Hi Dave,
this is a fresh install. I also do have /boot on ext2 and
/ on reiserfs. This worked fine with 2.4.x. After that I installed
2.2.19, made a boot entry (I am using lilo by the way, but it should
work with this version, right?) and rebooted -> problem.
Here are the infos:
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 May 4 11:22 ./
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 May 4 12:03 ../
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 4 11:22 System.map ->
System.map-2.2.19-10mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 222554 Apr 14 00:47
System.map-2.2.19-10mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 200315 Apr 13 21:20
System.map-2.2.19-2mdklinus
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 410731 Apr 15 23:14
System.map-2.4.3-20mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5868 Apr 8 18:11 boot-graphic.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6108 Apr 8 18:11 boot-menu.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4356 Apr 8 18:11 boot-text.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 May 4 11:44 boot.0300
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 May 4 09:52 boot.b ->
boot-graphic.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 608 Apr 8 18:11 chain.b
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 May 4 09:46 config ->
config-2.4.3-20mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33572 Apr 15 23:14
config-2.4.3-20mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 256 May 4 11:44
de-latin1-nodeadkeys.klt
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 May 4 11:25 grub/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 May 4 11:26 kernel.h ->
kernel.h-2.4.3
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441 May 4 11:23 kernel.h-2.4.3
-rw------- 1 root root 37376 May 4 10:59 map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35130 May 4 09:52 message
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35130 Apr 8 18:11 message-graphic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 640 Apr 8 18:11 os2_d.b
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 4 11:43 vmlinuz ->
vmlinuz-2.4.3-20mdk
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 4 09:51 vmlinuz-2.2 ->
vmlinuz-2.2.19-10mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 768428 Apr 14 00:47
vmlinuz-2.2.19-10mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 686023 Apr 13 21:20
vmlinuz-2.2.19-2mdklinus
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 833285 Apr 15 23:14
vmlinuz-2.4.3-20mdk
[root@kenzo /boot]# more /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux-2.2.19
keytable=/boot/de-latin1-nodeadkeys.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message-graphic
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda6
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda6
append=" failsafe"
read-only
other=/dev/hda2
label=dos
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19-10mdk
label=linux-2.2.19
root=/dev/hda6
read-only
Dave wrote:
>
> If you followed the kernel upgrade procedure from the Mandrake update
> page *and* you had Grub as your default bootloader, then the problems you
> describe would be expected. If the above conditions apply, then post or
> email me the listing of your /boot directory, as well as your
> /boot/grub/menu.lst file. The "unable to mount root partiion" and
> subsequent kernel panic suggest a Grub problem; I got many such messages
> until I got the Grub syntax and /boot symlinks just right. The 2.2.19
> kernel was just fine. I also have /boot as ext2 and all other partitions
> as Reiserfs.
>
> Peace,
> dsl.
>
> On 04-May-2001 Georg Zigldrum wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > i have a /boot partition which is ext2. If I have my / with reiserfs
> > this works fine with kernel 2.4. If I now install the 2.2.19 kernel
> > from the cdrom I cannot boot anymore (Kernel panic; unable to mount
> > root partition, serveral unresolved symbols).
> >
> > It doesn't look like the 2.2.19 mandrake kernel cannot cope with
> > reiserfs
> > because if I have / on ext2 it is able to mount other partitions with
> > reiserfs fine.
> >
> > What is the problem here? Do I miss some boot options?
> >
> > Bye
> > Georg
>
> ---------
> 04-May-2001
> 06:53:12
> ---------
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