"Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory."
long story short (at least for now):
* upgraded sarge to etch, retained 2.4.27 kernel
* verified that upgraded system works fine
* followed docs to upgrade kernel alone to 2.6.18 (based on
etch release notes)
* kernel upgrade process seemed to install all the bits and
pieces in the right places (/boot, /lib/modules)
* boot to new kernel produces:
... lots snipped ... then very similar to what you read here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/26391
i've googled the daylights out of that, so i'm trying a number of
different things, but here's my first question: given that the boot
messages fly by so that i have only the final screen of boot output
left, are those messages archived anywhere so i can go back and look
at them after i get dumped into the initramfs busybox?
i'm fairly new to debian, but have lots of background in fedora (for
what that's worth). i've been taking notes so i definitely have more
questions but for now, i just want a way to see the *entire* boot
sequence, since there might be something there that just gives away
what the problem is, except that it's already scrolled off the screen.
thanks.
rday
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