Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] trying to install DL 1.2.10, problem 'respawning too fast'...

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

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Hey,

in which locations does it find the etc.tar.bz2 ?
Can you boot with the default config?
There were a lot of changes between 1.2b and 1.2.10. During the upgrade,
don't keep your inittab, overwrite it.

cu
Heiko

On Thu, August 24, 2006 10:34, John wrote:
> I'm trying to upgrade an existing DL 1.2b install with DL 1.2.10 to get
> ready for the new school year starting next week.
>
> The PC is Pentium II at 400MHz, 128MB, 6GB IDE, booting from IDE CD-ROM.
>
>
> All three of the current 1.2.10 versions (i486, i586, i686) fail to boot
> and report errors of: "/dev/tty7 error" (paraphrasing)
> "respawning too fast, waiting 5 minutes."  (paraphrasing)
>
>
> finally, 1.2.10 changes thru initlevels 2 thru 6 and quits with an error
> message about "no running processes left" (paraphrasing)
>
> Another oddity is the initial boot claims to find two "etc.tar.bz2"
> packages, one from 1.2.9 and one from 1.2.10, even if I have a blank floppy
> in the drive.  The bootup never offers to copy a config package to the
> blank floppy.  The startup doesn't even see the etc.tar.bz2 file on a
> floppy if I insert the old version diskette.
>
> Any ideas from the experienced DL users on this list?  This PC
> successfully boots the old DL 1.2b from IDE CD-ROM, with etc.tar.bz2 on the
> diskette.
>
> ---John.
>
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Regards
  Heiko Zuerker
  http://www.devil-linux.org

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