Eugenio Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Eugenio Diaz wrote:
>
> > After upgrading to kernel-2.4.4-6mdk, the boot process halts to single
> > user just after the "Checking file systems" message. It complains about
> > filesystem being mounted; which I traced back to fsck ... Anyway, after
> > a few minutes of troubleshooting I determined that the kernel is first
> > mounting the root filesystem as read-write instead of read-only as it
> > should be; and as expected, fsck complains, dropping into single user
> > mode.
> >
> > I don't know why this is happening, or where to properly fix it. Is this
> > hard coded when the kernel is compiled, or is this configurable by lilo?
> >
> > I fixed it temporarily by adding the following line to rc.sysinit just
> > before fsck is called:
> >
> > mount -n -o remount,ro /
>
> I just remembered that the "read-only" directive in the lilo.conf is what
> controls this.
>
> Well, then there most be something wrong with either lilo, or the kernel,
> since: a) I haven't changed my lilo.conf, and b) it contains the
> "read-only" directive.
>
> I suspect the kernel is at fault.
yep fixed in 2.4.5-ac2
