Re: Bug: 2.6.11.8 msdos.c

[Andries Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>]

On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 09:54:46AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:

> * James Dingwall (james.dingwall@cramer.com) wrote:
> > Using vanilla 2.6.11.8 I get a "Cannot open initial console" on boot,
> > 2.6.11.7 was fine.  I have removed the patches to fs/partitions/msdos.c and
> > this has fixed my problem.  I've read the discussion on this patch but it
> > doesn't indicate that this problem may occur so there is no suggested
> > solution.  I have attached my .config and my partition layout is below

The solution is to change the type of your /dev/hda[59] to something nonzero.

> > # fdisk -l /dev/hda
> > 
> > Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes
> > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> > 
> >    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> > /dev/hda1   *           1        1797    14434371   83  Linux
> > /dev/hda2            1798        3649    14876190    5  Extended
> > /dev/hda5            1798        1860      506016    0  Empty
> > /dev/hda6            1861        1892      257008+  83  Linux
> > /dev/hda7            1893        1924      257008+  83  Linux
> > /dev/hda8            1925        2049     1004031   82  Linux swap / Solaris
> > /dev/hda9            2050        2112      506016    0  Empty
> > /dev/hda10           2113        2611     4008186   83  Linux
> > /dev/hda11           2612        2861     2008093+  83  Linux