Kernel upgrade problem

rpyne at kinfolk.org rpyne at kinfolk.org
Fri Aug 28 07:51:08 CEST 2009


There is some good information there, but it doesn't solve the 
problem. The console messages with the newest kernel never show 
actual partition assignments ever being made:

Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver
ide_generic: please use "probe_mask=0x3f" module parameter for 
probing all legacy ISA IDE ports
ide-gd driver 1.10
ide-cd driver 5.00
pata_via 0000:00:11.1: can't derive routing for PCI INT A
scsi0 : pata_via
scsi1 : pata_via
ata1: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xfc00 irq 14
ata2: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0xfc08 irq 15
.
.
.
ata1.00: ATA-6: WDC WD800JB-00ETA0 77 07W77, max UDMA/100
ata1.00: 156301488 sectors, multi 16 : LBA48
ata1.01: ATA-7: MAXTOR STM3200820A 3.AAC, max UDMA/100
ata1.01: 390721968 sectors, multi 16 : LBA48
ata1.00 configured for UDMA/100
ata1.01 configured for UDMA/100
scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access  ATA  WDC WD800JB-00ET 77.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
scsi 0:0:1:0: Direct Access  ATA  MAXTOR STM320082 3.AA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
.
.
.
VFS: Cannot open root device "301" or unknown-block(3,1)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available 
partitions:
Kernel panit - not syncing: VFS Unable to mount root fs on unknown-
block (3,1)


I am attaching the .config file as config.2.6.30.5

--Richard


> http://www.mail-archive.com/lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org/msg1003
> 2.html
> 
> It is possible that your hda/hdb/hdc is now sda/sdb/sdc or mixed
> otherwise if you have edd enabled in kernel or have usb pendrive
> plugged in somwhere. I had problems with partitions once during boot
> just because I forgot to pull out usb pendrive from computer's
> back.
> Send us .config file of your new kernel, we'll see, (and check if
> you don't have somewhere plugged in pendrive or usb hdd).
> 
> have a nice day,
> Zbigniew Luszpinski
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