[Cooker] Install failure => check forced of 70 GB ext3
Hi I was trying to install from my mirror from uninett by hd.img when some packages was missing: perl-URPM-0.93-2 urpmi-4.2-20 I decided to leave the installation as I knew that the mirror contained newer packages- Ctrl-Alt-F2 and Ctrl-Alt-Del. When I was booting my other Cooker I had to see a full check of my two hard drives in ext3, although pixel had said that this should not occur. From syslog: Aug 11 22:48:45 localhost depmod: depmod: Aug 11 22:48:45 localhost depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.22-0.1mdk/kernel/drivers/atm/he.o.gz Aug 11 22:48:45 localhost rc.sysinit: Finding module dependencies: succeeded Aug 11 22:48:45 localhost rc.sysinit: Loading sound module (sb): succeeded Aug 11 22:48:45 localhost : Loading module: scsi_hostadapter Aug 11 22:48:46 localhost fsck: /mnt/tvaan was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:48:47 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:49:57 localhost last message repeated 278 times Aug 11 22:49:57 localhost fsck: /mnt/tvaan: Aug 11 22:49:57 localhost fsck: ^B/lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:49:58 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:49:58 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:49:58 localhost fsck: ^B/mnt/tvaan: 174900/64 files (0.9% non-contiguous), 777229/1279167 blocks Aug 11 22:49:58 localhost fsck: /mnt/attic was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:49:58 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb1 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:49:58 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost last message repeated 2 times Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb1: /lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb1: 16/24096 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 10390/96358 blocks Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb6 Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:49:59 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:50:30 localhost last message repeated 34 times Aug 11 22:50:43 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb6: /lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:50:43 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb6: 57071/670432 files (0.3% non-contiguous), 297488/1339411 blocks Aug 11 22:50:43 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb9 Aug 11 22:50:44 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:50:53 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:51:01 localhost last message repeated 65 times Aug 11 22:51:01 localhost fsck: ^B/lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:51:02 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:51:02 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:51:02 localhost fsck: ^B/mnt/attic: 17119/843648 files (8.3% non-contiguous), 1417923/1686817 blocks Aug 11 22:51:02 localhost fsck: /dev/hda9 Aug 11 22:51:02 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:51:03 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:51:53 localhost last message repeated 27 times Aug 11 22:51:55 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb9: Aug 11 22:51:55 localhost fsck: /lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:51:56 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:51:56 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb9: 94515/645120 files (2.0% non-contiguous), 553601/1289208 blocks Aug 11 22:51:56 localhost fsck: /mnt/garage Aug 11 22:51:56 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:51:58 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:52:32 localhost last message repeated 135 times Aug 11 22:52:32 localhost fsck: /mnt/garage: /lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:52:32 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:52:33 localhost last message repeated 4 times Aug 11 22:52:33 localhost fsck: /mnt/garage: 14709/642560 files (1.0% non-contiguous), 1144052/1283184 blocks Aug 11 22:52:33 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:52:33 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb7 Aug 11 22:52:33 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:52:33 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:52:42 localhost last message repeated 73 times Aug 11 22:52:42 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb7: /lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:52:42 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:52:43 localhost last message repeated 4 times Aug 11 22:52:43 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb7: 7553/654080 files (0.3% non-contiguous), 73840/1307281 blocks Aug 11 22:52:43 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:52:43 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb10 Aug 11 22:52:43 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:52:43 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:53:27 localhost last message repeated 346 times Aug 11 22:53:27 localhost fsck: ^B/lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:53:27 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:53:28 localhost last message repeated 2 times Aug 11 22:53:28 localhost fsck: ^B/dev/hda9: 196315/128 files (0.9% non-contiguous), 820250/1279167 blocks Aug 11 22:53:28 localhost fsck: /dev/hda10 Aug 11 22:53:28 localhost fsck: was not cleanly unmounted, check forced. Aug 11 22:53:29 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:53:36 localhost last message repeated 4 times Aug 11 22:53:38 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb10: /lost+found not found. CREATED. Aug 11 22:53:39 localhost fsck: /dev/hdb10: 13492/1052480 files (1.9% non-contiguous), 1529031/2102499 blocks Aug 11 22:53:42 localhost fsck: ^B Aug 11 22:54:49
[Cooker] Install Failure - Doesn\'t Recognize CD-ROM / 9.0 BETA - Bug report / Installation
mandrakeexpert incident 32567 forwarded to cooker. when replying, please cc this email address: sorry no emailaddress is listed in the mandrakeexpert database for the originator of this report. quoted text below robbiex : 22/09 03:16 : Incident created Mandrake Linux 9 with ASUS P4B533 motherboard and TDK 40/12/48 or Creative 12/10/32x CD-ROM. CD-ROM starts with auto-boot, displays Mandrake install display and multiple initial steps including correctly finding IDE hard drives. Message then states that no CD-ROM found and asks for SCSI CD-ROM driver. CD-ROM is IDE connected. I don't know if this explains the difficulty, but I have read that the kernel is having problems with the Intel 845 chipset. Any solution to this problem? Thank you. Robbie -end quoted text- -- Alan
Re: [Cooker] Install failure during partition formatting
e2fsck /dev/hda5 returns the following... e2fsck 1.23, 15-Aug-2001 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 /dev/hda5: clean, 11/262144 files, 8241/524112 blocks report.bug attached as requested Pixel wrote: > Digital Wokan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > fsck failed with exit code 128 or signal 0. > per e2fsck manpage, it means "Shared library error". > can you try switching to console 2 and type e2fsck and see if the usage is > available? If it works, you may also try e2fsck on your partition and see what > it says. > or can you mail me the report.bug? > to get it: > during install, switch to console 2, > put a fat floppy in floppy drive, > and type "bug" > -> it will put report.bug on floppy > thanks, cu Pixel. * lspci agpgart : VIA Technologies|VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3] [BRIDGE_HOST] unknown : VIA Technologies|VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3 AGP] [BRIDGE_PCI] unknown : VIA Technologies|VT82C586/A/B PCI-to-ISA [Apollo VP] [BRIDGE_ISA] unknown : VIA Technologies|VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] [STORAGE_IDE] usb-uhci: VIA Technologies|VT82C586B USB [SERIAL_USB] SubVendor=0x0925 SubDevice=0x1234 unknown : VIA Technologies|VT82C586B ACPI [BRIDGE_HOST] via-rhine : VIA Technologies|VT86C100A [Rhine 10/100] [NETWORK_ETHERNET] SubVendor=0x1186 SubDevice=0x1400 Card:S3 Savage4 : S3 Inc.|Savage 4 [DISPLAY_VGA] unknown : Virtual|Hub * pci_devices 110605980 ea08 0200 0008110685980 0038110605860 0039110605710 e001 0010 003a110630389 e401 0020 usb-uhci 003b110630409 0050110630439 e801ed00 ec000080 0080 0001via-rhine 010053338a22b e900e008 0008 0800 0001 * fdisk Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 977 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 131248976 82 Linux swap /dev/hda232 292 2096482+ 5 Extended /dev/hda532 292 2096451 83 Linux * scsi Attached devices: none * lsmod vfat8848 1 fat28416 0 [vfat] scsi_mod 47680 0 parport_pc 22320 0 parport21056 0 [parport_pc] ide-cd 26000 0 cdrom 28768 0 [ide-cd] serial 66080 0 usb-uhci 19584
Re: [Cooker] Install failure during partition formatting
Apologies to the list for my last message. I forgot to change the "TO" on the message. Pixel wrote: > > Digital Wokan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > fsck failed with exit code 128 or signal 0. > > per e2fsck manpage, it means "Shared library error". > > can you try switching to console 2 and type e2fsck and see if the usage is > available? If it works, you may also try e2fsck on your partition and see what > it says. > > or can you mail me the report.bug? > to get it: > > during install, switch to console 2, > put a fat floppy in floppy drive, > and type "bug" > > -> it will put report.bug on floppy > > thanks, cu Pixel.
Re: [Cooker] Install failure during partition formatting
Digital Wokan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > fsck failed with exit code 128 or signal 0. per e2fsck manpage, it means "Shared library error". can you try switching to console 2 and type e2fsck and see if the usage is available? If it works, you may also try e2fsck on your partition and see what it says. or can you mail me the report.bug? to get it: during install, switch to console 2, put a fat floppy in floppy drive, and type "bug" -> it will put report.bug on floppy thanks, cu Pixel.
[Cooker] Install failure during partition formatting
I figured I'd give the install a run again and see how it was progressing. Nice to see the icons there instead of the placeholders. Unfortunately, I get the following... An error occurred fsck failed with exit code 128 or signal 0. I tried using different parts of the hard drive (setting up just enough for a 190MB Swap and a 1GB / on my 8GB drive). No matter where I place the partitions, I get this error. I have been using this drive for Cooker testing for a long time without error. And considering the attempts at leaving portions unpartitioned to see if it was a single part of the hard drive, I honestly believe something may be wrong with fsck.
[Cooker] install failure - fsck failed
Synced half an hour ago. I get "fsck failed" after selecting root partition (hda1 in my case) and proceeding further. I tried format it in diskdrake before pressing Done with the same result. Report.bug attached. -andrej (I wanted to try "holy minimal install" so I had empty auto_inst.cfg.pl on floppy as per somebody's advice). report.bug
[Cooker] Install failure 8/17/01
NFS install step: formatting partitions set to format reiserfs (hda1) and swap (hda6) resulted in "mount failed: No such device." returned to partitioning menu removed and recreated RFS partition (hda1 again) list of partitions to format showed hda1 only (no swap) same error resulted "mount failed: No such device."
Re[4]: [Cooker] install failure with cooker DrakX v1.514
Hello Pixel, It's a local machine with Mandrake 7.2 on it that I have rsynced sunsite.uio.no. Saturday, June 09, 2001, 11:41:08 AM, you wrote: P> Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I have tried it 4 times with the same result each time. P> what server are you using? i may be able to reproduce. P> [...] >> >> At F3: Warning: Died at /usr/bin/perl-install/ftp.pm line 34 >> >> Warning: Undefined subroutine &c::rpmdbClose called at >> >> /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 1363 -- Best regards, Robinmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[2]: [Cooker] install failure with cooker DrakX v1.514
Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have tried it 4 times with the same result each time. what server are you using? i may be able to reproduce. [...] > >> At F3: Warning: Died at /usr/bin/perl-install/ftp.pm line 34 > >> Warning: Undefined subroutine &c::rpmdbClose called at > >> /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 1363
Re[2]: [Cooker] install failure with cooker DrakX v1.514
Hello Pixel, I have tried it 4 times with the same result each time. If I say Ok at the failure it just hangs. Saturday, June 09, 2001, 7:55:13 AM, you wrote: P> Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> At F3: Warning: Died at /usr/bin/perl-install/ftp.pm line 34 >> Warning: Undefined subroutine &c::rpmdbClose called at >> /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 1363 P> this is strange. Net::FTP->new must have failed. If you retry, does it still P> fail? P> i don't know in which Net::FTP->new fails, and the error message should be ok (Net::FTP->>new should set $@) P> do you have more information? -- Best regards, Robinmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Cooker] install failure with cooker DrakX v1.514
Robin Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At F3: Warning: Died at /usr/bin/perl-install/ftp.pm line 34 > Warning: Undefined subroutine &c::rpmdbClose called at > /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 1363 this is strange. Net::FTP->new must have failed. If you retry, does it still fail? i don't know in which Net::FTP->new fails, and the error message should be ok (Net::FTP->new should set $@) do you have more information?
[Cooker] install failure with cooker DrakX v1.514
Hello, Tried doing a new install of cooker today and got the following error after selecting individual packages. In the X window "Undefined subroutine &c::rpmdbClose called At F1: Attempt to free unreference scalar at /usr/sbin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 1363 At F2: DrakX v1.514 At F3: Warning: Died at /usr/bin/perl-install/ftp.pm line 34 Warning: Undefined subroutine &c::rpmdbClose called at /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 1363 -- Best regards, Robin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Yes, but in my case my computer is dual-boot, and most of my old data is on that windows partition. Previous versions would recognise the windows partition, and default to a mount point of /mnt/windows. The current installer will bomb with that, but is fine if the mount point is left blank - so that the partition is ignored. It would be nice if the windows partition CAN be mounted - just not formatted. Vinny
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Johan, > My point is that you shouldn't choose to mount the windows partions at all, > that way you don't give the installer the chance to format them. Your point remains totally lost on me. The sentence above makes no sense, sorry! You seem to this writer to probably have some basic miscomprehension of what mounting is. I hope it clears up. Mounting is an operating system software function, not a hardware function. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Wednesday 10 January 2001 01:38, you wrote: > Johan Rehnberg wrote: > > I also lost my windows partition. But that shouldn't scare you off, just > > make sure you don't mount the windows partition(s) (/mnt/win_c etc.) the > > next time you install cooker. > > The Windows partition is destroyed when you UNcheck the installer's > 'format hda1' (ie Windows) checkbox (if that is what you are very > unclearly attempting to talk about?). My point is that you shouldn't choose to mount the windows partions at all, that way you don't give the installer the chance to format them. Johan
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > No, better that the installer keeps its grubby fingers out of > partitions which have not been given to it to write in. Just why on > earth did the cooker installer give you checkboxes to format each of > your FAT32 (Windows) partitions? because we can do it! As for me i don't want to boot windows to have some fat partitions... > > You must realise that you do not OWN the machine you are installing > on, only the partition(s) explicitly given you to install in. That > they did not own the world was a hard lesson for MicroSoft to > eventually begin to learn ... sob... that's what you get trying to help :'-( Anyway, i've tried in expert/beginner and can't reproduce the "format windows partition even when not asked".
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Today chmouel installed and there was no such problems. Thanks. > But anyway cooker is said to not be stable, I would suggest to never > install it on a machine where you have partitions on which there is > significant amount of "not to loose" data.. No, better that the installer keeps its grubby fingers out of partitions which have not been given to it to write in. Just why on earth did the cooker installer give you checkboxes to format each of your FAT32 (Windows) partitions? You must realise that you do not OWN the machine you are installing on, only the partition(s) explicitly given you to install in. That they did not own the world was a hard lesson for MicroSoft to eventually begin to learn ... -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > exact filesize should be enough, no? Not at all! Imagine if just the value of some important constant had been changed? That will not change the size of the object, but will change the timestamp. A watertight approach would also include an md5sum match. rsync in effect checks all three to detect differences, therefore so should we. Military precision is the only safe approach. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Johan Rehnberg wrote: > I also lost my windows partition. But that shouldn't scare you off, just make > sure you don't mount the windows partition(s) (/mnt/win_c etc.) the next time > you install cooker. The Windows partition is destroyed when you UNcheck the installer's 'format hda1' (ie Windows) checkbox (if that is what you are very unclearly attempting to talk about?). -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Tuesday 09 January 2001 03:08, you wrote: > Pixel wrote: > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > Mandrake/base: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > We need the GMT offset of this date/time and an assurance that > timestamps are handled across timezones with the integrity that rsync > uses during the developer-reference machine-primary mirror- mirrors > process. > > For example, I am in GMT+1100 and I see (Konqueror): > > Mandrake/base: > > [ron@small base]$ ls -l mdkinst_stage2.gz > -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11859052 Jan 7 08:22 > mdkinst_stage2.gz > > This shows a +10 hour time difference. The size and 22 minutes in > both cases looks encouraging. > > Your email is GMT+1, so if that is also the tz of your reference > mirror, all is explained. > > But the KDE2.1 Konqueror Properties on it shows a size of 12,936,351 > ??? > > I believe what the command line says! > > Interestingly, the KDE panel Show Desktop button leaves this > Properties dialog showing - KDE2 is certainly not quite there yet ... > > However, today's cooker rsync download shows: > > -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11910195 Jan 9 05:21 > mdkinst_stage2.gz > > Summary: > > After losing my Windows partition at the last Cooker install I > attempted, I am not inclined to try another Cooker install until I > receive multiple trusted assurances that such things will not happen > again. I also lost my windows partition. But that shouldn't scare you off, just make sure you don't mount the windows partition(s) (/mnt/win_c etc.) the next time you install cooker. Johan
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Hi, > I can't install over network because Tokenring and Thinkpad is not supported > in the plain installation-subtree (each Thinkpad-type has different settings > for the ibmtr_cs). > > Anyway until now I always installed the cooker from a mirrored HD-partition > but this don't works anymore. > Until now I always needed only the following directorys for successful install: > > Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base > Is it true that I need now also Mandrake/mdkinst ? What is the purpose of the > Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ? Ok now the latest version is capable of launching the installation with the ramdisk on Mandrake/base -- to sum up, it would be the same as before for you. You can reach it before any appearance of mirrors, here: http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/hd.img This one has the following md5sum: 93c408ed5283b03d049e11d4ff7ee180 -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Hi, > I can't install over network because Tokenring and Thinkpad is not supported > in the plain installation-subtree (each Thinkpad-type has different settings > for the ibmtr_cs). > > Anyway until now I always installed the cooker from a mirrored HD-partition > but this don't works anymore. > Until now I always needed only the following directorys for successful install: > > Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base > Is it true that I need now also Mandrake/mdkinst ? What is the purpose of the > Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ? Okay after some talks here it appears that supporting the second stage ramdisk is required at least when installing from a vfat partition (problems of symlinks on the vfat partitions, for example). So I'll implement that right now. When done, you'll need, as before, only /RPMS and /base, if you have more than 52 Mbytes, to do an hd.img install. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > After losing my Windows partition at the last Cooker install I > attempted, I am not inclined to try another Cooker install until I > receive multiple trusted assurances that such things will not happen > again. Today chmouel installed and there was no such problems. But anyway cooker is said to not be stable, I would suggest to never install it on a machine where you have partitions on which there is significant amount of "not to loose" data.. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Pixel wrote: > > > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > Mandrake/base: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > We need the GMT offset of this date/time and an assurance that > timestamps are handled across timezones with the integrity that rsync exact filesize should be enough, no? -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > > Hi Guillaume, > > Hi and thanks for testing the new stuff :-). > > > > I have the same prob. > > In the past I have installed cooker x times with success. > > What exactly is expected at the prompt > > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > > (a) Directory > > (a) ? > > > > I have the cooker-tree on /cooker (all latest mirrored) on a dos-partition > > it contains /cooker/boot , /cooker/mandrake/base, /cooker/Mandrake/RPMS > > -> something missing ? or is there something wrong with Mandrake/base ? > > Basically, answers "cooker", "/cooker", and "/cooker/" should work. I have > tested on a vfat partition (up until DiskDrake ate my windows partition a > couple of days ago) and it seemed to work properly.. > > > > I tryed several combinations, in my mind I should say > > /cooker > > but this don't works for me ! > > " > Error! I can't find the Linux-Mandrake Installation in the specified > > directory. " > > Any suggestions ? > > I test the existence of "Mandrake/mdkinst" relatively to the location you > point. Are you sure that "partition:/cooker/Mandrake/mdkinst" exists? > > Basically if the message is not "Directory could not be found on > partition", it's very likely that "Mandrake/mdkinst" does not exist. > It successfully accessed the specified directory. > > [If you can try a network boot (you need grub-compiled-with-your-netcard, > a dhcp server and a tftp server) you can try out my initrd with sash in > order to visit the appropriate directories] > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ Hi, I can't install over network because Tokenring and Thinkpad is not supported in the plain installation-subtree (each Thinkpad-type has different settings for the ibmtr_cs). Anyway until now I always installed the cooker from a mirrored HD-partition but this don't works anymore. Until now I always needed only the following directorys for successful install: Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base Is it true that I need now also Mandrake/mdkinst ? What is the purpose of the Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ? Udo
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Pixel wrote: > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > Mandrake/base: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz We need the GMT offset of this date/time and an assurance that timestamps are handled across timezones with the integrity that rsync uses during the developer-reference machine-primary mirror- mirrors process. For example, I am in GMT+1100 and I see (Konqueror): Mandrake/base: [ron@small base]$ ls -l mdkinst_stage2.gz -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11859052 Jan 7 08:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz This shows a +10 hour time difference. The size and 22 minutes in both cases looks encouraging. Your email is GMT+1, so if that is also the tz of your reference mirror, all is explained. But the KDE2.1 Konqueror Properties on it shows a size of 12,936,351 ??? I believe what the command line says! Interestingly, the KDE panel Show Desktop button leaves this Properties dialog showing - KDE2 is certainly not quite there yet ... However, today's cooker rsync download shows: -rw-r--r--1 ron ron 11910195 Jan 9 05:21 mdkinst_stage2.gz Summary: After losing my Windows partition at the last Cooker install I attempted, I am not inclined to try another Cooker install until I receive multiple trusted assurances that such things will not happen again. -- Regards, Ron. [AU]
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > > "Please enter the directory containing the > Linux-Mandrake (Install) Distribution" Okay, I use now: Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Distribution. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake (Install) Distribution" srp
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Udo Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Hi Guillaume, Hi and thanks for testing the new stuff :-). > I have the same prob. > In the past I have installed cooker x times with success. > What exactly is expected at the prompt > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > (a) Directory > (a) ? > > I have the cooker-tree on /cooker (all latest mirrored) on a dos-partition > it contains /cooker/boot , /cooker/mandrake/base, /cooker/Mandrake/RPMS > -> something missing ? or is there something wrong with Mandrake/base ? Basically, answers "cooker", "/cooker", and "/cooker/" should work. I have tested on a vfat partition (up until DiskDrake ate my windows partition a couple of days ago) and it seemed to work properly.. > I tryed several combinations, in my mind I should say > /cooker > but this don't works for me ! > " > Error! I can't find the Linux-Mandrake Installation in the specified > directory. " > Any suggestions ? I test the existence of "Mandrake/mdkinst" relatively to the location you point. Are you sure that "partition:/cooker/Mandrake/mdkinst" exists? Basically if the message is not "Directory could not be found on partition", it's very likely that "Mandrake/mdkinst" does not exist. It successfully accessed the specified directory. [If you can try a network boot (you need grub-compiled-with-your-netcard, a dhcp server and a tftp server) you can try out my initrd with sash in order to visit the appropriate directories] -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, 08 Jan 2001, Pixel wrote: > > > > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > > > Mandrake/base: > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > > > yes...that working fine now, with one tiny drawback...when it asks what hd > > and then what partition one wishes to use for the installation, it is not > > entirely clear that it is asking where one wishes to install from rather than > > to...a minor point, but one that could cause confusion... > > Oh, I guess this one is for me -- you mean you used the newest "hd.img" > which did not use newt but text only, right? > > If that's the case, you talk about the message, which is: > > "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" > > I find this message clear -- but what do you suggest to make it clearer? > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ Hi Guillaume, I have the same prob. In the past I have installed cooker x times with success. What exactly is expected at the prompt "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" (a) Directory (a) ? I have the cooker-tree on /cooker (all latest mirrored) on a dos-partition it contains /cooker/boot , /cooker/mandrake/base, /cooker/Mandrake/RPMS -> something missing ? or is there something wrong with Mandrake/base ? I tryed several combinations, in my mind I should say /cooker but this don't works for me ! " > Error! I can't find the Linux-Mandrake Installation in the specified directory. " Any suggestions ? Thx Udo
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 08 Jan 2001, Pixel wrote: > > > it should be fixed now. at least with > > > > Mandrake/base: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz > > yes...that working fine now, with one tiny drawback...when it asks what hd > and then what partition one wishes to use for the installation, it is not > entirely clear that it is asking where one wishes to install from rather than > to...a minor point, but one that could cause confusion... Oh, I guess this one is for me -- you mean you used the newest "hd.img" which did not use newt but text only, right? If that's the case, you talk about the message, which is: "Please enter the directory containing the Linux-Mandrake Installation" I find this message clear -- but what do you suggest to make it clearer? -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Mon, 08 Jan 2001, Pixel wrote: > it should be fixed now. at least with > > Mandrake/base: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz yes...that working fine now, with one tiny drawback...when it asks what hd and then what partition one wishes to use for the installation, it is not entirely clear that it is asking where one wishes to install from rather than to...a minor point, but one that could cause confusion... frank
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
Salane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > any hope yet for this to be fixed > 2001-01-07 it should be fixed now. at least with Mandrake/base: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11859052 Jan 6 22:22 mdkinst_stage2.gz [...] > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > > > >An error occurred > > > mount failed: no such device
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
any hope yet for this to be fixed 2001-01-07 On Wednesday 03 January 2001 08:25 am, you wrote: > "Thomas M. Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > >An error occurred > > mount failed: no such device > > still need fixed :-( > > i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload > something that works... -- Salane
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (andre) writes: [...] > If this is the case (that installing is a good way to remove windows) > wouldn't it be advisable to say something like this in the > installation-program. Something like don't do this, it can't be done, > use instead 7.2 and upgrade that to full cooker status No because it's a bug, not a feature! :-), I mean, it's not meant to last.. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for > testing...hope > > > this one is a priority item... > > > > Actually, some internal changes are processed currently, you > can count the > > merge of customized and expert modes with creation of > "advanced" versions > > of many single items and kernel-2.4 ; so priority currently is not heavy > > testing but, let's say, "developping".. > > > > > > > > -- > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > > If this is the case (that installing is a good way to remove > windows) wouldn't it be advisable to say something like this in > the installation-program. Something like don't do this, it can't > be done, use instead 7.2 and upgrade that to full cooker status Well that would also be a problem since 7.2 and cooker are incompatible.
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, 05 Jan 2001, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > > > yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for testing...hope > > this one is a priority item... > > Actually, some internal changes are processed currently, you can count the > merge of customized and expert modes with creation of "advanced" versions > of many single items and kernel-2.4 ; so priority currently is not heavy > testing but, let's say, "developping".. > > > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > If this is the case (that installing is a good way to remove windows) wouldn't it be advisable to say something like this in the installation-program. Something like don't do this, it can't be done, use instead 7.2 and upgrade that to full cooker status
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > > You could do a rpm -ivh --root /cooker install. Only problem is > > the installation-image does do some magic things like making a > > rpm-datebase. > > > Hello Andre, > > Ahh... tell me more! Question ~ could I just do rpm --rebuilddb (I think > that's the syntax?) after the one you suggest above and all things would > then be fixed? It sounds too simple, would it work? > > Mike > > > Sadly, i don't think so. cooker-rpms are for rpm-4 and 7.2-rpms are rpm-3 and rpm-4 are not forwards compatiable with the rpm-3 program. You could build rpm-4 from source for 7.2(do i wouldn't upgrade rpm-3, Beter is to install it in your home-dir and run it from there). Secondly i think you have to do some foo for you can do a rpm --root /cooker --initdb and last i think that you have to do it in a curtain order but i'm not sure about that.
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 05 Jan 2001, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for testing...hope > this one is a priority item... Actually, some internal changes are processed currently, you can count the merge of customized and expert modes with creation of "advanced" versions of many single items and kernel-2.4 ; so priority currently is not heavy testing but, let's say, "developping".. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> You could do a rpm -ivh --root /cooker install. Only problem is > the installation-image does do some magic things like making a > rpm-datebase. Hello Andre, Ahh... tell me more! Question ~ could I just do rpm --rebuilddb (I think that's the syntax?) after the one you suggest above and all things would then be fixed? It sounds too simple, would it work? Mike
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
On Fri, 05 Jan 2001, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed yes...cooker is rather useless if it cannot be installed for testing...hope this one is a priority item... frank
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > > > I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker > > installer yesterday. > > > > > > > > Be careful. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use > > the hd.img > > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm > > dying to check > > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > > > Basically it should be possible if you don't have any windows (vfat) > > partitions. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > When I run the hd.img, I get up to the point where it asks me where the > Mandrake/base and /RPMS are located then after I enter the info, it says > something to the effect: "no cooker tree found" or something like that. I > then enter the info again and it says "mount failed; no such device". When > I try to boot back into Linux - I can't get in. I've already lost the > windows partition and didn't want to mess with reinstalling it so I've made > subsequent tries after loading only Linux. With the time it takes to > reinstall, I'm afraid to try again. I've tried using the script on your > site for making two iso images but end up with the install iso image that's > 636MB and the 'ext' cd being 766MB (a little too big). When trying to boot > from the cdrom, the installer hangs on not being able to find a driver for > the cdrom and won't except any of the options given and after reboot, leaves > me (again) with an unuseable system. > > Anyway, I've been stumped ~ I can't seem to think of ANY way to get cooker > loaded, I've failed every time. > > Thanks, Mike > > > You could do a rpm -ivh --root /cooker install. Only problem is the installation-image does do some magic things like making a rpm-datebase.
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > > I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker > installer yesterday. > > > > > > Be careful. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use > the hd.img > > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm > dying to check > > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed > > Basically it should be possible if you don't have any windows (vfat) > partitions. > > > > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ When I run the hd.img, I get up to the point where it asks me where the Mandrake/base and /RPMS are located then after I enter the info, it says something to the effect: "no cooker tree found" or something like that. I then enter the info again and it says "mount failed; no such device". When I try to boot back into Linux - I can't get in. I've already lost the windows partition and didn't want to mess with reinstalling it so I've made subsequent tries after loading only Linux. With the time it takes to reinstall, I'm afraid to try again. I've tried using the script on your site for making two iso images but end up with the install iso image that's 636MB and the 'ext' cd being 766MB (a little too big). When trying to boot from the cdrom, the installer hangs on not being able to find a driver for the cdrom and won't except any of the options given and after reboot, leaves me (again) with an unuseable system. Anyway, I've been stumped ~ I can't seem to think of ANY way to get cooker loaded, I've failed every time. Thanks, Mike
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
"Mike & Tracy Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker installer yesterday. > > > > Be careful. > > > > > > -- > > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img > to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check > out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed Basically it should be possible if you don't have any windows (vfat) partitions. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
RE: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker installer yesterday. > > Be careful. > > > -- > Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ Me too! I also lost my existing linux partitions trying to use the hd.img to install - any chance of seeing a fix this weekend? I'm dying to check out cooker but just can't figure out how to get it installed Thanks, Mike
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
"Thomas M. Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > > > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > > > >An error occurred > > > mount failed: no such device > > > > still need fixed :-( > > > > i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload > > something that works... > > Still not working as of 05 Jan., 2001 0610UTC. Any idea when there may be a > fix? Or at least a work-around? > > Also, why was the install program attempting to mount the Windows partions? > This makes me a bit nervous with the reports here of disappearing Windows > partions. I did loose a windows partition thanks to the cooker installer yesterday. Be careful. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
> > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > > > >An error occurred > > mount failed: no such device > > still need fixed :-( > > i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload > something that works... Still not working as of 05 Jan., 2001 0610UTC. Any idea when there may be a fix? Or at least a work-around? Also, why was the install program attempting to mount the Windows partions? This makes me a bit nervous with the reports here of disappearing Windows partions. Thanks. -- Thomas M. Beaudry - k8la/ys1ztm [EMAIL PROTECTED] File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
Re: [Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
"Thomas M. Beaudry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. > > After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: > >An error occurred > mount failed: no such device still need fixed :-( i'm kind of half-waiting the new stage1, but ok, i'll try to upload something that works...
[Cooker] Cooker Install Failure
My local copy of cooker is up-to-date as of 3 Jan., 2001 1130UTC. After formatting partitions, the install program gives the error message: An error occurred mount failed: no such device and returns to the partitioning screen. A check of VT3 shows a failure to load module VFAT and an error on the attempt to mount the Windows partition. (BTW: why does the install program even need to mount the Windows partition???) -- Thomas M. Beaudry - k8la/ys1ztm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never trust a computer you can't lift. - Stan Masor
Re: [Cooker] install failure....
Ruairi Hickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > > Secondly, to get around this I'm copying the cooker files to a vfat partition > and trying to install from there... I get as far as partitioning the > drive...sdb, and after partition I get a mount failure, and sdb1 is stuck > mounted...and I can't get any further... the machine is a dell workstation > 410 with Adaptec aic29.. > > here is a copy of the output from bug... thanks for the debug output. I've found a pb in it. Should be fixed now :) (until i break it again :-/)
Re: [Cooker] install failure....
Ruairi Hickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > --NetAddressPart-00--=_RaD42576S614d250a86 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi, >I've 1 question..and a possible bug report > > First off, I want to do a hd install fro a reiserfs partition... how can > I add the reiserfs.o module to the hd.img boot floppy ? currently, there is not enough room on the floppy for that. use el-torito 2.88 with `all.img', there is everything including reiserfs.o; you'll probably have to burn a CD with it.. or else, you can use the network-boot feature [for example through grub] and then you can put everything you want on the network machine you'll boot from. [this feature is highly unsupported by us, although we're using it for development] -- Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
[Cooker] install failure....
Hi, I've 1 question..and a possible bug report First off, I want to do a hd install fro a reiserfs partition... how can I add the reiserfs.o module to the hd.img boot floppy ? Secondly, to get around this I'm copying the cooker files to a vfat partition and trying to install from there... I get as far as partitioning the drive...sdb, and after partition I get a mount failure, and sdb1 is stuck mounted...and I can't get any further... the machine is a dell workstation 410 with Adaptec aic29.. here is a copy of the output from bug... Thanks, Ruairi Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 * lspci Intel Corporation|440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (unknown ignore) Intel Corporation|440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (unknown ignore) Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 ISA (unknown unknown) Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 IDE (STORAGE_IDE unknown) Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 USB (SERIAL_USB usb-uhci) Intel Corporation|82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (unknown unknown) Texas Instruments|TSB12LV23 OHCI Compliant IEEE-1394 Controller (SERIAL_FIREWIRE unknown) 3Com Corporation|3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (NETWORK_ETHERNET 3c59x) DEC|DECchip 21152 (unknown tulip) nVidia Corporation|Riva TNT2 (DISPLAY_VGA Card:RIVA TNT2) Adaptec|AHA-2940U2/W / 7890 (STORAGE_SCSI aic7xxx) Adaptec|AIC-7880U (STORAGE_SCSI aic7xxx) * pci_devices 808671900 ec08 0008808671910 0038808671100 0039808671110 ffa1 003a80867112e ece1 003b808671130 0070104c8019b fe004000fe00 008810b79055e ec01fe004800 f900 0098101100240 010010de0028a fc00f408 8000 02509005001ff fc01fafff004 fb00 027090048078f f801faffe000 fb00 * fdisk Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 554 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 554 4449973+ b Win95 FAT32 Disk /dev/sdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 131248976 82 Linux swap /dev/sdb232 1106 8634937+ 5 Extended /dev/sdb53269305203+ 83 Linux /dev/sdb670 451 3068383+ 83 Linux /dev/sdb7 452 1106 5261256 83 Linux * scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: QUANTUM Model: VIKING II 4.5WLS Rev: 3506 Type: Direct-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00 Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102LWRev: 0004 Type: Direct-AccessANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00 Vendor: NEC Model: CD-ROM DRIVE:465 Rev: 1.03 Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 *
