Very Computer

my BIOS crashed so I changed the mainboard. But now I have a different
problem.
I tried several thing including formating and reinstalling the OS-Partition
The Kernel seams to be ok, but the init-section makes trouble.

The last output I get ist this:

INIT: version 2.78 booting
INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
INIT: ld "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel

and after 5 minutes the same (again):

INIT: ld "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: ld "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

Any idea? I have RH7.

    Thanx on advance,
    Stefan

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If init starts, but you get a message like:         Id xxx respawning too
fast: disabled for 5 minutes

it is coming from init, usually indicating that getty or login is dying as
soon as it starts up. Check the getty and login executables and the
libraries they depend upon. Make sure the invocations in /etc/inittab are
correct. If you get strange messages from getty, it may mean the calling
form in /etc/inittab is wrong.
<-->

But what can I do if I won't get a login? At this position the tty's are not
up, yet.

    Cheers,
    Stefan

Quote:>     Hi all,

> my BIOS crashed so I changed the mainboard. But now I have a different
> problem.
> I tried several thing including formating and reinstalling the
OS-Partition
> The Kernel seams to be ok, but the init-section makes trouble.

> The last output I get ist this:

> INIT: version 2.78 booting
> INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
> INIT: ld "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel

> and after 5 minutes the same (again):

> INIT: ld "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: ld "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

> Any idea? I have RH7.

>     Thanx on advance,
>     Stefan

Tux

    Stefan

Quote:> Maybe ur partition number has changed? If so, the root-device cannot be
> mounted correctly and ld isn't able to find its files. Have a look on
> which errors you get before these errors - this could help you.

> Tux

To find out your boot partition number, you need to know your partitions
(view them with e.g. PartitionMagic). Then it's just a task of counting.

If you want to know how to set the root partition, check your manual.

Tux

In the emergency you can specify "linux init=/bin/sh" at the lilo
prompt and get a shell prompt where you can examine things.  

Villy

There is no Error message. All partitions were found.

    hda aka hda1 hda2 hda3 hda5

I thought I said. The system boots from the HD but INIT won't come up... :-(

    Stefan

    The shell prompt won't come up. That's the trouble. Maybe the mingetty?

    Stefan

Quote:> With the message displayed the boot process is past that stage.  If
> it can't mount the root file system you get a kernel panic real early.

> In the emergency you can specify "linux init=/bin/sh" at the lilo
> prompt and get a shell prompt where you can examine things.

> Villy

Which data is on which device? The whole linux on hda1? or /boot on hda1
and windows on hda2, linux-root on hda5?

Tux

Quote:> But maybe the root dir is on hda3 and fstab tells, it's on hda2 - that's
> what I meant.
> This doesn't depend on whether your partitions are detected correctly.

> Which data is on which device? The whole linux on hda1? or /boot on hda1
> and windows on hda2, linux-root on hda5?

hda1 : System /OS
hda2 : Swap
hda5 : Userdata

That's all.... and the fstab is ok.

    Stefan