firstboot message with kernel-2.6.2-1.87

Dave Jones davej at redhat.com
Fri Feb 20 13:44:19 UTC 2004


On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 12:25, Gene C. wrote:
> On Friday 20 February 2004 06:59, Neal D. Becker wrote:
> > Kenneth Lee wrote:
> > > Upgraded to kernel-2.6.2-1.87, I now have always some messages about
> > > firstboot that doesn't give me enough time to see what it is whenever I
> > > boot
> > > Does any kind soul please explain what this is all about?
> >
> > Have you tried looking at /var/log/messages?
> I have and there is nothing.

Check the X log in the same dir.

> There are two conditions that must be present for firstboot to run:
> 1. It must be on for runlevel 5
> 
> 2. The file /etc/sysconfig/firstboot must not contain the string 
> "RUN_FIRSTBOOT=NO" or it must not exist.
> 
> The situation is that /etc/sysconfig/firstboot exists and does contain the 
> string "RUN_FIRSTBOOT=NO".  However, firstboot is on for runlevel 5.
> 
> This results in the messages being issued.  Previously, firstboot has been 
> turned off for runlevel on which results in its not running and no messages.  
> For some reason, it was turned back on (or left on).

Did you fix your X config to not use /dev/psaux ?


	Dave





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