Re: Upgraded from Debian Lenny to Squeeze, and my machine wo…

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From: Mark

          Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>

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          28, 2011 2:36 PM

Subject: Re: Upgraded from Debian Lenny

          to Squeeze, and my machine won't boot

A few more observations....

            I tried using grub to attempt to boot. I set up the following 
            based on (1) what I saw using the knoppix disk that the internal 
            drives were mounted on /media/sda5 and /media/sdb1...../media/sda5 
            has the normal linux file system and sdb1 has my backup folders, 
            and (2) grub's tab completion.

            grub> root (hd0,4)

grub> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.21-1-686

            root =/dev/sda5

grub> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.26-1-686grub>

            boot

            I get as far as:

Kernel panic: not syncing: VFS unable to mount

            rootfs on unknown block(0,0)

            If I back down to 2.6.21. or 2.6.18 I get this error:

Begin:

            mounting root file system...

Begin: running

            /scripts/local_top...done

Begin: waiting for root file system...

            So, I guess my original hypothesis is wrong...the SI drive 
            controller may be working....except for a small annoying kernel 
            panic or inability to load the file system....

            Does this help anyone figure out what I should do?

            Thanks,

            Mark

            On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM, gm5729 <gm5729@cryptoheaven.com> 
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Subject: Re: PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 28

            6. Upgraded from Debian Lenny to Squeeze, and my machine won't

 

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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:35:14 -0700From: Mark

            Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>

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            Upgraded from Debian Lenny to Squeeze, and my machine won't

   

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            I have an older Dell Optiplex GX260 running Debian lenny. It has 
            worked for

years as a desktop and a small web server. At one

            point one of the

integrated IDE disk controller channels died,

            so I installed a new disk

controller card, a Silicon Image 0680

            ATA133 and it worked out of the box

with the two drives for the

            past 3 months. Last weekend I tried a

dist-upgrade to squeeze.

            The upgrade had no errors, so I rebooted the

machine, and now

            all I get is a grub menu.

            When the machine boots, the Silicon Magic displays it's banner and

recognizes

            the two drives installed in the machine (same as before the

upgrade).

            I then get the message loading grub 1.5, and I then get dumped to

a

            grub menu. It seems the boot process does not access the Silicon 
            Image

controller, although it did before I upgraded to squeeze.

            I tried accessing

the drive from the grub prompt, but the disk

            access light does not seem to

light up - only the cd light.

            I tried booting from a Knoppix 4.6.6 CD, and it worked. I am able 
            to browse

the internal hard drives with no problem and read

            files. So, at least

Knoppix can use the controller card and the

            hardware is not dead. I noticed

on the upgrade from lenny to

            squeeze I went from kernel 2.6.21 to 2.6.26.

            Any suggestions on how to get the machine to boot again?

            Thanks,

            Most likely you are going to have to check your hardware 
            compatiblity lists. Yes, but why? Debian now has a TOTAL Libre 
            Kernel. Any hardware that doesn't comply with FOSS standards has 
            been yanked out.

            gk

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          grub> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.26-1-686

Why is your kernel line a 2.6.21 and your ram disk 2.6.26? That's not right. 
          Your original install should be using Grub1; however I do not know 
          what Knoppix would currently be using. If it is Grub2 the whole 
          layout and config files, not to mention the extra 1MB larger the MBR 
          has to be is different.

gk









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