[debian-non-standard] information regarding /var/log
ffw.s at gmx.de
ffw.s at gmx.de
Mon Mar 10 22:01:00 CET 2008
On Monday 10 March 2008 21:53:53 Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> ffw.s at gmx.de schrieb:
> > On Monday 10 March 2008 21:21:47 Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> >> ffw.s at gmx.de schrieb:
> >>> I set -c0 and -i0, output of fdisk is:
> >>>
> >>> Disk /dev/sdb: 2048 MB, 2048901120 bytes
> >>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 249 cylinders
> >>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >>> Disk identifier: 0x3057b56f
> >>>
> >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> >>> /dev/sdb1 1 65 522081 82 Linux swap /
> >>> Solaris /dev/sdb2 * 66 249 1477980 83 Linux
> >>>
> >>> So I think I did everything correct?
> >>> Don't know why it does not boot (I think it does not boot as no log
> >>> file is altered...)
> >>
> >> Does the USB stick blink at all after you power on your FSG-3?
> >
> > Yes, the stick blinks, but only for <30sec, then no action at all.
> > Although I tried to boot another computer with linux on that stick and
> > that worked, so booting from that stick is generally possible.
> >
> > There was one difference here compared to your howto regarding the kernel
> > flash:
> > It was 2173+1 records in and out, not 2143+1 as mentioned in your howto.
> >
> > I tried to flash from firmware version 4.3.8 BETA, interesting point is
> > that harddisk devices are still named hdaX and not sdaX.
>
> If it blinks, it means it reads.
>
> Try adding some startup scripts which would help you diagnose the
> problem (network configuration etc, save it to a file).
But if it would boot, something should be written to /var/log or not? No file
is changed there.
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