Re: [gentoo-dev] Third try with build -r14

[Martin Schlemmer]

On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 21:02, Kevin Gordon wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to understand where I am at fault installing build -r14.
> (1) I firstly installed a kernel with "/dev/pts file system for Unix 98
> PTYs" enabled. In Daniel's IBM notes re Advanced File Systems he states to
> disable this. Your install notes for build -r14 cover all items listed by
> Daniel but fail to note this item should be disabled. Having this item
> enabled and devfs active, would this be fatal? Could it cause the boot
> process to fail (see previous emails re emerge update).
>
No, it should just not be mounted, as devfs handles UNIX 98
PTYs automatically.


> (2) While installing ppp I used "# mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0". Is this ok in a
> devfs system? Could it cause the boot process to fail ?
>

No, although you should not need to do this, as devfs should
create it when 'ppp_generic.o' module is loaded.


> (3) I have previously stopped part way through the build -r14 install
> process and noticed during "# exit" "umount /mnt/gentoo/boot; umount
> /mnt/gentoo; reboot" that the / parition did not un-mount. Daniel's article
> suggests "umount -r /mnt/gentoo" to place / in a ro state before rebooting.
> Could it cause the next boot process to fail ?
>

Did you try to 'cd /' and then unmount it ?  It will not unmount if
'pwd' is /mnt/gentoo.  Also make sure that
there is nothing mounted (like /mnt/gentoo/proc) in
/mnt/gentoo.  If it did not unmount clean, boot should not fail, but
just fsck the root partition.


Also check that you have PROCFS and TMPFS compiled in, else
boot will fail.


> (4) My most recent problem: (see email emerge update)
>       I get a loop repeating "Caching service dependencies"
>       Did a control-C
>       Get "rm: cannot unlink './pppd.tdb' : read-only file system"
>       Hangs on "Initializing random number generator"
> One of my "emerge update" processed baselayout-1.6.9 and also glibc. Are any
> current problems with glibc which could corrupt my system?
>

Strange one ('loop repeating "Caching service dependencies"').
This should not happen, except if it is a old baselayout, and
some service had a 'need' depend of itself.  Otherwise it
is a bug we are not aware of.  If you still get this problem,
create a tarball of the contents of /etc/init.d/* , and
mail it to:

  azarah@g.o

Also some more details of the error messages on the boot
failure would help, what services you have in your BOOT and
DEFAULT runlevel (/etc/runlevels/boot/* and
/etc/runlevels/default/* ), etc.


Greetings,

-- 

Martin Schlemmer
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Developer
Cape Town, South Africa