3.2.0-3-686-pae kernel doesn't boot, kernel panic

[John Magolske <listmail@b79.net>]

Hi,

I just installed 3.2.0-3-686-pae, but got a kernel panic when trying
to boot with it. As transcribed from my phone-camera "screenshot"
(there are 10 more lines of output I can transcribe if that'd help):

    [ 0.987169] Kernel panic - not syncing : VFS: Unable to mount root
    fs on unknown block(0,0)

Any thoughts on why this kernel isn't working?

Fortunately I was able to re-boot by selecting 3.2.0-2-686-pae from
the Grub menu. This kernel had been installed explicitly by name:

    # aptitude install linux-image-3.2.0-2-686-pae

Whereas 3.2.0-3-686-pae was installed using the linux-image-686-pae
meta-package:

    # aptitude install linux-image-686-pae

So something else I'm wondering...if I had initially installed
3.2.0-2-686-pae using the meta-package instead, would my recent
upgrade to 3.2.0-3-686-pae using that same meta-package have removed
3.2.0-2-686-pae?

    % apt-show-versions linux-image-3.2.0-2-686-pae
    linux-image-3.2.0-2-686-pae 3.2.20-1 installed:
    No available version in archive

    % apt-show-versions linux-image-3.2.0-3-rt-686-pae
    linux-image-3.2.0-3-rt-686-pae/sid uptodate 3.2.21-3

    % apt-show-versions linux-image-686-pae
    linux-image-686-pae/sid uptodate 3.2+45

This is up-to-date Sid on an X200s ThinkPad.

John

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