Thank you Robert, I will try that (casper.log) and reply with my results. You help is appreciated!
Take care, Mike On 9/5/07, Robert Bays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > 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 > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users > -- // Silvertip257 // ========================== Xubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) --- Linux for human beings. 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