Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 04:15:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey <spidey@libdns.qc.ca> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Eric Griff <eric@netdesign1.com> Subject: SOLVED. Re: ps problems (explained) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990411035156.304D-100000@freed.libdns.qc.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990409113152.2139A-100000@freed.libdns.qc.ca>
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I solved my ps problems, and I want to share my happiness with the list :)
- I cvsupped the sources of -stable on Apr 10 14:07.
- I made a buildworld in multi-user.
- I made an installworld after in single-user mode.
- I compile a GENERIC kernel and update /dev, /etc and /stand.
- ps still gives me the creeps. ("bad namelist").
- uptime is messed up as said below.
- I move /var/run/utmp to /tmp then touch /var/run/utmp.
- uptime is back on the track.
- I compile a custom kernel without nfs, vm86, bpfilter, ether, pca0,
speaker from my previous kernel version.
- This one works great! ps is working again!!!
I do think that the problems was first due to a installworld in multi-user
mode, which probably corrupted /var/run/utmp and the /proc filesystem as I
tried to remove /proc from fstab and put it back again to make ps work.
I'm not sure though... It could be just rebuilding the kernel that made ps
work as I did both at the same time.
So the lesson is:
- installworld or simple world in single-user mode. Always.
- that is all :)
- oh yeah, and read the error messages of the programs :))
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Spidey wrote:
> I don't know if and how I should make a bug report about this, as I don't
> know for sure what exactly the problem is... What I know, however, is that
> my daily script is also bugged:
>
> Local system status:
> uptime: /dev//umount: /cdrom: not currently mounted
> umount: No such file or directory
> uptime: /dev//: /proc: not currently mounted
> umount: /var:: No such file or directory
> uptime: /dev// not currently mounted
> umount: /usr: not cur: No such file or directory
> uptime: /dev//rently mounted
> umount: /home: not currently : No such file or directory
> uptime: /dev//mounted
> umount: /dos: not currently mounted
> : No such file or directory
> 2:00AM up 6:08, 1 user, load averages: 1.28, 1.80, 1.74
>
>
> What is _that_???
>
> I just cvsupped the latest sources. I'm going to do a make world when my
> HD space will permit it, and I'll rebuild my kernel. We'll see then.
>
> Hoping that all this nightmare will end soon.
>
> On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Eric Griff wrote:
>
> > Nope, hehe.
> >
> > I've probably built 50 kernels since my 'LINT' derived incident. Always in
> > multi-user.
> >
> > One of the directives in the LINT configurations will do it. I suspect the
> > Posix ones maybe.
> >
> > When I got that error (sorry for vaguenesses, but that was back at the end
> > of February), rebuilding ps, had no effect either. But when I copied
> > GENERIC, and added the other stuff I needed in, and installed it, after
> > reboot, ps was fine again.. The problem actually seemed to arrise somehow
> > out of PROCFS, as there were a few other things that didn't work right
> > either.
> >
> > I haven't seen this since. I wish I had sent a bug report now.. It would
> > have better memory than I do, hehe
> >
> > Eric A. Griff,
> > NETDesign Inc.
> > 181 Genesee St.
> > Suite 500
> > Utica, NY 13501
> > (315) 734-1668 ext. 205
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Spidey <spidey@libdns.qc.ca>
> > To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com>
> > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
> > Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 7:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: ps problems (explained)
> >
> >
> > >I want to make clear for future generations that I recompiled my kernel
> > >(several times!!!) after the 'installworld', so the problem is obviously
> > >due to the fact that I did it in multi-user mode...
> > >
> > >naughty-naughty-naughty... :)
> > >
> > >On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Tom wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Spidey wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi!
> > >> >
> > >> > I've got serious problems with ps. I does not work at all:
> > >> >
> > >> > spidey@freed [03:01pm] spidey$ ps
> > >> > ps: bad namelist
> > >> > spidey@freed [03:01pm] spidey$
> > >> >
> > >> > is all I can get.
> > >>
> > >> ...
> > >> > Is it possible that a make world in multi-user mode caused this?
> > >>
> > >> Not as long as the version of "ps" matches the version of your kernel.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Tom
> > >>
> > >
> > >Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir
> > >C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire,
> > >L'important ne serait que de voir
> > >
> > >
> > >
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>
> Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir
> C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire,
> L'important ne serait que de voir
>
> Lofofora
>
>
>
Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir
C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire,
L'important ne serait que de voir
Lofofora
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