Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem (*help*, *help*)

2001-01-18 Thread Martin Albert
> Sven - who is desparate to run 2.4.0 # # Multi-device support (RAID and LVM) # CONFIG_MD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set # CONFIG_MD_LINEAR is not set # CONFIG_MD_RAID0 is not set # CONFIG_MD_RAID1 is not set # CONFIG_MD_RAID5 is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LVM=y CONFIG_LVM_PROC_FS=y try to leave t

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-12 Thread Francisco M. Neto
ยป Joris Lambrecht said this and I say that: > This guy is in deep trouble guys, try helping him out ... > > Apperently i couldn't help him Count me in this trouble too. My guess is that it's something about modules - I compiled two 2.4 test12 kernels - one of them had _almost_ everythin

RE: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-12 Thread Joris Lambrecht
This guy is in deep trouble guys, try helping him out ... Apperently i couldn't help him -Original Message- From: Patrick Cheong Shu Yang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 2:12 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Patrick Cheong Shu Yang
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 04:42:02PM -0500, David B. Harris wrote: > To quote Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # I wonder why this is even an option; is there a reason anyone would > # install Linux without ext2 support? > # I have always wondered why the option was given. > > ReiserFS/ext3: Some peo

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Brian May
> "Pollywog" == Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > I simply used the configurations for my 2.2.18 kernel and >> then did a > "make oldconfig". > So, yes, I did select ext2 >> support built-in, as I did in 2.2.18. Pollywog> I wonder why this is even an option; is there

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem (*help*, *help*)

2001-01-11 Thread Sven Burgener
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 01:19:41PM -0700, Gary Hennigan wrote: > Well, it's a pain but I'd go through the config the old-fashioned way, > eg.: > > make clean > make-kpkg clean > make distclean > make (xconfig|config|menuconfig) > make-kpkg > > Something ob

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread David B . Harris
To quote Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # I wonder why this is even an option; is there a reason anyone would # install Linux without ext2 support? # I have always wondered why the option was given. A number of reasons; Embedded applications: typical "embedded" applications are *extremely* memory

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Bob Billson
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 08:36:54PM +, Pollywog wrote: > I wonder why this is even an option; is there a reason anyone would > install Linux without ext2 support? > I have always wondered why the option was given. In a word: choice. Before ext2 there was the original ext. Or was it called ext

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Pollywog
> > I simply used the configurations for my 2.2.18 kernel and then did a > > "make oldconfig". > > So, yes, I did select ext2 support built-in, as I did in 2.2.18. I wonder why this is even an option; is there a reason anyone would install Linux without ext2 support? I have always wondered why

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Gary Hennigan
"Sven Burgener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:13:25PM -0500, Bob Billson wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 07:35:08PM +0100, Sven Burgener wrote: > > > VFS: Cannot open root device "803" or 08:03 > > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > > Kernel panic: VFS:

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Sven Burgener
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:13:25PM -0500, Bob Billson wrote: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 07:35:08PM +0100, Sven Burgener wrote: > > VFS: Cannot open root device "803" or 08:03 > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:03 > > Did you remember

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Sven Burgener
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 12:07:00PM -0700, Gary Hennigan wrote: > "Sven Burgener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Just to clarify: > > > $ rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18 > > > Root device /dev/sda3 > > > > (Booting with 2.2.18 works) > > > > > $ rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0 > > > Root device /dev/sda3 > >

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Bob Billson
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 07:35:08PM +0100, Sven Burgener wrote: > VFS: Cannot open root device "803" or 08:03 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:03 Did you remember to say 'yes' *not* 'module' for ext2 support in the kernel (under Genera

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Gary Hennigan
"Sven Burgener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just to clarify: > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 07:35:08PM +0100, Sven Burgener wrote: > > $ rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18 > > Root device /dev/sda3 > > (Booting with 2.2.18 works) > > > $ rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0 > > Root device /dev/sda3 > > ... but not

Re: Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Sven Burgener
Just to clarify: On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 07:35:08PM +0100, Sven Burgener wrote: > $ rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18 > Root device /dev/sda3 (Booting with 2.2.18 works) > $ rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0 > Root device /dev/sda3 ... but not with 2.4.0. Thanks in advance! Sven

Linux 2.4.0 & root fs problem

2001-01-11 Thread Sven Burgener
Hello After having built and installed my custom linux-2.4.0-deb, I get the following when booting: [boot msgs] VFS: Cannot open root device "803" or 08:03 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:03 After which booting halts. $ rdev /boot/vml