Package: initrd-netboot-tools Version: 0.5.3cvs.20040906-11 Severity: normal
I tried switching an ia64 with an existing debian sarge netboot system on it (was using a hand-built nfsroot kernel) to using initrd-netboot-tools. There were some problems.. I get this on boot, until I hit ctrl-c: /etc/lessdisks/mkinitrd/network_script: eth0: bound to 192.168.1.7 NOTE: assuming siaddr 192.168.1.1 is also NFS server... attempting to mount NFS filesystem... mount -nt nfs -o ro,async,nolock 192.168.1.1:/srv/nfs/elephant /mnt mount: proc already mounted or proc busy INIT: version 2.86 booting Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console ... After I press ctrl-C, I get one more error message in similarly malformed English: Couldnt Activating swap. I've no idea where these messages are coming from, but they're new after switching to initrd-netboot-tools. FWIW, my console is both on a serial port and on tty0; this ia64 can drive both simulantaneously. Then I got this after it booted up: INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: Id "T0" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Well, I sshed in and it seems that /dev/ is a devfs filesystem. As I have no devfsd, this can't work well. I looked at /etc/lessdisks/mkinitrd/install_scripts/90_mount_nfs_root and found the devfs mount there. Seems useless for my case since my nfs root includes a complete, static /dev. I commented the mount out, remade my initrd, and all is well. I think I'm trying to use this package in a way you didn't really expect; probably some part of using it right (in a fully lessdisks environment) makes the devfs mount make sense. I do think it would be nice if it supported what I'm trying to do with it a little bit better. Maybe it could omit mounting devfs if /dev is already fully populated? -- see shy jo
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