Re: [SLUG] Preventing checks of initrd when mounting /dev/ram0

From: Tyler Vann-Campbell (tyler.v@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 29 2004 - 12:55:54 EDT


On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:57:07 GMT, Backward Thinker
<backwardthinker@juno.com> wrote:
>
> > I've set the flags on the initrd before compressing it
> > so it should not MMC check or interval check. I'm a little
> > confused, since if I start the /etc/init.d/ scripts manually,
> > the system works as it should and the filesystem works. Also
> > running fsck externally on /dev/ram0 also reveals a clean
> > filesystem. I'm baffled and any assistance should be helpful.
>
> When going through gentoo's init.d scripts, have you gone back as
> far as what is kicked off by your inittab? There could be a fsck
> lurking in the boot script that would explain why it works for you
> when you run your /etc/init.d/ scripts manually rather than the
> process kicked off by your inittab.
>
> Another thing to check, I suppose, is by "set the flags on the
> initrd" are you talking about running tune2fs directly, or is
> there something between you setting your flags and the tune2fs
> call? If there is something in-between you and tune2fs, are you
> sure the mount count and interval flags are being set correctly?
> dumpe2fs will tell.
>
> ~ Daniel
>
Got it, thanks! I went back and grepped through my /sbin/rc file, and
found checkfs and checkroot hardcoded into a variable for critical
services, changing that, the system comes up without a hitch!

Tyler
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