udev headache?

scar · 2011-01-03 22:24:26

I'm trying to install arch on a small machine (600 Mhz itx ) using a pendrive as installation media
the install runs fine, I'm able to boot into arch and use it...

however, I want to set up this machine as a home printer/fileserver, so I want to update my packages
after the update I cannot type any command, the answer I'm getting is "illegal instruction"

if a reboot the machine ( hardware reset, since reboot command falls in the endless darkness of the shell),
udev says:

waiting 10 seconds to mount blah blah
cannot mount root device /dev/sda2 (it's the correct device)

and then, I'm in a sh (not a very eclectic fashioned shell )

tried it 3rd time this evening, same result every time,
not a hardware fault since the liveusb envirronment detects the hard drive and is able to install the whole system on it,
even to boot until the update

I've tried to add in /etc/pacman.conf:

IgnorePkg = udev

but it still installs the d*mn package

any help?

Daniel_F · 2011-01-03 23:59:09

I don't think it's udev's fault....

Please give us more information about your system.

What CPU are you using ? is it i686 compliant ?

Is the installed system also on a usb disk ?

if you boot from the installation liveusb, can you mount your installed partition ??

have you tried replacing /dev/sda2 in your fstab with the partition's UUID ??

skunktrader · 2011-01-04 00:02:29

If its installed on usb media, do you have usb in the HOOKS= line in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf

scar · 2011-01-04 23:05:00

Daniel_F : definitely not an udev problem - I've succesfully excluded udev from the package upgrade - same result...
If I boot from the install media, I can mount my already installed system, but cannot chroot into it
I've tried it with the UUID too, same result...

CODE
----------------------------------------------------------------
mkdir /mysystem
mount /dev/sda2 /mystystem
mount -o bind /dev /mysystem/dev
chroot /mysistem bash

illegal instruction

-------------------------------------------------------------------

skunktrader - I've not specified this one, the system is installed on a 20 GB Samsung hard disk, no need to add that hook

Daniel_F · 2011-01-05 14:56:09

Please read post #2 again. Particularly the 2nd line !

Without that we're all just guessing...

Mr Green · 2011-01-05 15:24:07

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … nux#Chroot

I would be concerned why system will not reboot correctly, does sound from the very information given you have not set system up correctly

MrG

scar · 2011-01-07 08:35:16

will post more specific hardware info this evening, but tell me something

If I don't configure the system well, why does it work well?
I have absolutely no problems with it, if I do not update my packages from the installation state to the current state of the repos ( no matter,
which mirror I choose)

and again, the system works correctly - if I do not update !

Daniel_F · 2011-01-07 18:06:37

Did you reinstall ??

If not:

Did you try the fallback kernel ?

If yes:

If you run

# mkinitcpio -p kernel26

can you still boot ??

for both cases, post the following files: (inside code and /code tags, please!)

/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
/boot/grub/menu.lst
/etc/rc.conf
/var/log/dmesg.log

and your hardware info....

scar · 2011-01-11 07:08:04

reinstall was ok, system worked fine again - until the upgrade again...
tried the fallback kernel too, so this is not kernel related, I think

( so I finally installed my good old dinousaur-friend... debian works however...)

Daniel_F · 2011-01-11 08:01:40

Problem solved then !

I guess you weren't ready for Arch...

Arch Linux

#1 2011-01-03 22:24:26

udev headache?

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Re: udev headache?

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