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lesage

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Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 9

error loading os

Hi,

I'm building a backup server and chose arch as os for it is light and stable.

After the ftp install and first reboot I get "error loading os"

The only setting I doubt is in rc.conf:

(I don't know if the syntax is correct)

TIMEZONE="Europe/CET"
KEYMAP="i368/"
CONSOLEFONT="drdos8x6.psfu.gz"

other changes I made was use lvm= "yes"

I think this should be correct but I'm not sure so if anyone could point out possible mistakes?

thanks

grts S.

lesage

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Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 9

Re: error loading os

ok, just found the mistake..
it should be

KEYMAP=i386/azerty/azerty.map.gz

I found this by running "km" on the live cd and noticed the syntax there

but how are you supposed to know this when in the /usr/share/kbd/keymap file ony shows a list with options like "i386/"
I would like to know this because "Europe/CET" is also a option from the usr/share/kbd files and also not correct... only the default works...

another question if I may:

in the mount command I keep getting the error "wrong fs type"

this is my command:

mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb /media/data1

where is this wrong? I came to this tru the man page but there is no example for the "fstypes"

thanks

s.

Last edited by lesage (2008-08-18 19:41:57)

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: error loading os

in the mount command I keep getting the error "wrong fs type"

this is my command:

mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb /media/data1

You should try to mount one of the partitions on /dev/sdb.  Try this:

mount /dev/sdb1 /media/data1

Replace 1 with 2,3,4... as required.

Last edited by peart (2008-08-18 22:50:08)

lesage

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Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 9

Re: error loading os

jep, that works thanks .. There is only one partition on the disk so I assumed it was sdb instead of sdb1..

I can mount them manually now thanks,

I do have a new problem now though:
When I put them in my fstab to mount them automaticaly my computer freezes on startup showing the message:
"/dev/sdb1 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced"

the line I wrote in my fstab is:
/dev/sdb1 /media/data1 ext2 defaults 0 1

Do you see another mistake?

thanks

mpie

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From: 404 Not found

Registered: 2005-03-06

Posts: 649

Re: error loading os

yep

you were mounting ext3 earlier you have ext2 in your fstab

lesage

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Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 9

Re: error loading os

yeah I know but it is ext2 I was wrong earlier... but that works now

I do have a new problem ... my external HD is fat32 formatted and I can't seem to mount it either...

mount /dev/sdd1 /media/extern

This is my command or is this diffrent for fat32 devices

thanks

lesage

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Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 9

Re: error loading os

ok that problem is solved now too ... just runned the command fdisk -l and my external device was listed and after that, the command
mount /dev/sdd1 /media/extern did work ...

Onwards

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From: Pakistan

Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 108

Re: error loading os

Mark it solved, PLEASE !!

lesage

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Registered: 2008-08-18

Posts: 9

Re: error loading os

how ?!!