On Thu, 2001-12-06 at 13:02, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > > System details, please. Please list EXACTLY which version you started > with, > > > > what changes (if any) were made to any of the init scripts, and what > > > > parameters are being passed to your kernel by the boot-loader (cat > > > > /proc/cmdline). > > > > > > > DS-CD 1.0.2. Files copied onto dos-formatted flashcard and syslinux'd. > > > modules from /lib/modules on the cd copied to the ramdisk under > > > /lib/modules and backed-up. > > > cat /proc/cmdline: > > > BOOT_IMAGE=linux append=load_ramdisk=1 initrd=root.lrp > > > initrd_archive=minix ramdisk_size=12288 root=/dev/ram0 > > > boot=/dev/hda,msdos PKGPATH=/dev/hda1:msdos > > > > LRP=etc,ramlog,local,modules,dhclient,dhcpd,dnscache,sshd,sshkey,weblet,tiny > dns > > > > > > No changes to initscripts. The one thing I did not do was to remove the > > > loading of the cdrom drivers in linuxrc. > > > > > > One other problem: I have no /var/log > > > > > But, if I create /var/log then syslog populates the directory with logs. > > Very strange (the no /var/log part)...this indicates the init scripts for > the ramlog package are not running. Exactly why is another matter. > > Assuming your hardware is OK (run memtest86 to check your ram), the only > thing I see that creates a warning flag is your boot & PKGPATH settings. > Both point to /dev/hda: > boot=/dev/hda,msdos > PKGPATH=/dev/hda1:msdos > > One of these devices is invalid, and it's probably the boot device. You > might try removing the PKGPATH variable (or setting it back to /dev/cdrom), > since you only have one place to load packages from, and that's the boot > device. > > Also, remember you can't do partial backups if you aren't loading the main > package from one location, and storing backups in another (which it doesn't > look like you're doing), so do full backups of everything or you'll break > stuff. > > Let me know what happens when you change the boot & PKGPATH settings. If > things still arn't working, scroll back once your system's booted and report > what linuxrc outputs when it's extracting the packages... >
Oops! I forgot to add the ramlog.lrp package to the flash HDD. My flash card is 8meg so only a subset of the CD packages would fit on it. No more duplicate etc lines in the backup list and /var/log/ works now. The /proc/cmdline is: BOOT_IMAGE=linux append=load_ramdisk=1 initrd=root.lrp initrd_archive=minix ramdisk_size=12288 PKGPATH=/dev/cdrom:iso9660 root=/dev/ram0 boot=/dev/hda1,msdos LRP=etc,ramlog,local,modules,dhclient,dhcpd,dnscache,sshd,sshkey,weblet,tinydns and the lrpkg.cfg is: etc,ramlog,local,modules,dhclient,dhcpd,dnscache,weblet,tinydns,sshd,sshkey,libz The effects were sure interesting when ramlog.lrp was specifed but the package itself was missing. Thanks, as usual, for your product and your help, Charles. Stephen _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
