Bizarre: 2.4.12 kernel doesn't see extended partition
When I try to start my woody system using a recently compiled
(kernel-package) 2.4.12 kernel it fails to start because it can't find
the root partition, /hda6. The immediately preceding partition check
for hda does NOT show any extended partitions, that it does show hda1
- 4. Here's what things look like with 2.4.10:
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 hda6 hda7 hda8 hda9 >
hdb: hdb1 < hdb5 hdb6 hdb7 > hdb2
I have been having intermittent hardware problems with the disks. But
the extended partition does not seem to be damaged, judging from the
fact that I can use it from 2.4.10 kernels.
Because of those problems I did fiddle with some of the options before
compiling the kernel, but have since turned most of them back. Here's
the current diff of config-2.4.10 vs 2.4.12:
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> # CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC is not set
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< # CONFIG_PM is not set
---
> CONFIG_PM=y
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< # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR_D700 is not set
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> # CONFIG_JFFS2_FS is not set
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< CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m
< CONFIG_SOUND_TRACEINIT=y
< CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP=y
< # CONFIG_SOUND_SGALAXY is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_ADLIB is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_ACI_MIXER is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_CS4232 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_SSCAPE is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_GUS is not set
< CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI=m
< # CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_MSS is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_MPU401 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_NM256 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_MAD16 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_PAS is not set
< # CONFIG_PAS_JOYSTICK is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_PSS is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_SB is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_AWE32_SYNTH is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_WAVEFRONT is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_MAUI is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA1 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA2 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI_LEGACY is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850 is not set
< # CONFIG_SOUND_AEDSP16 is not set
---
> # CONFIG_SOUND_OSS is not set
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> # CONFIG_USB_HPUSBSCSI is not set
As for config_pm, my hardware is ACPI and some of my problems seem
related to power management (can't access the disks after they've been
sleeping). I've tried it on and off (though not with 2.4.12--it will
be my next experiment).
(By the way, on the sound I'm using ALSA. Does anyone know if I
should turn OSS on if I want OSS emulation?).
If anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them, even if they only
concern where to turn next.
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