Hi, today I tried to update my kernel from 2.6.20.3 to 2.6.23.12. I used my old config file, but got following error: Kernel panic - not synching: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,1) Lilo.conf is the same as everytime. Did the kernel guys change something or where is the error? Thanks Frank -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser
Probably missing the SCSI or SATA or ATA driver for you're hard disk controller. On Jan 9, 2008 5:11 PM, <thagonzo@gmx.at> wrote:
Hi,
today I tried to update my kernel from 2.6.20.3 to 2.6.23.12. I used my old config file, but got following error: Kernel panic - not synching: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,1)
Lilo.conf is the same as everytime. Did the kernel guys change something or where is the error?
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As I wrote it's the config file that work with 2.6.20.3. Thank you
Probably missing the SCSI or SATA or ATA driver for you're hard disk controller.
On Jan 9, 2008 5:11 PM, <thagonzo@gmx.at> wrote:
Hi,
today I tried to update my kernel from 2.6.20.3 to 2.6.23.12. I used my old config file, but got following error: Kernel panic - not synching: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,1)
Lilo.conf is the same as everytime. Did the kernel guys change something
or where is the error?
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* Frank Walser (thagonzo@gmx.at) wrote:
As I wrote it's the config file that work with 2.6.20.3.
Did you copy the old config as .config in the kernel's source-dir and say ``make oldconfig'' afterwards? kind regards, Thomas Penteker -- Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipment
Did you copy the old config as .config in the kernel's source-dir and say ``make oldconfig'' afterwards?
Yes I did that. Apologies for being off-topic at this list, but I simply can't find the error. Thank you. -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger?did=10
El Mié 09 Ene 2008, thagonzo@gmx.at escribió:
Did you copy the old config as .config in the kernel's source-dir and say ``make oldconfig'' afterwards?
Yes I did that. Apologies for being off-topic at this list, but I simply can't find the error.
Thank you.
Try enabling CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD. If it doesn't make sense, just try it. Alan
thagonzo@gmx.at schrieb:
Hi,
today I tried to update my kernel from 2.6.20.3 to 2.6.23.12. I used my old config file, but got following error: Kernel panic - not synching: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,1)
Did you do an $ make oldconfig step ? If you didn't (in between releases), you've found your error. Go back and try again, then.
Lilo.conf is the same as everytime.
Well, post it.
Did the kernel guys change something or where is the error?
Of course, they do... for every single release they change thousands of lines of code! Well, if above didn't help, post your old as well as your then new .config file and the full $ dmesg output and a $ lspci -v and a $ cat /proc/cpuinfo so we can at least check what kind of hardware you are running, what you included and what you missed... Also, disable all unneeded modules to avoid conflicting drivers. You can also try to boot the latest CRUX-2.4 included kernel and - if it boots - use that kernel and configuration as a start for your new system. If the CRUX-2.4 included kernel doesn't boot on your machine, then you are riding a really strange horse. Let's know more about it, then. I, personally, prefer to include only the stuff I need/want on each system - no modules, no bells 'n' whistles, small and easy to upgrade (less moving CONFIG_* stuff). And just to make it clear: The kernel and it's configuration is _not_ a custom part of CRUX so you don't necessarily get best support here. I suggest you to also ask Google for more hints and kernel configuration HOWTOs. Regards, -- Clemens Koller ________________________________ Anagramm GmbH
You can also try to boot the latest CRUX-2.4 included kernel and - if it boots - use that kernel and configuration as a start for your new system. If the CRUX-2.4 included kernel doesn't boot on your machine, then you are riding a really strange horse. Let's know more about it, then.
Ok, I took the CRUX-2.4 config file compiled a kernel with it and got the same error message. I attached the dmesg and lspci output, my lilo.conf and the config file I use with the 2.6.20.3 kernel. Thank you Frank -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser
thagonzo@gmx.at schrieb:
You can also try to boot the latest CRUX-2.4 included kernel and - if it boots - use that kernel and configuration as a start for your new system. If the CRUX-2.4 included kernel doesn't boot on your machine, then you are riding a really strange horse. Let's know more about it, then.
Ok, I took the CRUX-2.4 config file compiled a kernel with it and got the same error message.
But you can boot CRUX-2.4 successfully, can you? Then you should propably check if your kernel tree is really clean and you built it correct.
I attached the dmesg and lspci output, my lilo.conf and the config file I use with the 2.6.20.3 kernel.
Hmm... it's not so helpful if you don't include the config of the failing 2.6.23.12 kernel. Your dmesg looks quite fine, otherwise. While looking through your old (working) config I think you should also enable CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA and friends for the new kernel and disable the old PATA stuff. There were many IDE/SATA changes/moves regarding the new SATA support. Regards, -- Clemens Koller
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