I'm not sure what's wrong, and it would probably help if we knew the exact error messages, but I can suggest a couple things. Next time you reboot, try typing "linux 1" at the Lilo prompt. This should boot the "linux" image to boot level 1 (single user mode). It won't go though rc.local (and maybe some other init scripts that I don't know about) and then you can take a look around your system and see if you can find what's gone wrong. I think it would be a good idea to look at /etc/rc.d/rc.local, /etc/fstab, and /etc/X11/XF86Config (based on what you said). However, why it can't execute mkdir, I have no idea. Could the CD be damaged, perhaps? Hope this helps some. -Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 6:26 AM Subject: [newbie] still have Venus boot problems...:-(] > Lloyd wrote: > > > > Ok, last night I did a fresh workstation install of Venus on > > a clean hard disk. I started with an updated boot.img > > install floppy which I got from the "updates"directory from > > a Mandrake mirror. The I started my my CD-ROM install. Ok, > > so far, so good. Near the end of the install, it asks to > > configure X. I set it up exactly the same way I set it up > > under Festen (where it worked perfectly) It says it doesn't > > like my X configuration and will use a default configuration > > instead. OK, I figure I'll just re-run Xconfigurator later. > > It then asks to make a custom bootdisk. Did that. It then > > says to remove the diskette and press return. OK, I do that. > > It starts rebooting. It goes along fine and then the > > weirdness begins. A message comes up saying something like > > (I don't remember it 100% precisely) "cannot execute > > /sbin/mgetty-respawning too fast" (could possibly be > > mingetty). Then it dies. It says "INIT-no more processes > > left." I turned it off and on. When it reboots, the getty > > messages don't appear. Instead I get a new one. It gets to > > "creating /mnt/disk-OK", then it says > > "/bin/mkdir: /bin/mkdir: cannot execute binary file-FAILED". > > And that's where it dies every time. > > > > I actually did get it to boot from the boot floppy I made, > > but it only worked ONCE. > > > > Does anybody have ANY ideas? Under Festen this all worked > > just fine. > > I realize it's pretty long, but details are sometimes > > necessary...:-) > > -- > > Lloyd Osten > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
