From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263539AbTL2Rgi (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:36:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263667AbTL2Rgb (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:36:31 -0500 Received: from louise.pinerecords.com ([213.168.176.16]:52194 "EHLO louise.pinerecords.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263539AbTL2Rep (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:34:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:34:12 +0100 From: Tomas Szepe To: Karel =?iso-8859-1?Q?Kulhav=FD?= Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Can't mount USB partition as root Message-ID: <20031229173412.GH30794@louise.pinerecords.com> References: <20031229173853.A32038@beton.cybernet.src> <20031229164539.GD30794@louise.pinerecords.com> <20031229183118.A32137@beton.cybernet.src> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20031229183118.A32137@beton.cybernet.src> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Dec-29 2003, Mon, 18:31 +0100 Karel Kulhavý wrote: > > > Is it possible to boot kernel with root from /dev/sda1 (USB)? > > > partition table: whole /dev/sda is one partition (sda1), type 83 (Linux). > > > Tried also switching on and off hotplugging in kernel and it didn't help. > > > > Well, is the device detected and the partition table scanned before the > > root mount is attempted? > > The messages jump around fast and there is no possibility to scroll > back once the kernel stops, but I am convinced that nothing is said about > detecting the device. > > However, if booting the kernel "normally", the device gets detected (later). Sounds like an initrd to me. Are you using one? > How do I use the console? Is it something like nullmodem cable console in > Windows NT? I have given away my nullmodem cable to a friend for purpose of > debugging NT kernel so what possibilities remain? Google around for "netconsole" or use 2.6.0-mm2, which has it included. -- Tomas Szepe