Re: Problems booting with initrd [was: Re: Testing 2.6.10 on sparc]
On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 00:17:10 -0500 (EST), Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org> wrote:
> Hi Mehul,
>
> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Mehul Sanghvi wrote:
> >
> > I have an Ultra2. I can get Debian stable kernel installed
> > and working just fine. Anything that uses initrd (which
> > would include 2.6.x as well I believe) just does not
> > work. I can never get it booted.
>
> Sorry, you need to include a little bit more information about your setup
> to make clear what is going/went wrong. 2.4 kernels in Debian are using
> initrd as well and has been doing so for a while. Are you compiling your
> own kernels or using stock Debian kernel-images? In the latter case, what
> particular versions of packages have you tried, where were they downloaded
> from and what particular error messages you've received?
>
The kernel that has worked for me is the kernel from the Debian Woody 3.0r2
release. If I remember correctly, it was a 2.4.18 kernel. I have not compiled
any kernels on my own.
What happens is that upon bootup, SILO takes over, and starts trying to
load the kernel. In the case of the Debian Installer images that I have
used, these are 2.4.x (x > 20) ( I don't have access to the U2 at this time
to double check the version).
The kernel starts loading and pretty much immediately after that
I get an error as follows:
Remapping kernel .... FP Disabled
and I am back at the 'ok ' prompt.
I've reported the problem before (PR #281641) you can get the exact details
in there.
cheers,
mehul
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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