Bug#445148: fsck during system boot fails with separate /boot partition

2007-10-08 Thread Peter 1 Oberparleiter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 08.10.2007 12:32:50: I've reproduced the issue and my suspicion is that either the boot loader or the kernel is failing to release /dev/dasda1 after the kernel and/or initrd have been loaded which leads to fsck concluding that it is mounted. Judging from the data

Bug#445148: fsck during system boot fails with separate /boot partition

2007-10-08 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 08 October 2007, Peter 1 Oberparleiter wrote: Judging from the data found in the bugtracker, this sounds more like a setup problem: That was my initial thought as well. However, I could reproduce the issue without any problems during a new installation in Hercules. I got exactly the

Bug#445148: fsck during system boot fails with separate /boot partition

2007-10-08 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 08 October 2007, Peter 1 Oberparleiter wrote: This might indicate a timing problem - the init script tries to mount a DASD that has not yet been fully initialized by the kernel (the return code -EBUSY that triggers the already mounted message may indicate different problems). Try to

Bug#445148: fsck during system boot fails with separate /boot partition

2007-10-08 Thread Adam Thornton
On Oct 8, 2007, at 10:12 AM, Frans Pop wrote: Adding the dasd= boot parameter did not help - it seems to be ignored in our initrds; changing /etc/fstab to use /dev/disk/by-path devices consistently does result in a correct boot. I'll consult with other Debian people how we want to resolve