Hi Valentin, Valentijn Scholten wrote:
> [Subject: Bug#636123: similar issue with 2.6.39.2 from backports] Please keep in mind that these appear as emails in a crowded inbox, so the subject line can be a good place to put valuable context. [...] > I was running a Debian Squeeze with 2.6.38.2 from backports. Was running > fine. > > I decided to install 2.6.39.2 from backports (apt-get install ...) > > It removed the old kernel and installed the new one. That already seems odd. Why was the old kernel removed? Does /var/log/apt/term.log say anything relevant? > I rebooted, and got a kernel panic about not being able to find the root > file system. > > "No filesystem could mount root, tried:" > "Kernel panic = not syncing: VFA: Unable to mount root fs on > unkown-block(0,0)." > > Since the old kernel was removed, I couldn't boot the system anymore. > > I installed Debian Squeeze on top of the not-bootable install and was able > to boot again. Thanks. Cc-ing the initramfs-tools maintainers, who might know more about how to debug such problems. Thanks for writing, Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
