Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
If you go to the updates page of the Mandrake site it has a blurb on this bug. Everyone should be updating their kernel to 2.2.9-27 anyway because of a security bug... but this as well as the initscripts is what is needed to fix the unmount bug.. I have that bug as well.. I have updated initscripts.. I need to download and update the kernel now.. OH NO!! LOL!! hopefully I wont bugger up my system For those that have been following my saga... I now have a working modem and sound card.. YE HA! I have mounted both my windoze partitions on Linux to get access to all my pics and other files. So the sun is a little brighter on my mandrake 6.0 install. james
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
- Original Message - From: James Schofield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount If you go to the updates page of the Mandrake site it has a blurb on this bug. Everyone should be updating their kernel to 2.2.9-27 anyway because of a security bug... but this as well as the initscripts is what is needed to fix the unmount bug.. Don't know if the kernel upgrade specifically address anything to do with the unmounting bug (i have my doubts as all i updated were the init scripts and then the problem went away), but it's certainly not true to say everyone should upgrade the kernel because of the security bug. I don't have a modem in my PC - i have a laptop running W98 for work, and use that instead. Therefore, as the Linux box is never connected to anyone except itself, this means no security threat !! I have that bug as well.. I have updated initscripts.. I need to download and update the kernel now.. OH NO!! LOL!! hopefully I wont bugger up my system Okay, i haven't read the updates page - but didn't the unmount problem go away after just upgrading the initscripts ?? [SNIP] Martin.
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
Don't know if the kernel upgrade specifically address anything to do with the unmounting bug (i have my doubts as all i updated were the init scripts and then the problem went away), but it's certainly not true to say everyone should upgrade the kernel because of the security bug. I don't have a modem in my PC - i have a laptop running W98 for work, and use that instead. Therefore, as the Linux box is never connected to anyone except itself, this means no security threat !! True.. if your not using the linux box to connect to ANYTHING then there is nothing to worry about security wise.. Okay, i haven't read the updates page - but didn't the unmount problem go away after just upgrading the initscripts ?? Actually I have not shut it down since I have updated Martin.. LOL! So I dont know yet. ;o) James
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
Update the kernel to the latest version available on the Mandrake web site. Pierre-Yves On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:30:46 -0500 Joe Brault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! Thanks -- Pierre-Yves Lesage Cranfield University [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
After updating your kernal make sure to point lilo.conf to it change the 2.2.2.19 to 2.2.2.31 in lilo.conf make sure the #'s are correct.. i think the latest is 31. after your done editing that lilo.conf file run lilo from a term and reboot. when you run lilo after editing the lilo.conf file you should see.. adding linux * win98 the win98 is your other os if you have one.. if not then it is only linux * the * states that it is the default loadup os if you opted to have win98 start first it would be adding win98 * linux "Good luck space marines and god speed!" - Original Message - From: Pierre-Yves Lesage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount Update the kernel to the latest version available on the Mandrake web site. Pierre-Yves On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:30:46 -0500 Joe Brault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! Thanks -- Pierre-Yves Lesage Cranfield University [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
John Aldrich wrote: Yes, but which files do you want to install??? There are at least a dozen "kernel" RPM files in the "upgrades" directory. Not knowing WHICH files and WHAT ORDER is a real pain, as I found out last night! Please, let's try to be a BIT more specific! For example, I've got an SMP machine, and there's kernel files specific to SMP. Do I still need to install kernel-BOOT? (I would guess so.) What about "kernel-smp-fb.x..i586.rpm" Hell, I just wish there was a FAQ on this sort of thing, stating generically which kernel files to install in which order, i.e. "First, install kernel-xx.x, then kernel-xx, followed by kernel-x, and then the initscripts rpm and then run LILO." So far, I haven't found anything like that. I even looked on the Mandrake page and didn't find it! I'm afraid that this sort of "key information" is NOT readily available, unless it's in the manuals, which, admittedly, I haven't even opened yet! You'll want to install the kernel-smp and kernel-headers packages. The kernel-BOOT package only installs a kernel matching the "install" kernel on the installation disks. You might want kernel-doc if you're interested in the documentation that comes with the kernel distribution. As to which kernel-smp, choose between Pentium and Pentium II (i586, i686) for whichever is appropriate to your system. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
Goto www.linux-mandrake.com and download the new initscripts and kernel. Install them. Open up lilo.conf in a text editor of some sort and change the kernel version ( i.e. 2.2.2.9 to 2.2.2.27 or something like that.) Save the file and close the editor. From a terminal window run lilo. Reboot the system and all should be well. HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! Thanks
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
www.linux-mandrake.com left side of page "Updates" Civileme Joe Brault wrote: HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! Thanks -- Rejoice, the wait for Windows 2000 is over! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
I believe that if you download the initscripts update RPM, the umount problem will be fixed. If you can connect to the internet from Mandrake, click the "updates" icon on the KDE desktop. Choose a nearby mirror, and away you go! If you can't get online from Linux, you can surf to http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/fdownload.php3 and choose a mirror near you. You'll find update RPMs in the updates/6.0/RPMS directory. -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Joe Brault wrote: HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! Thanks
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
FWIW. I've done that and I still get umount - Failed when I shut down... Wayne - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, you wrote: HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! There is a known bug in Mandrake 6.0 from the CDRom. You need to update the kernal and initscripts from Mandrake or one of the mirrors. John
Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
I know it's kind of fast and hard to catch, but did you catch what's not unmounting? also check ps ax|grep defunct before you shutdown. On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, John Aldrich wrote: Hmm..don't know what to tell you then. Last I had heard, BeRo said that's all that needed to be done...did you remember to edit your lilo.conf and re-run /sbin/lilo If so, you've gotten beyond my level of expertise and it's time for the experts to step in. :-) John - Original Message - From: Wayne Boaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount FWIW. I've done that and I still get umount - Failed when I shut down... Wayne - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, you wrote: HELP!!! my linux system is failing to unmount the file system. How can I have the system unmount correctly??? Help!!! There is a known bug in Mandrake 6.0 from the CDRom. You need to update the kernal and initscripts from Mandrake or one of the mirrors. John -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon
