Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.17-6-686
with the update from kernel-image-2.6.17-5 to -6, the grub config has
obviously changed.
menu.lst now misses the root=/dev/sdaX parameter does is needed at least
on my system (SataI, more details below) to make the kernel know where
he finds the root partition.
Result: grub is booting the kernel, then nothing happens since the
kernel is searching for the root partition.
Since the parameters for the -5 kernel are also replaced with this new
paramters, the system is unbootable (doh).
This is menu.lst before:
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-5-686
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-5-686 root=/dev/sda8 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-5-686
quiet
savedefault
boot
and after the latest update:
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.17-6-686
root (hd0,7)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-6-686
root=UUID=xxxx6943-4775-4afd-837d-xxxxa96fea8f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-6-686
boot
(I changed the UUID numbers a little bit, dunno if they need to be kept
a secret :-)
Here are my system specs:
Motherboard is a ASRock DualSATAII, drive is a SATA-I drive.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/cwolf# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1695 K8 Northbridge [PCI Express and
HyperTransport]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [40] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [5c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
Capabilities: [68] HyperTransport: UnitID Clumping
Capabilities: [74] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration
Capabilities: [7c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1
Enable-
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI Express Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal
decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: f4700000-fe7fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: c7f00000-d7efffff
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1
Enable+
Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [7c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
Capabilities: [88] HyperTransport: Revision ID: 1.05
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI Express Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal
decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: fe800000-fe8fffff
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1
Enable+
Capabilities: [58] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [7c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
Capabilities: [88] HyperTransport: Revision ID: 1.05
00:04.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1689 K8 Northbridge [Super K8 Single Chip]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [40] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration
Capabilities: [80] AGP version 3.0
00:05.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation AGP8X Controller (prog-if 00 [Normal
decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64
Memory behind bridge: fe900000-fe9fffff
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation M5249 HTT to PCI Bridge (prog-if 01
[Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=32
Memory behind bridge: fea00000-feafffff
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1563 HyperTransport South Bridge (rev 70)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 1563
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:07.1 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 7101
Flags: medium devsel
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5455 PCI AC-Link
Controller Audio Device (rev 20)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 74
I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Memory at febff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
00:11.0 Ethernet controller: ALi Corporation M5263 Ethernet Controller (rev 40)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5263
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 58
I/O ports at e400 [size=256]
Memory at febfec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
00:12.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c7) (prog-if 8a [Master
SecP PriP])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5229
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 209
I/O ports at ff00 [size=16]
00:12.1 IDE interface: ALi Corporation ULi 5289 SATA (rev 10) (prog-if 8f
[Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5289
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 209
I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
I/O ports at e080 [size=4]
I/O ports at e000 [size=8]
I/O ports at dc00 [size=4]
I/O ports at d880 [size=16]
00:13.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10
[OHCI])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5237
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 225
Memory at febfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:13.1 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10
[OHCI])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5237
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 233
Memory at febfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:13.2 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10
[OHCI])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5237
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 50
Memory at febfb000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:13.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20
[EHCI])
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 5239
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 217
Memory at febfe800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address
Map
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM
Controller
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT]
(rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Unknown device 3125
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 66
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at c8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at fd000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Expansion ROM at fe7e0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0
Enable-
Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
04:06.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01)
Subsystem: Unknown device 1948:3c01
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 233
Memory at feafe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
** Affects: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
** Tags added: edgy
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grub kernel parameter missing the path to root partition
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57881
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