On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 23:31, Allen Wayne Best wrote: > hello: > > i have had a most unusual problem when upgrading two different machines from > redhat 7.1 to redhat 7.2. in both cases, i migrated to ext3 file systems from > ext2. > > machine one: workstation > uniprocessor amd 550mhz > asus P5A mother board > 3 ibm disks (DNES-309170W, DCAS-34333W, and DDRS39130D) > 1 pioneer cdrom (DR-766) > 1 scanner (astra umax 2200) > 2 scsi cards (2940UW2 for drives, 2940 for scsi scanner) > 1 Matrox Mystic (1064SG, rev. 3) > 1 Ensoniq ES1371 audio card > > when this upgrade finished, it had put on two kernels, one for smp (default) > and one for uniprocessor. the smp kernel would not boot; i could get the > uniprocessor kernel to boot, so i made it the default, and moved on. then i > tried to mount a cd (the rh 7.2 cd binary #2) with unexpected results, both > from my normal user and root, same results: > > $ mount /mnt/cdrom > mount: /dev/cdrom: unknown device > (yes there is a cd in the drive.) > > appropriate line in fstab: > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,user,owner,ro 0 0 > > $ ls -ld /mnt/cdrom > drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 9 1998 /mnt/cdrom > $ ll /dev/cdrom > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Sep 13 07:53 /dev/cdrom -> scd0 > $ ll /dev/scd0 > brw------- 1 root disk 11, 0 Aug 30 13:30 /dev/scd0 >
This may seem like a stupid question but is the cdrom drive a SCSI drive or an IDE drive? > nothing stands out: > > meantime, i am upgrading my server, which is > amd 350 mhz > asus P5A > NEC CD-ROM DRIVE 466 > 7 IBM SCSI Drives (1 - DCAS-32160W, 6 - DCAS-34330W ) > 1 Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller > 1 Matrox Graphics 1064SG Mystique (r 3) > 1 3Com Corporation 3c900 Combo [Boomerang] > 2 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] > > after the installation completed on this machine, in addition to not having > the use of the cd as in the case of the workstation, two of the users cannot > log in (root and a normal user). the other normal user on that system logs in > ok. > > the biggest question is how do i get the password problem fixed.... (uses > shadow passwords)? > > and then the next question, is what happened to the cdroms.....? > > thanks in advance for any and all assistance..... > -- > regards, > allen wayne best, esq > "your friendly neighborhood rambler owner" > "my rambler will go from 0 to 105" > Current date: 42:2:22::45:2002 > > Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt. > -- Herbert Hoover > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Carl D. Blake Electronics Design Engr. Mgr. Boeckeler Instruments, Inc. 4650 S. Butterfield Dr. Tucson, AZ 85714 Phone: 520-745-0001 FAX: 520-745-0004 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
