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broch

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From: L.A. California

Registered: 2006-11-13

Posts: 975

kernel boot error

since the last (today) and 5-10-07 system update some changes are generating the following error during boot process:
Waiting 0s before mounting root device
/bin/mknod /dev/sda2 b 8 2

kernel starts, but I am wondering if there is any way to resolve this issue?

rayjgu3

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From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: kernel boot error

are you getting a kernel panic?
cause from what im  seeing is it has to wait cause in /dev there is no sda2
it has to create the node /dev/sda2 bfore it mounts it
so the initscript runs the command
/bin/mknod /dev/sda2 b 8 2

does this help you?

broch

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From: L.A. California

Registered: 2006-11-13

Posts: 975

Re: kernel boot error

thank you for fast response,
I have two kernels:
one compiled on 5-10-07 one compiled today (same .config file since I have seen this error first time)

first kernel (compiled on 5-10-07) boots without any error messages, second compiled today generates errors as above.
After error messages appear system boots fine and /dev/sda2 is listed.

so there must be a difference (filesystem update? or updated something else) that is causing this error. this is something that image is referring to as old kernel/image boots without error.