On Tue, 2016-02-09 at 13:22 +0100, Flávio Cruz wrote: > > Upon reset, as expected, I ran into file system inconsistency > > issue. So > > now I had an install that was not bootable. > > > > The tricky part is on how to debug such states. At that point, when > > it > > is in boot-up, I do not have a (emergency) shell. The login program > > just loops and respawns. So, I've not found a way to debug these > > problems. My only option is to revert back to my good working > > snapshot. > I've seen that happen before, where the login program just loops > indefinitely. To fix it, and avoid reverting to a snapshot, I simply > mount the qemu image as a regular partition on the host system and > then fsck it. This allows me to boot the Hurd again without any > issues. Thank you Flavio. Yes. I'll try that next time I run into it. -- Ritesh Raj Sarraf RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com "Necessity is the mother of invention."
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