New Arch install - Two problems

JawsThemeSwimming428 · 2009-10-10 22:39:05

I installed Arch in a Virtualbox 3.0.8 VM. I had everything set up and when I tried to log in I got "Superblock last mount time is in the future". I looked at this post http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=80931 and ran fsck. It fixed the issue and once I rebooted, allowed me to log in to KDE. However, everytime I shut the VM down and bring it back up I get the Superblock error. How can I fix this permanently?

Also, I installed Guest Additions and it seemed to install ok (no errors). I rebooted after the Guest Additions install and when it came back up it took me to a Console login (no KDM or KDE). I logged in as root and typed "startx" and it took me to a xterm session. KDE and KDM were working fine prior to this. Any ideas?

Thanks.

chender · 2009-10-10 23:42:48

first off using a vm to try out arch is a geat idea. I would try your install again in the vm and note carefully what you do/ don't do. The result you are getting is unique to your install and maybe a one-off.

JawsThemeSwimming428 · 2009-10-11 03:40:53

I have installed Arch in VM's and physical machines numerous times before. I follow the Beginners Guide very closely and usually don't have too many issues. I don't think this is something specific to my install. I just think something is not right and need some assistance with figuring out what it is. I think it has to do something with the clock/time. When the errors comes up about the Superblock it basically says the time it had for the previous superblock error is was later than the time it is now, which is impossible. Anyone have suggestions?

MadTux · 2009-10-11 07:26:58

The VM and the guest in the VM are two different things. What happens if you shutdown Arch manually and after that shut down the VM. I suspect that the VM does not cleanly shutdown Arch and this could result in file system problems.

JawsThemeSwimming428 · 2009-10-11 15:14:35

I apologize, when I say I shutdown the VM what I mean is in my Arch VM I go to the menu and hit shutdown. Arch goes down properly as I watch the shutdown process on the screen. When it hits Power Off it has shut down my Arch VM properly and closes the VM window (as does every VM I have created before).

sHyLoCk · 2009-10-11 15:36:47

Well I fix it by using "localtime" in rc.conf

MadTux · 2009-10-11 15:42:16

There is another post on a similar problem, so this may not be related to VM:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=80957

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New Arch install - Two problems

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