Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:41:30 +1000 | From | Dave Chinner <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.27-rc7 no init found on the root partition? |
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On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 01:12:40PM +0200, Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 09:03:26AM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 09:22:27PM +0200, Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have a box that has XFS root partition, I have kernel > > > 2.6.26.3 that boots pretty well on that box. Today, I've tried > > > 2.6.27-rc7 (so that I can test NFSv4 over IPv6), but the > > > kernel is unable to boot. It says that root partition is > > > mounted, XFS file system but no init found. > > > > Can you paste the error messages or send pointers to screen > > shots of the error? > > http://undomiel.ics.muni.cz/tmp/IMG_2962.JPG
Hmmm - the filesystem mounted without errors, but init was not found. Strange.
> this one is if I pass init=/bin/bash > http://undomiel.ics.muni.cz/tmp/IMG_2961.JPG
Same again, it's unable to run the init process.
Of course, kernel_execve() throws away any error that might have occurred, so without hacking the init code we can't find out why it failed.
> > If you go back to 2.6.26.3, does the kernel boot ok? > > indeed.
Ok, is the 2.6.27 kernel based on the same config as the 2.6.26 kernel?
> this is a grub record: > > title Linux 2.6.26.3 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26.3 > root=/dev/sda1 ro console=tty0 > > title Linux 2.6.27-rc7 root (hd0,0) kernel > /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-rc7 root=/dev/sda1 ro
Does it boot if you take away the "ro" option?
Cheers,
Dave. > > > -- Lukáš Hejtmánek > > >
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