Gerald C. Catling wrote:
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:49 pm, Adam Bogacki wrote:
Hi, I was installing dependencies for Scribe
<http://scribes.sourceforge.net/> from source
(Yelp 2.12, Python 2.4, PyGTK 2.8, GNOME Python 2.12, GNOME Python
Extras 2.12)
when while during the last 'make install' for 'Python Extras' I saw
the dreaded 'Kernel Panic' flash by, which
I assumed was transient.
While booting the next session I noted the message
Error inserting genrtc
(lib/modules/2.6.5-1-686/kernel/drivers/char/genrtc.ko): Device or
reesource busy
and also a message that the kernel could not access logfiles,
particularly syslog.
I have two kernels on the machine, 2..4* and 2.6.5-1-686 .. and have
unpacked but not yet compiled 2.6.14
Trying to boot the 2..4* kernel gives me a hung system, the last
messages being
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 8
RAMDISK: Loading 4464 blocks [1 disk] into ram disk ... done
VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly
Error -3 while decompressing !
c0356620C-1259960932)->d7b93000(4096)
VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb5" or unknown-block(0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
Booting 2.6.5-1-686 hung with final messages
grep: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3:cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
/etc/rc5.d/S20linuxconf:line 18: /var/run/runlevel.dir: No such file or
directory
/etc/rc5.d/S20mon: line 32: basename: command not found
/etc/rc5.d/S20postgresgl-7.4: line 3:
/usr/share/postgresql-common/init.d-functions: No such file or directory
/etc/rc5.d/S20postgresql-7.4: tr: command not found
/etc/rc5.d/S20xprint: ## FATAL ERROR: Unknown XProjectRoot
Starting NFS common utilities; statdstatd: Could not chdir: No such file
or directory
grep: error while loading shared libraries: libpcre.so.3: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/apache is not executable, not starting/reloading ... failed
Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable Tux tty1
Tux login:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
.. I then find I can login as user 'adam' but cannot find /home/adam,
nor does it recognize 'vi' or 'vim'
When I booted using Gentoo 'System Rescue CD-x86-0.2.12.iso' I had a
functioning root system but could not
remember quite how to mount the directory tree .. can someone point me
in the right direction ?.
Similarly with tomsrtbt ..
Booting from the 'Tux' boot floopy gave me a hung screen with the
message that it could not find syslog.
I'd be grateful for any constructive advice to get the system up again
. . allowing me to eventually compile / 'make install' 2.6.14
Adam Bogacki,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi Adam
Try ls -al /usr/src
see if the linux link is pointing to the new 2.6.x kernel instead of the 2.4
kernel.
Gerald
Thanks Gerald.
My LILO looks like this
----------
Linux
linux-2.6.5
WinXP
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When booting from 'Linux' I get to a hung state with final message
INIT: Entering runlevel 5
Starting system log daemon: syslog
.. and there it hangs , meaning I cannot do 'ls -al /usr/src'
When booting from 2.6.5 everything looks normal until
RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 0
RAMDISK: Loading 4464 blocks [disk] into ram disk ... done
VFS: Mounted root (cramfs filesystem) readonly
Error -3 while decompressing !
c0356620C-1259960932->d7b93000(4096)
VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb5" or unknown-block (0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0)
.. with the consequence that I writing this in WinXP (:-(
When I try the Gentoo System Rescue disk (not the latest, but it works),
it cannot find my directory tree
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /root% ls -al /usr/src
ls: /usr/scr: No such file or directory
.. and I can't quite work out how to mount it .. having read 'man mount'.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /root% mount -t ext2 hdb1 /
mount: special device hdb1 does not exist
.. and so on, whatever I substitute for hdb1.
I thin the key is in the message when booting from the 2.6.5 kernel ..
"Please appand a correct "root=" boot option.
Can anyone advise how to proceed ?
I'm increasingly desperate to access material on the linux drive with
GNOME and all that goes with it, not wishing to rely on XP any longer
than I have to
Adam Bogacki,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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