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Hello linus lovers,

I recently upgraded my 2.2.14 kernel to 2.4.1 ... everything worked all
right but when I try to boot with the new
kernel it complains that it can't mount the root filesystem ...  !
Compiled using make zBimage
I just copied the lilo entry for the 2.2.14 kernel ... where the root
should be exactly the same as before, activated this
by invoking lilo ... but it doesn't work.   Linux boots but fails with a
panic since it can't mount the root filesystem.
Did I forget something ?

lilo.conf
-------
boot=/dev/hda5
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
linear
default=2.14

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
 label=2.14
 read-only
 root=/dev/hda5

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.1
 label=2.4.1
 read-only
 root=/dev/hda5

Perhaps, did you read Documentation/Changes, I remember there were among
others, some filesystem
tools you have to update?

Michael Heiming

Quote:

> lilo.conf
> -------
> boot=/dev/hda5
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> linear
> default=2.14

> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
>  label=2.14
>  read-only
>  root=/dev/hda5

> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.1
>  label=2.4.1
>  read-only
>  root=/dev/hda5

Did you compile in support for ext2 filesystem (or what you use for root
fs)? That is, in the kernel - ot as a module...

Rasmus

Sorry for the silly question, but why are you using a development revision
that is older than the latest stable release??

You should be using 2.4.2, yes?

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Quote:> Hello linus lovers,

> I recently upgraded my 2.2.14 kernel to 2.4.1 ... everything worked all
> right but when I try to boot with the new
> kernel it complains that it can't mount the root filesystem ...  !
> Compiled using make zBimage
> I just copied the lilo entry for the 2.2.14 kernel ... where the root
> should be exactly the same as before, activated this
> by invoking lilo ... but it doesn't work.   Linux boots but fails with a
> panic since it can't mount the root filesystem.
> Did I forget something ?

> lilo.conf
> -------
> boot=/dev/hda5
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> linear
> default=2.14

> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
>  label=2.14
>  read-only
>  root=/dev/hda5

> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.1
>  label=2.4.1
>  read-only
>  root=/dev/hda5

Quote:> Sorry for the silly question, but why are you using a development revision
> that is older than the latest stable release??

Possibly for stability

Quote:> You should be using 2.4.2, yes?

No? What makes you think newer = better? Maybe it doesn't fix his bugs
and gives him some new ones. Maybe it fixes his bugs. It's all maybe.
The balance of probabilities is about 50/50.

Some nitwit/he didn't compile support for the root filesystem or device
into the kernel. What's so surprising?

Quote:>> Compiled using make zBimage

Wahoo.

Quote:>> I just copied the lilo entry for the 2.2.14 kernel ... where the root
>> should be exactly the same as before, activated this
>> by invoking lilo ... but it doesn't work.   Linux boots but fails with a
>> panic since it can't mount the root filesystem.
>> Did I forget something ?

No, it looks like he didn't think, not didn't remember.

Peter