[Cooker] initrd: serious issues
I just went through the latest net install. Due to unresolved symbols in certain modules, I cannot load my root filesystem, which is xfs. The problem though, is the install is not creating initrd files for the new kernels it installs. I installed the 10-mdksecure kernel from the latest working Beta 2. This kernel is supposed to use its own initrd which should be free from the issues of the current non-working kernel (-17mdk), but it appears mounting on the root fs still fails. Any ideas? Shouldn't the newly installed kernels be creating an initrd corresponding to that kernel version? I read about the modules problem probably being fixed in -18mdk, but this doesn't seem like the only issue if it still tries to use the initrd from my broken (-16mdk) kernel, which is currently the only initrd in my /boot direectory. -- Sincerely, David Walluck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Cooker] /initrd
tisdagen den 25 september 2001 08.07 skrev du: Oden Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, I noticed a new directory that I haven't seen in previous MDK versions: drwxr-xr-x2 root root 48 Jun 21 14:32 initrd/ Is this FHS ? no it's not, but this is mandatory with initrd.. Hmm..., maybe that's why I had some other boot problems when I removed the directory. I just thought it was a bug somewhere making this dir... When was this implemented and why? On another local machine I run MDK7.2 with kernel-2.4.8-24mdk compiled on MDK7.2. This machine works fine without a /initrd directory. (it uses a initrd for the reiserfs module and a loop module). -- Regards // Oden Eriksson
Re: [Cooker] /initrd
tisdagen den 25 september 2001 10.15 skrev du: Oden Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] on MDK7.2. This machine works fine without a /initrd directory. (it uses a initrd for the reiserfs module and a loop module). mkinitrd is different we need that to have ext3/xfs/jfs / filesystem (and we do a pivot_root) i'm sure gc can explain more about that. Ok thanks. I read the kernel docs about it and it seems complicated... I will examine the latest mkinitrd script though. Anyhow... If this directory is so crucial for MDK8.1, its existence should be verified somewhere, maybe in the halt script, in lilo, in the installkernel script, linuxconf etc. Or is this done allready that I don't know of? No, it's not :-(. For post-8.1, my idea was to use a /lib/initrd directory so that people will not notice it and remove it by error. Yes, a good idea. I don't know if it would be really nice to verify it in `halt', in lilo it's not possible, in the initrd I can't create it since we're mounted RO, and in installkernel it's not relevant since we seldomly run this script. Why not verify and create if needed the /initrd dir from the mkinitrd script for now? That would be a quick fix, and maybe even notify the user NOT to delete the /initrd dir ;) I miss chattr for RFS... -- Regards // Oden Eriksson
Re: [Cooker] /initrd
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 For post-8.1, my idea was to use a /lib/initrd directory so that people will not notice it and remove it by error. Yes, a good idea. Would this still work if /usr is on a seperate partition (and different filesystem - like NFS maybe) to / ? - -- Tom Tomahawk Badran Department of Computing, Imperial College - -- PGP Public key available from keyserver.pgp.com -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7sKq5XCpWOla2mCcRAmm/AKCN8zYZG4z63AkzV69NcUO9RXpe4QCeLSQb TSc4H3GAX6BDyqONLxQ1xvo= =TAsc -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] /initrd
On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Oden Eriksson wrote: I noticed a new directory that I haven't seen in previous MDK versions: drwxr-xr-x2 root root 48 Jun 21 14:32 initrd/ Is this FHS ? no it's not, but this is mandatory with initrd.. I also have /swap directory. But i installed cooker 3 weeks ago. -- 6:25pm up 32 days, 7:28, 3 users, load average: 0.43, 0.40, 0.27 __ | / \ |Iouri Goussev// \\ \_\\ //_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _\\()//_ .'/()\'. Foo-Bar / // \\ \ jgs\\ // http://foobar.irc-unix.net| \__/ | I am not 31337. But I can use the Vi editor... ;-0
Re: [Cooker] initrd for reiserfs
On Friday 13 April 2001 09:44, you wrote: There seems to be no initrd's for the last few kernels. What a pain it was when I rebooted my laptop this morning only to find I forgot to make one. What did you do? I tried mkinitrd etc and it coudn't. Then when I tried to copy the result to a text file , Mandracrash and only a hard reboot worked, but then of course I couldn't get back in except thru an emergency disk which i can't access internet through. Now i'm twiddeling. -m-
Re: SOLVED: [Cooker] initrd too small (alpha, 2.4 kernel)
Stefan van der Eijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: /sbin/mkinitrd seems to be a script... I changed if [ `uname -m` = "ia64" ]; then IMAGESIZE=3000 else IMAGESIZE=1500 into if [ `uname -m` = "ia64" -o "alpha" ]; then IMAGESIZE=3000 else IMAGESIZE=1500 Then it works... i don't believe that you can have a 3mega floppy disk on alpha... ia64 has ls120 floppy disk.. -- MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org --Chmouel
Re: SOLVED: [Cooker] initrd too small (alpha, 2.4 kernel)
i don't believe that you can have a 3mega floppy disk on alpha... True... but with the 2.4 kernel it just won't fit in the 1.5Mb image... anyway, nowadays most systems are installed booted from CDrom / harddisk... ia64 has ls120 floppy disk.. ls120 = IDE? If so, someone with screwdriver skills could probably fit one into an alpha...
Re: SOLVED: [Cooker] initrd too small (alpha, 2.4 kernel)
I had a similar issue when trying to install cooker via tftp for sparc. Maybe this script mod would work for me as well? Good luck to me... Stefan van der Eijk wrote: /sbin/mkinitrd seems to be a script... I changed if [ `uname -m` = "ia64" ]; then IMAGESIZE=3000 else IMAGESIZE=1500 into if [ `uname -m` = "ia64" -o "alpha" ]; then IMAGESIZE=3000 else IMAGESIZE=1500 Then it works... Stefan
[Cooker] initrd too small (alpha, 2.4 kernel)
I'm trying to make an initrd on my alpha, this is what happens: mkinitrd -f -v /boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.14mdk 2.4.0-0.14mdk Using modules: ./kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o ./kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o ./kernel/drivers/scsi/qlogicisp.o mke2fs 1.19, 13-Jul-2000 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 /sbin/sash - /tmp/initrd.mXGMwz/bin/sash /sbin/insmod.static - /tmp/initrd.mXGMwz/bin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.0-0.14mdk/./kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o - /tmp/initrd.mXGMwz/lib/scsi_mod.o /lib/modules/2.4.0-0.14mdk/./kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o - /tmp/initrd.mXGMwz/lib/sd_mod.o /lib/modules/2.4.0-0.14mdk/./kernel/drivers/scsi/qlogicisp.o - /tmp/initrd.mXGMwz/lib/qlogicisp.o Loading module scsi_mod with options Loading module sd_mod with options Loading module qlogicisp with options tar: ./bin/insmod: Cannot write: No space left on device tar: ./etc/: Cannot mkdir: No space left on device tar: ./dev/: Cannot mkdir: No space left on device tar: ./dev/console: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/null: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/ram: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/systty: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/tty1: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/tty2: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/tty3: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./dev/tty4: Cannot mknod: No such file or directory tar: ./loopfs/: Cannot mkdir: No space left on device tar: ./linuxrc: Cannot write: No space left on device tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors When I then mount the initrd it produced, the filesystem is 100% full. Are there any ways to let mkinitrd make a a larger (2.88Mb?) image? TIA, Stefan
SOLVED: [Cooker] initrd too small (alpha, 2.4 kernel)
/sbin/mkinitrd seems to be a script... I changed if [ `uname -m` = "ia64" ]; then IMAGESIZE=3000 else IMAGESIZE=1500 into if [ `uname -m` = "ia64" -o "alpha" ]; then IMAGESIZE=3000 else IMAGESIZE=1500 Then it works... Stefan
Re: [Cooker] initrd question
Magnus Holmberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I try to make a initrd with mkinitrd /boot/initrd.img 2.2.15-2mdk And I get: No module reiserfs found for kernel 2.2.15-2mkd ? Why do I need to have resierfs in the initrd (I have reiserfs in the kernel so this thing is stupid) (chmou@kenobi)[tmp/]-% rpm -qpl /RPMS/kernel-2.2.15-2mdk.i586.rpm |grep reiser /lib/modules/2.2.15-2mdk/fs/reiserfs.o (chmou@kenobi)[tmp/]-% what do you have in your /etc/conf.modules ? -- MandrakeSoft Inchttp://www.mandrakesoft.com In travel.--Chmouel
Re: [Cooker] initrd question
I have just my scsi-host adapter and nothing about reiserfs. (but mabe mkinitrd checks in /etc/fstab ?) Btw. mkinitrd is a shell-script so it would be nice if it have the --without=module option. /M On 9 May 2000, Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: Magnus Holmberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I try to make a initrd with mkinitrd /boot/initrd.img 2.2.15-2mdk And I get: No module reiserfs found for kernel 2.2.15-2mkd ? Why do I need to have resierfs in the initrd (I have reiserfs in the kernel so this thing is stupid) (chmou@kenobi)[tmp/]-% rpm -qpl /RPMS/kernel-2.2.15-2mdk.i586.rpm |grep reiser /lib/modules/2.2.15-2mdk/fs/reiserfs.o (chmou@kenobi)[tmp/]-% what do you have in your /etc/conf.modules ?
Re: [Cooker] initrd question
Magnus Holmberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have just my scsi-host adapter and nothing about reiserfs. (but mabe mkinitrd checks in /etc/fstab ?) it does. Btw. mkinitrd is a shell-script so it would be nice if it have the --without=module option. open mkinitrd, and add it to IGNOREMODS. or use the new mkinitrd i'm just uploading, and do: IGNOREMODS=reiserfs mkinitrd ...
Re: [Cooker] initrd question
On Tue, 9 May 2000, Magnus Holmberg wrote: Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 04:59:00 +0200 (CEST) To: Mandrake Cooker [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Magnus Holmberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Cooker] initrd question I try to make a initrd with mkinitrd /boot/initrd.img 2.2.15-2mdk And I get: No module reiserfs found for kernel 2.2.15-2mkd ? Why do I need to have resierfs in the initrd (I have reiserfs in the kernel so this thing is stupid) /M are you totally sure you have kernel 2.2.15-2 (?) I have installed 7.1 Beta 2 and it has kernel 2.2.15-0.28mdk that could be a good reason ;-) Sergio
Re: [Cooker] initrd question
On Tue, 9 May 2000, Sergio Korlowsky wrote: On Tue, 9 May 2000, Magnus Holmberg wrote: Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 04:59:00 +0200 (CEST) To: Mandrake Cooker [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Magnus Holmberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Cooker] initrd question I try to make a initrd with mkinitrd /boot/initrd.img 2.2.15-2mdk And I get: No module reiserfs found for kernel 2.2.15-2mkd ? Why do I need to have resierfs in the initrd (I have reiserfs in the kernel so this thing is stupid) /M are you totally sure you have kernel 2.2.15-2 (?) I have installed 7.1 Beta 2 and it has kernel 2.2.15-0.28mdk that could be a good reason ;-) Im dam sure #uname -r 2.2.15-2mdk You havn't ypgraded for some days.. Both -1mdk and -2mdk has been relised. /M Sergio -- _|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| _|_|_|_| _|_| _|_| _|_| _|_|_| _|_|_|_|_| _|_|_| _|_| _|_|_| _|_| _|_|_| _| _|_| _|_|_| _|_|_|_| --==** LIVETS VATTEN **==--
[Cooker] initrd question
I try to make a initrd with mkinitrd /boot/initrd.img 2.2.15-2mdk And I get: No module reiserfs found for kernel 2.2.15-2mkd ? Why do I need to have resierfs in the initrd (I have reiserfs in the kernel so this thing is stupid) /M
