I tried to do this... my attemp failed - but I did get past that part - the problem with mine was the scsi/usb-storage driver wasn't reading the partition table, so I needed to have sfdisk in the initrd, and use sfdisk -R /dev/sda to reload the partition table, then it was available....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pedro Salazar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:39 PM Subject: [Linux-usb-users] boot from USB flash device (even with kernel patch to delay init) -> not working! > Greetings, > > I'm trying to boot from my USB flash with a small linux distribution > (LFS) but I'm having problems mounting the root filesystem. I verified > to accomplish the requirements to boot from the USB: > > 1-BIOS Support to boot from USB > 2-Kernel support for USB Storage (including SCSI) > 3-A patch to delay boot process > > However, I'm getting not a real kernel panic rather a message in *every > second* trying to mount the root filesystem (->patch stuff). So, I think > the problem is beyond the patch itself. It should be something else... > initrd image? > > Anyone has an idea about my mistake? > > I'm using kernel 2.4.21 (+ patch in init/do_mount.c). If needed I can > supply here my initrd and/or my linuxrc of initrd image. > > thanks, > Pedro Salazar. > -- > PS > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PGP:0E129E31D803BC61 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
