on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:53:20AM +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim (rms46@vlsm.org) wrote: > Karsten M. Self wrote: > > Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim (rms46@vlsm.org) wrote:
> > > I am a lay debian user with minimum operating experience.
> > > Would someone please inform me, which manual to read for
> > > fixing a REMOTE debian system (i.e. ca. 10000 miles from my
> > > place)?
> > >
> > > First the good news:
> > > - I can reboot the system (and login again into it)
> > > - It is not a production system (so no worries for ruin it)
> > >
> > > The Bad News is:
> > > - many anomalies occurs, e.g. the "named" sometimes dies.
> > > - not much information is available about the history of
> > > the system.
> > > - When I try to "update" (in dselect) it complains that
> > > "mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/hda as a
> > > block device"
> > > despite there are only /dev/sda, /dev/hdb, and /dev/hdc
> > > on the system.
> > >
> > > The current kernel is 2.4.6 and /etc/apt/sources.list
> > > points to woody (with commented potato).
Please:
- Quote context first.
- Use appropriate and consistent quoting style for accurate
attribution.
> yes, ssh is available there.
>
> > Why are you running named?
>
> Although it is not a production system, I "feed" some
> "primaries" from that host.
I'd focus on solving one problem at a time. If it's possible to
ignore/disable named for the time being, do so.
> > Check /etc/fstab to see if you've got /dev/hda listed
> > -- it should probably be /dev/hda[1234], or similar.
> > Post your /etc/apt/sources.list?
>
> I guess, the problem is not related with /etc/fstab or
> sources.list. Apparently /etc/hda was used for CD-ROM
> before, since there was a symlink in the /dev directory.
> (I have deleted it).
OK, so:
- Is the CDROM still on the box?
- Is it still on /dev/hda?
- Why the hell is it IDA primary/master?
- Is there a CDROM method in /etc/apt/sources.list
Note that I specifically requested your sources.list file. I'm trying
to help you. You have access to the system. I don't. I can fire shots
in the dark, or work with valid data. Post the file, along with your
/etc/fstab.
I don't play guessing games.
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