Same issue still persists after using the "root=UUID=" syntax with grub (which is the default). Kernel line in grub command line: linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16-2-amd64 root=UUID=11bb4d9d-8451-4632-9985-1bd9b155dba8 ro quiet
Booting ends up with the following screen (with input disabled): Decompressing Linux... Parsing ELF... done. Booting the kernel. Loading, please wait... Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems: [--] ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/11bb4d9d-8451-4632-9985-1bd9b155dba8 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! modprobe: module ehci-orion not found in modules.dep modprobe: module uhci-hcd not found in modules.dep modprobe: module ohci-hcd not found in modules.dep modprobe: module usbhid not found in modules.dep BusyBox v1.22.1 (Debian 1:1.22.0-9+b1) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off Terminal output during the update: [..] processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.116) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16-2-amd64 /dev/sdg1: No such file or directory [--] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org