Re: booting problems after installing lm-sensors kernel modules from sid / can't mount root fs
I've seen the same segfault problem with lm-sensors-2.4.21-4-k7 (also
the 686 version). Self-compiling the modules from lm-sensors-source
gives errors (both with 2.4.21-4 and 2.4.22-1). 2.4.21-3 works,
however.
The mount problem sounds like the initrd file isn't getting loaded. I
haven't used LILO in over a year (GRUB rocks!), so can't help there.
On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 11:21:04PM +0200, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> A couple of days ago, I installed these packages from sid:
> lm-sensors-2.4.21-4-k7 2.8.0-1
> i2c-2.4.21-4-k7 2.8.0-1
>
> I have done this before many times, to save myself the trouble of
> compiling these kernel modules myself. I'm running a testing system with
> the 2.4.21-4-k7 stock kernel, you see.
>
> Anyway, this time it didn't work out. When I rebooted my system next
> time, there was some error during boot which had at least this text in
> it "S20modutils Segmentation fault". So, my interpretation is that
> during the loading of these new kernel modules, there occured a
> segmentation fault in the module load program. After this message there
> was a little bit more text (about USB), but then a hang.
> In other words: I couldn't boot the system anymore.
>
> OK, but I still have the LinuxOLD entry in my LILO menu. Since I'm
> running stock kernels, this should be starting my previous kernel
> anytime. So, I chose the option, and it booted until it had to mount the
> root fs. There I got a kernel panic: can't mount root fs. (No clear
> reason was mentioned...) Oops. My root fs is /dev/hda6, which is an ext3
> fs. Even specifying
> LinuxOLD root=/dev/hda6
> didn't help.
>
> So, I took my older (Woody-beta) installation cd and booted with "rescue
> root=/dev/hda6". Also, this didn't work out: again a kernel panic,
> because it can't mount the root fs... This time there was some error
> about "unsupported optional features".
>
> I tried some more tricks, like making boot floppies with a bf2.4 flavour
> (of Woody), which I got from some Debian FTP. No go, can't mount root fs.
>
> I tried some more suggestions from people in #debian on
> irc.freenode.net, but nothing worked.
>
> In the mean time, I have fixed my "Linux" boot, by using a Knoppix cd
> and removing the module names from /etc/modules. However, I still can't
> boot my LinuxOLD stuff.
>
> Is there anyone who can tell me what is going wrong?
> I know I could boot my LinuxOLD thing in the past. It's just a long time
> ago I needed it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Manuel Bilderbeek
>
>
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