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    SubjectRE: Bug: 2.6.11.8 msdos.c
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    > * James Dingwall (james.dingwall@cramer.com) wrote:
    > > Using vanilla 2.6.11.8 I get a "Cannot open initial
    > console" on boot,
    > > 2.6.11.7 was fine. I have removed the patches to
    > fs/partitions/msdos.c and
    > > this has fixed my problem. I've read the discussion on
    > this patch but it
    > > doesn't indicate that this problem may occur so there is no
    > suggested
    > > solution. I have attached my .config and my partition
    > layout is below, I
    > > can provide any other information that might be useful.
    > I'm not on the list
    > > so plase Cc, I will follow the thread in the archives too.
    >
    > Thanks for the report James. To be clear, you simply backed out the
    > following: (I ask partly because this got merged in as part of the i2c
    > sysfs ChangeSet, odd)
    >
    > ===== fs/partitions/msdos.c 1.26 vs 1.27 =====
    > --- 1.26/fs/partitions/msdos.c 2004-11-09 12:43:17 -08:00
    > +++ 1.27/fs/partitions/msdos.c 2005-03-07 20:41:42 -08:00
    > @@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ parse_extended(struct parsed_partitions
    > */
    > for (i=0; i<4; i++, p++) {
    > u32 offs, size, next;
    > +
    > + if (SYS_IND(p) == 0)
    > + continue;
    > if (!NR_SECTS(p) || is_extended_partition(p))
    > continue;
    >
    > @@ -430,6 +433,8 @@ int msdos_partition(struct parsed_partit
    > for (slot = 1 ; slot <= 4 ; slot++, p++) {
    > u32 start = START_SECT(p)*sector_size;
    > u32 size = NR_SECTS(p)*sector_size;
    > + if (SYS_IND(p) == 0)
    > + continue;
    > if (!size)
    > continue;
    > if (is_extended_partition(p)) {

    Yes, this is the patch that I backed out.

    > >
    > > Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes
    > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders
    > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    > >
    > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    > > /dev/hda1 * 1 1797 14434371 83 Linux
    > > /dev/hda2 1798 3649 14876190 5 Extended
    > > /dev/hda5 1798 1860 506016 0 Empty
    > > /dev/hda6 1861 1892 257008+ 83 Linux
    > > /dev/hda7 1893 1924 257008+ 83 Linux
    > > /dev/hda8 1925 2049 1004031 82
    > Linux swap / Solaris
    > > /dev/hda9 2050 2112 506016 0 Empty
    > > /dev/hda10 2113 2611 4008186 83 Linux
    > > /dev/hda11 2612 2861 2008093+ 83 Linux

    Andries' hint about changing the partition types to !0 is a fix for the
    problem.

    Thanks,
    James
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