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casper package

"no such device" errors when booting

Bug #425159 reported by Tormod Volden
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: casper

$ grep such /var/log/casper.log
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda1: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda2: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda3: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda4: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda5: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda6: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda7: no such file
/init: line 1: can't open /dev/sda8: no such file

Harmless in most cases, but they will also show up on the screen. They come from get_fstype when
 eval $(fstype < $1)
is called with a non-existing device node.

Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Merged, except that I also moved the test in check_dev up a bit so that it works properly with LIVEMEDIA_OFFSET. Thanks.

Changed in casper (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package casper - 1.190

---------------
casper (1.190) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Colin Watson ]
  * Don't produce an invalid sed program when trying to remove an applet
    which isn't in the panel (LP: #406188).

  [ Tormod Volden ]
  * do not remount filesystems that already have been probed when
    searching for the livefs (LP: #424464)
  * Fix quoting in try_snap (LP: #424742).
  * Silence error messages for non-existent device nodes (LP: #425159).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:10:53 +0100

Changed in casper (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

The reason I had it after the LIVEMEDIA_OFFSET clause is that it will reset devname to nothing if loop mounting fails. So maybe we should check again after the block.

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