Re: custom kernel / driver loading issue
From: William Winkler (spam_at_spam.net)
Date: 05/01/04
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Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 07:37:19 -0500
I've had that exact error occur at pivot time when my grub config used
root=/dev/... notation on the kernel line but my fstab used root=label=...
"Peter Eisch" <peter@boku.net> wrote in message
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>
> I've retrofitted a stripped down RH7.3 install with the current cciss
driver
> (for SmartArray 641 support) and have an image which installs really well
> EXCEPT that after the reboot the kernel's not able to load / and sits with
> the info:
>
> ...
> Red Hat nash version 3.3.10 sta...
> Loading scsi_mod module
> SCSI subsystem driver Revsion...
> Loading sd_mod module
> Loading aic7xxx module
> scsi0: Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/V...
> <munge>
> scsi1: Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/V...
> <munge>
>
> blk: queue c254c218, I/O limit 4095MB (mask 0xffffffff)
> Loading jdb module
> Journalled Block Device driver loaded
> Loading ext3 module
> Mounting /proc filesystem
> Creating root device
> Mounting root filesystem
> mount: error 6 mounting ext3
> pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 144k freed
> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
>
> Now, I'm guessing that if I had the cciss.o sitting right next to the
ext3.o
> and the jbd.o there might be a chance that the kernel would load the
> module, right?
>
> [root@host hp]# strings
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-29.7.progeny.3v0/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.o | \
> grep description=
> description=Driver for HP SA5xxx SA6xxx Controllers version 2.4.50-1
> [root@host hp]#
>
> This is the right version and such, so the right driver for the
> 2.4.20-29.7.progeny.3v0 kernel is there. The grub.conf looks totally
legit
> as well with / being defined as: /dev/cciss/c0d0p3.
>
> What do I need to add to the post in my kickstart script to ensure the
> cciss.o driver gets loaded after the OS is installed?
>
> While I'm on that topic, the eepro100 doesn't load either unless 'alias
eth0
> eepro100' is added to the modules.conf.
>
> Are these two problems related?
>
> Thanks for any tips/leads/pointers, etc.
>
> Peter
>
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