Re: Kernel 2.6 Problems
I gave up trying to upgrade it
I did a full expert26 reinstall, and it seems to be ok now.
Dave
On Tuesday 18 Oct 2005 10:22, Dave Whiteley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having problems installing kernel 2.6 on my Dell Optiplex GX280. I
> have seen a lot of traffic on the web and the forums about this, but have
> not found a full fix.
>
> I am starting with a working 2.4 installation. This required me to switch
> the SATA mode in the bios from compatability to normal.
>
> I have tried to install the 2.6 kernel image package, but it fails to
> boot. It fails on a cannot access /dev/console kernel panic. I understand
> that this is due to the disks not being accessible. I have seen reference
> to changing the kernel arguments from "root=/dev/hda2" to "root=/dev/sda2"
> . I have tried this with no success.
>
> I have then tried to do an install from the netinstall 31r0a ISO. Doing
> either a "linux26" or an "expert26" it fails to find the CD drive after the
> initial boot and language selections.
>
> It is rather important that I am not left with an unbootable system - I
> need to keep my working 2.4 system viable until I have a working
> alternative.
>
> I am sure that there must be documentation on this problem somewhere.
> Please can someone point me at it.
>
> Ta
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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>
> Dave Whiteley
> d.l.whiteley@ee.leeds.ac.uk
> Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059
> School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
> The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Dave Whiteley
d.l.whiteley@ee.leeds.ac.uk
Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059
School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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