[mdlug] Kernel Woes/Issues

[Raymond McLaughlin]

Robert Adkins wrote:

> 	So, I built the kernel, the modules, did the install, rebooted the
> server and chose the new kernel... Got an error message. The error referred to
> something about "subfs" and caused a failure
> during the init process, which appears to be related to the ext3fs.

The precise wording of this message would be helpful.

> 	It appears that the kernel is having trouble mounting up and reading
> the ext3 file system that the server is running as it would occasionally
> "drop" and then "reacquire" the ability to see the filesystem, for example
> claiming that it didn't know what "ls" was and then moments later running an
> "ls" command just perfectly. I believe this is also why I ended up with
> Kernel panic at one point.
> 
> 	Googling, I have found a mention of subfs having something to do
> with floppy and CD-ROMs, which is puzzling as it should have no impact on
> the ext3fs mounted drives.

Subfs was SuSE's way of mounting removable media of all types during the
9.? thru 10.0 era. (This is something they keep dicking around with
GRRR!) Subfs was a pretty good way of dealing with removable media, it
allowed users to eject media at will with no hard, as long as a write
wasn't in progress at the time.

Your system's root partition certainly shouldn't be mounted subfs!
Posting a copy of your /etc/fstab might help.


> 	If anyone is familiar with this issue and knows a quick way around
> it, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

A little more information might help.

> 	Thanks,
> 	Rob
>