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#1 2014-02-24 06:28:10

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upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

This is the second time I tried upgrading linux to 3.13 and both times it gets stuck 

[inxsible ~ ]$ pacin linux
[sudo] password for inxsible: 
warning: linux-3.13.5-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Packages (1): linux-3.13.5-1

Total Installed Size:   67.12 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                                                                  [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                                [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                                                                     [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                                               [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                                                                             [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) reinstalling linux

It stays there for hours. Finally I had to Ctrl+C and then manually run 

sudo mkinitcpio -P

Even this gets stuck at the [ autodetect ] module and I have to Ctrl+C it. Then it successfully builds the fallback image. Then I have to relogin via the fallback and re-install linux at which point the installation and generation of the initramfs image goes without a hitch.

I looked at the basic logs and nothing there was the obvious problem. Anyone else seen this ?

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#2 2014-02-24 06:29:59

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

try with --debug maybe? That will give much more details about where things are failing.

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#3 2014-02-24 06:33:13

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

ok. I might have to downgrade linux first though.

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#4 2014-02-24 08:56:33

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

Keep in mind that booting to a live disk/usb might be easier and less permanent than downgrading linux.  Using this method, you can simply chroot into your existing system to test and fix everything.

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#5 2014-04-12 05:59:05

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

So this happened to me again when updating the linux package tonight.

As it happens, I have a NFS share that I access from this machine and that machine (a laptop) had been switched off. I saw this in the dmesg

[175434.699141] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[175630.539122] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[175811.019135] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[175874.165762] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176054.645744] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176174.539067] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176355.019045] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176415.179042] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176598.645693] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176658.805684] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176899.018994] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[176959.178987] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[177142.645635] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[177202.805628] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[177446.432271] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[177506.592266] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[177750.218905] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[177810.378902] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178054.005540] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178114.165538] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178357.792199] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178417.952174] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178661.578812] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178721.738811] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[178965.365450] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[179025.525446] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[179269.152089] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[179329.312083] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[179572.938726] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out
[179633.098718] nfs: server toshiba not responding, timed out

So I switched on the laptop and after a while tried to install the package again and this time it worked. I still don't know why it would need a remote NFS server to be up while installing/upgrading linux locally

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#6 2014-04-12 06:31:02

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

Probably the free space check.

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#7 2014-04-13 03:43:59

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

its definitely pacman configuration because if I manually run 

sudo mkinitcpio -P

it runs fine

[inxsible ~ ]$ sudo mkinitcpio -P
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Starting build: 3.14.0-5-ARCH
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 3.14.0-5-ARCH
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
[inxsible ~ ]$

I will downgrade again and switch off the free space check and try again.

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#8 2014-04-13 04:03:11

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

Ok. I tried upgrading linux and if my NFS server was down, it just doesn't complete regardless of the CheckSpace in pacman.conf. Gets stuck here 

$ pacin linux
warning: linux-3.14-5 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Packages (1): linux-3.14-5

Total Installed Size:   69.47 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                                                                  [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                                [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                                                                     [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                                               [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) reinstalling linux                                                                                        [###################################################################] 100%

But if I turn on my NFS server and then try, it works with or without the CheckSpace turned on. How do I tell pacman to stop worrying about the remote servers ?

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#9 2014-04-13 12:16:16

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

Where is the NFS share mounted? Please post the relevant part of the fstab.

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#10 2014-04-13 13:00:18

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

You could try using --noscriptlet; I think this is caused by the `depmod` call in https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit … ages/linux. To debug this; try executing `depmod 3.14-5-ARCH` after running with --noscriptlet. If depmod hangs too; you could strace it to see which nfs-path it attempts to access

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#11 2014-04-15 03:35:55

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

Running it with --noscriptlet finishes it instantly

[inxsible ~ ]$ pacin linux --noscriptlet
[sudo] password for inxsible: 
warning: linux-3.14.1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Packages (1): linux-3.14.1-1

Total Installed Size:   69.47 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                                                                  [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                                [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                                                                     [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                                               [###################################################################] 100%
(1/1) reinstalling linux                                                                                        [###################################################################] 100%
[inxsible ~ ]$

and running depmod gives nothing really 

[inxsible ~ ]$ sudo depmod 3.14.1-1-ARCH
[inxsible ~ ]$

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#12 2014-04-16 16:43:52

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

Okay, this also runs from the scriptlet, could you see how long this takes?

findmnt --fstab -uno SOURCE /boot ; mountpoint -q /boot

Last edited by Spider.007 (2014-04-16 16:44:31)

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#13 2014-04-23 04:27:01

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Re: upgrading of linux does not complete -- if NFS server is unavailable

it immediately spits out the UUID whether the NFS server is up or not.

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