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This is the output of running venus with the -init flag: [root_at_ruthbd /root]# venus -init serv1.penguinboots.com 20000 Date: Wed 01/19/2000 10:56:11 /usr/coda/LOG setup for size 0x87cc7 10:56:11 /usr/coda/DATA initialized at size 0x21f31c 10:56:11 brain-wiping recoverable store 10:56:12 loading recoverable store 10:56:12 starting VSGDB scan 10:56:12 0 vsg entries in table 10:56:12 0 vsg entries on free-list 10:56:12 starting VDB scan 10:56:12 1 vol entries in table (0 MLEs) 10:56:12 0 vol entries on free-list (0 MLEs) 10:56:12 starting FSDB scan (833, 20000) (25, 75, 4) 10:56:12 0 cache files in table (0 blocks) 10:56:12 833 cache files on free-list 10:56:13 starting HDB scan 10:56:13 0 hdb entries in table 10:56:13 0 hdb entries on free-list 10:56:13 Kernel version ioctl failed (Inappropriate ioctl for device)! 10:56:13 2.3 or later kernels require an updated kernel module! 10:56:13 Initial LRDB allocation 10:56:13 Getting Root Volume information... 10:56:13 GetRootVolume: can't get volinfo for root volume (coda:root)! 10:56:21 RecovTerminate: clean shutdown +++ This is the appropriate info from the /vice/srv/SrvLog file (based on relative timestamp): 10:54:32 Building callback conn. 10:54:32 RevokeWBPermit on conn 11e25f0f returned -2016 10:54:32 No idle WriteBack conns, building new one 10:54:32 Writeback message to 10.0.0.4 port 2430 on conn 2374ee1e succeeded 10:54:32 vrent::GetVolumeInfo: no hostaddr for volume (10000001) +++ And that's it! Hope that helps. It appears that the last line (vrent:: ...) is the problem ... but where do I go to fix it? Regards, Brice Jan Harkes wrote: > On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 08:23:30PM -0600, Brice Ruth wrote: > > Still no dice :((. I did as instructed, ran that command, reinstalled > > my coda-debug-client RPM and re-ran venus-setup, then started venus. > > No dice. > > > > Still getting the message about the ioctl. (and the bit about not > > being able to find coda:root) > > The ioctl error should be ignored, you don't have a 2.3 kernel do you? > > > I don't know what else I can tell you that might help ... I'm just > > clueless as to why this was working previously! I'm running RedHat > > 6.1 on the server and RedHat 6.0 (upgraded from 5.2) with kernel > > 2.2.14 on the client. > > > > Any other file you'd like to see? I could probably even swing an SSH > > account if you're interested. > > What does the server report in /vice/srv/SrvLog? I'm pretty sure it is a > server problem, but restarting venus with the -init flag might help. > > JanReceived on 2000-01-19 12:03:21