Paul Gallaway wrote: <snip> > To summarize you would first create a mount point and then do the > mount manually. From there you can edit the real fstab and do some > other things using chroot etc. I did this recently on an install to > complete a grub install that was failing by invoking aptitude and > update-grub with chroot from within the busybox shell provided by the > installer. Really opened my eyes to what one could do with busybox as > I'd never had a need before! > Just to be totally sure of what you're saying, I do the above when thrown into a shell after it fails to find the root file system, is that correct? I'm not sure how it could find the root file system, that is, /dev/hda1, with a mount command but not in the init script. >> I understand what you're saying but up to now, using the root=UUID=xxxxxx >> does not work but I have not done that when I have ALSO changed the fstab >> designation to the UUID. I can try that but I'll have to check on the >> syntax for specifying UUID in the fstab file. > > Hadn't thought of passing the UUID as a boot option. Not sure that the > fstab would be any better/different. I've tried both. I edit the fstab while running 2.6.26 so it's a proper error and reboot with the UUID spec in fstab instead of /dev/sda1 or /dev/hda1 and I still get the same result: it doesn't find the root file system. > >> What's funny is that Sidux, using 2.6.30 finds the hard drive with no >> problem at /dev/sda1 and yet Squeeze with 2.6.30 can't find it there. The >> only kernel-specific driver I'm using now is for my ancient webcam, >> gspca, which is certainly not critical for the kernel to function >> normally. It remains a mystery. >> cheers, > > Maybe purge the linux-image and reinstall? Perhaps something went > wrong on install? I've done that once already, to no effect. (only removing though, I can try purging to remove any garbage from the earlier 2.6.30 install. I'm starting to think that waiting is the best option. I have no problems with 2.6.26 and no pressing need to upgrade the kernel. Thanks for all your time and effort. Cheers, Jonathan -- Registerd Linux user #445917 at http://counter.li.org/
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