Problem Installing 10.3 Beta 1 - "an Error Occurred During Initrd

While finishing Basic Installation => Install boot manager, I got the following error message box:

An error occurred during initrd creation.

Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp
Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp
Root device: /dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part7 (mounted on / as ext3)
/lib/mkinitrd/setup/11-storage.sh: line 56: [: 253:3: integer expression expected
/lib/mkinitrd/setup/11-storage.sh: line 56: [: 253:0: integer expression expected
cp: cannot stat `/etc/udev/rules.d/70-kpartx.rules': No such file or directory
Script /lib/mkinitrd/setup/51-kpartx.sh failed!

You may now have to update your boot loader configuration.[/b]

When I go on to reboot the system, if I choose to boot SuSE 10.3, I get the following error report:

root (hd0,4)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /vmlinuz/vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp root=/dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part7 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part6 splash=silent
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2000, size=0x1762f4]
initrd /initrd-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp

Error 15: File not found

Press any key to continue...[/b]

I can't boot in 'Failsafe' mode either

Can anyone offer any help as to what I do next?

this is the problem

15 : File not found
This error is returned if the specified file name cannot be found, but everything else (like the disk/partition info) is OK.[/b]

try running fsck on the disk, or re-installing grub

andy

this is the problem
try running fsck on the disk, or re-installing grub

andy
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Sorry, I'm not sure how I would run fsck when I can't load Linux - or can I run it from the installation DVD? Do you have any reason to believe that the file structure on a fresh installation would be faulty? How can I find out what file has not been found?

I have even less idea how I would go about reinstalling grub

Any chance you could point me in the right direction please?

you can boot to single user mode by putting a 1 in the boot option & press enter.then run fsck. failing that,try running repair from the dvd.hopefully that should sort it


andy

you can boot to single user mode by putting a 1 in the boot option & press enter.then run fsck. failing that,try running repair from the dvd.hopefully that should sort it
andy
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Thanks Andy. I tried the former (1 in the boot option) and again got the response:

root (hd0,4)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /vmlinuz/vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp root=/dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part7 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part6 splash=silent
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2000, size=0x1762f4]
initrd /initrd-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp

Error 15: File not found

Press any key to continue...[/b]

so can't run fsck.

However, I have booted **** Small Linux (DSL) from a CD. Running fsck on /dev/hda5, I get

fsck 1.34-WIP (21-May-2003)
e2fsck 1.34-WIP (21-May-2003)
fsck.ext3: Filesystem has unsupported faeture(s) (/dev/hda5)
e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck![/b]

Really, really helpful. I guess I need to download a more recent version of DSL?

nope, it's just that 10.3 beta is too new for DSL. your best bet, if all that has failed, is a format & re-install

andy

Sorry, I'm not sure how I would run fsck when I can't load Linux - or can I run it from the installation DVD? [/b]

Coming in at the middle of a thread can be risky, but anyway ...

I have run fsck and e2fsck from Parted Magic Live CD. .... Works great.
http://partedmagic.com/

There is even an opensuse page on Parted Magic:
http://en.opensuse.org/Parted_Magic

But by the read of this thread, you have bigger problems with your drive.

Coming in at the middle of a thread can be risky, but anyway ...

I have run fsck and e2fsck from Parted Magic Live CD. .... Works great.
http://partedmagic.com/

There is even an opensuse page on Parted Magic:
http://en.opensuse.org/Parted_Magic

But by the read of this thread, you have bigger problems with your drive.
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I downloaded DSL v3.4.1 (the latest) - and got exactly the same result - BAH!

I was going to go on to try partedmagic but couldn't find my CD containing it - downloading now.

I don't really think that the problem has anything to do with the physical HDD, because I previously had SuSE 10.2 on there and had no problems. After having problems with 10.3, I reloaded 10.2 - no problems, back to 10.3 - problems again.

Thanks for your help people

EDITED: Downloaded partedmagic and ran fsck on /dev/hda5 - it was absolutely fine, no problems.
I then mounted it to /mnt/tmp and ls -l reports

823502 - System.map-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp
512 - backup_mbr
link - boot -> ./
80519 config-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp
diry - grub/
link - initrd -> initrd-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp@
diry - lost+found/
394752 - message
99993 - symsets-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp.tar.gz
399182 - symtypes-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp.gz
116028 - symvers-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp.gz
2076485 - vmlinux-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp.gz*
link - vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp
1541364 - vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp[/b]

/mnt/tmp/grub contains

46 - device.map
7576 - e2fs_stage1_5
7424 - fat_stage1_5
6664 - ffs_stage1_5
6656 - iso9660_stage1_5
8128 - jfs_stage1_5
1019 - menu.lst
6844 - minix_stage1_5
9160 - resiserfs_stage1_5
512 - stage1
103118 - stage2
7004 - ufs2_stage1_5
6228 - vstafs_stage1_5
8820 - xfs_stage1_5[/b]

cat /mnt/tmp/grub/device.map gives

(fd0) /dev/fd0
(hd0) /dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc[/b]

/mnt/tmp/menu.lst looks normal. The default option reads

title openSUSE 10.3
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp root=/dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part7 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/mapper/pdc_djfiehhc_part6 splash=silent showopts
initrd /initrd-2.6.22.1-16-bigsmp[/b]

I don't really think that the problem has anything to do with the physical HDD, because I previously had SuSE 10.2 on there and had no problems. After having problems with 10.3, I reloaded 10.2 - no problems, back to 10.3 - problems again.[/b]

Maybe raise a bug report on openSUSE-10.3 beta1 ?

http://en.opensuse.org/Submit_a_Bug

Maybe raise a bug report on openSUSE-10.3 beta1 ?

http://en.opensuse.org/Submit_a_Bug
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Yes, I will do.

At the moment, I'm just trying to load 10.3 from the "Base CD KDE" which I have just downloaded and burnt to a CD. If that works, I may be able to add-in anything else I need from the DVD?