On Wednesday 06 October 2004 16:33, Ian Lipsky wrote: > I've been trying to get the 2.6.8 kernel installed. But it keeps failing > to boot. > > nforce2 ide controller at pci slot 0000:00:09.0 > nforce2 chipset revision 162 > nforce2 not 100% native mode, will probe irqs later > nforce2 bios didnt set cable bits correctly, enabling workaround > > <few more lines of text with nothing that looked like an error> > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: unknown partition table > NTFS driver 2.1.15 flags R/O MODULE > pivot_root: no such file or directory > /sbin/init: 426: cannot open dev/console: no such file > kernel panic: attempted to kill init! > > I've been using google to try and find a solution but so far no luck. My > lilo.conf file looks like this: > > image=/vmlinuz > label=Linux > read-only > initrd=/initrd.img > > I can boot with the older 2.14.18 kernel with no problem. I tried > downloading and installing the nforce drivers from nvidia (even though > they just seem to be audio and network drivers, no ide drivers) but i > couldnt get that to install either. Tells me gcc version check failed, or > if i try to compile it manually tells me make command not found (gcc is > installed). > > Any suggestions? > > Ian
Hi Ian,
This link may prove useful. http://www.geocities.com/rlcomp_1999/f10errors.html
"After reading the man page on fdisk for Linux, I realized that it will assume its own geometry if fdisk for Linux is the first utility to partition the disk."
I believe your situation falls into this category? It's not complete, and it might be old, but it could help.
Hope it does.
Justin Guerin
Sorry to be so dense, but i dont quite understand that. He realized it will assume its own geometry ... what exactly is 'it' ? Also, if my partitions are bad, wouldnt the 2.4.18 kernel also fail to boot?
I cant remember what was used to partition the disk ... it probably was fdisk ... whatever the default partitioning tool is that comes with woody should be what i used to partition this disk. Also, his solution seems to be to re-create the partitions ... thats just going to wipe out the install and put me back at the beginining isnt it?
thanks for the help ... sorry i dont see how this helps me.
Ian
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