On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:22:37 -0500 (EST), Marc Shapiro wrote: > > Here are my /etc/apt/sources.list, /etc/fstab, /etc/lilo.conf listings.
In a typical Debian boot, there are three separate mountings of a root file system. The first stage is the initial RAM file system, which is mounted as the root file system during the early stages of booting. This is specified by the "initrd" configuration statement in /etc/lilo.conf. The second stage is when the permanent root file system is mounted read-only. This is specified by the "root" and "read-only" configuration statements in /etc/lilo.conf. The third stage is when the permanent root file system is mounted read/write. That is controlled by whatever is specified in /etc/fstab for the root file system. (The /etc/fstab file itself is read into memory from the stage 2 root file system. The specifications in /etc/lilo.conf are written into the boot code when the "lilo" command is run. If you change them, you must re-run lilo.) The specifications for the root file system in /etc/lilo.conf and in /etc/fstab do not match. In /etc/lilo.conf, you have root = "UUID=5e0d4da4-aba3-4965-8fb4-788501b0fe69" (By the way, you should eliminate the blanks on both sides of the equal sign. And I would also recommend moving the "root" configuration statement to the global section. That way, you only have to specify it once. And if you need to change it, you will only need to change it in one place.) In /etc/fstab you have LABEL=hda2 The two specifications are not the same. They may be logically equivalent; but without more information, there's no way for me to tell. (By the way, if "hda2" really is the partition label, then you chose a poor labeling convention, in my humble opinion. Under Squeeze, there will be no such device as /dev/hda2. But that's another subject.) But in any case, it is advisable to make the specification the same between /etc/lilo.conf and /etc/fstab for the root file system. The syntax is a little different, but you should use a UUID in both places or a LABEL in both places, for consistency, and of course the UUIDs or the LABELs should match. > > The lilo.conf file is modified slightly after looking at your web > page, but I have not rerun lilo, yet. Is this the correct format for > the append statement to pass the rootdelay command? Yes. > > I just noticed, as I copied in the /etc/fstab, that the removable media > lines all have double commas prior to the 'noauto' could this have been > acceptable in Lenny, but be a problem for Squeeze? Good question. I don't know. Maybe someone else does. I looked at my own /etc/fstab in Wheezy, and I don't have any double commas in front of "noauto". > > Also, I am going to rerun 'apt-get update' and see if the lines > mentioninf lenny in /var/lib/dpkg/status go away. > ... Let me know how that works out for you. I didn't see any obvious problems in your /etc/apt/sources.list. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1778489362.390011.1322421064451.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
