Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:36:05 +0300 | From | Zilvinas Valinskas <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.0-test5-mm4 |
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On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 01:17:42PM +0100, Alistair J Strachan wrote: > On Monday 22 September 2003 09:35, Andrew Morton wrote: > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.0-test5/2 > >.6.0-test5-mm4/ > > > > > > . A series of patches from Al Viro which introduce 32-bit dev_t support > > > > . Various new fixes > > > > > > Hi Andrew, > > -mm4 won't mount my ext3 root device whereas -mm3 will. Presumably this is > some byproduct of the dev_t patches. > > VFS: Cannot open root device "302" or hda2. > Please append correct "root=" boot option. > Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on hda2.
Do you use devfsd ?
I had to specify root like this : root=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 then it worked just fine.
Btw Andrew ,
this change "Synaptics" -> "SynPS/2" - breaks driver synaptic driver from http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html.
-static char *psmouse_protocols[] = { "None", "PS/2", "PS2++", "PS2T++", "GenPS/ 2", "ImPS/2", "ImExPS/2", "Synaptics"}; +static char *psmouse_protocols[] = { "None", "PS/2", "PS2++", "PS2T++", "GenPS/2", "ImPS/2", "ImExPS/2", "SynPS/2"};
> > One possible explanation is that I have devfs compiled into my kernel. I do > not, however, have it automatically mounting on boot. It overlays /dev (which > is populated with original style device nodes) after INIT has loaded. > > Perhaps there is some other procedure I must complete before I can use 32bit > dev_t? > > [alistair] 01:15 PM [/usr/src/linux-2.6] egrep -e "DEVFS" -e "EXT3_FS" .config > CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y > CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y > CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y > CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y > CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y > # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set > # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set > > [alistair] 01:16 PM [/usr/src/linux-2.6] dmesg | grep p2 > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 p4 > > Cheers, > Alistair. > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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