[cobalt-users] SOLUTION : Raq3 Javascript errors and HD trouble

["Dylan O'Donnell" <dylan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all, 

I often post to this list whenever I have trouble with a cobalt product and
mostly everyone is helpful and prompt. On the odd occasion I have recieved
bad information or lack of information depending on the nature of the
problem. (Such is the nature of mailing lists as opposed to official
sources) 

The last post I made regarding trouble I was having adding sites to a
freshly restored RaQ3. It showed javascript errors and booted up with these
errors in (dmesg) : 

Cobalt Networks Bandwidth Limiting Module
Copyright (c) 1999, Cobalt Networks, Inc.
All rights reserved
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477
EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared
for block 49477


This post recieved no responses from the list (and Im not suprised) but did
attract a response from cobalt support. I feel it is my duty to post the
solution to my problem (which hinted at hardware) as they posted it to me.
The error is a very silly (but disabling) one.  




start quotes 
----------------------------------------
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file
    
Look for a line:

>/etc/mtab

replace this with

echo "" > /etc/mtab

Save and reboot

-----------------------------------------


Hope this helps anyone else with the same trouble. We bought this raq second
hand and I have a feeling the seller pamled it off because of that very
error which really does suggest hardware but in actuality.. is a typo in the
rc init files. 

Cheers, 

Dylan Thomas O'Donnell
Dragnet Internet Services
http://www.dragnet.com.au

510 Elizabeth Street 
Albury NSW 2640
Ph: (02) 60 214 100
Fx: (02) 60 213 144

Support - 1800 069 050

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