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I have a Linux installation with boot partition on internal laptop ssd and home partition on an external removable hdd. Since the first time I removed the HDD and booted Linux, I am unable to make Manjaro run again.
It says "a launch job is running for /dev/disk/by-uuid/[id], reach timeout and then fails, being unable to solve dependencies for home and fsck. Then it asks for root password or ctrl +d. I give it root password but It doesn't make any progress.
Any fix?
You should give the manjaro systemd back the hdd with the home partition. Probably the UUID is in /etc/fstab, and that partition is now offline.
This is a big and a small thing at once. Do you have a reason for mounting /home externally? Otherwise it is quite standard to keep home on "root". Not /root, but /.
The failure is dramatic, but because "home" is missing, it is no wonder.
blkidis available in Manjaro's emergency mode. If it is, does it list list the external HDD? What doesdmesgsay in regard to the external HDD? – Hermann Oct 17 '19 at 20:24