I forgot:
(a) There is no trace in the syslog of the "devfs=nomount" boot.
(the computer had to be turned off)
(b) I have absolutely only installed packages newer than RC2.
Yes, I did upgrade the menu package (it removed /dev/null).
(c) The dev package is installed.
What could possibly make /dev/null read-only?
Not exactly a good idea for the null device.
-- Bjarne Thomsen
On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 18:04, Bjarne Thomsen wrote:
> Boot of upgrade from RC1 to RC2 worked with "devfs=nomount"
>
> But after intalling most newer packages from cooker
> boot with "devfs=nomount" produces the following:
>
> INIT: Version 2.83 booting
> Setting default font (lat1-16): dup2: Bad file descripter
> /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: line1: /dev/null: Read-only file system
> Press 'I' to enter interactive startup.
> /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: line135: /dev/null: Read-only file system
>
> Then it stopped dead. I had to power off the computer.
>
> Booting works with "devfs=mount".
>
> I read that there were problems with /dev/null being
> removed, but this problem should have been fixed.
>
> Maybe I have missed that package?
>
> -- Bjarne Thomsen
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