On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 11:28:58AM -0500, Walter Tautz wrote: > > I can't get a make-kpkg kernel to boot. It can't mount the root fs. Note > > I am using initrd and compiled make-kpkg with --initrd. One difference > > I notice with the stock kernel and mine is: > > > > # locate ext3 > > /initrd/lib/modules/2.4.17-686/kernel/fs/ext3 > > /initrd/lib/modules/2.4.17-686/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.o > > /lib/modules/2.4.17-686/kernel/fs/ext3 > > /lib/modules/2.4.17-686/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.o > > /lib/modules/2.4.17mfcf/kernel/fs/ext3 > > /lib/modules/2.4.17mfcf/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.o > > > > > > Perhaps this accounts for the difference in behaviour, i.e. 2.4.17-686 boots > > but mine 2.4.17mfcf does not? Gives a VHS kernel panic message to the effect > > it can't mount the root file system. Note I am using ext3 on the root > > > > in the fstab I put in ext3,ext2 for the type. > > > > Can it not mount the initrd root, or the main root? If it can't mount > the initrd root, maybe you forgot ramdisk/initrd support. > # grep -i initrd config-2.* config-2.4.17-686:CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y config-2.4.17mfcf:CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y while running 2.4.17-686 cat /proc/mounts gives: # cat /proc/mounts /dev/root.old /initrd cramfs rw 0 0 /dev/root / ext2 rw 0 0 proc /proc proc rw 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw 0 0 /dev/hda8 /var ext3 rw 0 0 none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0 /dev/hda7 /fsys1 ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hdb5 /home ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hdb6 /potato ext2 rw 0 0 My perception is I am NOT mounting /initrd with my make-kpkg made kernel, 2.4.17mfcf, and so it can't find ext3? or ext2. The stuff under /initrd is a mounted file system with odd looking time stamps when running 2.4.17-686: # ls -al /initrd total 5 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 68 Dec 31 1969 bin drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 36 Dec 31 1969 dev drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Dec 31 1969 etc drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 148 Dec 31 1969 lib -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 455 Dec 31 1969 linuxrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Dec 31 1969 linuxrc.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17 Dec 31 1969 loadmodules drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40 Dec 31 1969 sbin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 1969 script drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Dec 31 1969 scripts
