On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 10:04:12AM -0700, lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com wrote: > On May 5, 5:40 am, Alex Samad <a...@samad.com.au> wrote: > > On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 03:50:28AM -0700, lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com wrote: > > > $ cat /proc/partitions > > > major minor #blocks name > > > 8 0 8388608 sda > > > 8 1 273073 sda1 > > > 8 2 1 sda2 > > > 8 5 3060351 sda5 > > > 8 6 1477948 sda6 > > > 8 7 273073 sda7 > > > 8 8 265041 sda8 > > > 8 9 3036253 sda9 > > > $ ls -al /dev/sda > > > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 2008-05-05 02:46 /dev/sda > > > $ > > was this done whilst trying to boot 2.6.25, if so mount /dev/sda1 and > > exit out and initramfs should continue on its way > > Did you mean I can run " $ mount /dev/sda1 / " if I had "sda" in the > above record? In fact the above came with the 2.6.18. Sorry that I > didn't state it clearly. initramfs loads up a mini rootfs one of the directories is /rootfs (I think, haven't looked at it in a while), this is the location that it loads the root fs before doing a pivot root and then starting the system. > > The result after I boot the new built 2.6.25 is below. How can I > correct it? Thank you. > > (initramfs) cat /proc/partitions > major minor #blocks name > > 1 0 4096 ram0 > 1 1 4096 ram0 > 1 2 4096 ram0 > 1 3 4096 ram0 > > [output snipped] > > 1 15 4096 ram15 > > (initramfs) ls /dev/sda > ls: /dev/sda: No such file or directory > > (initramfs) by the looks of it initrd can't see your hard drives, are the proper modules loaded into initramfs ? try a lsmod and/or a ls -lR /lib/modules/*, whilst in initrd have a look in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf especially at MODULES=most maybe yours is set to dep and initramfs is getting it wrong, then rebuild the initrd > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." - George W. Bush 08/13/2002 Waco, TX Speaking at the President's Economic Forum
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