I have a problem booting Suse 7.2 2.4.7 under VM. Here is the console log when it works
... dasd:initializing... dasd:Registered successfully to major no 94 dasd(eckd):ECKD discipline initializing dasd(eckd):0192 on sch 8: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04) Cyl:200 Head:15 Sec:224 dasd(eckd):0192 on sch 8: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04): Configuration data read dasd(eckd):/dev/dasda(94:0),0192@0x8:(4kB blks): 144000kB at 48kB/trk compatible disk layout dasd(eckd):0193 on sch 9: 3390/06(CU:3990/04) Cyl:2175 Head:15 Sec:224 dasd(eckd):0193 on sch 9: 3390/06(CU:3990/04): Configuration data read dasd(eckd):/dev/dasdb(94:4),0193@0x9:(4kB blks): 1566000kB at 48kB/trk compatible disk layout dasd:waiting for responses... Partition check: dasda:VOL1/ 0X0192: dasda dasda1 dasdb:VOL1/ 0X0193: dasdb dasdb1 ... Here is the console log when it kernel panics and hard waits ... dasd:initializing... dasd:Registered successfully to major no 94 dasd(eckd):ECKD discipline initializing dasd(eckd):0192 on sch 8: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04) Cyl:200 Head:15 Sec:224 dasd(eckd):0192 on sch 8: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04): Configuration data read dasd(eckd):0193 on sch 9: 3390/06(CU:3990/04) Cyl:2175 Head:15 Sec:224 dasd(eckd):0193 on sch 9: 3390/06(CU:3990/04): Configuration data read dasd(eckd):/dev/dasdb(94:4),0193@0x9:(4kB blks): 1566000kB at 48kB/trk compatible disk layout dasd:waiting for responses... dasd(eckd):/dev/dasda(94:0),0192@0x8:(4kB blks): 144000kB at 48kB/trk compatible disk layout Partition check: dasda:VOL1/ 0X0192: dasda dasda1 ... ... Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e:05 HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000A0000 80298088 dasdb dasdb1 is never found/detected correctly Unless the VM system is VERY busy I can not get Linux to boot. It would seem that the Linux dasd init routines are expecting responses in a specific order. Probably not a good assumption. Is there a patch for this? Any other ideas? Regards, Jeff -- Jeffrey C Barnard Barnard Software, Inc. http://www.bsiopti.com Phone 407-323-4773 Fax 407-323-4775
