You have to fix up /etc/fstab. You probably also don't want to use the init script that comes with the image. Use the one that's in our existing M5 image.
Gabe Ong Wen Jian wrote: > > Hi all , > > Does anyone tried to boot the linux disk image with Gentoo stage 3 > linux distribution on Alpha Full System Simulation Mode in M5 > simulator successfully ? > I tried to boot that by 1st downloading the iso file which contain the > gentoo stage 3 linux distro filesystem , create an empty disk image by > using mkblankimage.sh and then copy the Gentoo linux distribution into > the empty disk image and let the M5 simulator to boot. > > However, when I try to boot the linux disk image, I encounter some of > the problem here in the M5 simulator > > INIT: version 2.88 booting > > Gentoo Linux; http://www.gentoo.org/ > Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPLv2 > > Press I to enter interactive boot mode > > * Mounting proc at /proc > ... [ ok ] > i\i/ > * Mounting sysfs at /sys > ... [ ok ] > * Mounting /dev > ... [ ok ] > * Starting udevd ...udevd[849]: inotify_init failed: Function not > implemented > > error initializing inotify > udevd[849]: error initializing inotify > > [ !! ] > No /sbin/udevd found running; none killed. > * Mounting devpts at /dev/pts > ... [ ok ] > * Checking root filesystem ...ext2fs_check_if_mount: Can't check if > filesystem is mounted due to missing mtab file while determining > whether /dev/ROOT is mounted. > fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/ROOT > /dev/ROOT: > The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 > filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock > is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock: > e2fsck -b 8193 <device> > > > * Filesystem couldn't be fixed :( > > [ !! ] > Give root password for maintenance > (or type Control-D to continue): > > I'm using linux kernel v 2.26.27.6 and with no problem on the linux > kernel too old as reported earlier in the previous M5 simulator > mailing list, http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01790.html > > > regards > -- > ONG WEN JIAN > Student > Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, > Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia > 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan > Tel : 014 - 930 2150 / 017 - 613 6231 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > m5-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users _______________________________________________ m5-users mailing list [email protected] http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/m5-users
