Had this same issue, only resolved by pausing the kernel for a couple of seconds before it hunts for mounts. Search the archives for "usb boot" and should find a message that contains a link to two patches within the last 6 months.
I think it would be really advantageous if the kernel included a fix. The patches that I found did not look like the best way to do it though (just sleeps for a timeperiod), and I dont have that much knowledge on linux kernel developement to make it presentable. -J On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Greg Kelley wrote: > Is anyone else using an external USB-2.0 Hard Drive? If so, perhaps you can > help me figure out what's up with mine. If I do a reboot with the drive > powered up, I get a kernel panic when it gets to mounting it. I can see the > USB-2.0 support loaded, but I don't think the drive is getting recognized > before the system tries to mount it. I have to power it off, comment out the > mount entry in fstab, reboot, power up the drive (it's then recognized and > registered via USB drivers) and then uncomment out the mount entry in fstab > and mount it manually. > > Here are the mount entrys in fstab: > > /dev/sda5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 > #/dev/sda1 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 auto,owner,ro 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy msdos noauto,owner 0 0 > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > /dev/sda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 > /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usbhd ext3 defaults 1 3 > > The /boot partition mount is commented out as I ran out of room for up2date > to install new kernels, so I created a /boot folder in / and referenced grub > there for all boots and kernels and abandoned the /boot partition. > > Any ideas on the USB Hard Drive would be appreciated - thanks. > > ________________________ > Greg Kelley, IT Director > Britannic Aviation, US and UK > US Office: > Pease Int'l Tradeport > 68 New Hampshire Ave. > Portsmouth, NH 03801 > 603.766.3005 > http://www.britannicaviation.com > AOPA, EAA, SSA > CFII SEL, MEL; Comm Glider > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
