On 31 Mar 2004, Adam Aube wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > On booting, I get a message about "wrong fs type, bad superblock..." > > However, everything appears to work normally afterwards. > > Are you using a custom kernel? Does your kernel have tmpfs > support? /etc/init.d/mountkernfs tries to mount a tmpfs partition > on /dev/shm on boot - if your kernel lacks tmpfs support, you'll get that > error message. > > I get these same messages for exactly this reason - I'm using a custom > kernel without tmpfs support. > > Adam > > > --
Thanks indeed for this; yes, this does explain the situation. Excellent! Anthony -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]