Re: problem booting 2.4.32, unknown symbol

On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 11:27:43AM -0400, George Nychis wrote:


Randy.Dunlap wrote:
On Tue, 16 May 2006 10:56:57 -0400 George Nychis wrote:


Randy.Dunlap wrote:
On Tue, 16 May 2006 10:43:42 -0400 George Nychis wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to boot 2.4.32 with FC3, whenever i try to boot i get the
following errors:

insmod: error inserting `/lib/scsi_mod.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module
ERROR /bin/insmod excited abnormally!
insmod: error inserting `/lib/sd_mod.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module

I get the same error for libata.o, ata_piix.o, and lvm-mod.o

then i get failed to create /edv/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc

So my guess is trying to fix the top most first

Anyone have any ideas?
I don't know the problem, but dmesg should show you/us the
actual symbol that is wanted and missing, so please provide that.

---
~Randy

If the system doesn't boot, how can i get the dmesg?

aha, my bad, sorry.
I'll have to defer to someone who knows about FC3.

---
~Randy


Some more info, my bottom most errors:

ERROR: failed in exec of vgscan
ERROR: failed in exec of vgchange
mount: error 6 mounting ext3
pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
umount /initrd/proc failed: 2
ERROR: vchange exited abnormally!
mkrootdev: mknod failed: 17
...
...
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel

Are you really sure this combination is supported at all ? Your distro
might be heavily relying on 2.6 extensions not present in 2.4 (lvm2, ...).
For instance, I remember that a time ago, some distros installed with
the DIRINDEX option enabled on all EXT2/EXT3 filesystems, which could
not be mounted by unpatched kernels because this option was not in
mainline.

- George

Willy

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