Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:50:24 +0300 From: gil verthaim <lazeros@actcom.net.il> To: peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd 6.0 beta1/ppc on emac 1250mhz: install atempt report Message-ID: <42EB7790.6060301@actcom.net.il> In-Reply-To: <42EB6258.7090804@freebsd.org> References: <42E7A9D3.5080704@actcom.net.il> <42E831A6.8000902@freebsd.org> <42E8BC33.6080900@actcom.net.il> <42E8E486.7030602@actcom.net.il> <42E8ED02.2080908@actcom.net.il> <42EB6258.7090804@freebsd.org>
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Peter Grehan wrote: >> in a resent installation atampt i have now found a new problem: >> the init script can execute getty becose it doesnt finds the any of >> the virtual teminal /dev entry >> >> example: >> "init:cant exec getty '/usr/libexecgetty' for prot /dev/ttyvX no such >> file or dicrectory" >> >> and keeps looping in attempt to find them... > > > Would you be able to boot into single-user mode (boot -s at the > loader prompt) and 'ls /dev' when you get to the root prompt ? > > The syscons ttyv* entries are createc by devfs, so the only reason I > could think that they don't show up is that there is no /dev directory > on the root filesystem. But, in that case, init bombs out very early > because it can't open /dev/console. i opend the single user mode and ls'ed /dev, and your right, thare is no /dev dirctory, it turns out to be im a complate idiot. i origanly made a dfiffrent partition for /var, /tmp and /usr without understanding that fstab doesnt mount any of this in boot after install not just the rooot patiotion. after that i formatted and reinstalled beta-1 on a single free partition and it seemed to made the problemm go away. at any rate, thanks for the help peter i just wanted to report outstending regrassions to make this port work, but i prodobly should wait to later betas before submiting to this list cheers gil > > > later, > > Peter. >
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