM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote:
> On 03-06-2025 21:30, Paul Gevers wrote:
> > That file doesn't exist, but I found that /usr/lib/lib/udev/rules.d/85-
> > sysconfig-hardware.rules exists (note the double lib). Looks like a bug
> > in sysconfig-hardware then? Probably this line:
> > https://sources.debian.org/src/sysconfig/0.0.14%2Bnmu2/debian/rules/#L38

Oh, oh, oh.  Yes, this will break things hard.  Without those udev
rules, everything will go wrong.

Okay, I'll do that.

Bastian

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Bug#1095588: [Bug] Boot error "Gave up waiting for root file system device" on Debian 13 Trixie (External NVMe via Thunderbolt) Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org> - 2025-06-03 20:30 +0200
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