Kernel 2.6 Problems
Hello,
I am having problems installing kernel 2.6 on my Dell Optiplex GX280. I have
seen a lot of traffic on the web and the forums about this, but have not
found a full fix.
I am starting with a working 2.4 installation. This required me to switch the
SATA mode in the bios from compatability to normal.
I have tried to install the 2.6 kernel image package, but it fails to boot.
It fails on a cannot access /dev/console kernel panic. I understand that
this is due to the disks not being accessible. I have seen reference to
changing the kernel arguments from "root=/dev/hda2" to "root=/dev/sda2" . I
have tried this with no success.
I have then tried to do an install from the netinstall 31r0a ISO. Doing
either a "linux26" or an "expert26" it fails to find the CD drive after the
initial boot and language selections.
It is rather important that I am not left with an unbootable system - I need
to keep my working 2.4 system viable until I have a working alternative.
I am sure that there must be documentation on this problem somewhere. Please
can someone point me at it.
Ta
Dave
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Dave Whiteley
d.l.whiteley@ee.leeds.ac.uk
Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059
School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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