On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 03:13:23PM +0200, Florian Zimmermann wrote: > > > On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Neal H Walfield wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Sounds like your root partition is using features that the hurd does not > > support. Try passing the -O sparse_super to mke2fs. > > > > -Neal > > Thanks! I did once again (mke2fs -O sparse_super -o hurd /dev/hdb3) > -> doesn't work. > Hurd printk's the following: > > hd0s1 hd0s2 > hd1s1 hd1s2 hd1s3 > > where hd2s3 IS filled with /boot/gnumach.gz and the other files. > > I tried it with GRUB manually and used TAB like in the shell, > GRUB got the kernel and module right... > I also tried other combinations (hd0s1 - hd4s4) but always this > 'hd?s? does not exist' (where ? is filled out with digits) > > I don't think I am missing some configuration-point (noone thougt this > ever:^) but hey, I don't want to CVS all the sources to cross-compile ... > > Anyone?
Try to get the slink e2fsprogs package, that contained the mke2fs 1.12 version. This always worked for me. I have now tried the woody mke2fs and seems not to work properly with hurd :-( If you are interested in the 1.12 version, I can send you the mke2fs binary -private mail-. Bye! > > > > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 08:56:16PM +0200, Florian Zimmermann wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > I've installed Debian/HURD today (I needed many hours:( ) > > > While booting, the kernel stops at loading gnumach, because > > > he can't read the root directory. > > > > > > my /gnu-dir is the third partition at the second ide-device (hd1,2) > > > and is labeled #83 (linux). > > > my menu.lst looks like: > > > root (hd1,2) > > > kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd1s3 > > > module /boot/serverboot.gz > > > > > > Any ideas what's wrong with hd1s3 ??? > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
