On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:02:38 -0600, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Friday February 7 2003 10:33 am, Juan Quintela wrote: >> --=-=-= >> Name : kernel-2.4.21.0.pre4.4mdk Relocations: (not >> relocateable) Version : 1 >> Vendor: MandrakeSoft Release : 1mdk Build Date: Fri Feb 7 17:12:28 >> 2003 Install date: (not installed) >> Build Host: bi.mandrakesoft.com Group : >> System/Kernel and hardware Source RPM: (none) Size : 35937654 >> License: GPL Packager : Juan Quintela >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> URL : http://www.kernel.org/ >> Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system). >> Description : >> The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your >> Mandrake Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions >> of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device >> input and output, etc. >> >> Exclusivearch: i386 >> --=-=-= >> >> * Fri Feb 07 2003 Juan Quintela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> 2.4.21-0.pre4.4mdk >> >> - 2.4.21-pre4q4. >> - fix config for ppc. >> - atmelwlan is now for sure. >> - alsa 0.9.0rc7. >> - fix a bug in loop. >> - aes is now a loadable module (instead of a unloadable one) :p > > tom# rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.21.0.pre4.4mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm > Preparing... > ########################################### [100%] > > 1:kernel-2.4.21.0.pre4.4m########################################### > [100%] > mke2fs 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) > mount: could not find any device /dev/loop# mke2fs 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) > mount: could not find any device /dev/loop# There was an error when > generating initrd try to do a : /sbin/mkinitrd > /boot/initrd-2.4.21pre4-4mdk.img 2.4.21pre4-4mdk and see the errors > There is an error when regenerating lilo, you may have to check your > /etc/lilo.conf
You need to boot using a kernel <= 2.4.21pre4-2mdk to get /dev/loop functional.. -- Frederic Crozat MandrakeSoft
