On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:08:10 +0000, Qian Qiao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >That machine was running OK for the past few weeks. He then realized > > >his error, and hence changed the CHOST, CCFLAG, and done a bootstrap > > >(using that actual machine, not a livecd). > > > > > >Now the machine is completely screwed. Any chance we can rescue? And How? > > > > > >The hosting company has told us that the machine reports /dev/BOOT > > >/dev/ROOT missing during a fsck, even with a correct fstab file. What > > >could cause that? > > > > > > > > Thats only going to show up if you have an incorrect /etc/fstab. > > When he bootstrapped chances are portage told him to run etc-update and > > he did, probably merging a new /etc/fstab over the old one. > > This would happen if he just used -5 to merge all changes. > > Regardless, you will need a liveCD to fix it. > > The strange thing is, the /etc/fstab file was untouched. and was the > correctly one that's been used for the past few weeks, which is quite > puzzling. Check the /etc/fstab file should be the first thing to be done, I think.
> > I'm gonna have them re-do a stage3 setup, this time, using the correct > stages, overwrite whatever was there, and see if that could at least > the the system going. > > Thanks for the help. > > -- Joe > > -- > Money can't buy everything. > Sometimes money can't even buy a gun... > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- Jans -- [email protected] mailing list
