slamd64 fails to boot

satimis · 02-13-2007, 08:56 PM

Hi folks,

My slamd64-11.0 box failed to boot.

The complete story is as follows;

After running "slackpkg update" and "slackpkg upgrade-all" using "slamd64-current" mirror and working several hours the box failed to connect Internet for unknow reason. (There were no problem on the broadband checked on another PC).

Ran "shutdown -h now" to switch off the PC.

Now starting slamd64-11.0 it hung on;

Code:

Starting Sendmail MTA daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail -L -sm -mta -bd -q25m

Scrolling back on the screen following warning found;

Code:

...
Starting PCMCIA services
<probing for PCIC: edit /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia>
/etc/rc.d/rc.init1: line1: eth_up: command not found
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1:line256: eth_up: command not found
..

Please advise how to fix the problem. TIA

B.R.
satimis

Penguin of Wonder · 02-13-2007, 11:07 PM

Can't be for sure on this, but it looks you didn't install the necessary packages to get on the internet. (I know I am genius)

Anyway, my guess is you will have to boot a liveCD (of your choice) chroot into your Slackware install and then use slackpkg to install the necessary packages from your install disk. Then unmount and reboot.

While that sounds terrible I don't think it will be that bad. You might not even have to use the install disk. If your chrooted in through a liveCD slackpkg will probably be able to get to the internet.

So now you just need to figure out what you didn't install! Hope that helped a little maybe.

satimis · 02-14-2007, 12:25 AM

Hi Penguin of Wonder,

Quote:

but it looks you didn't install the necessary packages to get on the internet.

slamd64-11.0 has been working for several days without problem. Yesterday, it was still working even after running "slackpkg update/upgrade" on "slamd64-current" mirror. For unknown reason it became unable to connect Internet while I download files on:
http://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/slamd64/sl.../huge26_smp.s/
for compiling smp-kernel.

I turned PC off to check whether it was the problem of the broadband on another PC.

Today slamd64-11.0 still can boot but unable to connect Internet. I was checking around on KDE desktop and found eth0 disppeared on "networking". I got it back, saved and exited "networking". I was still cut off from outside World unable to connect Internet. After rebooting the PC it came to present situation.

I have no idea which packages are missing.

Tks.

B.R.
satimis

satimis · 02-14-2007, 10:24 PM

Hi folks,

Strangely slamd64-11.0 booted to login. I did not touch anything.

While the screen hung on:

Code:

Starting Sendmail MTA daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail -L -sm -mta -bd -q25m

I left the PC standing there and went to search for a 64 bit LiveCD for rescuing slamd64-11.0. I could not find it and came back to the PC. The screen booted to login.

Now slamd64-11.0 is working.

login and started X. Internet can be accessed.

On KDE desktop:
KStart --> Settings --> Internet & Network --> Network Settings

started "Configure - KDE Control Modules" and "Unsupported Platform-KDE Control" windows simultaneously.

On "Configure - KDE Control Modules" window, all empty entries under "Network Interfaces", "Routes", "Domain Name", "System Network" and "Profile" tags

On "Unsupported Platform-KDE Control" displaying:

Code:

Your Platform is not supported

Down on the list I can't find "slamd64-11.0". "slackware-10.0.0/10.1.0/10.2.0 were there etc.

Last time I played around here. I was not allowed to save any items of slackware-10.0.0 etc. selected. Finally it came to present situation hanging on ::

Code:

Starting Sendmail MTA daemon /usr/sbin/sendmail -L -sm -mta -bd -q25m

here.

Any advice. TIA. I have no idea whether slamd64-11.0 will start again on next boot.

# ls /var/log/

Code:

Xorg.0.log      apache/  cups/  faillog  maillog   packages/          sa/       setup/   wtmp
Xorg.0.log.old  btmp     debug  iptraf/  messages  removed_packages/  scripts/  spooler
acpid           cron     dmesg  lastlog  nfsd/     removed_scripts/   secure    syslog

Pls advise which file holding the scrolling log at boot. Tks.

B.R.
satimis