On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 02:29, glenn wrote: > Hi - I'm trying to install kernel-image-2.6.4, however along the way > dpkg complains that the boot directory is read-only (/boot=/dev/hdb1 and > /=/dev/hdb3) like so: > -------------- > Unpacking kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686 (from > .../kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686_2.6.4-1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686_2.6.4-1_i386.deb > (--unpack): > unable to create `./boot/config-2.6.4-1-686': Read-only file system > --------------- > Can anyone tell me why my boot filesystem might be read-only, and what > can I do about it? > For what its worth ls -l shows both /boot and all its contents to be + > rw > > Thanks > Glenn > >
edit fstab eg: /dev/hdxx /boot ext3 defaults 0 2 lsof |grep /boot kill process that locks boot (eg klogd) umount and remount or else you have to reboot. Kenneth. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
