recover my rawhide?

[mps2006]

Hi,

So I did an update the other day and now my rawhide won't boot...

One of the packages I updated was upstart so I think that might be a cause of the problem. I didn't reboot -f as recommended as a kernel oops killed the system before I could reboot...

Now the kernel seems to boot ok, but the last boot message I get is:

"dracut: Switching root"

wondering if it was a dracut problem, I added the rdshell kernel option, but it doesn't drop me to a shell, implying that the problem is not dracut.

There is one warning message: "dracut: SELINUX could not open policy file". The file it is looking for is policy.24

I get the same problem with both the .31 and the .32 kernel.

Any hints on how to recover the system? I can boot using a live cd but where would I go from there?

Thanks!
M.

[SlowJet]

"Now the kernel seems to boot ok"

Yes, the problem is upstart and the fact there is no reboot feature.
The reboot -f , forces the reboot, but the system does not come up clean enough to get through the boot to the logon.

My solution so far is:
1.Do some more updates, like tomorrow on the 7th 15:00 E.S.T.
2. Always shutdown, turn off the monitor, wait 30 seconds.
3. Turn on monitor, turn on computer.

"dracut: SELINUX could not open policy file"
I think that means you disabled selinux.

If you disabled SELinux, it will not turn on again until you enable on the command line in permissive mode
selinux=1 enforcing=0
then change it to enforcing and (next reboot) relabel on next boot check box.

SJ

Originally Posted by mps2006

Hi,

So I did an update the other day and now my rawhide won't boot...

One of the packages I updated was upstart so I think that might be a cause of the problem. I didn't reboot -f as recommended as a kernel oops killed the system before I could reboot...

Now the kernel seems to boot ok, but the last boot message I get is:

"dracut: Switching root"

wondering if it was a dracut problem, I added the rdshell kernel option, but it doesn't drop me to a shell, implying that the problem is not dracut.

There is one warning message: "dracut: SELINUX could not open policy file". The file it is looking for is policy.24

I get the same problem with both the .31 and the .32 kernel.

Any hints on how to recover the system? I can boot using a live cd but where would I go from there?

Thanks!
M.

my suggestion would be to File this problem in redhat bugzilla or post a question to the test-list about this problem. since the Alpha isnt officially out your bound not to get many replies or Help. either that or do a complete reinstall using the F12 boot.\ install an pointing it to rawhide or download a Nightly DvD/CD of rawhide which will give you a snapshot of rawhide

[SlowJet]

Originally Posted by Demz

my suggestion would be to File this problem in redhat bugzilla or post a question to the test-list about this problem. since the Alpha isnt officially out your bound not to get many replies or Help. either that or do a complete reinstall using the F12 boot.\ install an pointing it to rawhide or download a Nightly DvD/CD of rawhide which will give you a snapshot of rawhide

He would end up in the same spot from an F12 yum upgrade that would only have a 50-50 chance of success at this late date. And there is no boot.iso or cd for rawhide. It's broke.

SJ.

---------- Post added at 01:27 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 05:50 AM CST ----------

OK, updates from yesterday/today.
No reboot or shutdown, just a turn off.

Before attemping the updates, d/l the new f13 rpm 4.8.0-0.beta1.-6 and rpm -Uvh
$ rpm -qa rpm\*
rpm-python-4.8.0-0.beta1.6.i686
rpm-4.8.0-0.beta1.6.i686
rpm-libs-4.8.0-0.beta1.6.i686

After updates d/l from koji these rpm's
Download]$ ls
elinks-0.12-0.22.pre5.fc13.i686.rpm
firefox-3.6.1-0.9.b5.fc13.i686.rpm
gnome-keyring-2.29.4-1.fc13.i686.rpm
gnome-keyring-pam-2.29.4-1.fc13.i686.rpm
gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-15.fc13.i686.rpm
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.25.3-15.fc13.i686.rpm
gnome-python2-libegg-2.25.3-15.fc13.i686.rpm
libgnome-keyring-2.29.4-1.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-gdm-hooks-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-libs-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-plugin-label-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-plugin-script-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-plugin-two-step-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-scripts-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-system-theme-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-theme-charge-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-theme-script-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
plymouth-utils-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686.rpm
system-config-printer-1.1.16-6.fc13.i686.rpm
system-config-printer-libs-1.1.16-6.fc13.i686.rpm
system-config-printer-udev-1.1.16-6.fc13.i686.rpm

and rpm -Uvh

The new rpm's first may make the new kernel work for reboot?
I haven't re-installed it yet so I stll need to turn off and start the computer.
But once it is up it runs ok.

SJ

P. S. I am still excluding tar, mysql-5.1-42-2 and nscd and glibc-...-14

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 01:27 PM CST ----------

$ rpm -qa firefox rpm plymouth
plymouth-0.8.0-0.2009129.2.fc13.i686
rpm-4.8.0-0.beta1.6.i686
firefox-3.6.1-0.9.b5.fc13.i686
[darwinhwebb@Jovette-14 /]$ uname -a
Linux Jovette-14.WinProxy 2.6.32.2-18.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Jan 7 02:23:27 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showth...90#post1298990 refer to that thread,

[SlowJet]

Originally Posted by Demz

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showth...90#post1298990 refer to that thread,

But reality overrode that claim about two weeks after it came out.
If and when anaconda is ready for testing, and the compose has no errors (on the same night(s) that someone determines there needs to be an install test cd,
then there may be a cd image.

There has not been any in weeks that worked.
Anaconda has only been complied about 4 times since that claim.

SJ

---------- Post added at 06:18 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 04:58 PM CST ----------

The finishing touches.
booted into old kernel .15
rpm -Uvh perf-18 linux-firmware kerl-PAE-devel-18 kernel-headers-18 --oldpackage --replacepkgs
rpm -ivh kerenl-PAE-18 --oldpackage --replacepkgs

reboot from Gnome
successful boot up with kernel-PAE-18
Plymouth pulsar indicated Fedora 13.vs. Fedora 12

After the 9th's update and all I could get from koji
the .18 kernel hangs.
I need to start it in int 3 without rhgb quiet and logon as /me and do
startx

There is no reboot or shutdown.
SJ