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schpanky
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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject: boot errors after first update in quite some time |
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Hi all,
I have a machine that hasn't been updated in quite some time, and now I have a couple of issues:
#1 - I get an error "unable to unmount /tmp/.initrd - device is busy", and mount shows:
| Code: | $ mount | grep initrd
/dev/root on /tmp/.initrd type ext2 (rw)
none on /tmp/.initrd/dev type devfs (rw)
proc on /tmp/.initrd/proc type proc (rw)
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I get device busy if I try to unmount it manually.
#2 - Another error - "/etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.4.34.2/modules.dep"
from insmod and modprobe
it suggests to run "update-modules force", which I have done several times now to no avail.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Pseudonimo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| What have you updated? |
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schpanky
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, I updated the kernel to 2.4.32.2.
My concern is that these errors may have been there before, I just never watch this thing boot 
I thought that the umount thing may have had something to do with my grub.conf, but nothing is jumping out at me:
| Code: | title=Gentoo Linux 2.4.34.2
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.4.34.2 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=8192
initrd /initrd-genkernel-x86-2.4.34.2
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Pseudonimo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I heard that genkernel now used initramfs, even though the man pages appear not have been updated. I also heard some of those grub options have been deprecated, if I get to find the post that said that I'll post here. |
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schpanky
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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ok, so I guess I'm going to try:
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title=Gentoo Linux 2.4.34.2
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.4.34.2 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=8192
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just removing the initrd?
make sense? |
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Pseudonimo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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| you better study that better, I don't know exactly what they updated (but no, you shouldn't delete that i think, how does the bootloader know where is your initial system?) |
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schpanky
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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k, I saw the | Quote: | | Wrong, gentoo-sources don't need a initrd |
and just assumed...
do you have a working example?
I'll go read more.  |
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Pseudonimo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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afraid not, google  |
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schpanky
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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ok, so from https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-497930.html
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title=Test
kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.4.34.2 root=/dev/hda3
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boots and does not leave any mounts behind.
any thoughts on problem #2?
| Quote: | #2 - Another error - "/etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.4.34.2/modules.dep"
from insmod and modprobe
it suggests to run "update-modules force", which I have done several times now to no avail. |
Thanks a ton for the help thus far |
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