On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 05:00:05PM +0200, Frederic LEHOBEY wrote: > Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-powerpc > Version: 2.6.8-16 > Severity: important > > I found this kernel not to been able to boot properly (after an > upgrade from the rc3 sarge kernel). > > The boot process does not complete (breaks quite early) and keeps on > cycling displaying the following messages (copied by hand): > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kernel can not convert a name into a device number > Check your 'root=' argument passed on boot by bootloader. > initrd-tools: 0.1.80 > /sbin/init: 360: cannot open bin/root: No such file > umount: bin: not mounted > /sbin/init: 362: cannot create proc/sys/kernel-root-dev: Directory > nonexistent > cat: proc/cmdline: No such file or directory > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I believe this bug to be specific to sid but it has to be checked > again (having upgraded -- from a fresh new install -- my only powerpc > machine to sid, I cannot check it anymore for pure sarge).
Hi, I believe that this is an problem with initrd and has been fixed in the latest release. -- Horms -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
