Re: [suse-amd64] Problem with new kernel upgrade

--- Roel Vestjens schrieb: > Hi there,

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After installing tjhe last kernel update (default 2.6.5-7.75.x86_64) with YOU on my AMD64 system (MSI K8T Neo mainboard, sata 160Gb disk with SuSE 9.1 for AMD64), the system hangs during the boot process.

Shortly after loading the kernel scsi drivers (sd_mod.ko, libata.ko, sata_via.ko), there is a warning "can't open /etc/mtab: No such file or directory". I am sure it is there (after booting from CD and mounting the disk I can see it) Then on hda2 (my root partition) it finds a ReiserFS filesystem and after the next message, the system hangs: "ReiserFS: hda2: checking transaction log (hda2)"

I am able to reboot with ctr-alt-del. If I do that sometimes everything is the same, or there is one extra line like: "ReiserFS: hda2: replayed 5 transactions in 0 seconds"

Seems to me that it finds hda2 but refuses to load my LVM system where the rest of my logical partitions are. Is it possible it has something to do with LVM? Do I miss some module?

I had a similar experience before with a 2.6.5 test kernel and at that time just reinstalling the original SuSE kernel from DVD was enough to get the system working again.

My system contains a clean installation with just added all patches and updates Yast (YOU) proposed. All my partitions (home, opt, tmp, usr, var, local) except root and swap are in a LVM system.

Roel

Hi,

i just read at a german linux user forum about the same or a very similiar problem. they don't have LVM running and they're using the 32bit SuSE 9.1 and getting the same reiserfs translaction log error when they have 2 harddisks or more in their system. i personally don't have any problems with the new kernel (1 hdd) so i don't know exactly what happens ...

here is the link to this discussion (as i said it's german but at least A.Jäger or A.Kleen can read it ;-) http://www.linuxforen.de/forums/showthread.php?t=140825&page=1&pp=15 Thanks, I can read german too (reading is the easy part; understanding what really happens is something those guys are much better at). I do have a second (pata ide) harddisk too, mounted read only (WinXP on it) as hdg. Just disconnecting my harddisk and rebooting didn't make a difference. Disabling the pata ide controller in BIOS doesn't help either. I'll see what I can do next. Thanks for the link and pointing to an other

On Sunday 20 June 2004 12:02, Franz Mach wrote: possible cause. Roel

i hope this helps in any way to find a solution for your problem

best regards, Franz

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