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Solved?: Only lilo was able to boot a 2.6-test2 + initrd.



>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:48:40 -0700 (PDT), James
Horey wrote: 
>> 
>> --- Shaul Karl <shaulk@actcom.net.il> wrote:
>> > On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:58:50 -0700 (PDT), James
>> > Horey wrote:
>> >
>> > > mount: /dev2/root2 is not a valid block device
>> > > mount: /dev2/root2 is not a valid block device
>> > > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>> > > pivot_root: No such file or directory
>> > > /sbin/init: 196: cannot open dev/console: No
such
>> > file
>> > > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
>> > >
[..snip..]

I got this exact problem with the latest debian 2.4.22
kernel, and I fixed it by making sure that devfsd
actually started at boot time - changing
/etc/default/devfsd to make MOUNT=yes (the default was
MOUNT=no) and rerunning LILO fixed this issue.
---
Tony.

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