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hudson

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Registered: 2004-07-06

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Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

After I updated my system (167 package ) I can't boot up my system again, I get lots and lots of error that flashes by on my screen, here is some of the error I was able to write down.

/sbin/splash:  line 36: /lib/splash/cache/gensplash.log: Read-only file system
/sbin/splash: line 265: gensplash-getmode: command not found
grep: /proc/mounts: No such file or directory
xmd error (pid 1103): Can't create /lock pid file /var/run/xdm.pid cannot be opened
INIT id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: No more processes left on this runlevel

Then I trying to shut it down with ctrl+alt+del and I get the following msg:

shutdown: /dev/initctl: No such file or directory

I would really appricaitate some help cause my other option would be to reinstall my arch and would'nt that be a shame

Last edited by hudson (2007-07-21 12:08:40)

tom5760

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From: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Registered: 2006-02-05

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

You could possibly try booting into single user mode.  At the Grub splash screen, hit 'e' to edit the grub config line, then hit 'e' on the line that begins with 'kernel', all you have to do is add a '1' to the end of that line.  Then hit 'enter' and then 'b' to boot.

Once you boot, you will be asked for the root password, enter it, and you should get a shell.  First thing I'd do is turn off XDM for now, until we figure out what the problem is.  Also, it seems like you are trying to use a splash screen?  If you could disable that somehow, and see if your system works after that.

Aha!  Check this thread -> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=34648  It appears that gensplashutils has been replaced with gensplash, and initscripts-gensplash has been removed.  Update your system like dtw says on that post, and see if that works.

hudson

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Registered: 2004-07-06

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

Yeah, I will get right on it, thx for such a fast replay!!! I will let you know how it went...:)

hudson

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Registered: 2004-07-06

Posts: 78

Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

Hi again,

Okey, that almost went all the way, but I can still not boot up

Below is my menu.lst

root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26beyond root=/dev/hdb3 resume2=swap: /dev/hdb2 ro 1
initrd /test.img
boot

Here comes my boot up msg. until it halts..

kinit: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly
INIT: version 2.86 booting
/etc/rc.d/functions: line 7: /etc/rc.d/splash-functions: No such file or directory
INIT: Entering runlevel: 1

> Entering single-user mode
init: /dev/initctl: No such file or directory
INIT: no more processes left on this runlevel.

Any new idéas?? I am in all ear

Last edited by hudson (2007-07-21 22:15:03)

tom5760

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

I have one more idea.  When grub comes up, add a line that says the following:

init=/bin/bash

That should cause you to boot straight to bash, without starting init at all.  After that, start your network, and reinstall the 'initscripts' package.  Make sure you are not doing anything with splash for now.  Try to turn it all off.  See if that gets you anywhere.

hudson

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

Okey, I added that line into my kernel ie.

kernel /vmlinuz26beyond root=/dev/hdb3 ro init=/bin/bash 1

and I got the following msg. while booting up..

kinit: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly
bash: root=/dev/hdb3: No such file or directory
Kernel panic...

Maybe I should change the root line but I don't know into what? Any suggestions?

mrbug

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Registered: 2007-07-17

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

It sounds to me like the ide kernel module was updated to libata, which changes most (if not all) /dev/hd* entries to /dev/sd*...

Try changing it to /dev/sdb3. I assume that Arch is booting off of the third partition on your second disk. Am I correct?

If it works, be sure to change your grub/lilo configuration so that this problem doesn't come back on every boot!

EDIT: I just thought of something... Wasn't kernel26beyond abandoned? I'd try upgrading to a different one like kernel26-ck (abandoned after 2.6.21, though) or (better yet) kernel26-mm or kernel26viper.

Last edited by mrbug (2007-07-22 14:17:24)

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hudson

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Registered: 2004-07-06

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

Hi, sry for my late respond, but I had to take a short vaccation But now I am back and will solve my arch probs. I will change hd to sd in my boot kernel line when I get home from work, but should I not also change it other files as well, this mean that I need to insert the install cd and mount on my third partition and make those changes.

My partition configuration on the second hard drive is as follows:

1. boot
2. swap
3. everything else

This is not good so I will change it so I have /home on another hdd instead, in this whay I can just reinstall arch whenever I want to with no harm done

hudson

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Re: Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

Nothing seemed to work for me so I got tired and reinstalled it. Now I have seperate partition for arch and another for all my important stuff In this way I can reinstall whenever I want without any data losses.
Besides, my old installation  was crapy any way..:D