Re: Can't boot 2.6.26-rt1

From: John Kacur
Date: Sat Aug 02 2008 - 18:24:23 EST


On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 2 Aug 2008, John Kacur wrote:
>
>> VFS: Cannot open root device
>
> Do you use an initrd boot disk? If so make sure the initrd is correct.
> Sometimes it is best to first get a 2.6.26 kernel booting without initrd
> and then use that same config on the -rt kernel.
>
> -- Steve

Thanks Justin and Steve for the hints - it turned out to be simple,
somehow the make install scripts were mangling the location of the
initrd, a quick edit to grub and everything is working again.
John

>
>> "disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD1600BEVS-WD-WXEZ07100576-part 7" or
>> unknown block(0,0)
>> Please append a correct "root = " boot option; here are the available
>> partitions.
>> Pid:1,comm:swapper Not tainted
>> 2.6.26-rt1-default#1linux-rt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [< ffff ffff 8046 c149 >] rt_mutex_lock+0x22/0x50
>> [< ffff ffff 8046 cae6 >] _mutex_unlock+0xe/0x10
>> [< ffff ffff 8020 cb00 >] exit_intr+0x10/0x1e
>> [< ffff ffff 8028 633d >] trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x1e/0x133
>> [< ffff ffff 8020 d608 >] child_rip+0xa/0x12
>> [< ffff ffff 8020 cb69 >] restore_args+0x0/0x30
>> [< ffff ffff 8020 d5fe >] child_rip+0x0/0x12
>>
>> preempt count 00000001
>> 1-level deep critical section nesting
>> [< ffff ffff 8047 43e2 >] .... panic +0x43/0x167
>> [< ffff ffff 8073 6338 >] (<= mount_block_root+0x258/0x26f
>>
>
>
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