-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all,
I am encountering this problem as well. I have been able to narrow it down to the kernel itself. If I use a debian standard kernel (2.4.22 or 2.6.0-test9) it boots fine. if I use a kernel I compiled myself (This kernel worked fine before the upgrade) it just stops at the INIT: version 2.65 booting line. I have tried building both initrd and non-initrd kernels but no joy. Could it be a particular kernel option I have (or have not selected) I hope this helps someone figure this issue out. Regards, Stephen. On Saturday 01 Nov 2003 11:54 am, wil wrote: > Hiya, > > Thanks for the tip but I wonder if it is the kernel, this kernel has been > running stable for weeks...why would it suddenly crap out after an > upgrade/install of some new/updated packages. > > A bit more on the 2.4.18, as i mentioned that one does go through > the complete boot but it couldn't get to /var. > Well, i forgot that the 2.4.18 i was running didn't have ext3 enabled > so i changed the fstab ext3 entries to ext2 and that 2.4.18 kernel > now boots fine....and my /var is still there...and as far as i can tell > nothing went missing at all. > (no clue as to why toms image didn't want to mount hda9 though) > > A previous 2.4.22 kernel doesn't boot either and stopped aswell > right after INIT: version 2.85 booting. > I will try a standard debian kernel later tonight but i expect that one > won't go past init either.. > > cheers > > At 06:36 1-11-2003 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Hi, > >get a knoppix cdrom. > >boot from it. > >chroot to your hd partition and see if you can then download a good > >kernel and reinstall it. > >-Kev > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Sorry I have very little info on this...no logs or anything:( > > > > > > Running SID, with a custom 2.4.22 kernel, ext3 file system. > > > HD was checked with the diagnostic utility from IBM, including > > > surface (advanced) check and was fine. > > > > > > Did an update via dselect yesterday and after that the whole > > > system has died. When i boot the process stops at > > > INIT: version 2.85 booting > > > followed by a blinking cursor. > > > > > > When i ran the upgrade the thing striking me as very odd was > > > under "new packages to install" 'kernel-headers 2.5.x.x.' were > > > mentioned. > > > Not sure of the exact version anymore but it was 2.5 for sure. > > > I think it was 2.5.99. > > > I was kinda flabbergasted by that and saw no reason why those > > > kernel headers should be installed...since i'm on 2.4. > > > So i went back into the dselect selection 'mode' and set that > > > kernel package to 'purge' so it wouldn't install. > > > This gave me a load of 'xxxx depends on kernel-headers 2.5.x.x. ' like > > > from gcc and so on. > > > Struck me as utterly weird aswell cause my system never had anything > > > 2.5.xxx kerlnel related stuff on it...anyways...thinking 'dpkg knows > > > best' i let > > > it have it's way and the package in question was installed. > > > After getting the packages during install/configure something went > > > wrong aswell but silly me didn't pay too much attention since this > > > happens quite a lot with unstable and always gets resolved > > > quickly...and never ended in something like i'm having now. > > > Can't imagine the cause to be those kernel headers even if it's weird > > > they were installed, but one of the 20 orso packages which got > > > updated. > > > > > > An older 2.4.18 kernel does go thru the entire boot process but > > > with may many errors mostly in the line of 'can't find /var/xxxxxxxxxx' > > > > > > After that i tried toms floppy linux to boot the system. > > > mount /dev/hda9 results in just getting the'special device > > > not found message'. > > > And hda9 happens to be /var. fdisk shows hda9 as there and > > > as ext3 but i think the complete filesystem went out da door on > > > that partition. > > > e2fsck gives me a 'the superbloack could not be read or does not....' > > > etc..etc..etc. > > > > > > Any ideas on how to get out of this one?...and why this happened? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/pYRGDAwPLUWQb6sRAjIbAJ938MuH08oAy9yKGGz8Qztl4uUEiQCfbEyD 1B3WqrERxo3Zdu0CTLyZo4I= =m1k0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
