GRUB do *support* ReiserFS. My debian boxes have ReiserFS root file system and I boot them with GRUB.
san --- Joerg Johannes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chuck Stickelman wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > I've made two changes to my home system (I know... > should have done > > one at a time...) > > I've changed my boot loader from LILO to GRUB and > I've changed my root > > file system > > from ext2 to reiserfs. > > > > my partition table is setup as: > > /dev/hda1 ext2 /boot > > /dev/hda2 swap > > /dev/hda3 reiserfs / > > > > GRUB comes up with a menu and I can boot to /boot > if needed. > > To boot normally I tell GRUB that: > > root (hd0,2) > > kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz-2.4.5 root=/dev/hda3 ro > > > > I see the kernel loading, I see it mount the / > (root) file system as a > > reiserfs > > (reiserfs support is in the kernel, not a module) > > but I then get a kernel panic saying it is unable > to find init. > > > > What's up? I've read through as many README's and > .html files as I > > can find. > > The one thing I've noticed is a reference that > says -notail is needed > > for some > > programs like LILO - is GRUB "like LILO" in this > instance? If so, how > > do I mount > > / (root) with the -notail option? (I've tried > editing the /etc/fstab > > to include notail,ro > > without any change. > > > > I'd guess I'm doing something stupid or > overlooking the obvious... > > just need to get > > my machine back up and running and would rather > not have to re-create > > one or more > > ext2 file systems... > > > > Any and all help appreciated. > > Chuck > > > > Hi Chuck > > The difference between lilo and grub is: lilo stores > the raw place where > the kernel image lies (the reason why you must run > lilo every time you > change your kernel) while grub has to be able to > read the root > partition: /boot/vmlinuz is a symlink to /vmlinuz => > this is the > cracking point. > > Are you sure grub can read reiserfs? I don't think > so, so switch back to > lilo until grub can read reiserfs and you will be > fine for now > > hth > > joerg > > PS.: Everybody, please correct me if I'm wrong... > > -- > Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd > backwards, you > will hear the voice of Satan? > > That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll > install Windows 2000. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ===== ÊҸت¹äÁè¾Ö§ÅÐàÁÔ´ÊÔ·¸ÔºÑµÃáÅзÃѾÂìÊÔ¹·Ò§»ÑÒ µÃÒºà·èÒ·Õè·Øê¹äÁè¼Ù¡¢Ò´ ¹Ô¸Ô àÍÕÂÇÈÃÕǧÈì __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
