<h3>Boot failed at mount: fstab failed</h3>
Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: usplash

During the boot process, a mount failure occured.
(note: exact message is not copy/paste)

Origin: update from jaunty to karmic koala (2/11 at 10am Paris)

Procedure:
- Update using update-manager -d
- Reboot
- failure during boot: fstab failed to mount all partitions

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda9
UUID=79ede7e4-db58-4267-9ea4-1d8e3d62c744 /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro,relatime 0       1
# /dev/sda7
UUID=BB3E-ECA0  /media/commun   vfat    defaults,utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=4710-3C1C  /media/freeDOS  vfat    defaults,utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=04040A7B040A6FCA /media/softWin  ntfs    defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0       0

Solution:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sda9 / (see for instance http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3030642)

Error during each boot process, even with an updated fstab (such as
/dev/sda3 /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro,relatime 0       1)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Nov  2 10:36:51 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: usplash 0.5.49
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
  no card
 Socket 1:
  3.3V 16-bit PC Card
  Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "pata_pcmcia"
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=79ede7e4-db58-4267-9ea4-1d8e3d62c744 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: usplash
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UsplashConf:
 # Usplash configuration file
 xres=1280
 yres=768
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:3763): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3779): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:3724): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 07/25/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68MVD Ver. F.05
dmi.board.name: 30C5
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 71.32
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC7415NNB
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68MVDVer.F.05:bd07/25/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pn:pvrF.05:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30C5:rvrKBCVersion71.32:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.version: F.05
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

** Affects: usplash (Ubuntu)
    Importance: Undecided
        Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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boot failed at mount: fstab failed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/470773
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