Re: [SSI-users] Strange problem with 0.9.9

[Jiann-Ming Su <js...@be...>]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:

> I installed 0.9.9 on a RH8 system.  The installation seemed to have gone
> smoothly.  But, for some reason it went into interactive bootup.  I was
> able to get the second node up and ran the demo.  It seemed to have worked.
> When I went to reboot the cluster, I get the following:
> 
> Attempting pivot_root
> pivot_root: No such file or directory
> Running post-root cluster initialization
> /linuxrc: line 65: /sbin/cluster_config: No such file or directory
> Starting init
> /linuxrc: line 67: /initrd/bin/chroot: No such file or directory
> /linuxrc: line 67: exec: /initrd/bin/chroot: cannot execute: No such file or dirctory
> 
> And, it just hangs there.  I even tried "upgrading" openssi, and still
> get the same problem.  I can boot with a non-openssi kernel.  What
> did I do wrong here.  I don't remember having this problem with 0.9.8.
> Thanks for any help.
> 

Okay, I figured this out... First, make sure the entry in /etc/fstab
for the root device is correct:  device first, then mount point.  
Second, in /etc/clustertab, make sure the "boot device" field matches
the device listed first in the /etc/fstab.  Third, it's usually a good
idea to modify the initrd image for the new node before adding a new node.
Or, if possible, use homogeneous hardware.  Nevertheless, everything boots 
again.

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