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Re: Linux-image-2.6.25 won't boot - target filesystem error



On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:14:02AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote:

> I just installed linux-image-2.6.25-2 from Sid. Boot fails with a
> mwwage:
> 
> "target filesystem doesn't have bootarg" 
> 
> This is followed by:
> "/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off"
> 

Mine works here, but was there any errors with dpkg when installing?
Also, did you get the right one for your computer? Eg. x86 for x86
machines.

> I also found a Debian recommendation to modify /etc/fstab in order to
> get the file systems recognized, but I'm reluctant to do so for fear of
> losing the ability to boot any kernel at all.

err... just get a rescue cd, if it won't boot, put it in the cd drive,
boot it mount your linux partition open
/mntp/to/linux/partition/etc/fstab
And remove those lines, reboot back into your linux 2.6.23 kernel...

-- 
Daniel Dalton

http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/
<d.dalton@iinet.net.au>


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