On 30 Jun 2008, Daniel Dalton wrote: > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:14:02AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > I just installed linux-image-2.6.25-2 from Sid. Boot fails with a > > mwwage: > > > > "target filesystem doesn't have bootarg" > > > > This is followed by: > > "/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off" > > > > Mine works here, but was there any errors with dpkg when installing? > Also, did you get the right one for your computer? Eg. x86 for x86 > machines. > > > I also found a Debian recommendation to modify /etc/fstab in order to > > get the file systems recognized, but I'm reluctant to do so for fear of > > losing the ability to boot any kernel at all. > > err... just get a rescue cd, if it won't boot, put it in the cd drive, > boot it mount your linux partition open > /mntp/to/linux/partition/etc/fstab > And remove those lines, reboot back into your linux 2.6.23 kernel... >
No error messages. I do get: aetting up linux-image-2.6.25-2-amd64 (2.6.25-6) ... Running depmod. Finding valid ramdisk creators. Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk. Other valid candidates: mkinitramfs-kpkg mkinitrd.yaird The kernel is correct; I'm currently using linux-image-2.6.23-amd64. I take the point about using a rescue disk but I'm not sure of what to try for /etc/fstab. I know that a fresh installation of linux uses different syntax but I don't remember what it is or how it works. Currently I have: /dev/hdb10 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # none /proc/bus/usb/ usbdevfs user,noauto 0 0 none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto user,noauto,rw 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0 /dev/hdb6 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hdb7 /usr/local ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdb8 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda1 /backup ext3 user,defaults 0 2 ~ ~ Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]