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Re: Bug#706355: linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64: Kernel Panic with the new kernel during booting



Hi,

> This panic is expected if the root filesystem could not be mounted.  So
> the question is, why did that fail?  Is the root device a simple
> partition or logical volume?  Is the physical device attached by SATA,
> USB, or other means?

The root device is a simple partition '/dev/sda2' (the details of it was
already part of the mail as captured by
'reportbug' when it booted from the kernel on which I flled the bug
report).
The physical volume is attached by SATA.

Thanks.
Subhahsis

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013, at 12:16 AM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Control: severity -1 important
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> 
> On Mon, 2013-04-29 at 00:36 +0530, S. Roy wrote:
> > Package: src:linux
> > Version: 3.2.41-2
> > Severity: grave
> > Justification: renders package unusable
> > 
> > ----------
> > I have upgraded today from Squeeze to Debian-7.0.
> > However, while booting in the last 3 occasions, the machine hanged twice
> > with kernel Panic.
> > 
> > In both the occasions, the kernel waited unusually long to load the
> > initrd, and then complained about it and then asked to touch any
> > key to continue. Once I touched something, it panicked.
> > 
> > What surprises me is that if it is a initrd problem, why did it boot in
> > 2 other occasions ?
> > Moreover, I have been using 'vmlinuz-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-amd64' taken from backport
> > while using Squeeze, and the machine never hanged in the last 6 months.
> > 
> > The messages were captured with a camera and I am writing down most of
> > it as was visible in the last screen.
> > -----------
> > No filesystem could mount root. tried:
> > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> > unknown-block(0, 0)
> [...]
> 
> This panic is expected if the root filesystem could not be mounted.  So
> the question is, why did that fail?  Is the root device a simple
> partition or logical volume?  Is the physical device attached by SATA,
> USB, or other means?
> 
> Ben.
> 
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