Op Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:32:17 +0200 schreef Spahn, Daniel <dsp...@cuh2a.com>:
>> Booting from the USB disk fails with >> "[4.410067] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount >> root fs on unknown-block (2,0)" >> > Have you tried changing the partition number up or down by one? > Yes, I have, but without result. >> I have a SUSE 10.3-installation on a primary partition of the same >> USB-disk and that boots fine. But from the SUSE kerel-configuration I >> have not been able to figure out the relevant difference with the >> LFS-kernel-configuration. > > I tend not to use a configuration across distros, unless I had built the > first from a pure kernel source from kernel.org or similar. In fact, > most of my kernel configurations are done from scratch, because I have > had trouble in the past in areas where the flavor customized the kernel > for the sub-version of the distribution. Of course you are right. I only tried to figure out what was missing or wrong in the LFS-kernel by comparing it with a kernel on the same drive that did boot. > > Try re-partitioning, setting the boot flag, and swap partition type. I > prefer cfdisk. > I will certainly try that, but my first callenge now is to be able to boot from the USB-disk and understand why it does not now. >> It took me a long time with LFS to come as far as this (and I enjoyed it >> very much and learned a lot from it), so I hope somebody can help me >> with the last hurdle. > > As much as I like LFS, it's not great for a production OS. Without > distancing yourself from the OS too much, Gentoo automates the tedious > end of things, but specific customizations can be applied relatively > easily. Maybe you are right. I like LFS because it gives the opportunity to build a system from scratch and by doing that learning a lot about the details of Linux. I also like the support forum with people that will try to help you when you got stuck. But I will have a look into Gentoo sometime! Thanks a lot. Hans. -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
