43280 – error msg from bootmisc "xargs: environment is too large for exec"

Bug 43280 - error msg from bootmisc "xargs: environment is too large for exec"

Summary: error msg from bootmisc "xargs: environment is too large for exec"

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 23569

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Sparc Porters

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Reported:	2004-02-29 05:34 UTC by Martin Hierling
Modified:	2005-07-17 13:06 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Martin Hierling 2004-02-29 05:34:36 UTC

While booting my headless Sun B100 i get the following output from the init scripts: 
 * Setting system clock to hardware clock [UTC]...  [ ok ]
 * Configuring kernel parameters...  [ ok ]
 * Cleaning /var/lock, /var/run...xargs: environment is too large for exec
  [ ok ]
 * Cleaning /tmp directory...  [ ok ]
 * Bringing lo up...  [ ok ]

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. ;-) install gentoo on B100
2.
3.




AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
COMPILER="gcc3"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config
/usr/share/config /var/qmail/control"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache sandbox"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY=""
SYNC="rsync://rsync16.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X apm arts avi berkdb crypt cups encode foomaticdb gdbm gif gnome gpm gtk
gtk2 imlib java jpeg kde libg++ libwww mad mikmod motif mpeg ncurses nls
oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang
spell ssl svga tcpd truetype x86 xml2 xmms xv zlib"

Comment 1 Sven Blumenstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-02-29 15:07:14 UTC

This error is not sparc related. It exists since Gentoo 1.4 on all archs.

Oh and not to mention that athlon-xp and i686 is not good for a Sun Blade 100.

Please look at the the following for a solution:

Bug 21827 
Bug 21438
Bug 27091
Bug 26939 
Bug 23569 

Mike, its a dupe :) I leave it to you to resolve it as one.

Comment 2 Sven Blumenstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-02-29 16:17:46 UTC

If these are really your CFLAGS/CHOST, go and read the sparc install part of the handbook or send me your Blade (I am in Germany too) and I will trade it for a Pentium4 with you.

Upgrading your baselayout should fix the problem, if not feel free to reopen.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 23569 ***

Comment 3 Martin Hierling 2004-02-29 23:55:08 UTC

brull root # uname -a
Linux brull 2.4.22-gentoo-r7 #1 Sat Feb 28 22:20:13 MET 2004 i686 Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP-M 1800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

It is the SeverBlade and not the desktop ;-)
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/b100x/
And it has a Athlon XP! 

regards Martin

Comment 4 Sven Blumenstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-03-01 01:08:48 UTC

Ah ok :) 

I understood Sun B100 as Sun Blade 100. But if its an Athlon-XP and not a Sparc, I dont want to trade :P

Comment 5 Martin Hierling 2004-03-01 01:27:55 UTC

i have also some b100 with sparc, and also booted gentoo on them but unfortually the gigabit ehternet chip is not supported by 2.4.xx. have not tested 2.6x but there arenot a lot of more dirvers (1000G Ethernet).

regards M.