USB root disk doesn't "survive" closing of laptop

2021-12-11 Thread Musbur
update but later. I'm not sure though. Any thoughts where to look? The root disk is an encrypted LUKS drive. Could it be that the computer forgets the encryption key when closing the lid?

Re: My own root disk

2003-02-06 Thread allancvg
Hi, you include this file "/etc/passwd" ? You use pam or nss ? in the bootdisk howto explain this very well ok? the link: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO GooD luck ! __ E-mail Premium BOL AntivĂ­rus, anti-spam e at

My own root disk

2003-02-06 Thread Matthieu Couvrand
Hi, I am trying to do my own root disk using debian files but I have a problem. I do a ram disk and put all the important files (I think) but when I boot I have the fallowing message and I don t understand why. Is there someone who could help m e? - /etc/init.d/rcS: /var/run/utmp : Read-only

Re: root disk fails on old compaq

2002-01-31 Thread Ron Johnson
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:01:34 +0200 Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not enough memory? > As far as I remember you need at least 12M RAM. You can put Debian in 4MB, but you have to work at it, and need another PC as your Development Box. The days of installing the major distributions direct

Re: root disk fails on old compaq

2002-01-31 Thread Shaul Karl
Not enough memory? As far as I remember you need at least 12M RAM. > Hi, > > I bought an old Compaq Prolinea Net1/25s to use as a cheap > mailserver, and I'm having trouble at the very early debian install > phase. I'm planning to install via floppy and then ftp. I boot with the > rescue disk,

root disk fails on old compaq

2002-01-31 Thread Patrick Boe
Hi, I bought an old Compaq Prolinea Net1/25s to use as a cheap mailserver, and I'm having trouble at the very early debian install phase. I'm planning to install via floppy and then ftp. I boot with the rescue disk, with no obvious problem. At the "Insert root floppy" prompt, I put in the root

Re: root disk

2001-10-24 Thread nate
Ian Frizzell said: > Hello - > I'm having difficulties getting the root disk to work. > I insert the rescue disk at boot up then it load the kernel and > asks for a root disk. I insert the root disk and hit enter - when I > do it says "Compressed Image found at block 0&quo

root disk

2001-10-24 Thread Ian Frizzell
Hello - I'm having difficulties getting the root disk to work. I insert the rescue disk at boot up then it load the kernel and asks for a root disk. I insert the root disk and hit enter - when I do it says "Compressed Image found at block 0" And I'm not sure what I&#x

Problem with /root disk

1999-04-10 Thread dan ilan
Hi, can anyone help me with this one? I'm having problems creating a dual boot and root floppies. I use syslinux to create the /boot diskette, and it loads fine. The problem is that when i insert the /root diskette with a compressed file image, i get a VFS Error: can't mount root I use a syslinu

Re: root disk

1999-02-13 Thread David Stern
On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 22:58:25 EST, Pete wrote: o, I figure, I'll make a root disk that my boot disk can load as a ram > disk. Now, I realize I have no clue where I might find the various thing I > may need to be part of this root disk. Is there anywhere I can find such a > root dis

root disk

1999-02-13 Thread Pete
t since this kernel patch seems to never have made its way into the kernel source tree proper, I can't find a debian boot disk that'll recognize my controller. So, I figure, I'll make a root disk that my boot disk can load as a ram disk. Now, I realize I have no clue where I might fi

Re: How to make boot + root disk? - Please Help!

1997-12-04 Thread Debian List
Great! thanks!! I think that will help... Ricardo On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Alan Su wrote: > Debian List wrote (Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:37:43 -0800 (PST) ): > |>Hi, > |> > |>How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on > |>it (maybe just mount, cp, ps, e2fsck, /etc and probably

Re: How to make boot + root disk? - Please Help!

1997-12-04 Thread Alex Yukhimets
> > How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on > it (maybe just mount, cp, ps, e2fsck, /etc and probably no networking)?? > > I know how to make a bootable disk by copying the kernel and using rdev, > however I don't know how I'd place a root filesystem on the disket

Re: How to make boot + root disk? - Please Help!

1997-12-04 Thread G John Lapeyre
> How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on The debian install disk has some of this functionality. It prompts you when you first put it in about what you want to do. I think after the kernel is loaded you have to switch to virtual console 2. I don't rem

How to make boot + root disk? - Please Help!

1997-12-04 Thread Debian List
Hi, How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on it (maybe just mount, cp, ps, e2fsck, /etc and probably no networking)?? I know how to make a bootable disk by copying the kernel and using rdev, however I don't know how I'd place a root filesystem on the diskette. Thi

2.0.32 based Rescue/Root disk needed

1997-11-30 Thread Christian Balzer
Hello, after completely destroying a system when trying to upgrade from stable to unstable (libreadline anybody?) I have/want to re-install it completely. I need a 2.0.32 kernel (actually the 2.4x NCR/Symbios SCSI drives which handle the NVRAM on the 875 controller and the UW IBM HD gracefully),

root disk

1997-04-12 Thread Hamish Moffatt
What does the root disk do these days? When I first installed 1.1 you used the boot, then the root, then the base disks. Last night I did a fresh 1.2.0 install from some mid-December disks; the root disk was never used. Some other things I did notice; they've probably been fixed but I'l

crc error<5> on root disk..

1996-06-19 Thread Richard . Dansereau
Hello! I'm attempting to do a fresh Linux install using Debian 1.1. Unfortunately, when I try to boot up with the disks I made, I get a "crc error<5>" when I insert the root disk. I have already tried re-downloading the boot and root disks from ftp.debian.org and using fres