Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:30:10 +0200 | From | Herbert Pötzl <> | Subject | Re: SOLUTION Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs |
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On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 08:07:20AM -0400, jeff millar wrote: > Nope... For the reported problem I had with grub and root=/dev/hda3, it was > with a fresh tar file. > > As someone said, this "can't happen". And as someone else said, "It comes > and goes with random changes in .config file"
so is there still somebody who is not able to boot, despite of 16 different versions of root=wossname?
if so, I'm willing to make a small patch, which does _a_lot_of_ status output and checks around this code ... so it might be possible to track down any issues/bugs ...
pleas let me know, Herbert
> jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norbert Preining" <preining@logic.at> > To: "gaxt" <gaxt@rogers.com>; "Henrik Ræder Clausen" <henrik@fangorn.dk>; > "Francois Romieu" <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; > "Felipe Alfaro Solana" <felipe_alfaro@linuxmail.org>; "Mr. James W. > Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>; "Brown, Len" <len.brown@intel.com>; > "Andrew Morton" <akpm@osdl.org>; "Mark W. Alexander" > <slash@dotnetslash.net>; "jeff millar" <wa1hco@adelphia.net>; "Thomas > Molina" <tmolina@cablespeed.com>; "Christian Mautner" <chm@istop.com>; > "Andrey Borzenkov" <arvidjaar@mail.ru>; "Herbert Pötzl" > <herbert@13thfloor.at> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:15 AM > Subject: SOLUTION Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs > > > > On Die, 12 Aug 2003, Christian Mautner wrote: > > > Hast du auch einen kompletten Kernel tarball versucht? Wahrscheinlich > > > > The solution is: > > Get a COMPLETE linux-2.6.0-test3.tar.bz2 > > and > > DO NOT USE patch > > > > I patched up the kernel from 2.5.20 or something and there seemed to be > > an error somewhere on the way up. Getting a *clean* kernel tar file, > > compile with the same .config, running. > > > > This is the use of patches! > > > > Best wishes > > > > Norbert > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Norbert Preining <preining AT logic DOT at> Technische Universität > Wien > > gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 > B094 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > AINDERBY STEEPLE (n.) > > One who asks you a question with the apparent motive of wanting to > > hear your answer, but who cuts short your opening sentence by leaning > > forward and saying 'and I'll tell you why I ask...' and then talking > > solidly for the next hour. > > --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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