> > As to the second suggestion, there is *no* /dev/sda1 (the partition in > question). It just doesn't exist for some reason. However, fstab shows > that it's mounted, and /sys/block has entries for the disk, so I'm not > sure why it's dropped out. I'm guessing it has something to do with > udevd, or uevents? Because shortly before that, I tell it to find the > root partition at /dev/sda1, and it starts to boot, but then it loses it. >
What is that in concrete, it starts? What do you see, hear, smell? Al
