On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 01:25:11PM +0200, David Bertho wrote: <snipp> > >please post the errorr message when you get dropped into busybox. > >are you using grub or lilo?
the next time when you recountering such a problem, please a) report a new bug if the old is already closed and you are not 100% sure that they correlated b) directly report the error message you are seeing, instead of letting the maintainer guess why you might see. > >what are the following cmds giving in busybox: > >uname -a > >cat /proc/cmdline > >cat /proc/modules > > > > > The error message is : > > | > Begin: Waiting for root file system...| > > | > Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128| > > | > TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00| > > | > Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128| > > | > TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00| > > | > Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128| > > | > TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00| > > | > Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0128| > > | > TYPE: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00| > > | > | > > | > sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda| > > | > sd 0:0:0:1: Attached scsi removable disk sda| > > | > sd 0:0:0:2: Attached scsi removable disk sda| > > | > sd 0:0:0:3: Attached scsi removable disk sda| > > | > | > > (very long wait, a few minutes) > > || > > | > Done| > > | > ALERT! /dev/hda1 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!| > > || > > And I got BusyBox. > > I have no exernal or scsi disks. aboves are usb disks. > >is the relevant kernel module loaded? do you see the device /dev/hda > > > > > > > >>I'm using Debian Etch Netinst Beta2 on a Via SP13000 motherboard with an > >>IDE HDD. > >> > >>I hope someone can find a solution > >> > >> > > > >if you are using the wrong combination of udev and initramfs-tools > >and the olde 2.6.15 kernel you may need to just > >modprobe ide-disk > >and then quit the busybox with ctrl+d > > > >regards > > > > > Thanks a lot it worked ! ok great to hear. > But this bug is anoying and I don't want to do that for every debian I have > to install ... > Is there a way to make it work once and for all ? upgrade to latest udev or install linux-image-2.6.16 from unstable. regards -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
