Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:20:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:20:32 -0500 Received: from smtp03.uc3m.es ([163.117.136.123]:53004 "HELO smtp.uc3m.es") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:20:31 -0500 From: "Peter T. Breuer" Message-Id: <200211122327.gACNRFH21238@oboe.it.uc3m.es> Subject: 2.5.46 won't boot with root=/dev/hda5, does with /dev/ide.../part5 To: linux kernel Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:27:15 +0100 (MET) X-Anonymously-To: Reply-To: ptb@it.uc3m.es X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL66 (25)] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1031 Lines: 38 2.5.44 booted fine with root=/dev/hda5 on my laptop (one ide disk, all ext2). 2.5.46 stopped at VFS cannot blah blah "hda5", after reading the partition table fine. I got 2.5.47 to boot (gave up on 2.5.46) by using the root=/dev/ide/../part5 param instead. Yes, it took me a week to think of that. There was no change between configs except what make oldconfig threw up to make a decision on (and I always say no). Choice selections from config .. ... # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y # CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS is not set CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=m CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y # CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL is not set CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m ... Peter - 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/