[gentoo-user] udev problem during boot

[Francisco Ares]

Hi

After a lot of updates without rebooting (I`ve been keeping my computer on during several weeks), now it can`t boot anymore. Thanks to the LiveDVD I`m able to try somethings, including a "emerge --sync" and a "emerge -vuDN world", followed up by a "etc-update" and a "revdep-rebuild" - nothing strange and no results.

The error message is like this (I had to copy it by hand, sorry for any typo):

Press I to enter interactive mod
 * Mounting proc at /proc ...                                     [ok]
 * Skipping mount of /sys as /sys/kernel exists                    
 * Mounting /dev ...                                              [ok]
 * Starting udevd ...                                             [ok]
 * Populating /dev with existing devices through uevents ...      [ok]
 * Assuming udev failed somewhere, as /dev/zero does not exist     
 * Mounting devpts at /dev/pts ...                                [ok]
 * Caching service dependencies ...                               [ok]
Can't open /dev/fb0 or /dev/fb/0
failed to configure resolution and icon positioning
Failed to load theme 'livecd-2007.0'
 * Checking root filesystem ...                                    
Failed to open the device '/dev/sda9': No such file or directory


 * Filesystem couldn't be fixed :(
Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D to continue):

Giving root password and listing the contents of the '/dev' directory, there are very few entries, none for my disk partitions, for example.

I`ve already re-emerged udev, baselayout, and even built a new kernel - currently using 2.6.27-r7 and tried 2.6.30-r8 (I guess there`s nothing to do with the kernel, but I've built it just in case)

Most probably I missed some messages during the ebuilds of the updates I've been applying.

Any ideas on where to look for?

Thanks a lot!
Francisco
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[Daniel Pielmeier]

Francisco Ares schrieb am 13.11.2009 23:19:
> Hi
>
> After a lot of updates without rebooting (I`ve been keeping my computer on
> during several weeks), now it can`t boot anymore. Thanks to the LiveDVD I`m
> able to try somethings, including a "emerge --sync" and a "emerge -vuDN
> world", followed up by a "etc-update" and a "revdep-rebuild" - nothing
> strange and no results.
>
> The error message is like this (I had to copy it by hand, sorry for any
> typo):
>

> *Press I to enter interactive mod

> * Mounting proc at /proc ... [ok]

> *** Skipping mount of /sys as /sys/kernel exists
> ** *** Mounting /dev ... [ok]
> ** ***** Starting udevd ... [ok]
> **
> ** ***** Populating /dev with existing devices through uevents ... [ok]
> **
> ** ***** Assuming udev failed somewhere, as /dev/zero does not exist **
> ** ***** Mounting devpts at /dev/pts ... [ok]
> **
> ** ***** Caching service dependencies ... **
> [ok]**

> Can't open /dev/fb0 or /dev/fb/0
> failed to configure resolution and icon positioning
> Failed to load theme 'livecd-2007.0'

> ** ***** Checking root filesystem ...

> Failed to open the device '/dev/sda9': No such file or directory
>
>

> ** ***** Filesystem couldn't be fixed :(

> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D to continue):

> ** ** **
> *Giving root password and listing the contents of the '/dev' directory,

> there are very few entries, none for my disk partitions, for example.
>
> I`ve already re-emerged udev, baselayout, and even built a new kernel -
> currently using 2.6.27-r7 and tried 2.6.30-r8 (I guess there`s nothing to do
> with the kernel, but I've built it just in case)
>
> Most probably I missed some messages during the ebuilds of the updates I've
> been applying.
>
> Any ideas on where to look for?
>
> Thanks a lot!
> Francisco

I guess this is baselayout-1. Please take a look at bug #291916 [1]

[1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/291916

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Daniel Pielmeier