----- Original Message ----- > On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:40:01 +0100, Tim Nelson scribbled: > > > Greetings fellow Debian'ers- > > > > I've got a system (Lenny, kernel 2.6.26-2-486)that occasionally > > fails to > > boot fully. The last item noted on the console is 'Activating Swap', > > then nothing. > > > > I've enabled bootlogd (/etc/default/bootlogd) and verbose mode > > (/etc/default/rcS) but nothing of importance is shown. I've even > > reinstalled Debian from scratch and the issue persists. I've tried > > different hard drives, no change. > > > > Now, here comes the odd part. If I remove the swap entry from fstab, > > the > > system will still hang at times! If there is no swap being made > > available to the system, how can it still hang? Do the init scripts > > look > > for and use any partition with a swap partition type? > > > > Also, is it possible the problem is soemthing else but it simply > > manifests itself as a hang at the 'activating swap' part of the boot > > process? I've extracted the Debian initrd and looked through the > > scripts > > there and in /etc/rcS* on the root partition. Nothing is jumping out > > at > > me for a possible cause. > > > > How should I proceed to troubleshoot? Any ideas? > > > > Thank you! > > > > --Tim > > I'd first verify that you are indeed running through the scripts of > /etc/ > rcS.d and not rc3.d or the like. > Then, since you're seeing the hang whether or not there is a swap, > it's > likely what FOLLOWS checkroot.sh or mountall.sh. Add console messages > to > the scripts indicating you're exiting one and starting the next. Once > you find in which script your hang is located, comment the ^&%^% out > of > it to locate the command. Then follow your nose ;) >
I can verify I've been in rcS.d, not rc3.d. Your suggestions are sound, I'll give them a shot. Thank you! --Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
