[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#623003: Bug#623003: initscripts: checkfs fails with already mounted error after lenny to squeeze upgrade

[Kel Modderman]

On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:12:35 AM Thorben Jändling wrote:
> Package: initscripts
> Version: 2.88dsf-13.1
> Severity: critical
> Tags: squeeze
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
> 
> After upgrade from lenny to squeeze my system no longer boots.
> Here is the boot up text:
> 
> "
---
> Synthesizing the initial hotplug events...done.
> Waiting for /dev to be fully populated...[    6.221138] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input0
> [    6.291937] AMD Geode RNG detected
> [    7.053147] padlock: VIA PadLock not detected.
> [    7.213202] geode-aes: GEODE AES engine enabled.
> [    7.299985] Error: Driver 'pcspkr' is already registered, aborting...
> [    7.554242] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> [    7.603203] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> [    7.686370] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> [    7.692588] EXT3 FS on sdb3, internal journal
> [    7.697022] EXT3 FS on sdb2, internal journal
> [    7.701965] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> [    7.707988] EXT3 FS on sdb5, internal journal
> [    7.712420] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> [    7.718384] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.

Why are volumes being mounted at this point? What is the output of
"ls -1 /etc/rcS.d/", and content of /etc/fstab?

Is there a custom udev rule in there auto-mounting volumes?

Thanks, Kel.

> done.
> Activating swap...[    8.216609] Adding 497972k swap on /dev/sdb1.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:497972k
> done.
> Checking root file system...fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2
> /: clean, 57717/137360 files, 316504/549360 blocks
> done.
> 
> [    8.995602] leds_alix2: system is recognized as "PC Engines ALIX.2"
> [    9.027061] Registered led device: alix:1
> [    9.065850] Registered led device: alix:2
> Cleaning up ifupdown....
> [    9.095594] Registered led device: alix:3
> Loading kernel modules...done.
> Setting up networking....
> Activating lvm and md swap...done.
> Checking file systems...fsck from util-linux-ng 2.17.2
> /dev/sdb2 is mounted.  e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting.
> 
> 
> /dev/sdb3 is mounted.  e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting.
> 
> 
> /dev/sdb5 is mounted.  e2fsck: Cannot continue, aborting.
> 
> 
> fsck died with exit status 8
> failed (code 8).
> File system check failed. A log is being saved in /var/log/fsck/checkfs if that location is writable. Please repair the file system manually. ... failed!
> A maintenance shell will now be started. CONTROL-D will terminate this shell and resume system boot. ... (warning).
> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D to continue): [   14.297635] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
> [   14.435250] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1058, idProduct=1003
> [   14.441984] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> [   14.449147] usb 1-2: Product: External HDD
> [   14.453634] usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Western Digital
> "
> 
> The /var/log/fsck/checkfs files does not say anything more then the error given here.
> 
> With ctrl+d the system boots normally, however this is a headless system, and I rather not have to keep attaching a serial cable..
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Thorben
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 6.0.1
>   APT prefers stable
>   APT policy: (990, 'stable')
> Architecture: i386 (i586)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages initscripts depends on:
> ii  coreutils               8.5-1            GNU core utilities
> ii  debianutils             3.4              Miscellaneous utilities specific t
> ii  libc6                   2.11.2-10        Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
> ii  lsb-base                3.2-23.2squeeze1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
> ii  mount                   2.17.2-9         Tools for mounting and manipulatin
> ii  sysv-rc                 2.88dsf-13.1     System-V-like runlevel change mech
> ii  sysvinit-utils          2.88dsf-13.1     System-V-like utilities
> 
> Versions of packages initscripts recommends:
> ii  e2fsprogs                     1.41.12-2  ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utiliti
> ii  psmisc                        22.11-1    utilities that use the proc file s
> 
> initscripts suggests no packages.
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
> 
> 
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