On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:57:08 -0700 Jim Dickenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I did a clean install of RedHat 9 on a system. This system has only a > SCSI > drive. I was able to reboot the system with no problem. I then applied > some > updates and did some other stuff and when I tried to reboot the system > the > boot process stopped when trying to run fsck on the root, and only > partition. The problem is that the partition is mounted read-write by > the > time rc.sysinit is called so fsck gets an error that causes rc.sysinit > to > call sulogin. > > I did a goggle search and noticed one other person had a similar > problem but > no one responded to his request for an explanation. > > Here is the part of rc.sysinit that is causing the problem: > > if [ -z "$fastboot" -a "X$ROOTFSTYPE" != "Xnfs" ]; then > > STRING=$"Checking root filesystem" > echo $STRING > initlog -c "fsck -T -a $fsckoptions /" > rc=$? > > > > > Can someone tell me what might have caused this problem and/or what a > solution to the problem, other than not running the fsck, might be to > fix > it? HI Jim, The root filesystem should be mounted read-only when rc.sysinit is first called. If it isn't, this suggests there is a problem with your /boot/initrd-*.img file. This image contains a script that is responsible for mounting the root filesystem as read-only. Try rebuilding it with the"mkinitrd" command. Also, make sure that it is properly referenced in your /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
