Re: fixing a debian system: which RTFM to start?
Hello:
Well, the problem on why the system looks like running a
2.0.36 kernel because... it boots from 2.0.36 diskette :-(
Apparently, the one who tried to install the 2.4.6 kernel
could not make it run, and therefore putting a backup
diskette inside.
Thus, it is a "LI" problem. On a similar case (where
I have physical access to the system), I tried to
upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2r2 on a system with SCSI/IDE
mix. The LILO complained that the system has an old
BIOS. I managed to fix it by not putting anything
at the primary IDE (/dev/hda).
This time, I have no access to the system.
Any clue on how to fix the LILO problem?
Michael Heldebrant wrote:
> Can you run find /dev -type l and then run an ls -al on anything that
> looks like it's pointing at hda?
> I can't remember how to get find to exec an ls -al on each file it finds
> and -follow won't really work here I think to get the target of the link
> AND please run ls -al /dev/ |grep 3,
> and look for anything with major 3 and minor 0 which would be pointing
> at hda without having the hda name necessarily.
>
> --mike
>
> On 08 Aug 2001 10:33:52 +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote:
> > Hello Karsten,
> >
> > I will rewrite the problem to avoid context confusion.
> >
> > First some background: My (prior) DNS server's disk went
> > out of order, and it was moved to an "unused" backup server.
> > I noticed that the "named" at that system crashed once in
> > a while, and therefore I tried to find out about what
> > was going on. Then, I failed to "dselect|upadate" and
> > "apt-get".
> >
> > Problems:
> > - how to fix the lilo problem?
> > - which manual to read?
> > - any other clue what to do?
> >
> > Good news:
> > - I can reboot it, and I have full remote access to the
> > system.
> > - ssh/sshd is available
> > - the named does not crash so often (about 1-2 times a week).
> >
> > Bad news:
> > - the owner of that system is very busy. I have no idea
> > on why the CD-ROM is on IDA primary/master.
> > But I guess, that there was only a SCSI disk in the
> > beginning; the two additional IDE disks have been added
> > later.
> > - the system is 10000 miles away; I have no idea how
> > it looks like, or if the CD-ROM drive is still
> > attached.
> > - The system is "as is"; it was not me who compiled the kernel.
> > The problem: apparently it is still running 2.0.36;
> > thus lilo can not be updated?
> >
> > Files:
> > --- message after running "dselect|update" --------------------
> > mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/hda as a
> > block device
> > (may be `insmod driver'?)
> > update available list script returned error status 1.
> >
> > --- sources.list ----------------------------------------------
> > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free
> > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody non-US/main non-US/contrib non-US/non-free
> >
> > --- fstab ---------------------------------------------
> > /dev/sda1 / ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> > /dev/sda6 none swap sw 0 0
> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > /dev/sda2 /usr ext2 defaults 0 2
> > /dev/sda5 /var ext2 defaults 0 2
> > /dev/sda7 /h1 ext2 defaults 0 2
> > /dev/hdc1 /b1 ext2 defaults 0 2
> > /dev/hdd1 /b2 ext2 defaults 0 2
> >
> > ---- part of messages ----------------------------------------
> > kernel: Memory: 256440k/262144k available (1136k kernel code, 384k reserved, 4184k data)
> > kernel: Linux version 2.0.36 (root@gondor) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #2 Sun Feb 21 15:55:27 EST
> > 1999
> > kernel: ide: i82371 PIIX (Triton) on PCI bus 0 function 57
> > kernel: ide0: BM-DMA at 0xffa0-0xffa7
> > kernel: ide1: BM-DMA at 0xffa8-0xffaf
> > kernel: hdc: Maxtor 53073U6, 29311MB w/2048kB Cache, CHS=59554/16/63, UDMA
> > kernel: hdd: Maxtor 53073U6, 29311MB w/2048kB Cache, CHS=59554/16/63, UDMA
> > kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
> > kernel: (scsi0) <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 16/0
> > kernel: Failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card!
> > kernel: <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter>
> > kernel: Module inserted $Id: cdrom.c,v 0.8 1996/08/10 10:52:11 david Exp $
> >
> > --- lilo.conf --------------------------------------
> > disk=/dev/sda
> > bios=0x81
> > disk=/dev/hdc
> > bios=0x80
> > boot = /dev/hdc
> > root = /dev/sda1
> > compact
> > delay = 5
> > vga = normal
> >
> > # (extra note: /vmlinuz is a symlink of /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.6)
> > # (no error complain when running "lilo")
> > # (is this a BIOS problem?)
> > image = /vmlinuz
> > label = linux
> > read-only
> >
> > image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36
> > label = 2036
> > read-only
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > regards,
--
Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim - VLSM-TJT - http://rms46.vlsm.org
- AWAS IBRAHIM[tm] PALSU :^) Patent and Trade Mark Pending
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