Thanks a lot, this workaround seems to work fine which is a huge relief!!! Cheers,
Euan. On Wed, 2004-03-24 at 09:36, Mirko Scurk wrote: > Same problem here. I managed workaround but wish to boot in standard > fashion. Here's what I do: > > On silo prompt: > linux single (same complaining about fs type and read-only fs) > in single mode: > mount -o remount /dev/hda1 > init 2 > /etc/init.d/networking start (not always needed!?!) > > After that everything works fine untile next reboot! > > > Euan Maxwell reče: > > Hi, > > > > I have been running Debian Unstable on my Ultra 2 (2x300Mhz, 768MB RAM) > > for quite a few months now without issue. > > > > Last night, I updated my system using apt-get as I do every couple of > > days or so. It seemed to update quite a few key things such as gcc > > which all seemed to update successfully. > > > > I normally leave the machine on 24/7 but shut it down last night for the > > first time in maybe a couple of weeks. > > > > When I tried to boot the machine this morning, the system only wanted to > > mount the root filesystem read-only and the booting process failed when > > the machine got to the "init 3" stage. > > > > I tried scrolling back to see if I could work out what was happening > > earlier in the boot process but the only thing I could see was something > > along the lines of: > > > > "mount: you must specify a filesystem type" around the time when it was > > mounting the root filesystems. > > > > I also noticed at the prom boot prompt, it said: > > > > Allocating 8MB memory at 0x40000000 for kernel > > > > quickly followed by another message: > > > > Kernel doesn't support loading to high memory, relocating...done. > > > > The kernel that it is trying to boot into is a 2.4.23 I am not sure how > > to view my silo.conf file from the prom as I was going to try another > > kernel image to see if I could boot using that (I can't remember what > > alias names I have given older kernels on there!) > > > > I am really stumped here and any pointers would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Currently on Silo version 1.4.4. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Euan. > > -- > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --
