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

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan O'Donnell" <dylan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Cobalt-Users (E-mail)" <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 9:28 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] SOLUTION : Raq3 Javascript errors and HD trouble


> 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.

Thats one heck of a way to fix a disk error?  Can anyone explain how this
fixed his problem????

Zeffie