Cool Kernel problem
I just compiled(the debian way) kernel 2. 6. 8 with the latest nvidia driver to get my spiffy new geforce 6800 working. Now I get a strange can't load root fs vfs kernel panic. The error is normal when you need to specify the root partition root=/dev/hd1 but I have that peice in and it boots my 2.
I just compiled(the debian way) kernel 2.6.8 with the latest nvidia driver to get my spiffy new geforce 6800 working. Now I get a strange can't load root fs vfs kernel panic. The error is normal when you need to specify the root partition root="/dev/hd1" but I have that peice in and it boots my 2.6.7 kernel just fine with the same arguments in place. I'm kinda stumped here, any help would be appreciated.
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I just had the same problem compiling the 2.6.8.1 kernel in Debian.
Quote:The error is normal when you need to specify the root partition root="/dev/hd1" but I have that peice in and it boots my 2.6.7 kernel just fine with the same arguments in place.
I hope this is just a typo. What is the root partition? Hd1??
Is it hda1, hdb1?
What are you using as a bootloader, lilo or grub?
Also, what motherboard is this, possibly with an nForce chipset?
Quote:The error is normal when you need to specify the root partition root="/dev/hd1" but I have that peice in and it boots my 2.6.7 kernel just fine with the same arguments in place.
I hope this is just a typo. What is the root partition? Hd1??
Is it hda1, hdb1?
What are you using as a bootloader, lilo or grub?
Also, what motherboard is this, possibly with an nForce chipset?
Are you sure you compiled in the necessary filesystem needed to read your root partition? i.e. if it's ext3, did you compile in ext3?
I toasted a Gentoo box once by setting reiserfs as a module instead of compiling it in - and the root partition was reiserfs... it croaked with the exact same error.
I toasted a Gentoo box once by setting reiserfs as a module instead of compiling it in - and the root partition was reiserfs... it croaked with the exact same error.
Thanks Danleff. I'm using sid and I've had the same system running for about three years now with many kernels starting with 2.4.xx and most recently 2.6.7. I've never had a problem like this. You are correct in the assumption that I do not have a initrd file. I'll head down this path using google to see if I can find some answers. In the mean time I'll enjoy my expensive new video card with the lovely vesa driver. So much for getting better frames out of tux racer.
WOW, I get to help! As mentioned if you aren't using INITRD then you need to make sure you compile the GENERIC IDE stuff under DRIVERS into the kernel instead of as modules. There is one particular one that causes the problem, it skips my mind at the moment, but it is best to just compile all the Genereic Chipset stuff into the kernel instead of as modules like they are now. That should fix your problem.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
