RE: kernel 2.4.7 and cowards

If you did not configure devfs, then try root=/dev/mtdblock3 in the
linuxargs instead of root=/dev/mtdblock/3

Jamey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oliver Kurth [mailto:oliver.kurth_at_innominate.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:49 PM
> To: Hicks, Jamey
> Cc: familiar_at_handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [Familiar] kernel 2.4.7 and cowards
>
>
> "Hicks, Jamey" wrote:
> >
> > 1f:00 is the bootldr partition. Do you have linuxargs set
> up properly?
> >
> > Also, make sure you have bootldr partition tables supported
> (two config
> > entries need to be on for this).
>
> # cat /proc/cmdline
> noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock/3 init=/linuxrc console=ttySA0
>
> # grep LDR .config
> CONFIG_MTD_BOOTLDR_PARTS=y
> CONFIG_MTD_SA1100_BOOTLDR_PARTITIONS=y
>
> looks fine...
>
> Greetings,
> Oliver
>
> > Jamey
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Oliver Kurth [mailto:oliver.kurth_at_innominate.de]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 12:48 PM
> > > To: familiar_at_handhelds.org
> > > Subject: [Familiar] kernel 2.4.7 and cowards
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > I just tried to compile my own kernel, using the current CVS and
> > > h3600-familiar config as template and changing only minor
> things, none
> > > had to do with jffs. I get this error with the
> task-bootstrap.jffs2:
> > >
> > > JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00000000 is not formatted. It will be
> > > erased
> > > Cowardly refusing to erase blocks on filesystem with no
> valid JFFS2
> > > nodes
> > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 1f:00
> > >
> > > The old kernel 2.4.3-rmk2-np1 has no problems, so what is
> wrong? I can
> > > send my .config if needed.
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > > Oliver
> > > --
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> > > software engineer
> innominate AG
> > >
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