Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3261 mails)

[Clifford Okoro <Clifford.Okoro@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had this problem when i forgot to include 'reaiser fs' in the kernel. I
don't believe it's enabled by default and you'll have to enable
'experimental' stuff. (I've forgotten the exact phrase but it's one of the
first compile options via xconfig)
Although i get an error message on shutdown regarding the root partition, i
just ignore it and everything moves along fine. My /boot partition is in
ext2 however.

Clifford


-----Original Message-----
From: wilson@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wilson@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 April 2001 22:52
To: Nestor Ruiz
Cc: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SLE] (please help) Kernel Panic: unable to mount root FS
-- boot problems with 2.4.2x


At 04:32 PM 4/17/2001 -0500, you wrote:

>Better is to get 2.4.X sources and ensure to compile it with ReiserFS
>filesystem enabled, then boot that kernel.

Is there any reason to belive that SusE's 2.4.2x update rpm does not have
ReiserFS support included? I can't see why it wouldn't...anyone know?

>-
>Nestor
>
>On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
>
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> I'm having a lot of trouble booting after installing the latest kernel
rpm. I keep getting kernel panics if I try to boot linux_2.4. It works fine
if I boot the image named "suse".
>> 
>> I've tried manually giving it the root=/dev/sda4 option but it doesn't
like that either.
>> 
>> I also tried using the CDs "boot installed system" option, and it tells
me that /dev/sda4 isn't a valid root device. I tried using the rescue system
to mount that partition and is says it isn't a valid block device, however I
think that's a module problem i.e. there's not a SCSI module included in the
rescue system.
>> 
>> As I said, I can boot if I use the "suse" lilo image, but I get lots of
errors about modules.
>> 
>> What is the "suse" image? I do not have a 2.2.x kernel installed. Is it
safe to run depmod while booted into the "suse" image? Or will that make
things worse?
>> 
>> Everything was working fine until installed the latest 2.4.2x kernel from
the update dir of ftp.suse.com.
>> 
>> BTW /dev/sda4 is where / is, and it's a ReiserFS partition. /dev/sda3 is
/boot and dev/sda2 is swap.
>> 
>> Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated
>> 
>> TIA,
>> 
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> Jonathan Wilson
>> System Administrator
>> 
>> Cedar Creek Software     http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com
>> Central Texas IT     http://www.centraltexasit.com
>> 
>> 
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Jonathan Wilson
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Cedar Creek Software     http://www.cedarcreeksoftware.com
Central Texas IT     http://www.centraltexasit.com


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