Unable to boot kernel on ANY Compaq system

[Kevin Wang]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:45:19 -0400, David Nedrow <listbox at nedron.net> wrote:
> No other theories out there?
> 
> Note that even though I didn't specifically mention it, I have tried
> the uniprocessor kernels with no change.
> 
> Also tried ide=nodma with no change.
> 
> -David
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 9, 2004, at 15:04, David Nedrow wrote:
> 
> > I have been unable to install or boot FC2, FC3T1, or devel using the
> > default kernels on ANY Compaq system that I have access to. The
> > Compaqs are DL360s, 1850's, and 4500s with SMART array controllers and
> > 896 meg of RAM.
> >
> > Scenario 1:
> >
> > Simply booting the install loads anaconda, which then complains there
> > is not enough memory.
> >
> > Scenario 2:
> >
> > mem=896M
> >
> > Supplying the simplified mem parameter never makes it to anaconda, and
> > errors out with the following:
> >
> > md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
> > md: autorun ...
> > md: ... autorun DONE.
> > VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or unknown-block(8,3)
> > Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3)
> >
> > Scenario 3:
> >
> > map=exactmap map=640K at 0 map=895M at 1M
> >
> > Now, the system simply stops after displaying "Uncompressing Linux...
> > OK, booting the kernel."
> >
> > Note also that regardless of what root= options I've tried, I still
> > get a kernel panic in scenario 2.
> >
> > I've also tried nousb, nopcmcia, noprobe, acpi=off, skipddc, in
> > multiple combinations without any benefit or difference in errors.
> >
> > Strangely, if I replace the kernel on the install disk with one I've
> > built myself, I can get through the installation fine, but then cannot
> > boot the kernel that is actually installed by anaconda. Presumably, if
> > I were to boot via rescue and replace the installed kernel with mine,
> > I would be able to boot the system OK.
> >
> > This has me flummoxed. If you need more info from the boot process,
> > let me know what items. Obviously, I'm not making it far enough in the
> > kernel panic scenarios to switch consoles to get the output of the
> > boot processes.
> >
> > This is with the following kernels:
> > kernel-smp-2.6.5-1.358
> > kernel-smp-2.6.7-1.478
> > kernel-smp-2.6.7-1.509
> >
> >
> > David
> >
> >
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