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I took a dd image of a machine, restored it to a similar machine (the first was a Dell SC1425, the second a Dell PE1950), and am trying to get it to boot. I believe I need a new initrd But I cannot chroot into /mnt/sysimage from a 'linux rescue'... I get:
chroot: cannot execute /bin/sh: Exec format error
I get this if I allow the rescue image to find and mount the volume, or if I do it myself. I tried:
lvm vgchange -a y
mkdir /mnt/sysimage
mount /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 /mnt/sysimage
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sysimage/boot
mount -o bind /proc /mnt/sysimage/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/sysimage/dev
mount -o bind /sys /mnt/sysimage/sys
chroot /mnt/sysimage /bin/bash
Look at the permissions of the target /mnt/sysimage/bin/bash instead of the link itself. Also check the permissions of the /mnt/sysimage/ mounted directory and that it isn't mounted with the noexec option. Look at "ls -ld /mnt/sysimage/" and "mount". Try using the rescue disk for that version of Linux. An older kernel may not have full support for the ext3 version you boot with disabling some features. Also, check if tty on [ALT][F12] has the kernel messages displayed. They may provide more information on what when wrong from the kernel's perspective.
from Gentoo-wiki Forums: en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Chroot_from_a_livecd
Quote:
If the chroot command returns with the error "chroot: cannot run command `/bin/bash': Exec format error", this usually indicates that the live CD environment is not compatible with that of the installed system.
For example, the error is most frequently seen when trying to chroot to a 64-bit system (eg. amd64) from a 32-bit live CD (eg. x86).
The solution is to use a live CD which is using the same architecture as the installed system.
I have the same problem, and I believe that is the solution. (At least the conditions are all true, I'm trying to chroot a 64-bit OS on the hard disk from a 32-bit live cd.) I'm burning a 64-bit live cd now to find out.
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