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Re: root partition with xfs fails to boot correctly

To: Tilman Sauerbeck <tilman.sauerbeck@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: root partition with xfs fails to boot correctly
From: Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:54:44 +0200 (CEST)
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20010701214453.3e1bafa1.tilman.sauerbeck@xxxxxx>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Tilman Sauerbeck wrote:

> > > According to the FAQ one can use XFS on a root partition with LILO
> > when
> > > LILO is installed in the MBR, which is the case here. 
> > 
> > Can you send the lilo.conf ?
> 
> ---
> lba32
> boot=/dev/hda
> root=/dev/hda3
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> delay=20
> vga=normal
> default=Linux
> 
> image=/vmlinuz
>         label=Linux
>         read-only
> 
> image=/vmlinuz.old
>         label=LinuxOLD
>         read-only
>         optional
> ---
> 
> That's it.

Nothing wrong...

> [errors]
> > More input please.
> 
> I could not get all of the errors, because there are many lines like
> this:
> changing ownership of /dev/tty* : read-only filesystem
> After this the system complains because /etc and /proc are not mounted.
> I think all of my partitions are not being mounted, e.g. binaries in
> /usr are not found.

me thinking devfs.
It didn't accidentaly get compiled in?
It looks strange or I am missing something obvious.

> As /etc/fstab says for the root partition:
> defaults,errors=remount-ro
> 
> This makes sense: The partitions cannot be mounted, but the root
> partition is remounted read only...

Seems like not finding the devices for mounting.

> Both XFS options are compiled into the kernel (i.e. page buffer support
> and xfs support).
> 
> > > I am absolutely sure the copy is an exact one and I just don't know
> > what
> > > I could have forgotten to consider :(
> > 
> > making the direcory's for holding the /tmp /var /usr mountpoints or
> > forgetting to make /tmp 777
> 
> No, all mount points exist. The permissions for /tmp are alright, too.

My brain is not quite working correctly at the moment so if anybody has a
good idea they may stand up now. I have a bad headache all day long. So
that does not make it easier.

Cheers
seth



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