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List:       linux-ext4
Subject:    Re: [Ext2-devel] 2.6.0-test11 Unable to mount root
From:       Christopher Li <ext2-devel () chrisli ! org>
Date:       2003-11-30 14:58:15
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Can you please show us what is in your /etc/fstab and also
what disk and partition was found when you boot up your
2.6 kernel? It might be your different chipset cause the
IDE bus did not detect correctly.

Chris

On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 06:52:24PM -0500, Mr John Gluck wrote:
> Hi 
> 
> I'm not sure I'm sending this to the right people. This is the 1st time
> I'm doing this so if I've not got it right please let me know...
> 
> I'm trying to get a working kernel built for my ASUS P4PE motherboard.
> It works fine with a 2.4.22 kernel and an EXT2 filesystem. I checked
> these Changes file and made sure I have all that's needed to get things
> working.
> 
> When I boot, the I get a kernel panic with the VFS reporting that it
> can't mount /dev/hda3 as the root filesystem and suggests I try to add
> root= to my boot line. This doesn't work.When I build the kernel the
> root device is reported as 3,3.
> 
> I have a 2.6.0-test11 kernel working on my HP pavilion ze5185. Aside
> from the obvious difference of having a different chipset, I use an
> EXT3 filesystem there.
> 
> I ran "sh scripts/ver_linux" but it, of course, reports modules for the
> 2.4.22 kernel (which I'm now running). This is the output:
> 
> If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.
> Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
> 
> Linux tachyon 2.4.22 #1 Sun Sep 28 22:08:59 ADT 2003 i686 unknown
> 
> Gnu C                  3.2.2
> Gnu make               3.80
> util-linux             2.11z
> mount                  2.11z
> module-init-tools      0.9.15-pre4
> e2fsprogs              1.32
> jfsutils               1.1.1
> reiserfsprogs          3.6.4
> xfsprogs               2.3.5
> pcmcia-cs              3.2.4
> quota-tools            3.09.
> PPP                    2.4.1
> nfs-utils              1.0.6
> Linux C Library        2.3.1
> Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.3.1
> Linux C++ Library      5.0.2
> Procps                 3.1.14
> Net-tools              1.60
> Kbd                    1.08
> Sh-utils               2.0
> Modules Loaded         nvidia snd-seq-midi snd-emu10k1-synth
> snd-emux-synth snd-seq-midi-emul snd-seq-virmidi snd-seq-oss
> snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss thermal processor
> fan button sd_mod usb-storage uhci ehci-hcd usbcore snd-intel8x0
> snd-mpu401-uart b44 snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer
> snd-page-alloc snd-util-mem snd-hwdep snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec snd
> soundcore ohci1394 ieee1394 sr_mod cdrom sg ide-scsi scsi_mod
> parport_pc lp parport
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> John Gluck
> 
> 
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