kernel panic

[Karl Larsen]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>>>>     The root is right and the kernel address is right.
>>>> Uncompressing Linux is fine
>>>>
>>>> Unable to access resume device (LABEL=swap2)
>>>>
>>>> 6 lines of trash and then kernel panic.
>>>>
>>>>     I have already loaded a 386 fedora 7 on the computer and it 
>>>> loads without a problem. So the problem is that the copied version 
>>>> will not run in the new computer.
>>>>     
>>>
>>> it's kind of difficult anyway to do remote debugging, it's even more so
>>> when trying to work with paraphrased error messages.
>>> If at all possible, please supply verbatim error messages, both log 
>>> file
>>> snippets and console messages.
>>>
>>    It's a problem because the problem is with another computer where 
>> it doesn't boot up :-)
>>
>> But I will try working with it from the Rescue disk and see if I can 
>> find the problem. The dam LABEL problem is a pain of huge 
>> proportions. The LABEL=swap2 was a second drive that no longer 
>> exists. I do love LABEL's.
>
> You should be able to apply a label to whatever swap partition you 
> have on this machine with 'mkswap -L  ...'.  Just be sure to fix fstab 
> if it is using an existing label to reference it.
>
> I'm surprised that not finding a swap partition to check for a resume 
> state would be a fatal error though.  If adding the label fixes it, 
> you should file a bug report.  Was the source machine cleanly shut 
> down and running from a live CD when you made the copy?
>
The line after resume devise may well be the clue I we need. It is:

mount: Could not find filesystem 'dev/root"

I'm not sure what /dev/root is. I for sure do not have a file system 
called /dev/root/. I will do some checking around. This looks to me like 
the problem.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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