Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva <adagilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tryed again the command lines above and it is just working now.
Ah! I used just:
$mkinitrd -R
(without "-u")

Thanks for your help!
Adagilson

Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva escreveu:

>    I edited /etc/sysconfig/kernel and added:
> INITRD_MODULES="via89cxxx"
>
>    After running again
> $mkdir /mnt/gonow
> $mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/gonow
> $chroot /mnt/gonow
> $mkinitrd -R -u
> ...the system told me:
>
> Root device: /dev/root (mounted on / ext2)
> Module list: via82cxxx
> You may now have to update your boot loader configuration
>
>    Then, I  rebooted my box.
>
> ...and a new sequence of error messages continues:
> [...]
> Loading kernel/fs/jbd/jbd.ko
> Loading kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko
> /linuxrc: 264: syntax error: Bad substitution
> VFS: Cannot open root device "hda6" or unknown-block(0,0)
> Please apend a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 
> unknown-block(0,0)
>
>    Could you help me again? I just don't know what is missing. I 
> thought just making it a new initrd with a redefined root, it would work.
> adagilson
>
> PS--my current boot loader, Grub, has this line to label SuSE 9.3:
> kernel (hd0,5) /boot/vmlinuz too=/dev/hda6 vga=0x31a selinux=0 
> splash=silent resume=/dev/hda7 showapts
> initrd (hd0,5) /boot/initrd
>
> Hans du Plooy escreveu:
>
> > On Thursday 10 November 2005 13:42, Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva 
> > wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > I follow your tips, typing 3 to the boot options, but an error 
> > > occurred:
> > > "Waiting for device /dev/hda6 to appear .....not found -- exiting to
> > > /bin/sh sh: can't access tty; job control turned off"
> > >   
> >
> > The difference is that Slackware probably builds all their IDE 
> > drivers into the kernel, or include all of them in the initrd (dunno 
> > which, I haven't worked with Slack in ages), while SUSE only puts 
> > what's needed in there.
> >
> > So you previous board probably had a ALi chipset (popular on boards 
> > K6 boards of that era), while the new one is a VIA.  when you boot of 
> > the rescue CD, d an lsmod and make note of which VIA module is loaded.
> >
> >  
> >
> > > Ps--I tried Rescue mode:
> > > $mkdir /mnt/gonow
> > > $mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/gonow
> > > $mkinitrd -R -u
> > > --reboot--
> > >   
> >
> >
> > You're leaving out a crucial step.  Edit /etc/sysconfig/kernel, and 
> > add the required module to the list.  Then make the new initrd.
> >
> > Hans
> >
> >