linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.23] Unable to boot kernel, regression?

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Date:	Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:04:18 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	pradeep singh <pradeep.rautela@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6.23] Unable to boot kernel, regression?


* pradeep singh <pradeep.rautela@...il.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I pulled the latest 2.6.23 changes to my local git repository and
> compiled a fresh kernel.
> The kernel boots fine but seem to be waiting for root filesystem.
> The system is very much responsive at this stage, capslock, numlock
> etc keys work. Alt+ctrl+del reboots the system fine.
> 
> My system is a Pentium D processor, with a SATA hard disk running
> Ubuntu Feisty Fawn.
> 
> Few points worth mentioning FWIW -
> - My root partition has ext3 filesystem.
> - This is config i tweaked after doing a make oldconfig from a 2.6.18
> kernel, which can be found at the end of this mail.
> - Even a make oldconfig with a working 2.6.23-rc5 does not seem to
> work. Same problem arises.
> - output of name -a
>  Linux blufox 2.6.18-test #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 5 17:09:42 IST 2007
> i686 GNU/Linux
> - gcc version
>  gcc version 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)
> 
> Did something got changes which i forgot to take care of? or am i
> missing something pretty obvious here?

i have successfully built and booted a config derived from your config, 
on similar hardware. The only change is that i switched on some drivers 
by default and turned off some - the modified config is attached. Could 
you try this modified config, does it boot fine for you? (One crutial 
difference is that it uses CONFIG_SATA/PATA instead of CONFIG_IDE, so 
you might have to change /dev/hdax to /dev/sdax in your /etc/grub.conf, 
for the entry of the _new_ kernel only - if your system is not fs-label 
based.)

	Ingo

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