On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Michel PRILLOT wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Back for fews days, I update my mirror and install the last cooker...
> All seems OK,;;
> But I can't reboot:
>
> "Partition check:
> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
> kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-8, errno = 2
> VFS: Cannot open root device 08:02
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:02"
>
> In doubt, I Re-install but result is the same.
>
> So, I make a bootnet.img, boot whith it but a soon as possible I switch
> to
> "F2" and try to manually mount "/tmp/sda1" my "/boot" partition, Ok
> I unmount and try "/dev/sda2" the root partition... OK
> I CHROOT to it and work normally. I walk on the partition's searching
> here and here for the reason I can't boot normally with.
> But after walking, I'am tired and have found nothing...
>
> the configuration:
> Pentium II with a lot a memory (128 Mo)
> Adaptec 2940 with a 9 Go drive.
>
> This config was wrking with 'Helios' from a couple of days.
>
> M. Prillot
>
Seems mkinitrd failed, make sure you recreated your install disk, and see
if the loop module will load off of it.
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