Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262160AbVEERim (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 May 2005 13:38:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262162AbVEERil (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 May 2005 13:38:41 -0400 Received: from hera.cwi.nl ([192.16.191.8]:37256 "EHLO hera.cwi.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262160AbVEERig (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 May 2005 13:38:36 -0400 Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 19:38:23 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: Chris Wright Cc: James Dingwall , "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" , stable@kernel.org, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Subject: Re: Bug: 2.6.11.8 msdos.c Message-ID: <20050505173823.GE2366@apps.cwi.nl> References: <3E116F19B784CD47A7CE7F923A436499014C8E35@s2.cramer.co.uk> <20050505165446.GS18917@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050505165446.GS18917@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1682 Lines: 32 On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 09:54:46AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote: > * 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 The solution is to change the type of your /dev/hda[59] to something nonzero. > > # fdisk -l /dev/hda > > > > 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 - 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/