[Voyage-linux] 0.7.0 and 4521
Jim Cromie
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Mon Aug 22 06:22:46 HKT 2011
2011/6/12 Steve Holdoway <steve at greengecko.co.nz>:
> Folks,
>
> I'm trying to upgrade from 6.5 to 7.0. As usual, I use a clean install,
> and configure from there. However, I'm completely stumped...
>
>
> Gave up waiting for root device. Common
> problems:
> - Boot args
> (cat /proc/cmdline)
> - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long
> enough?)
> - Check root= (did the system wait for the right
> device?)
> - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules;
> ls /dev)
> ALERT! /dev/disk/by-label/ROOT_FS does not exist. Dropping to a
> shell!
> (initramfs)
>
hi Steve,
Ive got a soekris 4801, which is a closely related product,
and have no trouble with 0.7.5 or daily-build.
Check further up in the boot log for DMA errors to /dev/[sh]d[ab]
if theyre there, Id strongly suggest ide_core.nodma=0.0 or 0.1
depending upon a or b. and add all_generic_ide for good measure
(which I dont seem to *need* but add anyway)
Without them, my voyage doesnt find root, behaves like you describe.
Ive sent a ... BOOTARGs .... a few days ago which adds these bootargs
to etc/voyage-profile/4801.profile, and installer scripts add them to
the bootline. If you try it (youll have to add BOOTARGS to 4526.pro)
and report success, the odds increase that it will be added to the
distro.
>
> is where I get to. I have tried root devices sda1, sdb1, hda1, hdb1, the
> 0.7.0 release, and the daily. All are the same. There are no /dev/sd*
> or /dev/hd* devices present, so it looks like there's a module missing.
>
> I've googled plenty, but am basically coming to the conclusion that I'm
> the only one using this untested combination. I'm using an 2GB adata
> 'speedy' CF.
>
> Which drivers am I missing?
>
> Steve
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