The original post: /r/ubuntu by /u/Numerous_Campaign_30 on 2024-12-22 16:29:21.
I bought a new Dell G15 with Ubuntu. I’m coming from Pop!OS.
For the second time now I am having this problem:
I try to boot with SATA on RAID on (factory settings)
And it spams the error:
“mdadm: No devices listed in conf file were found.”
Followed by:
“Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; Is /dev) ALERT! UUID=[huge numbers and letters] does not exist. Dropping to a shell!”
I did some research and found instructions to change SATA to AHCI/NVMe.
But when I do, the system gets very slow and seems to have some funcions missing e.g. I can even look for WiFi and the laptop doesn’t charge.
The first time this happened, two days ago when it arrived, I solved this problem by setting the laptop to factory settings, with a fresh install of the OS.
But now I have already downloaded games and set the system to my liking. I don’t want to reset the laptop again and want to prevent this from happening again.
I’m not very tech-savvy, never had this problem before, ever.
Is it an OS problem? Is it Hardware problem? Should I request Dell assistance? Can I fix this in my own without losing my files?
I truly appreciate any help I can get.