Re: [expert] Kernel panic during installation
Brad Bonkoski wrote: > > Well, if you are trying to boot drom the install CDROM, there must be > something wrong with the boot process of it, so you could just make some > boot floppies from the cd, or get the proper images from the Internet > and hope there is not other problems with the cd. > -Brad Well, I am booting from boot floppies, I have tested the floppy and CD against another machine belonging to a friend, there were no problems there, so I am suspecting a kernel vs. hardware error, but I am clueless as to what that could be. Thanks anyway. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Beware of low-flying butterflies.
[expert] Kernel panic during installation
When I attempt to install LM 8.0 on my computer it hangs during the initial load of the kernel with an error message like this: VFS error: Unable to mount root device "" or 08:05 Please set a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: Unable to mount root filesystem on 08:05 I have tried setting root= to /dev/ram /dev/ram1 and such, but I have been unable to get the installation working. This computer has no problems with the 7.0 and 7.1 installation routines, so I was wondering if you had any sudgestions. Thanks in advance. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ 'Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat, though.'
Re: [expert] Reiser FS
"Austin L. Denyer" wrote: > What are the pros and cons of the Reiser FS? I know that it can prevent > the kind of file damage that I experienced here, but what kind of > performance hit would I take? My lil laptop is not the most powerful > thing in the world (AMD K6-2, 380Mhz, 64Mb, 6Gb [of which about 1.8Gb is > Linux]), especially where disk access is concerned... Well, I am running Linux-Mandrake with ReiserFS on an i486 and I haven't noticed any kind of performance hit. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Opportunity knock only once, if you hear a second knock it's probally a Jehovah's witness. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
[expert] Unable to start DiskDrake or DrakBoot
I am having problems starting the DiskDrake and DrakBoot
utitilties. I have attached the output when I try to run
them. I have tried to reinstall both utilities with luck.
Could somebody please point me in the right direction?
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Can't load '/usr/lib/libDrakX/auto/c/stuff/stuff.so' for module c::stuff:
/usr/lib/libDrakX/auto/c/stuff/stuff.so: undefined symbol: fdio at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 200.
at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
Carp::croak('Can\'t load \'/usr/lib/libDrakX/auto/c/stuff/stuff.so\' for
modu...') called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 106
DynaLoader::croak('Can\'t load \'/usr/lib/libDrakX/auto/c/stuff/stuff.so\' for
modu...') called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 200
DynaLoader::bootstrap('c::stuff', 0.01) called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm
line 11
require c/stuff.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
c::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require 0 called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require c.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/log.pm line 5
log::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require 0 called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require log.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/resize_fat/main.pm line 27
resize_fat::main::BEGIN() called at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require 0 called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require resize_fat/main.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/diskdrake.pm line 8
diskdrake::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm
line 0
require 0 called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require diskdrake.pm called at /usr/sbin/diskdrake line 27
main::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
require 0 called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/i486-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 0
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/Carp.pm line 119.
c::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require c.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/log.pm line 5
log::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require log.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/resize_fat/main.pm line 27
resize_fat::main::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require resize_fat/main.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/diskdrake.pm line 8
diskdrake::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require diskdrake.pm called at /usr/sbin/diskdrake line 27
main::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c/stuff.pm line 5
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5.
require c.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/log.pm line 5
log::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require log.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/resize_fat/main.pm line 27
resize_fat::main::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require resize_fat/main.pm called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/diskdrake.pm line 8
diskdrake::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require diskdrake.pm called at /usr/sbin/diskdrake line 27
main::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5.
log::BEGIN() called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
require 0 called at /usr/lib/libDrakX/c.pm line 5
Mount order (was: Re: [expert] Unable to mount root filesystem - No boot possible)
Anton Graham wrote: > The point you identified as the failure should be a bit prior to the > swapon call. That being the case, possibly the mount program looked at > fstab saw two entries for hdc7 and didn't know what to do. Perhaps it > was trying to mount the swap as /, which would obviously produce a > system freeze when the mount failed. Well, the system did not freeze, it tried to continue the init procedure, but it could not find any files, so I saw a lot of red 'failed' since it could not find any files on /. I believe that if /usr, /bin and /sbin had been on different partitions, most of the programs would have started, but no log would be recorded, since I have /var on /. I believe that mount reads the fstab file from the beginning to the end, so hdc7 was mounted as / when fstab told mount to mount it as swap, if this is the case, shouldn't mount have aborted that mount, said so and moved on? Does anyone know whom I should report this possible bug to? May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ The difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know it, and I couldn't care less...
Re: [expert] Unable to mount root filesystem - No boot possible
Anton Graham wrote: > Hmm... LILO is booting the correct partition as root, or you would get > no init found. So, fstab must not be correct. Double check that it's > mount point for / matches what lilo thinks the root is. I double checked fstab, the mount point for / was correct. I did however discover that /dev/hdc7 had been were my swap partition was located, so it tried to mount /dev/hdc7 twice, first as / and then as swap. I changed the mount point for swap to /dev/hdc6 and it booted without a problem. So, new question: Shouldn't the mounting of /dev/hdc7 for the second time as swap just have failed, instead of unmounting /? Linux should be able to boot without a swap partition shouldn't it? So bug or feature? May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
[expert] Unable to mount root filesystem - No boot possible
I was deleting a couple of minor partitions so that I could move /usr to a larger one, but the root filesystem moved from /dev/hdc8 to /dev/hdc7 in the process. Realizing that I had not updated Lilo to this change, I rebooted with the 7.0 rescue disk, I was able to create a new Lilo boot disk, I have updated /etc/fstab, but I am still unable to boot Mandrake. It loads init ver 2.77 mount /proc and sets the time, but it fails to mount / making the rest of the boot process impossible. I am not sure what I should do next, what have I forgotten? Any help here would be _very_ appreciated. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ A day for firm decisions! Or is it?
Re: [expert] Mandrake of a 486?
Jeff Malka wrote: > > I know that Mandrake is configured for a Pentium or better, but I like it so > much that I wonder if it would work on a 486 laptop? I am running Mandrake on a i486 DX2 66 without problems, so it should work with your laptop. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ He promised me earrings, but he only pierced my ears. - Arabian Saying
Re: [expert] GCC/make gets random signal 11s
Matt Stegman wrote: > > I believe the RPMs are compiled with several GCC options that optimize > compiling for i586. Still, if your compiler is crashing with signal 11, I > don't know that I'd trust it, even to recompile for i486. Well, I'll just recompile my compiler and see if that works. (I can't compile a kernel it the compilers current state for some obscure reason so I'll have to have a flawless compiler first.) May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Very funny Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.
Re: [expert] GCC/make gets random signal 11s
John Aldrich wrote: > You might try RedHat 6.2. It's got most of the same software that > Mandrake 7.01 had, except that they are (mostly) the "full-release > versions" instead of release candidates. Well, I have a Mandrake 7.1 on it way to me in the mail, and I personally prefer using it, so I'll stick to Mandrake for the time being. But I would like to pinpoint the source of the signal 11s, but thanks anyway. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ BE ALERT (The world needs more lerts ...)
Re: [expert] GCC/make gets random signal 11s
Matt Stegman wrote: > Grab Mandrake's i486 7.0 ISO. A list of mirrors is on Mandrake's site. > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3 Thanks, I'll consider it of someone could verify that the Mandrake RPMs are i586 code only, not just optimized. The systems feels no slower than it was with RedHat 5.2 or 6.0, so if the Mandrake code is just i586 optimized I will stick with it and recompile for i486 RPM by RPM. (Downloading a 650 MB ISO on a single ISDN line takes a lot of time.) May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Get forgiveness now -- tomorrow you may no longer feel guilty.
Re: [expert] GCC/make gets random signal 11s
Tony McGee wrote: > I always thought that Mandrake was not just i586 optimized code but i586 > ONLY code. I think it's much safer to stick with RedHat for anything less > than a Pentium cpu. Well, I used RedHat before, but I could not get my ISDN TA card to function, so that is not an option, besides, I like Mandrake. Well, I am not any other problems which could relate to the i486/i586 code , so I doubt that is the main reason for those signal 11s. It could be the cause of pppd crashing the entire system when doing as 'killall pppd' though, but I doubt it. Well, thanks anyway. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ All true wisdom is found on T-shirts.
[expert] GCC/make gets random signal 11s
When I am compiling something large, like a new kernel or Apache, GCC/make has a tendency to receive a signal 11 several times during the process, forcing me to restart make. I did not observe this when running RedHat so I was wondering if it could be the Mandrake optimisation of the kernel. (Happens on original 7.0 kernel as well as 2.2.16-9mdk-secure. Or is this just the price for running i586 optimized code on a i486? May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ They say when nature calls you should answer it, I say let the answering machine get it.
Re: [expert] Man page reader
Tony McGee wrote: > > Given that I've copied my /usr/man directory to a windows partition, would > anyone know of a tool for Windows 98 to read man pages in this format? Well, you could go to http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/ , it is a UNIX emulation program, and man comes as standard. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ DCLXVI - Roman numeral of the Beast
Re: [expert] cgi-bin problem
Charles Curley wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 11:26:08AM -0400, Yacketta,Ronald J wrote: > -> Hello all!! > -> > -> I am trying to get a .pl cgi script to run > -> I can run it manualy from the command line and get the > -> desired output > -> when I try to access the cgi from the web I get the following in error_log > -> > -> No such file or directory: exec of /home/httpd/cgi-bin/tfc_bandwidth,pl ^^^ Is there a typo somewhere in the script. Becauce as far as I can remember, filenames may not include a comma. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Two wrongs don't make a right... but two Wrights made an airplane!
Re: [expert] looking for a usable isdn-interface
hans wrote: > am looking for a reasonable and useable ISDN-Interface, running on > mandrake 7.0. > Have tried out the isdn-utils, but that is anything for hacking, not fur > using. [...] > I need it for my 11-years old daughter. > > Anyone knows such a program or tool ? It depends on your ISDN card. If you have a terminal adapter card you can set it up with isdn-utils, and then use it as a regular modem at /dev/ttyI0 works like a dream. May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ We have enough youth, how about a fountain of Smart.
Re: [expert] Re: [newbie] Writing to Windows Partition as Linux user
Piero wrote: > See my mail "Coordinating address books2, where I ask the same question and > give a (ugly) solution. Or use Netscape's solution at: http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19990926-7.html May you live long and spamless, Andreas Bergstrøm -- HTTP://www.thespambuster.net/ Fight Spam! Join EuroCAUCE! == http://www.euro.cauce.org/ Using Linux? Register at: http://counter.li.org/ Letters and E-mails don't blush...
