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shamil

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## installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:05 am

This is a terrible problem that I just find stupid. So, i can setup a debian system that boots. As soon as i create an iso with refractasnapshot, and test that out, each boot of the iso gets stuck on installing knfsd.
Googling the problem has not brought anything to light. Control-c and control-q do nothing for trying to further the boot process. Disabling boot for acpi has also done nothing. I did install kernel-nfs-server to see if linux was being stupid. Yeah, that didn't change anything. I don't know what is causing the problem, let alone find out.
What do?
thwak

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:08 am

I have no idea. Maybe the info in these linked pages will help:
"(SOLVED) Boot & install error" http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,15873
and
https://hydra.geht.net/tino/howto/linux/debian/knfsd/
fsmithred

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:36 pm

It's a known problem. There's no solution (yet) but there are some workarounds. I'm a little surprised you didn't find our discussion - going-with-the-systemd-flow-or-not-t422-110.html#p4314
1. You could install systemd. Then your snapshots will boot. Which is great, unless you don't want systemd.
2. You could downgrade util-linux from version 2.25 to 2.20. Then your snapshots will boot. Right now, the Refracta testing isos have util-linux pinned at that older version, and things seem to be working. There's no guarantee that things will continue to work after future upgrades.
3. You could leave it the way it is, and at the boot menu, add

Code:
  `init=/bin/bash`

to the kernel line. Then, when you get the command prompt, issue the following commands.

Code:
  `service udev start
  exec /sbin/init`

Note: I haven't looked at thwak's links yet. I'll be back to this thread if there's a solution there. And I'll be back to the thread I linked above to report on my latest attempt.
Edit: fixed that last command above: 'exec /sbin/init'
shamil

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:31 pm

Given that nobody had information on this problem to be found by google. I took a rushed look here. And just figured I'd start my own topic. Thanks for solutions.
I'll make it easy and just install systemd. And yes, i am finally back. Been without internet for half a year.
fsmithred

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:54 pm

Welcome back. In case you didn't see it, there's a new download site for Testing. For jessie/sid you need the latest verisons, found here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/refracta/files/testing/
shamil

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:50 pm

Oh yeah i found that at sourceforge last week. Much easier to get a hold of testing versions. Of which i plan to continue testing.
fsmithred

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:14 pm

I forgot to mention workaround #4 if you want to keep systemd out. That is, patch /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init so that you don't have to keep util-linux pinned/held at version 2.20x. I scripted the patch to make it easy. See this post -
xfce-without-systemd-in-jessie-t465-10.html?sid=69cdde7db8cb900901577b77929ab41e#p4460
And thank you for testing and reporting.
shamil

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:24 pm

Looks like moving over to systemd is not an option. systemd-sysv completely remove refractasnapshot. I'll start reading the other thread...
fsmithred

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## Re: installing knfsd...stuck boot up

Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:28 pm

Oh, I think you need to install live-config-systemd and then reinstall refractasnapshot. It probably got removed with live-config-sysvinit.
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