It looks like casper is having problems finding a partition with a squashfs file to mount. You can see if there is a casper.log file after it drops you to the ash shell. You can also try booting with the debug flag appended to the kernel cmdline, though the casper.log is probably your better bet.
silvertip257 wrote: > I'm still having problems with that earlier machine and VC2. > It fails after: "Begin: Mounting root filesystem... ..." > and displays: > > BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3) built-in shell (ash) > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. > /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off > (initramfs) > > I got a different machine to also get vyatta working on -- vyatta boots > on that luckily (but yes I'm stubborn and would like vyatta on the other > one still ;P ). But getting things to work isn't a sure thing yet. > > I also have two quad port pci cards I want to get working, among some > single port cards that seem to be recognized. > They are "Phobos P-430" - 100Mbit RJ-45 cards. Not sure if the right > modules are loading b/c I can't find them with "lspci" on vyatta or > "ifconfig." According to online manuals and Linux resource sites, the > module needed for the P-430 cards should be built into the kernel -- it > should be " tulip.o" or something close to that. > > If anyone has any ideas, give me a yell. This will be my precious box > when fully configured. > Please and Thanks, > Mike > > On 8/28/07, *silvertip257* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Robert, > > It fails after: "Begin: Mounting root filesystem... ..." > and displays: > > BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3) built-in shell (ash) > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. > /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off > (initramfs) > > Hope this gives you some idea. I'm not totally clueless anymore > when it comes to Linux, but the fact that it did work and now > doesn't puzzles me. > > When/if we reach a conclusion/solution, I would really like this > information to make it to a help page on your site to help others. > > Thanks, > Mike > > > On 8/28/07, * Robert Bays* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > At what point in the boot process is it failing? > > Cheers, > Robert. > > silvertip257 wrote: > > Hello all, I'm trying to build my own router to secure my home > network > > and be able to practice for classes without buying expensive > equipment. > > > > I'm trying to boot to vyatta livecd (VC2), but I keep getting this > > message "/bin/sh: can't access tty" > > So far I can't even boot off the cd correctly to run > "install-system" > > and put it on the hdd. > > > > Hardware specs: > > Celeron 466MHz > > 192MB RAM > > onboard video > > pci nic > > hdd > > CD/DVD > > floppy > > > > Not the best machine, but it should be quite snappy for just > routing > > packets. > > At one point I did have vyatta working (many months ago), but > now that I > > plan on using it I get the above error. > > > > This is not the first place I've asked this question; I have > asked in > > numerous linux IRC channels, but have not found a solution. > > And through using search engines I have not arrived at a fix > either. > > > > Please help and thank you very much. > > Mike > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Vyatta-users mailing list > > Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com > <mailto:Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com> > > http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users > <http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users> > > > > > -- > > // Silvertip257 // > ========================== > Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) > --- Linux for human beings. > ( http://www.xubuntu.org/) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Helix --- Don't leave /home without it. > (http://www.efense.com/helix/) > > > > > -- > // Silvertip257 // > ========================== > Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) > --- Linux for human beings. > ( http://www.xubuntu.org/ <http://www.xubuntu.org/>) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Helix --- Don't leave /home without it. > (http://www.efense.com/helix/ <http://www.efense.com/helix/>) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Vyatta-users mailing list > Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com > http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users _______________________________________________ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
