Re: kernel 2.4.21 && swsp && acpi

["Alex (Oleksiy) Bolgarov" <oleksiy_alex_bolgarov@yahoo.com>]

> Hi,
> 

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> I've tryed out the 2.6 kernels (test1
> and test2) but they 
> won't boot either (they try to find /dev2/root2 ).

I have had this problem at tuesday, when trying to
install 2.6.0-test2.  It was solved just by installing
'devfs' package. Are you sure your system have devfs
installed?


> 
> ###
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.21
> root            (hd0,2)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21 root=/dev/hda3
> ro
> savedefault
> boot
> ###
> 
>  But when booting the kernel panics, saying, he
> couldn't find the root and 
> asks for a 'root=' part in the bootmanager.
> 

Those symptomes look to me very like you are trying to
install initrd kernel. Do you have initrd enabled
inthe .config inthe kernel sources root? If yes, then
you need to add initrd command to your grub config:

###
title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.21
root            (hd0,2)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21 root=/dev/hda3

initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.4.21
# add this line ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ro
savedefault
boot
###


Or, add 'noinitrd' to the kernel command:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21 root=/dev/hda3 noinitrd



Thank you, 
 
    alex.

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