linux-kernel - Re: Linux-2.6.20-rc4

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:32:37 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Akula2 <akula2.shark@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux-2.6.20-rc4 - Kernel panic!

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:30:12 +0530 Akula2 wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I did build  2.6.20-rc4 kernel, result is panic. Am getting the
> similar error for 2.6.19.2 too!
> Here is the box info:-
> 
> [sukhoi@...hoon ~]$ uname -a
> Linux Typhoon 2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 #1 SMP Fri Dec 15 17:32:54 EST 2006
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> PS: I did sent an e-mail with attached picture taken by the digital
> camera, but it seems mail got filtered out before listing on the LKML.
> Are there any restrictions for attachments?

Size cannot be > 100 KB (and message cannot be html).
If photo size is > 100 KB, can you post it on the web somewhere?
(or email it me)

> Error messages:
> 
> mount: could not find file system  '/dev/root'
> setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory
> setuproot: error mountng /proc : No such file or directory
> setuproot: error mountng /sys : No such file or directory
> switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
> 
> Could you please give a pointer on this panic? I did refer to gdb to
> debug, it didn't help much. Any clues here how to proceed from here?

Did some other previous kernel versions work/boot for you?
With the same config file?

It looks like your new kernel doesn't have a driver for the boot
device, or the initrd does not have that driver.

> Here is the .config file of 2.6.20-rc4:-
[removed]

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~Randy
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