[ath9k-devel] 2.6.29-rc3 reiser problem?

[Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>]

On Sun, 2009-02-01 at 13:13 +1000, Brian wrote:
> Hi,
> Finally got back to testing the wireless kernel, distracted for a bit:)
> 
> make/make modules/install all work.
> 
> when I run mkinitrd I get the output below.
> Not sure why the modules are not found?
> Found a message to say that these messages may occur if the module is now  
> compiled in.
> 
> In a message from Linus re rc3 http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/1/28/277 there is  
> a note
> Alexey Dobriyan (37):
>        fs/Kconfig: move reiserfs out
> 
> Now I do not understand exactly what that means, but my system with the  
> rc3 kernel will not boot.

It means that reiserfs parts of fs/Kconfig were moved to
fs/reiserfs/Kconfig.

> My whole system runs fine on reiserfs with 2.6.27.7-9-default  .
> i.e. the 11N has been up for a month with no problems.
> 
> Are there changes I have to make in the config for reiserfs?

No configuration changes should be needed.

> mkinitrd -k vmlinuz-2.6.29-rc3-wl-W -i initrd-2.6.29-rc3-wl-W
> 
> Kernel image:   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-rc3-wl-W
> Initrd image:   /boot/initrd-2.6.29-rc3-wl-W
> Root device:    /dev/sda7 (mounted on / as reiserfs)
> Resume device:  /dev/disk/by-id/ata-IC25N060ATMR04-0_MRG30HKCJUH7WH-part5  
> (/dev/sda5)
> FATAL: Module ata_piix not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'ata_piix' found.
> FATAL: Module ata_generic not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'ata_generic' found.
> FATAL: Module reiserfs not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'reiserfs' found.
> FATAL: Module edd not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'edd' found.
> FATAL: Module sd_mod not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'sd_mod' found.
> FATAL: Module usbcore not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'usbcore' found.
> FATAL: Module ohci_hcd not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'ohci_hcd' found.
> FATAL: Module uhci_hcd not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'uhci-hcd' found.
> FATAL: Module ehci_hcd not found.
> WARNING: no dependencies for kernel module 'ehci_hcd' found.

Make sure that all the above code is compiled into the kernel.
Alternatively, make them all modules.

As for the problem, you need to capture the boot error.  You'll get
better help in a group more relevant to that message.  Maybe try a list
for OpenSUSE.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin