Re: Debian boot-flopppies and 2.5.53 dont mix

[Ro0tSiEgE <lkml@ro0tsiege.org>]

Come on man, I'm not being lame, It IS a real bug, and no one can tell me why 
or how to fix it.

On Thursday 26 December 2002 15:41, you wrote:
> Em Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 03:38:59PM -0600, Ro0tSiEgE escreveu:
> > I've tried 5 different IRC channels and no one will give me any answers.
> > I created a Debian (woody) install cd for my laptop (no floppy) and the
> > kernel 2.5.53 (2.4 and below have VERY weird issues with my pavilion
> > notebook and the ALi chipset, which still no one can give an answer as to
> > how to fix THAT), and it panics saying Unable to mount root "" or 01:00.
> > Some people said try root=/dev/ide/[etc..] but that doesn't work, I want
> > to boot the initrd for the install, not a partition on the hard drive.
> > Please, how can I accomplish this?? Sorry if I'm being cranky but
> > everyone has been driving me nuts and treating me like dirt in the
> > channels.
>
> Would it be possible that noone that has actually read your messages (and
> some will delete the message right away because of your script kiddie like
> nick) knows the answer? Or that this could actually be a real bug that
> still needs somebody to investigate it further to try to fix it? So you
> have two choices:
>
> 1. wait for the fix to be done by someone else, i.e. wait one month or so
>    and try again
> 2. fix it yourself
>
> Best Regards,
>
> - Arnaldo