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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Cannot boot 1GB flash
From: "Rob" <>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:50:11 -0000
--- In  Jeff Cunningham <> wrote:
>
> Rob wrote:
> >
> >  Okay so I tried changing /etc/inittab from: 1:2345: respawn:
> >  /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 to: 1:2345: respawn: /sbin/getty 115200 tty1
> >  Since I was running 115200 everywhere else and this did not help.
> >  However I entered the boot command and then quickly switched to 38400
> >  and can see text :-). It seems the OS is complaining that: fsck.ext2:
> >  Filesystem has unsupported feature(s) (/devhda1)
> >
> >  This forces me to read only single user mode (still not sure why it
> >  did not use 115200). My guess is that SUSE 10.3 is doing something
> >  wacky on the CF card formatting. The size of mkfs.ext2 and mkfs.ext3
> >  is exactly the same which I suspect is a mistake with the card
> >  getting a ext3 format.
> >
> >  I am running Linux via VMWare Fusion so I will try another distro. I
> >  will post up results and thanks for the help folks!
> > >
> > > Sounds like your terminal application is set to the wrong baud
> > > rate. 38400, 57600 and 115200 are common defaults. Maybe mount the
> > > cf and have a look at the kernel commandline and /etc/inittab to
> > > find out which baud rate it's using?
> > >
> > > Also, it's possible for the kernel to use one baud rate, then getty
> > > (which prints the logon prompt) switches to a different one. Again,
> > > check kernel commandline and /etc/inittab.
> > >
> 
> It sounds like you've actually formatted the CF with ext3 which the 
> flash tslinux doesn't know how to read.
> 
> --Jeff
>
I believe so even though when I do the mount command is states it is ext2.  I 
think SUSE 
10.3 is doing something weird.





 
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