2005-04-15 09:25:57

by Gabriel Jägenstedt

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Subject: Sv: Re: Booting from USB with initrd

On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 09:27 +0200, gabriel wrote:
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block
(1,0)

>Hi Gabriel!

Hi!

>It looks like initrd.gz could not be mounted. The unknown-block(1,0)
>is /dev/ram0 (and has normally initrd attached to it) as specified on
>kernel command line.

>Do you use an initrd or an initramfs? Is the kernel compiled with initrd
>support? Is the ramdisk size big enough to hold your initrd?

I'm no really sure what the difference is. initrd.gz is a compressed file
with a minix on it. Its created automaticly with build-initrd.sh from loop-
aes
package.

the ramdisk is 4096 which should be sufficient and yes the kernel has intrd
support.

>regards



2005-04-15 12:54:22

by Bernhard Schauer

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Subject: Re: Sv: Re: Booting from USB with initrd

Have you edit the build-initrd.sh script to fit your needs?

Does
http://featherlinux.berlios.de/usb-instructions.htm or
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0211.1/0551.html help?)

Totally different Q's:

Have you called syslinux with the correct parameter to find your
initrd.gz?

Do you have access to DOS bootable drive (To try to boot the kernel
using loadlin from DOS command prompt. If that works you know that the
issues are regarded to syslinux, if not - initrd/kernel) (?)

Have you tried to boot kernel + initrd from your local linux
installation?

regards