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Old 09-22-2003
/var/log/boot.msg
I have a Dell Latitude c840 that runs SuSE 8.0 Enterprise server that hangs on bootup on trying to create /var/log/boot.msg. It boots in rescue mode just fine. I've tried deleting the old boot.msg file that was in there, but that did no good.

Does anyone have any advice/know of a website with the answer?
# 2  
Old 09-23-2003
Suggest you boot into rescue mode and check the permissions on /var/log/ and then try creating the file. Then check that the file's permissions are what you should have (sorry, no idea on what they should be).

Then attempt to boot up normal.


Also, I found many questions about boot.msg but could not read them (they were in German). The following suggest that you can boot with a flag set for no boot.msg. Translation by Babel Fish altavista.com .

Original link: linux hangs

first response:
Quote:
yours linux tried to write the reports of boat into a file and fails to it possible bases: the place, where will hang-write, is write protected (floppy?) the file system, which is to be described, is ro (READ only) gemountet. if you knows, what you do, you can start kernel times with flag "nobootmsg" (or so similarly, schaus rather again after), then it leaves the log away to greeting,
Last edited by RTM; 09-23-2003 at 02:06 PM..
# 3  
Old 09-24-2003
I tried changing permissions of the entire directory, but I still have the same issue. I tried using "nobootmsg" by typing in as an option in the "grub" menu, and I got the same thing as well.

I'm going to have to learn German, aren't I?
# 4  
Old 09-24-2003
Got it !!!! I had given up and started to wipe out the system, when, as a last ditch effort, I tried booting the installed system via the SuSE Install Disks. That got me up and going. Of course, I now need to see if there is any permanent damage, but I am back in the saddle again.
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