On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> Axalon....thanks. The problem is I did exactly what you said to do (both
> add the line [initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.9-19mdk] in lilo.conf and create an
> initrd-2.2.9-19mdk in the /boot directory) and Linux still failed to boot
> and hung with the same error message. RATS!! Any other ideas?
>
> Alan
Sorry this is where my knowledge of the scsi boot process fails, I only
have access to a controler no disc's, so i assumed somethings wrong maybe.
Does useing the initrd.img from the floppy help?
What does the /etc/conf.modules look like, supposed to have a line to the
effect of "alias scsi_hostadapter0 module_driver" conf.modules is critical
for correct function of mkinitrd
Is bootmagic critical? [standard remove non critical
debug proceedure]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Newbie Linux-Mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Boot problems
>
>
> >
> > Check "man initrd" for more information then just about anyone could ask
> > for. Basicly your booting from scsi, notice the initrd= on the floppy is
> > missing from the harddisc. i suspect if you look in /boot/ you'll find a
> > initrd-2.2.9-19mdk, add initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.9-19mdk if so. My guess is
> > linuxconf rewrote lilo.conf posiblely looseing the line. If it is however
> > not there you can create it with
> > "mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.9-19mdk 2.2.9-19mdk"
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> >
> > > Hi....my system consists of two scsi drives. sda is dedicated to
> Windows98 and has a single fat32 partition (sda1). sdb is dedicated to
> Mandrake Linux 6.0 and has 3 partitions (sdb1 is /boot, sdb5 is swap and
> sdb6 is /). Boot Magic is installed on the windows partition and boots
> Windows properly. But when it boots lilo Linux appears at first to be
> booting normally until the following error occurs:
> > >
> > > Partition check:
> > > request-module[block-major-8]: Root fs not mounted
> > > VFS: Cannot open root device 08:16
> > > Kernal panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 08:16
> > >
> > > Then the system freezes. ctl-alt-del will reboot it. Linux boots just
> fine with a floppy boot disc. The floppy boot disc's lilo.conf is:
> > >
> > > boot=/dev/fd0
> > > timeout=100
> > > message=/boot/message
> > > prompt
> > > image=/vmlinuz-2.2.9-19mdk
> > > label=linux
> > > root=/dev/sdb6
> > > initrd=/initrd.img
> > > image=/vmlinuz-2.2.9-19mdk
> > > label=rescue
> > > append="load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1"
> > > root=/dev/fd0
> > > initrd=/initrd.img
> > >
> > > The lilo conf in sdb6 /etc/lilo.conf is:
> > >
> > > boot=/dev/sdb1
> > > map=/boot/map
> > > install=/boot/boot.b
> > > prompt
> > > timeout=50
> > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9-19mdk
> > > label=linux
> > > root=/dev/sdb6
> > > read-only
> > > other=/dev/sda1
> > > label=dos
> > > table=/dev/sda
> > >
> > > What is wrong, any ideas?
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > >
> >
>
