Re: [Sheflug] Kernel Install Problem

[Darrell Blake <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've sorted out the previous problem with the kernel panic. I just made sure 
that my second section in /etc/lilo.conf was identical to my new one. I had 
to add initrd=/boot/initrd.img and append= "hdd=ide-scsi devfs=mount" I think 
that's for my cd writer though. Now I've run into another problem though. I 
apologise for all this rubbish but here's the last few lines with what I'm 
now faced with when I boot into the new kernel (if it helps I think the 
problem stems from me using the Reiser FS)...

busybox: unresolved symbol iget4_Rdacfe927
ERROR: /bin/insmod exited abnormally
Mounting /proc filesystem
Creating root device
Mounting root filesystem with flags notail
mount: error 19 mounting reiserfs flags notail
well, retrying without the option flags
mount: error 19 mounting reiserfs
well, retrying read-only without any flag
mount: error 19 mounting reiserfs
pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
Remounting devfs at correct place if necessary
Freeing unused kernel memory: 712k freed
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init = option to kernel.

I know I keep getting these problems but what doesn't kill me can make me 
stronger =o)

Darrell

On Friday 14 December 2001 10:57 pm, you wrote:
> > Adding the make mrproper worked but I now have another problem =o)
> >
> > When I boot into the new kernel I get the following error...
> >
> > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root vfs: 03:01
> >
> > something like that anyway.
>
> Bad lilo.conf ... check /etc/lilo.conf ... this is if you can get back in
> :) In the mean time if you can't, you can boot Linux with the right root
> partition at the LILO: prompt. Now I've no idea what label your kernel has,
> so for the time being I'm going to assume it is called (and to ensure
> there's no confusion) "fish".
>
> So when you see the LILO: prompt, type: "fish root=/dev/hda1", remembering
> to replace /dev/hda1 with the partition your root resides.
>
> If you don't know the label of the kernel (the label is defined in
> lilo.conf), then at the LILO: prompt, press <TAB>, which will show a list
> of all labels defined in lilo.conf.
>
> Chris...
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