Could not load....Forum: HD Install Topic: Could not load.... started by: newOldUser Posted by newOldUser on Oct. 26 2004,01:23
Hi...I've been trying DSL and like it so much that I wanted to install it to my hard drive. I don't have much linux experience (ok... none) but the instructions seemed clear. I created a partition on one of my hard drives ( /dev/hdc1). and then used the dsl-hdinstall script. It all went well, or so I thought. When I boot from the CD everything works fine. My network card is recognized and I can get to the internet (that's how I'm writing this now, booted from the CD). When I boot without the CD, from the Hard drive. I get a lot of these modules not found messages. I've got to admit it took me a lot to figure out how to view them and copy them here.... I'm learning, but slowly. So anyone have any idea what I've done wrong? Like I said it works create from a CD boot. I can get to myLinux and install stuff, no problem... When I boot from the Hard Drive... DSL comes up but it hasn't detected the network card and who knows what else.. I don't know what version of DSL I have (the CD is in the drive and I can't open it now...) but I just downloaded it a week ago from this site so it's pretty current. Thanks for the help. my /var/log/messages file from the hard drive boot follows ========================================== Oct 25 19:02:55 box syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.00-pre10 (2004.06.12-14:15+0000) Oct 25 19:02:59 box authpriv.info su[819]: + tty1 root-dsl Oct 25 19:02:59 box auth.info su(pam_unix)[819]: session opened for user dsl by (uid=0) Oct 25 19:03:08 box daemon.notice modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.7-ide4/modules.dep: No such file or directory Oct 25 19:03:08 box daemon.notice modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.7-ide4/modules.dep: No such file or directory Oct 25 19:05:22 box authpriv.notice sudo: dsl : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/dsl ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/netcardconfig Oct 25 19:08:49 box authpriv.notice sudo: dsl : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/home/dsl ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/local/bin/mc Oct 25 19:14:23 box daemon.notice modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.7-ide4/modules.dep: No such file or directory Oct 25 19:14:23 box daemon.notice modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.7-ide4/modules.dep: No such file or directory Oct 25 19:16:04 box authpriv.notice sudo: dsl : TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/dsl ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/local/bin/mc Oct 25 19:22:55 box syslog.info -- MARK -- Oct 25 19:30:26 box authpriv.notice sudo: dsl : TTY=tty1 ; PWD=/home/dsl ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/reboot Oct 25 19:30:26 box daemon.info init: Switching to runlevel: 6 Oct 25 19:30:33 box syslog.info System log daemon exiting. Oct 25 19:52:06 box syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.00-pre10 (2004.06.12-14:15+0000) Oct 25 19:52:10 box authpriv.info su[804]: + tty1 root-dsl Oct 25 19:52:10 box auth.info su(pam_unix)[804]: session opened for user dsl by (uid=0) Oct 25 19:52:18 box daemon.notice modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.7-ide4/modules.dep: No such file or directory Oct 25 19:52:18 box daemon.notice modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.7-ide4/modules.dep: No such file or directory Oct 25 19:54:44 box authpriv.notice sudo: dsl : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/dsl ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/local/bin/mc ================================================ Posted by Joat_Mone on Oct. 26 2004,02:15
It looks like you didnt get it all installed. I would reformat the drive and install it again (and luckily it doesnt take too long)
Posted by ke4nt1 on Oct. 26 2004,02:23
Where did all the kernel 2.6.7 stuff come from ?73 ke4nt Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Oct. 26 2004,02:36
Looks like he might have had an old Debian(?) or Puppy(?) install on that partition.I agree with Joat_mone, reformat the partition, and try again. -J.P. Posted by Joat_Mone on Oct. 26 2004,22:51
Woohoo.... I was right. I answered a question instead of asked one...:D (ok, head is now sufficently large....)
Posted by newOldUser on Oct. 27 2004,02:29
Thanks for the help...I did a mkfs.ext3 /dev/hdc1 and then redid the dsl-hdinstall to /dev/hdc1 I got the same problem...... After I thought about it some more it hit me... It was a LILO problem not a DSL install problem.... And to be perfectly honest it was a USER (i shot myself in the foot) problem not really a LILO problem. I had loaded two Linux distributions: DSL to /dev/hdc1 and VectorLinux to /dev/hdc2 Somehow LILO was trying to start DSL using some of Vector.... I went to www.troubleshooters/linux/lilo.htm and did some reading... My /etc/lilo.conf file was all wrong for what I was trying to do. I created some mount points.... changed my lilo.conf....reran LILO and presto! I can now boot DSL from my hard drive. Next I'm going to tackle bitmap images and LILO.... after that maybe I'll dabble with something easier like cold fusion or mid-east peace... Thanks for the advice. Great Distribution. Posted by AwPhuch on Oct. 27 2004,17:31
use ext2...DSL doesnt support any journaling HD scemes Actually if you use cfdisk (on DSL cdrom it will create a ext2 partiton as default) then when you install (dsl-hdinstall) just tell it to do hdc1 and it will format ext2 and install with no probs Brian AwPhuch |