This is correct, some rpms were not installed correctly. I downloaded
the release again and the installation proceeded without problems.
Peter
Steve Traylen ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> Peter, Santanu
>
> Is there an error earlier in the install somewhere, while this is fatal
> the problem is that the rpms do not seem to have been installed for
> some reason.
>
> The major parts of the install process is meant to go something like this,
>
> nfsmount things
> partition and format disks
> mount disks in /root
> flag rpms for installation
> install rpms
>
> How does this compare?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Peter Love wrote:
>
> > Santanu et al.,
> >
> > You did 'mount /dev/hda1 /root/boot' with no errors, therefore you dont
> > have the problem Chris describes. Is this correct?
> >
> > I am getting the same problem you originally described. A clue is the
> > error: cp: cannot create regular file '/root//var/obj/conf/fstab/fstab.hda' :
> >
> > This is from the 'fstab install /root' stage of the install
> > (redhat73-cfg) where the cp failed because /root//var/obj/ directory
> > does not exist. I manually fixed this but other directories are also not
> > created eg. some in /root//etc/
> >
> > My question for the list. At what point are the directories in /root//*
> > supposed to be populated?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > Santanu Das ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> > > On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Brew, CAJ (Chris) wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > This looks to be the same problem as I saw installing some nodes. If it
> > > > drops you to the shell after the failure, try checking how the local
> > > > partitions are mounted. What I was finding was that the /boot partition
> > > > (mounted as /root/boot during the install) was being mounted as VFAT despite
> > > > the fact that it had just been formatted as ext3. Try 'umount /root/boot'
> > > > followed by 'mount /dev/hda1 /root/boot', if it's the same problem as I had
> > > > you should see a bunch of complaints and it won't mount correctly.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Chris,
> > >
> > > I just had a look. As you said, /boot partition is mounted as /root/boot
> > > but with file system ext3. Now 'mount /dev/hda1 /root/boot' is not
> > > reporting any problem for me and mounting again as '/root/boot'.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Santanu
> > >
> > >
> > > > It appears to be something to do with a previous WIN98 install leaving bits
> > > > in the boot record or partition table.
> > > >
> > > > I fixed it by going to the shell at the LCFG Install, Single Step or Shell
> > > > prompt and doing 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/had bs=512k count=100' to clean
> > > > the start of the disk. 'exit' should take you back to the install prompt and
> > > > after that it seems to work.
> > > >
> > > > Yours,
> > > > Chris.
> > > > --
> > > > Chris Brew ([log in to unmask]) +44 1235 446326
> > > > Particle Physics Department
> > > > Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
> > > > Chilton, Didcot. Oxfordshire.
> > > > OX11 0QX. United Kingdom.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Santanu Das [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > > Sent: 17 September 2003 13:37
> > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > Subject: installing EDg 2.0 nodes using LCFGng
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > During the installation of new nodes to EDG 2.0, I'm having
> > > > > strange troubles, which I cannot understand. Everything
> > > > > seems to work fine at the beginning. Then after installing
> > > > > all the rpm's, it reports a error about missing 'fstab' and
> > > > > then coming to a halt.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here are those errors:
> > > > >
> > > > > LCFG object updaterpms: updaterpms failed [
> > > > > WARNING ]
> > > > > modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file
> > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.19/modules.dep (no such file or directory)
> > > > > [DEBUG] install: Calling fstab install /root
> > > > > cp: cannot create regular file
> > > > > '/root//var/obj/conf/fstab/fstab.hda' :
> > > > > No such file or directory
> > > > > /etc/obj/fstab: /root/etc/fstab.new: No such file or directory
> > > > > LCFG object fstab: Missing fstab template for hda
> > > > > (/var/obj/conf/fstab/fstab.hda) [ FAILED ]
> > > > > LCFG object install: install method failed
> > > > > [ FAILED ]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Is any body ever faced (except Owen) that kind of errors or
> > > > > any idea...........????
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Santanu
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Santanu Das
> > > HEP, University of Cambridge
> > > Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road
> > > Cambridge, CB3 0HE
> > > Phone: +44 (0)1223 337236
> > > Fax: +44 (0)1223 353920
> >
>
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> Steve Traylen
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