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Problem when moving from kernel 2.4.* to 2.6.*

I am using Debian 'sarge' 3.1 with kernel 2.4.27, when i try to upgrade to kernel 2.6.8, im using this 'apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386_2.6.8-16_i386.deb', so when i reboot and choose to boot the new kernel from the grub boot-loader at boot-time i get the following error

Code:

pivot_root: No such file or directory

/sbin/init:432:cannot open dev/console: No such file

kernel panic: Attempted to kill init

I've written to the debian maillist but noone seems to know what to do...

Please help me =P

just apt-get devfsd and udev and you will be fine.

Its not helping, i still get the same error at boot-time.. =(

put in the boot disk that you made with your debian box (assuming that you made one) if not then download and knoppix and rewrite your grub config file

I can still boot kernel 2.4.27, but i wish to move to 2.6.8, i did everything i thought it would help, but nothing did... i still get the same error...

Do you have the following in /etc/fstab :
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0

Now i get the following error:

Code:

mount: mount point dev does not exist

pivot_root: No such file or directory

/sbin/init:432:cannot open dev/console: No such file

kernel panic: Attempted to kill init

And i can still boot kernel 2.4.27

Which filesystems do you use on /boot and / ? Perhaps the module for one is missing. Have you using an initrd?

What do you mean by witch filesystem i use for /boot and / ?
Im using ext3fs, if that is what you are asking, and i use initrd.

ext3 was what I wanted to know. Just thought that if ext3 was compiled as a module you would need an initrd for booting to work. Sorry, but don't know off hand any solution, that was what I was betting for.

So, can anyone help me?

Could you post your /boot/grub/menu.lst file?

and ls of your /boot directory

/boot

Code:

.

..

config-2.4.27-2.386

config-2.6.8-2-386

grub

initrd.img-2.4.27-2.386

initrd.img-2.6.8-2.386

System.map-2.4.27-2-386

System.map-2.6.8-2-386

vmlinuz-2.4.24-2-386

vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386

/boot/grub/menu.lst

Code:

default        5

timeout        10

color cyan/blue white/blue



Title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386

root (hd0,2)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hde3 devfs=mount ro

initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386

savedefault

boot



Title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386 (Recovery Mode)

root (hd0,2)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hde3 ro single

initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386

savedefault

boot



Title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386

root (hd0,2)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hde3 ro

initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386

savedefault

boot



Title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (Recovery Mode)

root (hd0,2)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hde3 ro

initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386

savedefault

boot

I have tryed not to use the 'devfs=mount', but it does not help at all...

I noticed that there is 'hde' in your menu.lst . Try giving root(hd4,3). Also /dev/hde3 parition is a primary partition?

No, /dev/hde3 is not my primary partition, i have a win XP on the samo box, its on another partition.
Why root(hd4,3)?