From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: baswaraj kasture Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 05:12:21 +0000 Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.21 gives kernel panic at boot time Message-Id: <20050208051221.28945.qmail@web51103.mail.yahoo.com> List-Id: References: <20050207061424.58043.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20050207061424.58043.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Thanks Christian, It worked for me. But (just for curacity), i didn't understood why it worked when i put scsi driver + mpt into the kernel ? What is the problem with initrd ? -Thanks, -Baswaraj --- Christian Hildner wrote: > Baswaraj, > > if you don't really want to have an initrd, it is > better to drop it. Put your scsi driver + mpt into > the kernel and then boot without initrd. See my > sample config for 2.4.25 kernel. If you have an HP > ZX6000 you should be fine using it without > modification. If not focus on setting the correct > scsi driver. > > Christian > > > > baswaraj kasture schrieb: > > >Hi, > > > >I have compiled the kerne 2.4.21. Compilation went > >well. but i got follwing message at boot time. > >======================> >. > >. > >/lib/mptscsih.o : unresolved symbol > >mpt_deregister_Rsmp_6fb5ab71 > >/lib/mptscsih.o : Unresolved symbol > >mpt_event_register_Rsmp_34ace96b > > > >ERROR : /bin/insmod exited abnormally > >Mounting /proc filesystem > >Creating block devices > >VFS : cannot open root device "LABEL=/ or 00:00 > >Please append corrrect "root=" boot option > >Kernel panic : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on > 00:00 > > > > > >=====================> > > > > >I have following lines in my elilo.conf , > >------------------------------ > >#original kernel > >image=vmlinuz-2.4.21-9.EL > >label=linux > >initrd=initrd-2.4.21-9.EL.img > >read-only > >append="root=LABEL=/" > > > >#icc-O2 > >image=iccvmlinux > >label=icc_O2 > >initrd=iccinitrd-preBasicc.img > >read-only > >append="root=LABEL=/" > >--------------------------- > > First one works fine. > > > >Any clues why i am getting this error. > > > >Is it related to SCSI Driver ? > > > >Further "/sbin/mkinitrd -f -v " gave follwing > >messge, > >=================== > >. > >. > >. > >Looking for deps of module scsi_mod > >Looking for deps of module sd_mod > >Looking for deps of module unknown > >Looking for deps of module mptbase > >Looking for deps of module mptscsih mptbase > >Looking for deps of module mptbase > >Looking for deps of module ide-disk > >Looking for deps of module ext3 > >Using modules: > >./kernel/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.o > >./kernel/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.o > >Using loopback device /dev/loop0 > >/sbin/nash -> /tmp/initrd.EsIvQ9/bin/nash > >/sbin/insmod.static -> > /tmp/initrd.EsIvQ9/bin/insmod > >`/lib/modules/2.4.21preBasicc/./kernel/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.o' > >-> `/tmp/initrd.EsIvQ9/lib/mptbase.o' > >`/lib/modules/2.4.21preBasicc/./kernel/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.o' > >-> `/tmp/initrd.EsIvQ9/lib/mptscsih.o' > >Loading module mptbase > >Loading module mptscsih > > > >===================> > > > > > > >Any clues will be great help ? > > > > > >Thanx, > >Baswaraj > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > less. > >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/x-java-applet version=1.1.1; name=config __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com