Re: Installing new kernel 2.6.17 on Ultra5
I finally gave up trying to compile my own kernel and decided to take Roman's advice.
This certainly got me a little further.
VFS: Cannot open boot device hda1 or unknown-block (0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" in boot option.
Kernel panic - not syncing etc....
If you recall at the start of this thread I put the contents of silo.conf which has:
root=/dev/hda1 already stated.
and my fstab (see above) hasn't changed.
my / has:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Sep 19 12:48 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-2-sparc64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Sep 19 12:48 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-sparc64
and my /boot has:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 837342 Sep 1 04:15 System.map-2.6.17-2-sparc64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jul 26 2005 boot -> .
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40131 Aug 31 21:57 config-2.6.17-2-sparc64
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jul 26 2005 etc -> .
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Jun 21 12:57 fd.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jun 21 12:57 first.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Jun 21 12:57 generic.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 692 Jun 21 12:57 ieee32.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4478995 Sep 19 12:48 initrd.img-2.6.17-2-sparc64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6928 Jun 21 12:57 isofs.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7680 May 28 2005 old.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62976 Jul 28 09:45
second.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 77 Sep 19 12:06 silo.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60829 Jun 21 12:57 silotftp.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jun 21 12:57 ultra.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1379575 May 28 2005
vmlinuz-2.4.18-sun4u
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1442770 Sep 1 04:15 vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-sparc64
I've also tried:
image=/vmlinuz-2.6.17...........
label=linux
initrd=/initrd-2.6.17.........
and
image=1/vmlinuz-2.6.17...........
label=linux
initrd=1/initrd-2.6.17.........
but that didn't even find the image and left me in bootp.
I think I'm so close I can smell it but I still need a helping hand, please.
John
On 9/15/06, Roman Shakin <rshakin@unixfreak.org> wrote:
www.backports.com read it do it... also why exactly are you upgrading the
kernel ? 2.4 is alot more stable for sparc atleast... I have a ultra 5 and
I've had issues with 2.6 version kernels. backports have the
2.6 testing
kernel on them somewhere you will be able to upgrade it using aptitude or apt
--Roman
On Fri, Sep 15, 2006, John wrote:
> Can you point me in the right direction/url, Roman?
>
>
> On 9/15/06, Roman Shakin <rshakin@unixfreak.org> wrote:
> >
> >Why dont you try using the backports package, i've tried compiling the
> >kernel
> >before and it has not worked, but my problem was with Adaptec drivers.
> >
> >--Roman
> >
> >On Fri, Sep 15, 2006, John wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have just compiled a new kernel for my Ultra5 using Debian's
> >> kernel-package system.
> >>
> >> BootP gets to the point of 'Booting into Linux...' and stops. No error
> >> message nothing, just halts where it is! If I change vmlinuz to point at
> >the
> >> old kernel it works fine.
> >>
> >> I'm obviously missing something but what?
> >>
> >> My / links are:
> >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 28 2005 vmlinuz.old ->
> >boot/vmlinuz-
> >> 2.4.18-sun4u
> >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Sep 14 15:39 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-
> >> 2.6.17.060914-sun4u
> >>
> >> My silo.conf is:
> >> partition=1
> >> root=/dev/hda1
> >> timeout=100
> >> image=1/vmlinuz
> >> label=linux
> >> read-only
> >>
> >> My /boot is:
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 848101 Sep 14 15:23
> >System.map-2.6.17.060914-sun4u
> >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jul 26 2005 boot -> .
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29349 Sep 14 14:08 config-2.6.17.060914-sun4u
> >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jul 26 2005 etc -> .
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Jun 21 12:57
fd.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jun 21 12:57 first.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Jun 21 12:57 generic.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 692 Jun 21 12:57 ieee32.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6928 Jun 21 12:57 isofs.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7680 May 28 2005 old.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62976 Jul 28 09:45 second.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 78 Feb 2 2006
silo.conf
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60829 Jun 21 12:57 silotftp.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jun 21 12:57 ultra.b
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1379575 May 28 2005 vmlinuz-2.4.18-sun4u
> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1452906 Sep 14 15:23 vmlinuz-2.6.17.060914-sun4u
> >>
> >> and /etc/fstab is:
> >> /dev/hda1 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0
> >1
> >> /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0
> >0
> >> proc /proc proc defaults 0
> >0
> >> /dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,noauto 0
> >0
> >> /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0
> >0
> >>
> >> If you need any other info to help, please let me know.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> John
> >
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