[gentoo-user] Agetty

[gentoo-user] Agetty

[Daniel Faulknor]

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Hi everyone
After my kernel loads i get the message
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
INIT: Id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: Id "c3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: Id "c4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: Id "c5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: Id "c6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
 INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel

Then the computer just stops - HELP!

Thanks
Daniel Faulknor
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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Glenn Enright]

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> Hi everyone
> After my kernel loads i get the message
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> INIT: Id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: Id "c3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: Id "c4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: Id "c5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: Id "c6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
>  INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
>
> Then the computer just stops - HELP!
>
> Thanks
> Daniel Faulknor
> --
> www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com <http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com>

you are missing the agetty application that is described in your /etc/inittab 
file. agetty belongs to sys-apps/util-linux, which you could reemerge by 
using your livecd and doing the chroot thing like when you installed. either 
that or you are playing with a new kernel, and forgot to compile support for 
the filesystem which /sbin is on. 

Consider that init calls inittab as soon as the kernel is up, so if it stops, 
you will probably only see a few lines from the kernel on screen and not much 
else... is this what you are experiencing?
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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Dirk Heinrichs]

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Am Montag, 24. Oktober 2005 10:17 schrieb ext Glenn Enright:
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> > Hi everyone
> > After my kernel loads i get the message
> > INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> > INIT: Id "c6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> >  INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
> >
> > Then the computer just stops - HELP!
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daniel Faulknor
> > --
> > www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com <http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com>
>
> you are missing the agetty application that is described in your
> /etc/inittab file. agetty belongs to sys-apps/util-linux, which you could
> reemerge by using your livecd and doing the chroot thing like when you
> installed.

Or ist is installed, but has no execute permission.

> either that or you are playing with a new kernel, and forgot  
> to compile support for the filesystem which /sbin is on.

If this was the case, how could init be executed, or even read inittab?

Bye...

	Dirk
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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Glenn Enright]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:48, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> > either that or you are playing with a new kernel, and forgot
> > to compile support for the filesystem which /sbin is on.
>
> If this was the case, how could init be executed, or even read inittab?
>
it is possibly on a separate partition.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Daniel Faulknor]

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On 10/24/05, Glenn Enright <elinar@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> > Hi everyone
> > After my kernel loads i get the message
> > INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> > INIT: Id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
> >
> > Then the computer just stops - HELP!
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daniel Faulknor
> > --
> > www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com <http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com> <
> http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com>
>
> you are missing the agetty application that is described in your
> /etc/inittab
> file. agetty belongs to sys-apps/util-linux, which you could reemerge by
> using your livecd and doing the chroot thing like when you installed.
> either
> that or you are playing with a new kernel, and forgot to compile support
> for
> the filesystem which /sbin is on.
>
> Consider that init calls inittab as soon as the kernel is up, so if it
> stops,
> you will probably only see a few lines from the kernel on screen and not
> much
> else... is this what you are experiencing?
> --
>
> furbling, v.:
> Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank
> even when you are the only person in line.
> -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
I emerged it but it didnt help - i just restarted the computer and it didnt
work - i hadnt done anything to it. It used to work

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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Glenn Enright]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:30, Glenn Enright wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:48, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> > > either that or you are playing with a new kernel, and forgot
> > > to compile support for the filesystem which /sbin is on.
> >
> > If this was the case, how could init be executed, or even read inittab?
>
scuse not enough coffee in the veins :(. you are correct
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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Glenn Enright]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:59, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> On 10/24/05, Glenn Enright <elinar@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> > > Hi everyone
> > > After my kernel loads i get the message
> > > INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> > > INIT: Id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
> > >
> > > Then the computer just stops - HELP!
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Daniel Faulknor
> > > --
>
> I emerged it but it didnt help - i just restarted the computer and it didnt
> work - i hadnt done anything to it. It used to work
>

A post on the gentoo forums mentions that having the user option on your /boot 
and / partitions may break the boot cycle. could you try removing that if its 
there? Otherwise mabee post /etc/fstab here? The link to the forums is

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-204427-highlight-agetty.html
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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Daniel Faulknor]

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I gave up so i just reinstalled - im not back up and running with Gentoo,
thanks to everyone for your suggestions.
 Daniel Faulknor

 On 10/25/05, Daniel Faulknor <daniel@dannz.net.nz> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 10/24/05, Glenn Enright <elinar@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> > > Hi everyone
> > > After my kernel loads i get the message
> > > INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> > > INIT: Id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
> > >
> > > Then the computer just stops - HELP!
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Daniel Faulknor
> > > --
> > > www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com <http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com/> <http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com
> > >
> >
> > you are missing the agetty application that is described in your
> > /etc/inittab
> > file. agetty belongs to sys-apps/util-linux, which you could reemerge by
> > using your livecd and doing the chroot thing like when you installed.
> > either
> > that or you are playing with a new kernel, and forgot to compile support
> > for
> > the filesystem which /sbin is on.
> >
> > Consider that init calls inittab as soon as the kernel is up, so if it
> > stops,
> > you will probably only see a few lines from the kernel on screen and not
> > much
> > else... is this what you are experiencing?
> > --
> >
> > furbling, v.:
> > Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank
> > even when you are the only person in line.
> > -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"
> > --
> > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> >
> I emerged it but it didnt help - i just restarted the computer and it
> didnt work - i hadnt done anything to it. It used to work
>
> --
> www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com <http://www.nzguydaniel.blogspot.com/>




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Re: [gentoo-user] Agetty

[Daniel Faulknor]

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oh blast - i was mounting it with user and now ive reformatted!
never mind and thanks


 On 10/25/05, Glenn Enright <elinar@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:59, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> > On 10/24/05, Glenn Enright <elinar@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27, Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> > > > Hi everyone
> > > > After my kernel loads i get the message
> > > > INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty"
> > > > INIT: Id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > > INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
> > > >
> > > > Then the computer just stops - HELP!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Daniel Faulknor
> > > > --
> >
> > I emerged it but it didnt help - i just restarted the computer and it
> didnt
> > work - i hadnt done anything to it. It used to work
> >
>
> A post on the gentoo forums mentions that having the user option on your
> /boot
> and / partitions may break the boot cycle. could you try removing that if
> its
> there? Otherwise mabee post /etc/fstab here? The link to the forums is
>
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-204427-highlight-agetty.html
> --
>
> "I've coined new words, like misunderstanding and Hispanically."
>
> George W. Bush
> March 29, 2001
> From speech given at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association
> dinner in Washington, D.C.
>
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>


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