Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:45:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:45:27 -0400 Received: from pcow057o.blueyonder.co.uk ([195.188.53.94]:10255 "EHLO blueyonder.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:45:27 -0400 Subject: 2.4.20-pre{2-4} boot problems From: Sid Boyce To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 20 Aug 2002 10:49:30 +0000 Message-Id: <1029840571.2211.15.camel@barrabas> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1540 Lines: 39 When booting any of the above (including -ac), I get the following message, 2.4.20-pre1-ac1 is what is currently running fine and the only pre1 kernel I've tried. I have reiserfs compiled in, same .config for all kernels. Freeing initrd memory: 466K freed VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) kmod failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-3, errno = 2 VFS Cannot open root device "306" or 03:06 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic. VFS: Unable to mount rootfs on 03:06 ---------------------------------------------------- I have checked the Changelog and I'm at or above the recommended levels. I've tried bot gcc-2.95.3 and gcc-3.0.4 with same results. ------------------------------------------------------------------ barrabas:/home/lancelot # uname -r;mount 2.4.20-pre1-ac1 /dev/hda6 on / type reiserfs (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5) /dev/hda1 on /boot type ext2 (rw) /dev/hdc1 on /usr1 type reiserfs (rw) /dev/sda1 on /data1 type reiserfs (rw) usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw,devmode=0666) shmfs on /dev/shm type shm (rw) =================================================================== mount: mount-2.11n Regards -- Sid Boyce ... hamradio G3VBV ... Cessna/Warrior Pilot Linux only shop - 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/