still trying to get kernel 2.6.9 working correctly
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still trying to get kernel 2.6.9 working correctly
Hey guys,
I just downloaded the 2.6.9 kernel and tried it but it doesn't want to boot up. I am getting : Cannot open root device "343" or unknown-block (3,67).
Here are the steps I followed to build the kernel :
make mrproper
make
make modules_install
make install
cd arch/i386/
cp -Rf boot/ /
cd ../../
cp System.map /boot/
cd /boot/
mv bzImage vmlinuz2.6.9
After that, I edited my lilo.conf file and added a section to load up the new kernel :
Code:
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hdb3
lba32
prompt
timeout = 300
vga = 791
## Linux 2.4.X
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hdb3
label = linux_2.4
read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
append="hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-cd"
## Linux 2.6.9
image = /boot/vmlinuz2.6.9
root = /dev/hdb3
label = linux_2.6.9
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = windows
table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends
Reiserfs is compiled in the kernel as well as ext2fs and ext3fs.
I would hope that the make mrproper was followed by a make config,make menuconfig,make xconfig, something like that.
Otherwise, what kind of hard drive (interface) is the drive on? That's not a filesystem issue. I know the changed handling for SATA from 2.4.x > 2.6.x gave me a.... fun time
Originally posted by Matir I would hope that the make mrproper was followed by a make config,make menuconfig,make xconfig, something like that.
Otherwise, what kind of hard drive (interface) is the drive on? That's not a filesystem issue. I know the changed handling for SATA from 2.4.x > 2.6.x gave me a.... fun time
Thanks for your response
Forgot to mention the make menuconfig after the make mrproper
The drive should be on an IDE interface and should be the slave drive :
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hde: 15.3 GB, 15393079296 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1871 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hde1 1 1870 15020743+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40027029504 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4866 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 4865 39078081 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 5827 46805346 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdb2 5828 5893 530145 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdb3 5894 9729 30812670 83 Linux
It's true IDE, not SATA right? Is support for your controller in the kernel? (Most are supported by default, but sometimes you need your own). How about lspci -v?
One thing, though complex, you might want to try is to use Knoppix 3.4 with its built-in 2.6 kernel and see how that kernel recognizes the hardware (make sure it still sees all the drives and partitions the same way).
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