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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:49:39 -0700
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Larry Scheer" <larry.scheer@onstor.com>
Subject: Re: linux hangs during boot up
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:41:46 -0700 "Larry Scheer"
<larry.scheer@onstor.com> wrote:

> Well Max,
>    I am trying to remember all the things that went wrong with the
> instructions on the wiki page. Another thing that is wrong with the
> rootfs created by mk-mipsel-deb-rootfs is it has an incomplete /dev
> directory (no /dev/console.) So trying to use it as-is won't work. 
> 
> I managed to get the devices created but I can't remember what I did,
> or how, or even how I could forget such a thing!
> 
> I need to revisit this and get the process right.
> 
> In the mean time you can copy 10.2.0.4:/home/nfsroot/etch-mipsel or
> one of the rootfs areas Andy has on ripper. (Ask Andy if/where he has
> a generic rootfs on rippter. The etch-mipsel on 10.2.0.4 is one I set
> up.) You will need to edit /etc/fstab /etc/hostname /etc/hosts to
> match your filer.
> 
> Give it a try and let me know what problems you have.

Larry,

I don't know how it got started to export this, but this is not a
process for users.  It's kind of a one-time-shot thing just to get us
started, but is not something that we should be exporting or that people should
be doing themselves.

Let's chat as necessary.

Cheers,

a
