Hello, Sven Joachim --> debian-user (2008-12-05 17:54:56 +0100): > On 2008-12-05 17:27 +0100, Jukka Salmi wrote: > > > I just installed Debian 4.0r5 on a i386 systems (Dell PowerEdge 2950). > > While the installer seemed to have succeeded without problems, the > > freshly installed system didn't boot because its root file systems could > > not be found: > > > > Begin: Waiting for root file system... ... > > [...] > > sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdb > > > > At this point the system hanged for some minutes, until > > > > ALERT! /dev/sdb3 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! > > > > was output and the BusyBox shell was executed. > > > > But indeed there is no /dev/sdb; there's only one (logical) disk > > present, /dev/sda. > > How many physical discs does the system have (removable and > non-removable)?
The system has three SCSI disks, but since they are connected to a RAID controller to form a RAID 5 the OS should see just a single disk. BTW, I see the same problem on another i386 system (also a PowerEdge 2950). It has six SCSI disks, four of which form a RAID 1+0, and two a RAID 1. The installer sees /dev/sd[abc], but after the system is installed the disk which was sdc became sdb, and the original sdb became sda. I should probably find out what sda is... I can try this tomorrow. > And do you know the kernel versions in the installer and > the installed system? I don't remember which version they were exactly (something like 2.6.18?), but calling uname(1) from an installer shell and from the installed system's shell both showed the same release version. Regards, Jukka -- bashian roulette: $ ((RANDOM%6)) || rm -rf ~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
