Can't mount usr_cram.fs at boot: too many IDE drives
Can't mount usr_cram.fs at boot: too many IDE drives
I downloaded the mozilla flavor of puppy (v1.0.4 and 1.0.3) while booting both gave the error message that it could not find the usr_cram.fs file. So I went ahead and booted to the command line to see if I could mount it manually. Well, it would not let me mount /dev/cdrom (no file or directory error), so I checked on that and its there. Then tried mount -a thinking maybe I was using the wrong /dev name. And it gave the same error for /dev/cdrom and for usr_cram.fs (no file or directory). Im still new to linux in general, and a complete newbie to puppy, and I dont know what to try next. Can anyone help?
It should work. I'm surprised you are having this problem with two different versions.
Without mounting usr_cram.fs you will be left with a very basic Linux system to do some troubleshooting with.
There should be a utility called probepart in /sbin
run probepart and see what it says is your cdrom. if it says /dev/hdd, then mount it as /dev/hdd. mount it as probepart sees it.
mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom
it is strange to me that it won't mount usr_cram.fs in ram automatically with 256 MB. why?
if it were me I'd run memtest on the RAM just to be sure the RAM is in good condition.
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there is also a utility called probedisk, i don't know how much value it will be in this case, but I thought to mention it to you as most Linux distros I've seen don't have these utilities.
Without mounting usr_cram.fs you will be left with a very basic Linux system to do some troubleshooting with.
There should be a utility called probepart in /sbin
run probepart and see what it says is your cdrom. if it says /dev/hdd, then mount it as /dev/hdd. mount it as probepart sees it.
mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom
it is strange to me that it won't mount usr_cram.fs in ram automatically with 256 MB. why?
if it were me I'd run memtest on the RAM just to be sure the RAM is in good condition.
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there is also a utility called probedisk, i don't know how much value it will be in this case, but I thought to mention it to you as most Linux distros I've seen don't have these utilities.
No, it is not a SCSI cdrom. I ran probepart and found that the cdrom was /dev/hdg and tried mounting that and still nothing. I took the cd to a different computer, and no problems, so there's nothing wrong with the cd. And the usr_cram.fs is on the root of the cd. Im not really sure what the problem is, but I know its the machine, which doesn't surprise me, since it has been plauged with problems since the first day I bought it, so I think im finally just gonna trash the machine, but thanks for all the help.
by default puppy's device entries in /dev don't go further than hdd9..
So as it does't have an entry higher, where your cd is it can't mount it..
How many drives and controller cards are you using ?
Puppy basically only has device files for drives on the first two IDE channels
If you want I can do a custom iso for you to support more drives
So as it does't have an entry higher, where your cd is it can't mount it..
How many drives and controller cards are you using ?
Puppy basically only has device files for drives on the first two IDE channels
If you want I can do a custom iso for you to support more drives
go here
http://www.edgarbrits.net/puppy/hda-hdh ... -puppy.iso
Bog standard Puppy except instead of support for drives hda - hdd ie:4 drives supports hda-hdh ie:8 drives. I found a pci ide card at home plugged it in cdrom was on hdg and it booted no probs.
99.999999999% certain it will work for you
Give it about 30 mins from the time of this reply b4 you download
http://www.edgarbrits.net/puppy/hda-hdh ... -puppy.iso
Bog standard Puppy except instead of support for drives hda - hdd ie:4 drives supports hda-hdh ie:8 drives. I found a pci ide card at home plugged it in cdrom was on hdg and it booted no probs.
99.999999999% certain it will work for you
Give it about 30 mins from the time of this reply b4 you download