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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was using LinuxBIOS to boot Linux from IDE from a
Broadcom HT,1000 south bridge based platform , I encounter an issue which
is hard to understand. I hope somebody can give me some insight. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>During boot, Linux stoped at the point that it
displayed a message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Configuring kernel parameters: [
OK ]"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>then I pressed "CTRL-C", Linux continue to
boot, but display a message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Starting automount:Cannot create temp file
/tmp/autofs.meQYNM, could not make temp file"</DIV>
<DIV><BR>then Linux boot Skipped rest of initialization, like probe the network
and etc. but Linux did give me a login prompt, I can login using root, but
I cannot write any file at root directory, It appears to me Entire Linux file
system becomes readonly. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Phoenix BIOS came with that board doesn't have this issue, so I know
it should be LinuxBIOS related. I just don't know why. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Does anybody know anything about this issue? </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Beneo</DIV>
<DIV></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>---- dump from Linux boot. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>INIT: version 2.84
booting<BR>
Welcome to Red Hat
Linux<BR>
Press 'I' to enter interactive startup.<BR>Mounting proc filesystem:
[ OK ]<BR>Unmounting initrd: [ OK ]<BR>Configuring
kernel parameters: [ OK ]<BR>INIT: Entering runlevel:
3<BR>Entering non-interactive startup<BR>Starting pcmcia: [ OK
]<BR><FONT color=#ff0000>Starting automount:Cannot create temp file
/tmp/autofs.meQYNM<BR>could not make temp file<BR></FONT>INIT: Id "1" respawning
too fast: disabled for 5 minutes<BR>INIT: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled
for 5 minutes<BR>INIT: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5
minutes<BR>INIT: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes<BR>INIT: Id
"5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes<BR>INIT: Id "6" respawning too
fast: disabled for 5 minutes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike)<BR>Kernel
2.4.20-8smp on an i686</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(none) login:<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>