RE: Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2

Subject: RE: Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2
From: Scott R. Every (scott@emji.net)
Date: Mon Jul 10 2000 - 06:05:29 MDT

--On Friday, July 7, 2000 11:34 PM -0400 "James \"Scott\" Hardie"
<shardie@mediaone.net> wrote:

> Scott,
>
> There is definitely something wrong with the installer for YDL1.2. I
> tried both the new and the old twice each and the /etc/fstab is not
> copying over... in fact it doesn't even exist. I am hoping their will be
> a fix for this so I can hopefully install CS 1.2 on this 700.

I doubt i'll get around to fixing this as its really a problem in the YDL
installer.

>
> Since the / filesystem comes up as Read Only I do not understand how to
> mount it as Writable in order for me to create an fstab file. If you could
> give me detailed instructions I would greatly appreciate it...

you need to run the installer again and before selecting packages. hit
<ctrl> <alt> F1 - F6 to switch to a different screen. one of these screens
should be logged in as root( # prompt) you can mount the partition that
contains the /etc directory from your install and manually copy an fstab
file. since you booted off the cd the partition isn't read-only. you can
use a copy of the fstab at:
ftp://ftp.emji.net/pub/ans/README.html

something like:
/dev/sda2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 0
/dev/sda4 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy ext2 noauto 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0

follow the instructions on that page and booting from the internal drive
will work.

s

>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott R. Every [mailto:scott@emji.net]
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:38 AM
> To: shardie@mediaone.net
> Subject: RE: Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2
>
> take a look at my previous email below
>
> s
>
> --On Friday, July 7, 2000 10:57 AM -0400 "James \"Scott\" Hardie"
> <shardie@mediaone.net> wrote:
>
>> I also found out now why I cannot create my fstab file. The / filesystem
>> is mounted as read-only from the vmlinux.coff boot disk. Is their a way I
>> can make this rw, or do I need to download the vmlinux.coff file in your
>> 2.2.15 directory?
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Scott R. Every [mailto:scott@emji.net]
>> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:48 AM
>> To: shardie@mediaone.net
>> Subject: RE: Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2
>>
>> i would just ftp it directly. less chance for errors that way.
>> as for the other problems, i'm not sure. maybe your fstab file was left
>> blank as mine was. this maybe a bug in the installer. i only had a
>> chance to run it once so its not confirmed. if your fstab is 0 bytes
>> then you'll have to boot off the bootdisk and cd again then mount your
>> partition manually and create that file by hand
>>
>>
>> s
>>
>> --On Friday, July 7, 2000 10:23 AM -0400 "James \"Scott\" Hardie"
>> <shardie@mediaone.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Scott,
>>>
>>> Yea it ran through that error I went to bed and the next morning
>>> I
>> was at
>>> the root prompt...
>>> I noticed from the error that it couldn't find
>>> /lib/modules/2.2.15/modules.dep
>>>
>>> The directory it is looking for is actually called 2.2.15-2.9.0
>>>
>>> It contains the directories: block, cdrom, fs, ipv4, misc, net, pcmcia,
>>> scsi, and video
>>>
>>> I don't know if this issue is causing these other problems I am having.
>>>
>>> 1) I can't save a file I vi For instance I am trying to vi the
>>> /etc/fstab file I create it but it gives me this error when trying to
>>> write "filename" Can't open file for writing
>>> 2) I can't seem to mount my cdrom
>>>
>>>
>>> In any case I am assuming once I am able to mount the cdrom I copy
>>> quik.conf and the rest of the files in /boot on the CD-ROM to my /boot
>>> Is that correct? How do I get your latest kernel over to my system? Do
>>> you compress it using some mac application and untar it from floppy to
>>> the /boot directory?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Scott R. Every [mailto:scott@emji.net]
>>> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:14 AM
>>> To: shardie@mediaone.net
>>> Subject: RE: Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2
>>>
>>> just give it a minute, the system will boot despite these errors. to
>>> fix the error, grab one of the later kernels and modules from my site.
>>>
>>> s
>>>
>>> --On Friday, July 7, 2000 1:04 AM -0400 "James \"Scott\" Hardie"
>>> <shardie@mediaone.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Scott,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I was following the most
>>> current
>>>> instructions then... this is the error I am getting upon booting the
>>>> vmlinux.coff disk after install.
>>>>
>>>> Modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file
>>>> /lib/modules/22.15/modules.dep | <---- screen ends here may be more
>>>> (no such file or directory)
>>>>
>>>> This scrolls super fast and just repeats indefinitely or as for as long
>>>> as I have let it sit for about 2 or 3 minutes... occasionally stopping
>>>> then repeating...
>>>>
>>>> There is a brieft show of:
>>>>
>>>> Welcome to Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2 message and a few loaded
>>>> things [OK] then the messages repeats...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Scott R. Every [mailto:scott@emji.net]
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:50 AM
>>>> To: shardie@mediaone.net
>>>> Subject: Re: Yellow Dog Champion Server 1.2
>>>>
>>>> check out ftp://ftp.emji.net/pub/ans
>>>>
>>>> the readme and readme.html files should answer your questions
>>>>
>>>> s
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --On Friday, July 7, 2000 12:28 AM -0400 "James \"Scott\" Hardie"
>>>> <shardie@mediaone.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ? Normal 1 8 2000-07-07T04:09:00Z 1 Helios Consulting Corporation 1 1
>>>>> 9.3821 Normal 0 DocumentEmail
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey Scott,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have just downloaded the latest 1.2 files for YDL off
>>>>> your FTP server. Needless to say great work! After
>>>>> removing all but 128 MB of RAM the boot disk worked great!
>>>>> I have scoured the net looking for a new or complete guide
>>>>> for the install of YDL on an ANS 700 to no avail. I was
>>>>> wondering if you could tell me where I could find a source
>>>>> that was current of fill me in on the process&#8230; Here
>>>>> is where I am at:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My printenv from the Open firmware looks like this:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> boot-device scsi-int/boot-device scsi-int/sd@4:0 disk2:aix
>>>>>
>>>>> boot-file /boot/vmlinux root=dev/sda4
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I just wanted to make sure this env is correct.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you do a printout on my partition map it looks like this:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> # type name length base
>>>>> (size)
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63@1
>>>>>
>>>>> 2 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 boot 51200@64 25.0M
>>>>>
>>>>> 3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 1048576 512.0M
>>>>>
>>>>> 4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 7288474 3.5G
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Then during the install I get to the &#8220;Setup Filesystems&#8221;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mount Point Device Requested Actual Type
>>>>>
>>>>> sda1 0M 0M
>>>>> Apple_partition
>>>>>
>>>>> /boot sda2 25M 25M
>>>>> Linux native
>>>>>
>>>>> sda3 512M 512M
>>>>> Linux swap
>>>>>
>>>>> / sda4 3558M 3558M
>>>>> Linux native
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is how I have setup my filesystems
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I chose to do install everything, if I don&#8217;t&#8217; use it oh
>>>>> well, I have the disk so I figured why not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The install completes and I get the annoying unable to configure mouse
>>>>> error and I bypass that and do the rest of the configs&#8230;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No problems&#8230; it says I complete the install successfully!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Woo hoo!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Now my question is where do I go from here?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have your vmlinux.coff on floppy and understand I am supposed to
>>>>> boot off of it but I do not understand nor is their a guide out there
>>>>> to go from there. Can you tell me?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I also wanted to get your latest kernel &#8220;vmlinux&#8221; however
>>>>> it was 1.8 megs and obviously I can&#8217;t put it on floppy&#8230; so
>>>>> I assume I get that once I get my machine up and running and make that
>>>>> my new kernel at some point. But I have to get there first&#8230;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I appreciate your help and the support you have given to the fanatic
>>>>> ANS user base!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
>>>> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
>>>> voice : 1-888-258-8959 fax : 1-919-363-4425
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
>>> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
>>> voice : 1-888-258-8959 fax : 1-919-363-4425
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
>> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
>> voice : 1-888-258-8959 fax : 1-919-363-4425
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Every - mailto:scott@emji.net
> EMJ Internet - http://www.emji.net
> voice : 1-888-258-8959 fax : 1-919-363-4425 

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